Sentence examples for earning a nomination from inspiring English sources

In 1995, when Lee-Waters was 18, she began the year ranked 305th but climbed to 47th in the W.T.A. rankings, earning a nomination for most impressive newcomer on tour.

Just where to fit him was something of a mystery in 1972, when "The Prince" was published, earning a nomination for the National Book Award and a review in Life magazine calling it "the most extraordinary first novel by an American in years".

By 1936 Powell was among the top 10 male box office attractions, and four of the five films in which he appeared that year received Academy Award nominations (My Man Godfrey, The Great Ziegfeld, Libeled Lady, and After the Thin Man), with Powell himself earning a nomination as best actor for his deft performance in the title role of My Man Godfrey.

"While earning a nomination is certainly an honour and one to be celebrated, it is not a 'win' and using that term or terms similar to it is likely to mislead the public and diminish the excitement around the awards show, when the winners will be revealed".

In 1999, the year the duo remixed the Rolling Stones, Tayebi told The Washington Post: "We've been fired from every single club in the city". Still, when Deep Dish won a Grammy in 2002 for its remix of Dido's "Thank You," a year after earning a nomination for Madonna's "Music," D.C. fans took notice, and larger venues beckoned.

Hussle, whose ascent in the rap world was described by The Post's Chris Richards as "strenuously slow but astonishingly steady," dropped his first studio album "Victory Lap" last year, earning a nomination for best rap album at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

Its high-profile star, Robin Williams, also failed to earn a nomination, though Arian Moayed was nominated in the featured actor category.

Her co-star Chiwetel Ejiofor was nominated in the Best Actor category, while Barkhad Abdi also earned a nomination for Captain Phillips.

"Bad Romance" won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video; her single "Telephone" was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, and "Dance in the Dark" earned a nomination for Best Dance Recording.

British actor Oyelowo is nominated for best actor in a drama for Selma, which also earned a nomination for director Ava DuVernay.

Novak earned a nomination for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for that role.