Nominations for the 25th annual Chlotrudis Awards were finalized by the film group’s nominating committee this past weekend, ahead of its March 17th awards ceremony, sure to be a special occasion as Chlotrudis marks a big anniversary. Films featuring unique takes on dance came away with the largest haul of nominations among the 34 films selected, with the experimental MADELINE’S MADELINE earning 8 nods, and the SUSPIRIA remake grabbing 6. Both films had nominations in the same categories, among them Best Movie, Director and Supporting Actress.
Rounding out the films nominated for Best Movie are South Korea’s BURNING; Debra Granik’s LEAVE NO TRACE; Chloe Zhao’s THE RIDER; and Hirokazu Koreeda’s latest, SHOPLIFTERS. Sharing third place, with each garnering 5 nominations were LEAVE NO TRACE, THE RIDER, SHOPLIFTERS, and WE THE ANIMALS, the debut film from Jeremiah Zagar.
More than 25% of the nominated films this year were helmed by women, including CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? and YOU WERE NEVER REALLY THERE. And while the final slate this year had a larger than usual number of US made films, several foreign language films made the cut, including Oscar favorite, ROMA.
In the Society’s most prestigious category, the Buried Treasure, the nominees are: THE DAY AFTER, a South Korean take on #MeToo, set in a (too) small office; Italy’s neo-realist allegory HAPPY AS LAZZARO, from rising director Alice Rohrwacher ; I AM NOT A WITCH, the tale of a young African girl accused of witchcraft; the sci-fi PROSPECT, described by one Chlotrudis member as ‘TRUE GRIT, but on the moon; SHIRKERS, a Singaporean documentary about the search for the director’s first, stolen film ; and the latest offering from Andew Bujalski, SUPPORT THE GIRLS, a workday drama set in a sports bar, starring Regina Hall.
The Buried Treasure is the only category with eligibility requirements: nominated films must have earned less than $250,000 in its U.S. theatrical run. Members submit one film they feel strongly was given distributional short shrift and deserve a wider audience. Once the final ballot is set, all members voting in the category must verify that they have watched at least 5 of the nominated films. The Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film highlights its commitment to independent and foreign film in style, holding its CHLOTRUDIS AWARDS ceremony in early spring. Its 25th anniversary celebration & ceremony will be on Sunday March 17th at Harvard Square’s historic Brattle Theatre. The public is invited to join Chlotrudis members, nominees and special guests to mark this anniversary. The ceremony begins at 5pm, with tickets available online and at the Brattle box office.
Here follows the complete list of the nominations for the 25th Annual Chlotrudis Awards:
BEST MOVIE
Burning
Leave No Trace
Madeline’s Madeline
The Rider
Shoplifters
Suspiria
BURIED TREASURE
The Day After
Happy as Lazzaro
I Am Not a Witch
Prospect
Shirkers
Support the Girls
BEST DIRECTOR
Debra Granik – Leave No Trace
Josephine Decker – Madeline’s Madeline
Chloé Zhao – The Rider
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Hirokazu Koreeda – Shoplifters
Luca Guadagnino – Suspiria
BEST ACTOR
Ethan Hawke in First Reformed
Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete
Ben Foster in Leave No Trace
Brady Jandreau in The Rider
Alessandro Nivola in Weightless
BEST ACTRESS
Eva Melander in Border
Emma Thompson in The Children Act
Joanna Kulig in Cold War
Thomasin McKenzie in Leave No Trace
Helena Howards in Madeline’s Madeline
Regina Hall in Support the Girls
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Steven Yeun in Burning
Richard E. Grant in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Alessandro Nivola in Disobedience
Raúl Castillo in We the Animals
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jong-seo Jun in Burning
Miranda July in Madeline’s Madeline
Molly Parker in Madeline’s Madeline
Sakura Andô in Shoplifters
Tilda Swinton in Suspiria
Julianne Nicholson in Weightless
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Death of Stalin
The Party
Shoplifters
We the Animals
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Madeline’s Madeline
Roma
The Seagull
Suspiria
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Lukasz Zal – Cold War
Giora Bejach – Foxtrot
Joshua James Richards – The Rider
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Zak Mulligan – We the Animals
BEST EDITING
Madeline’s Madeline
Minding the Gap
Suspiria
We the Animals
You Were Never Really Here
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Leave No Trace
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Suspiria
We the Animals
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
First Reformed
Madeline’s Madeline
The Rider
Shoplifters
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Anatomy of a Male Ballet Dancer
Minding the Gap
Rodents of Unusual Size
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?