Oscar winning filmmaker Ang Lee will be honored with the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Lifetime Achievement Award at the 77th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 8, 2025.
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Michiel ten Horn’s ‘Fabula’ to Open, Mouly Surya’s ‘This City’ to Close IFFR 2025
Fabula (courtesy IFFR) Fabula, a dark comedy from award-winning Dutch filmmaker Michiel ten Horn will open the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) taking place from January 30 — February 9, 2025. The festival will close with This City Is a Battlefield, the historical epic film from Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya.
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Sean Baker’s Anora Wins Best Film at 8th Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards
Anora (Neon) The Atlanta Film Critics Circle chose Sean Baker’s Anora as its top film of 2024 along with Best Original Screenplay, and Best Lead Actress plus Best Breakthrough Performer awards for Mikey Madison.
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Sean Baker’s Anora Wins Best Film at Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Mikey Madison in Anora (courtesy of Neon) The Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) announced its winners for the 45th annual awards for achievements in film, honoring Anora with Best Film honors, along with Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Sean Baker, Best Actress for Mikey Madison.
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Wicked, ‘The Brutalist’ ‘Colman Domingo’ Among Winners of Washington DC Area Film Critics (WAFCA) Awards
Colman Domingo in Sing Sing (credit: Dominic Leon, A24) Wicked won Best Feature and The Brutalist nabbed Best Director for Brady Corbet, at the 2024 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
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Emilia Pérez Leads 82nd Golden Globe Awards Nominations
Emilia Pérez (Netflix) Emilia Pérez leads the nominations for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards with 10 nominations including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Non-English Language. Also recognized are Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Karla Sofía Gascón; Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña; Best Director and Best Screenplay Motion Picture for Jacques Audiard; Best Original Score – Motion Picture, NS Best Original Song – Motion Picture for “el Mal” and “Ii Camino”
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Anora Named Best Picture, Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov Win Los Angeles Film Critics Awards
Anora (Courtesy of NEON) Sean Baker’s Anora nabbed Best Picture at the 50th Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards, along with Best Lead Performance for Mikey Madison in a tie with Marianne Jean-Baptiste for Hard Truths; and Best Supporting Performance Yura Borisov also in tie with Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain.
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Kneecap Wins Big with 7 Awards, Best British Independent Film at British Independent Film Awards
Kneecap (credit: Ryan Kernaghan. Sony Pictures Classics) Kneecap, Rich Peppiat’s comedy following the west Belfast hip-hop trio won the award for Best British Independent Film at the 2024 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). The film won seven BIFAs in total, including Best Debut Screenwriter for Peppiatt and Best Joint Lead for trio Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh along with the four craft awards.
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37th European Film Awards Winners – ‘Emilia Pérez’ Wins Best Film, Director for Jacques Audiard, Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón
(Shanna Besson/PAGE 114 – WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS – PATHÉ FILMS – FRANCE 2 CINÉMA) Emilia Pérez dominated at the 37th European Film Awards winning the top prize of best European Film, along with Director and Screenwriter honors for Jacques Audiard, Actress award for Karla Sofía Gascón, along with Editing award for Juliette Welfling.
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‘Anora’, ‘The Brutalist’ ‘Wicked’ Lead Michigan Movie Critics’ Nominees for Best of 2024
Anora by Sean Baker (Neon) The Michigan Movie Critics Guild unveiled its nominees for the best films and performances of 2024 lead by Anora, The Brutalist and Wicked, all tied for the most nominations, with six each. All 3 films received nominations for best picture, acting and directing.
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The Brutalist, ‘Dune 2’, ‘Furiosa: Mad Max Saga’ Lead 2024 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations
The Brutalist directed by Brady Corbet (A24) The Seattle Film Critics Society unveiled nominations for the 2024 SFCS Awards, honoring the year’s best in film.
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‘All We Imagine as Light’ Tops BFI Sight and Sound Magazine Best Films of the Year Poll 2024
All We Imagine as Light directed by Payal Kapadia (Janus Films, Sideshow) Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light took the top spot on Sight and Sound, the BFI’s international film magazine, Best Films of the Year poll 2024.