Sentence examples for earned acclaim for from inspiring English sources

In the 1990s Wilson also earned acclaim for his trilogy performed by the Thalia Theater company of Hamburg, Ger.

In 2016 he earned acclaim for his portrayal of a Texas sheriff pursuing bank robbers in Hell or High Water.

He originated roles in ballets by Peter Martins and Christopher Wheeldon and earned acclaim for his performances in classics by George Balanchine.

White earned acclaim for her portrayal of Sue Ann Nivens, the devious and flirtatious host of the station's "Happy Homemaker" show.

The artist at the controls is Matt Ulery, a Chicago bassist who earned acclaim for an album of similar disposition last year.

In 1928 the theatre staged the first production of Eugene O'Neill's Lazarus Laughed, and Pichel earned acclaim for his performance in the title role.

The piece made a splash, earning acclaim for its aggressive physicality and brutal confrontations.

Jarmusch continued to earn acclaim for films such as the offbeat comedies Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), and Night on Earth (1992).

Shunning conventional roles for more-complex characters, Lange continued to earn acclaim for her film performances and received Oscar nominations for Country (1984), the Patsy Cline biopic Sweet Dreams (1985), and Music Box (1989).

In 1958 he began to work in the legitimate theatre in New York City, earning acclaim for his performance as Leopold Bloom in Ulysses in Nighttown, and in 1961 he gave an award-winning performance in Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco.

After gaining his freedom in 1834 and earning acclaim for his slave narrative, Brown was able to tour overseas and became the first African American to publish a novel, play, and travel book.