But The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel's nomination for outstanding British film recognises its huge box office success and impressive ensemble cast.
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Filmed in his native Boston, Affleck was able to get strong performances from his ensemble cast, many of whom were real locals.
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Quentin Tarantino's World War II epic Inglourious also won best original screenplay and ensemble cast, which included Brad Pitt, Eli Roth and Michael Fassbender.
And Phyllis Logan, speaking for the cast of "Downton Abbey" when they won outstanding ensemble cast in a drama series, crowed, "Shut the front windows!"
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The film, which is a series of gross-out comedy skits from different directors, boasts an ensemble cast that includes Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet and Emma Stone.
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Now, more women are entering the conversation themselves such as Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, who wrote last year's hit "Bridesmaids" starring an all-female ensemble cast.
Her only box office hits since then have been X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand, in which she was part of a large ensemble cast.
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It cost a little more than half what "After Earth" took to make and has an ensemble cast with no A-list stars, meaning few people in Hollywood expected the thriller to be the weekend's biggest new film.
His several Harry Potter films demonstrate he can tackle a huge franchise with a global fanbase, a big ensemble cast, lots of complex subplots, spectacular action set pieces, and balance the family-friendly appeal with serious dramatic elements.
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Directed by Neil Pepe and performed by a top-of-the-line ensemble cast led by Keith Carradine and Hunter Foster, "Hands on a Hardbody" is a fictionalized version of the much-admired 1997 film documentary about a Texas endurance competition whose contestants must keep one hand on a brand-new pickup truck until they walk away in frustration or collapse from exhaustion.
The film won best comedy actor and actress for leads Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, best comedy film, and best ensemble for a cast which includes Oscar nominees Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver.
It's a lesson in stagecraft, and this cast demonstrates exemplary ensemble acting (until May 25).
This is grand entertainment, an ensemble comedy with an all-black cast (plus one beleaguered white barber) that's about, of all things, a day at a barbershop on the south side of Chicago.
Not only is Mr. Parson's staging as earthy and right as a 12-bar blues, but Shaun Motley's sad, shabby set and Vincent Olivieri's precisely calculated sound design supply the frame for a winningly fine display of ensemble acting by the entire nine-person cast, led with unimpeachable realism by Mr. Robinson.
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While Anthony Mackie is often cast as the virtuous token black guy in ensemble pictures (see The Gangster Squad, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, or The Adjustment Bureau), here he gets to cut loose a little playing a genuine rogue.
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In the film, the cast album recording session starts in the early evening, with most of the ensemble numbers completed before midnight, leaving just the principal actors and small-group ensembles.
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