AWARDS NEWS: THE FINALS

As we are quickly approaching the final awards presentation which will bring an end to award season: the Oscars, here is a rundown of the many awards given out by guilds and film organizations over the past few weeks:

The acting branch, which is represented by the Screen Actors Guild, handed out their awards on February 24th. The 30th annual event gave the actors in "Oppenheimer" the top prize of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The rest of the acting awards in the film categories were given to the front runners throughout award season:

Here are the winners of the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Film):

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: "Oppenheimer"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Lily Gladstone, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Da'vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer"
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: "Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning"

Celine Song and her melancholy romantic drama, "Part Lives" took the top prizes of Best Feature and Best Director at the 39th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, held on February 25th on the beach in Santa Monica, CA. with host, Aidy Bryant. A. V. Rockwell received Best First Feature for her moving drama, "A Thousand and One".

Here are the winners of the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (Film):

Best Feature: "Past Lives"
Best Director: Celine Song, "Past Lives"
Best Screenplay: Cord Jefferson, "American Fiction"
Best First Feature: "A Thousand and One"
Best First Screenplay: Samy Burch, "May December"
Best Lead Performance: Jeffrey Wright, "American Fiction"
Best Supporting Performance: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"
Best Breakthrough Performance: Dominic Sessa, "The Holdovers"
Best Cinematography: Eigil Bryld, "The Holdovers"
Best Editing: Daniel Garber, "How to Blow Up a Pipeline"
Best Documentary Feature: "Four Daughters"
Best International Feature: "Anatomy of a Fall" (France)

The Producers Guild of America Awards were established to honor the visionaries who produce and execute motion picture and television production. Christopher Nolan, his wife, Emma Thomas and Charles Rovan received the top prize for Outstanding Producers of Theatrical Motion Pictures for their work on "Oppenhiemer.

Here are the winners of the 35th annual PGA Awards (Film):

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer"
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and Christina Steinberg, "Spider-man: Across The Spider-Verse"
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures: Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman and Joedan Okun, "American Symphony"

The 77th annual British Academy Film Awards were given out on February 18th which honors the best national and foreign films of the previous year. Christopher Nolan's biographical thriller, "Oppenheimer" began with the most nominations at thirteen and left the ceremony with the most wins with seven, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor for Cillian Murphy. The actress, Samantha Morton received this year's BAFTA Fellowship which is a lifetime achievement award.

Here are the winners of the 2024 BAFTAs (partial):

Best Film: "Oppenheimer"
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer"
Outstanding British Film: "The Zone of Interest"
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Savanah Leaf, "Earth Mama"
Best Original Screenplay: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, "Anatomy of a Fall"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Cord Jefferson, "American Fiction"
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Emma Stone, "Poor Things"
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer"
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer "
Best Film Not in the English Language: "The Zone of Interest"
Best Documentary: "20 Days in Mariupol"
Best Animated Film: "The Boy and the Heron"
Best Casting: Susan Shopmaker, "The Holdovers"
Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, "Oppenheimer"
Best Editing: Jennifer Lame, "Oppenheimer"
Best Production Design: Shona Heath, James Price and Zsuzsa Mihalek, "Poor Things"
Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, "Oppenheimer"
Best Sound: Johnnie Burn and Tarn Willers, "The Zone of Interest"
Best Costume Design: Holly Waddington, "Poor Things"
Best Make Up & Hair: Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston, "Poor Things"
Best Special Visual Effects: Tim Barter, Simon Hughes, Dean Koonjul and Jane Paton, "Poor Things"

The César Awards are the national film award of France and the 49th annual event was held on February 23rd. "Anatomy of a Fall", Justine Triet's riveting courtroom drama, swept the awards, winning six Césars including Best Film and Best Director, making Triet only the second female filmmaker to receive this award. French filmmaker, Agnès Jaoui and British filmmaker, Christopher Nolan both received Honorary Césars.

Here are the winners of the 2024 The César Awards (Partial):

Best Film: "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Director: Justine Triet, "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Original Screenplay: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Adaptation: Valérie Donzelli and Audrey Diwan, "L'Amour et les Forêts (Just the Two of Us)"
Best First Feature Film: "Chien de la casse (Junkyard Dog)"
Best Actress: Sandra Hüller, "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Actor: Arieh Worthalter, "Le Procès Goldman (The Goldman Case)"
Best Supporting Actress: Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Je verrai toujours vos visages (All Your Faces)"
Best Supporting Actor: Swann Arlaud, "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Female Revelation: Ella Rumpf, "Le Théorème de Marguerite (Marguerite's Theorem)"
Best Male Revelation: Raphaël Quenard, "Chien de la casse (Junkyard Dog)"
Best Cinematography: David Cailley, "Le Règne animal (The Animal Kingdom)"
Best Editing: Laurent Sénéchal, "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Documentary Feature: "Les Filles d'Olfa (Four Daughters)"
Best Foreign Film: "The Nature of Love" (Canada/France)
Best Animated Feature Film: "Linda veut du poulet! (Chicken for Linda!)"