MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: LEAD ACTING
I'm updating the Lead Acting categories today. These categories were last updated on Oct. 24th. An actor's previous position is indicated in (parentheses). TFF #51 films are in Bold.
BEST ACTRESS
1) Mikey Madison/Anora
2) Angelina Jolie/Maria
3) Karla Sofia Gascon/Emilia Perez
4) Saoirse Ronan/The Outrun
5) Nicole Kidman/Babygirl
Others: Demi Moore/The Substance, Marianne Jean-Baptiste/Hard Truths and Tilda Swinton/The Room Next Door.
BEST ACTOR
1) Adrien Brody/The Brutalist
2) Ralph Fiennes/Conclave
3) Colman Domingo/Sing Sing
4) Timothee Chalamet/A Complete Unknown
5) Daniel Craig/Queer
Others: Paul Mescal/Gladiator II, Sebastian Stan/The Apprentice and Jesse Eisenberg/A Real Pain.
TFF NOMINATIONS FOR EFA AND BIFA
TFF films were well represented in films nominated for the European Film Awards announced earlier this week.
Emilia Perez (4): Best European Film, Direction, Actress (Gascon), Screenwriter.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (3): Best European Film, Direction, Screenwriter.
No Other Land (2): Best European Film, Documentary.
They Shot the Piano Player (TFF #50) (2): Best European Feature, Animated Feature.
Bird (2) Best Direction, Actor (Rogowski).
Santosh (1) Best Discovery
Conclave (1): Best Actor (Fiennes).
TFF films also were recognized with nominations for the British Independent Film Awards:
The Outrun (9): Best British Independent Film, Direction, Lead Performance (Ronan), Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Makeup/Hair, Original Music and Sound.
Bird (7): Best Direction, Supporting Performance (Rogowski and Keoghan), Breakthrough Performance (Adams), Casting, Editing and Original Music.
Santosh (4): Best British Independent Film, Screenplay, Breakthrough Producer and Debut Screenwriter.
All We Imagine as Light (1): Best Independent International Film.
Anora (1): Best Independent International Film.
La Chimera (from TFF #50) (1): Best Independent International Film.
No Other Land (1): Best Independent International Film.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (1): Best Independent International Film.
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