nomination
noun
Examples of nomination in a Sentence
Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Combs leads the nominations with eight, including entertainer of the year, male artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year, single of the year and music event of the year.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Days after winning three CMT Awards, Jelly Roll woke up to his first-ever nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Stella Dallas is a great character piece for Stanwyck, who earned her first Academy Award nomination by nailing Stella's brassy, comedic side and her grand, tear-jerking devotion to her daughter's happiness.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
Kacey Musgraves receives her eighth nomination for female artist of the year.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
For her role in the original 2001 film, Zellweger earned her first Academy Award nomination.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Stapleton, Wilson and Johnson earned five nominations each, while Jelly Roll and Jordan Davis picked up four nods.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
Joker was released in 2019 and quickly became a massive hit, grossing more than $1 billion at the global box office and picking up 11 Oscar nominations.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
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Word History
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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