MTFB Oscar Update: Lead Acting and More / New York FilmCritics and TFF / Independent Spirit Awards and TFF / NationalBoard of Review and TFF / Gotham Awards and TFF /
MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: LEAD ACTING AND MORE
I'm updating the Lead Acting categories today and adding three other categories going forward: Cinematography, Editing and Production Design. The acting categories were last updated on Nov. 21st. An actor's previous position is indicated in (parentheses). TFF #51 films are in Bold.
BEST ACTRESS
1) Mikey Madison/Anora (1)
2) Angelina Jolie/Maria (2)
3) Karla Sofia Gascon/Emilia Perez (3)
4) Saoirse Ronan/The Outrun (5)
5) Marianne Jean-Baptiste/Hard Truths (-)
Others: Nicole Kidman/Babygirl, Demi Moore/The Substance and Cynthia Erivo/Wicked.
BEST ACTOR
1) Ralph Fiennes/Conclave (1)
2) Adrien Brody/The Brutalist (2)
3) Timothee Chalamet/A Complete Unknown (4)
4) Colman Domingo/Sing Sing (3)
5) Daniel Craig/Queer (5)
Others: Paul Mescal/Gladiator II, Sebastian Stan/The Apprentice and Jesse Eisenberg/ A Real Pain.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1) Dune Part Two
2) The Brutalist
3) Maria
4) Nosferatu
5) Gladiator II
Others: Conclave, Emilia Perez and Nickel Boys.
BEST EDITING
1) The Brutalist
2) Anora
3) Emilia Perez
4) Dune Part Two
5) Conclave
Others: Gladiator II, September 5 and Wicked.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1) Dune Part Two
2) Wicked
3) Gladiator II
4) The Brutalist
5) Blitz
Others: Conclave, Nosferatu and A Complete Unknown.
NEW YORK CRITICS AND TFF
TFF films had a good day Tuesday with a number awards from The New York Film Critics Circle.
Best Director: RaMell Ross/Nickel Boys
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin/A Real Pain
Best Screenplay: Sean Baker/Anora
Best International Feature: All We Imagine as Light
Best Cinematography: Nickel Boys
Best Non-Fiction Film: No Other Land
Best First Film: Janet Planet (TFF #50)
The Brutalist was named Best Film of 2024.
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINATIONS AND TFF
Fully nine TFF films received at least Independent Spirit Award nomination yesterday. The nine films totaled 20 nominations collectively led by Anora's five. Here's the breakdown by film:
Anora (5): Best Feature, Direction, Performance (Madison), Supporting Performance (Burisov) and another Supporting Performance (Karagulian).
The Apprentice (3): Best Direction, Editing.
Janet Planet (from TFF #50) (3): Best First Feature, First Screenplay and Cinematography.
Nickel Boys (2): Best Feature and Cinematography.
A Real Pain (2): Best Screenplay and Supporting Performance (Culkin).
The Piano Lesson (2): Best First Feature and Supporting Performance (Deadwyler).
September 5 (1): Best Editing.
No Other Land (1): Best Documentary.
All We Imagine as Light (1); Best International Feature.
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW AND TFF
The National Board of Review released its annual list of best films from the year yesterday. TFF films fared well. from their various categories:
Top Ten Films included Anora, Conclave and A Real Pain.
Top Five international Films included: All We Imagine as Light and Santosh.
Top Five Documentaries included: Will and Harper.
Top Ten Independent Films included: Bird.
Among acting awards Conclave was named Best Ensemble. Kieran Culkin was named Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain and Mikey Madison was named Breakthrough Performance for Anora.
Other Special Awards for TFF films included anming The Seed of the Sacred Fig as Best International Film and NBR' Freedom of Expression Award went to No Other Land.
Wicked was named Best Film and its director, Jon M. Chu was named Best Director.
GOTHAM AWARDS AND TFF
The Gotham Awards were presented Monday and here's a look at what TFF films were winners:
Best Director: RaMell Ross/Nickel Boys
Best International Feature: All We Imagine as Light
Best Documentary Feature: No Other Land
Breakthrough Performer: Brandon Wilson/Nickel Boys
Among Gotham Tributes were:
Performer Tribute to Angelina Jolie for Maria.
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