Sentence examples for earn best from inspiring English sources

Of the past two decades, 10 of the best-reviewed titles (including "Ratatouille," "Pan's Labyrinth," "Spirited Away" and "Hoop Dreams") didn't even earn Best Picture nominations.

Pixar has Finding Dory – and although bound to eclipse Zootopia's final tally (it opened to record-breaking numbers over the weekend), it's not as sophisticated as Toy Story 3 or Up, both of which went on to earn best picture nominations, on top of winning in their respective field, for the animation studio.

15 startups are going to compete to win the Startup Battlefield competition and earn best of show.

But with a banking license, which will involve a lengthy and expensive process, the Chip founder thinks the company can genuinely build the "best savings account in the world… that helps you save, lets you earn best rates in the market, reduces costs on borrowing".

AFI's selections are a reliable indicator of which movies earn Best Picture nominations from the Oscars each January.

Nine of the past 10 Best Film winners went on to earn Best Picture nods, and three also won.

"Lincoln" earned best actor (Mr. Day-Lewis) and best script (Tony Kushner).

Quentin Tarantino earned best original screenplay for that film, and David O. Russell was given best adapted screenplay for "Silver Linings Playbook".

One of Mr. Haneke's stars, Emmanuelle Riva, also earned best actress in a tie with Jennifer Lawrence of "Silver Linings Playbook," the only showing for David O. Russell's offbeat comedy.

For her warm and enduring role, she earned best supporting actress nominations at the Oscars, Golden Globes and Baftas, and picked up a selection of critics' awards.

This Friday sees the arrival of Spotlight, the last of the eight films earning best picture Oscar nominations to see a UK release.