Out of the woods … The Animal Kingdom emerges as top César contender with acting nods for Paul Kircher and Romain Duris as father and son Photo: UniFrance
Just in case awards watchers were becoming numbed by the almost solo meteoric rise of Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winner Anatomy Of A Fall, another French title from second time director Thomas Cailley has actually nabbed more nominations than any other film in the race towards the 49th Césars ceremony in Paris on 23 February.
Adèle Exarchopoulos (left) and Elodie Bouchet nominated for best supporting actress Césars Photo: UniFrance
Cailley’s The Animal Kingdom just pipped Anatomy Of A Fall with 12 nominations to 11 for Triet’s film, which already has scooped five Oscar nods. The Animal Kingdom, starring Romain Duris and Paul Kircher (also both nominated in acting categories), is an eco-drama revolving around a father and son relationship, set against the...
Just in case awards watchers were becoming numbed by the almost solo meteoric rise of Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winner Anatomy Of A Fall, another French title from second time director Thomas Cailley has actually nabbed more nominations than any other film in the race towards the 49th Césars ceremony in Paris on 23 February.
Adèle Exarchopoulos (left) and Elodie Bouchet nominated for best supporting actress Césars Photo: UniFrance
Cailley’s The Animal Kingdom just pipped Anatomy Of A Fall with 12 nominations to 11 for Triet’s film, which already has scooped five Oscar nods. The Animal Kingdom, starring Romain Duris and Paul Kircher (also both nominated in acting categories), is an eco-drama revolving around a father and son relationship, set against the...
- 1/24/2024
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Jacques Audiard’s dark comedy western won best film and best director.
Jacques Audiard’s dark comedy western The Sisters Brothers, co-starring John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix, won best film and best director at the 24th edition of France’s Lumière awards on Monday evening.
In a third prize for Audiard’s English-language debut, Benoît Debie, who was also nominated for his work on Gaspar Noé’s Climax, won best cinematography.
The Sisters Brothers was a front-runner at the nomination stage alongside comedy of manners Mademoiselle de Joncquières, adoption drama Pupille and Venice-winning divorce drama Custody although there were no stand-out favourites this year.
Jacques Audiard’s dark comedy western The Sisters Brothers, co-starring John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix, won best film and best director at the 24th edition of France’s Lumière awards on Monday evening.
In a third prize for Audiard’s English-language debut, Benoît Debie, who was also nominated for his work on Gaspar Noé’s Climax, won best cinematography.
The Sisters Brothers was a front-runner at the nomination stage alongside comedy of manners Mademoiselle de Joncquières, adoption drama Pupille and Venice-winning divorce drama Custody although there were no stand-out favourites this year.
- 2/5/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
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