Anora triumphed at the 97th Academy Awards winning five Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actress for Mikey Madison, and Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, along with Best Editing for Sean Baker.
No Other Land (2024)
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No Other Land (2024)
Anora triumphed at the 97th Academy Awards winning five Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actress for Mikey Madison, and Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, along with Best Editing for Sean Baker.
Anora led the winners in the film categories of the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards with three wins, including Best Feature, Best Director for Sean Baker, and Best Lead Performance for Mikey Madison.
All We Imagine as Light emerged victorious at the 22nd International Cinephile Society Awards winning the top prize of best picture along with best director for Payal Kapadia and best ensemble cast.
Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist won Film of the Year at the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with Nickel Boys, Conclave, and A Real Pain dominating with multiple wins for other awards.
Dune: Part Two took home four awards including the top honor of Best Film at the Denver Film Critics Society awards. The Substance and Challengers followed closely with three awards.
Emilia Pérez leads the 97th Oscars nominations with 13 including Best Picture, Best international feature film (France), Karla Sofía Gascón for best actress, and Zoe Saldaña for supporting actress.
Conclave leads the nominations for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards with 12 nominations including Best Film and Outstanding British Film. Emilia Pérez followed with 11 nominations, and The Brutalist with 9 nominations, both also competing for Best Film.
Anora is the big winner of the 6th North Dakota Film Society Awards taking home honors for Best Picture, Best Director for Sean Baker, Best Actress for Mikey Madison, Best Supporting Actor for Yura Borisov, and Best Ensemble.
The Brazilian Oscar entry I’m Still Here won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best International Feature Film at the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival
The documentary No Other Land made by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers won three awards, including the top prize for Outstanding Nonfiction Filmmaking at Cinema Eye Honors 2025 Awards.
Anora won Best Picture at the 2024 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards along with Best Actress for Mikey Madison.
The 48th Göteborg Film Festival taking place January 24 to February 2, 2025 unveiled the program lineup featuring 270 films from 83 countries