Sentence examples for star up for from inspiring English sources

Now going on 21, Laura Benanti is a Broadway rising star, up for a Tony Award tonight, as best featured musical actress.

Older sister Arielle mentored Gabby, and begged Natalie to sign the young star up for gymnastics class.

Cheyenne Jackson is a porn star up for Best Actor at the annual awards show and Daniel Breaker (Passing Strange) is a straight-laced journalist about to get married to Alicia Silverstone but ready to write a profile of his dim-witted but nice friend.

Profiles in History, a California auction house, is offering enthusiasts an opportunity actually to do so when it puts the famous dresses from those movies and other famous costume pieces worn by classic film stars up for auction on June 18 in Beverly Hills, Reuters reported.

Trying to turn around a phone business with just one star handset up for grabs is a huge ask.

Only in Los Angeles could a street artist and a television star team up for an art exhibition that is legitimately worth seeing.

Only three non-white actors have been nominated for acting awards at the Baftas this year: Idris Elba and Benicio del Toro have been nominated for Best Supporting Actor whereas Star Wars star John Boyega is up for the Rising Star award.

Have you managed to catch Crazy Heart, and indeed, the other films whose stars are up for best actor this year?

"I cant believe it," she said of having her life story, starring Dame Judi Dench, up for a best picture award.

The SAG Awards put the movie, which stars Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale and Brad Pitt, up for best ensemble and gave Bale a supporting nod.

And Dale Levitski (Sprout), who competed on the third season of Top Chef as well as Top Chef All-Stars, is up for Best Chef: Great Lakes.