Tár earned Best Picture distinction today (1/7) from the National Society of Film Critics, also garnering best screenplay for writer-director Todd Field and Best Actress for Cate Blanchett.
All The Beauty and The Bloodshed was named Best Nonfiction Film while EO topped the Best Film Not in the English Language category.
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Charlotte Wells won for Best Director on the strength of Aftersun.
Michal Dymek’s work on EO took the Best Cinematography honor.
Colin Farrell won for Best Actor on the basis of two performances–in After Yang and The Banshees of Inisherin.
Kerry Condon was named Best Supporting Actress for The Banshees of Inisherin. And Ke Huy Quan was Best Supporting Actor for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Here’s a full rundown of the winners and the runners-up in each category:
Best Picture:
1. TÁR (61 points)
Runners-up:
AFTERSUN (49 points)
NO BEARS (32 points)
Best Nonfiction Film:
1. ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED (46 points)
Runners-up:
DESCENDANT (40 points)
ALL THAT BREATHES (27 points)
Best Film Not in the English Language:
1. EO (43 points)
Runners-up:
NO BEARS (37 points)
DECISION TO LEAVE (34 points)
Best Director:
1. Charlotte Wells, AFTERSUN (60 points)
Runners-up:
Park Chan-wook, DECISION TO LEAVE (47 points)
Jafar Panahi, NO BEARS (36 points)
Best Screenplay:
1. Todd Field, TÁR (61 points)
Martin McDonagh, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (42 points)
James Gray, ARMAGEDDON TIME (18 points)
Best Cinematography:
1. Michał Dymek, EO (62 points)
Runners-up:
Hoyte van Hoytema, NOPE (37 points)
Kim Ji-yong, DECISION TO LEAVE (34 points)
Best Actress:
1. Cate Blanchett, TÁR (59 points)
Runners-up:
Michelle Yeoh, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (38 points)
Tilda Swinton, THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER, and Michelle Williams, THE FABELMANS (27 points)
Best Actor:
1. Colin Farrell, AFTER YANG and THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (71 points)
Runners-up:
Paul Mescal, AFTERSUN (55 points)
Bill Nighy, LIVING (33 points)
Best Supporting Actress:
1. Kerry Condon, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (57 points)
Runners-up:
Nina Hoss, TÁR (43 points)
Dolly de Leon, TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (35 points)
Best Supporting Actor:
1. Ke Huy Quan, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (45 points)
Runners-up:
Brian Tyree Henry, CAUSEWAY (35 points)
Barry Keoghan, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (27 points)
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More