CHLOTRUDIS SOCIETY FOR INDEPENDENT FILM ANNOUNCES 2022 AWARD NOMS FOR 29TH YEAR – ‘AFTERSUN’ BASKS IN THE GLOW

Nominations for the 29^th annual Chlotrudis Awards were finalized by the film group’s nominating committee this past weekend, ahead of its March 19^th awards dinner to be held at the newly renovated French Library in Boston’s Back Bay.

AFTERSUN, Charlotte Wells’ directorial debut is the leader of the pack, securing 6 nominations, including Best Movie, Director, and Lead Actor. It came out ahead of 3 films that each earned 4 nods: AFTER YANG, starring Colin Farrell in the sophomore effort from Kogonada; THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, director Martin McDonagh reunion with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson; and the Filipino LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE, a comic drama from debut director Martika Ramirez Escobar.

Joining AFTERSUN and AFTER YANG as nominations for Best Movie are the Japanese drama DRIVE MY CAR;  PETITE MAMAN, the latest offering from French director Celine Sciamma and Ruben Östlund’s wickedly funny Palme d’Or winner, TRIANGLE OR SADNESS. In all, 50 films earned nominations, with 26 countries represented among them. 19 of the films were directed by women, 3 of which were among Best Director nominees:  the aforementioned AFTERSUN and PETITE MAMAN, from Charlotte Wells and Celine Sciamma respectively, and Sarah Polley’s return to the directorial fold, WOMEN TALKING. – That’s a powerful 38% of all nominees.

In the Society’s most prestigious category, the Buried Treasure, the nominees are: Canada’s ANNE AT 13,000 Ft, whose titular lead’s world changes after a leap of faith; COMPARTMENT NUMBER 6, which follows a Finnish woman on a Russian train trip; Argentina’s THE DOG WHO WOULDN’T BE QUIET, an absurdist impending doom drama; HOLD YOUR FIRE, a compelling doc about an event in 1970s NYC that changed hostage procedures; PARIS, 13^th DISTRICT which follows the lives of 4 French friends; and the animated Japanese film POMPO: THE CINEPHILE, a charming ode to filmmaking.

The Buried Treasure is the only category with eligibility requirements: nominated films must have earned less than $250,000 in its estimated U.S. theatrical run. Members submit 3 films they feel strongly were 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 all or at least 5 of the nominated films.

Here follows the complete list of the nominations for the 29th Annual Chlotrudis Awards:

BEST MOVIE
After Yang
Aftersun
Drive My Car
Petite Maman
Triangle of Sadness 

BURIED TREASURE
Anne at 13,000 Ft.
Compartment Number 6
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet
Hold Your Fire
Paris, 13^th District
Pompo: the CinephilE 

BEST DIRECTOR
After Yang – Kogonada
Aftersun – Charlotte Wells
Broker – Hirokazu Koreeda
Memoria – Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Petite Maman – Celine Sciamma
Women Talking – Sarah Polley

BEST ACTRESS
Alyssa Chia – The Falls
Dale Dickey – A Love Song
Adele Exarchopoulos – Zero Fucks Given
Amber Midthunder – The Wheel
Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie
Claire Rushbrook – Ali & Ava 

BEST ACTOR
Christopher Abbott – On the Count of Three
Adeel Akhtar – Ali & Ava
Franz Rogowski – Great Freedom
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Tim Roth – Sundown

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Carly-Sophia Davies – The Eternal Daughter
Judy Davis – Nitram
Aisling Franciosi – God’s Creatures
Alison Janney – To Leslie
Thomasin McKenzie – The Justice of Bunny King

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Anders Danielsen Lie – The Worst Person in the World
Matthew Maher – Funny Pages
Eddie Marsan – Vesper
Wes Studi – A Love Song 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Broker
Hit the Road
Întregalde
Leonor Will Never Die
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin
Playground
Triangle of Sadness
The Wheel

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
After Yang
All Quiet on the Western Front
Compartment Number 6
Drive My Car
Women Talking 

BEST EDITING
Aftersun
Decision to Leave
Great Freedom
Leonor Will Never Die
Moonage Daydream 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ahed’s Knee – Shai Goldman
All Quiet on the Western Front – James Friend
Decision to Leave – Kim Ji-yong
Neptune Frost – Anisia Uzeyman
Vesper – Feliksas Abrukauskas
You Won’t Be Alone – Matthew Chuang

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
After Yang
All Quiet on the Western Front
Crimes of the Future
The Eternal Daughter
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
The Wonder

BEST USE OF MUSIC IN FILM
Aftersun
Ali & Ava
God’s Creatures
Leonor Will Never Die
Neptune Frost
The Stars at Noon

BEST SOUND DESIGN
The Eternal Daughter
Leonor Will Never Die
Memoria
Playground
Watcher 

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Cow
Descendant
Fanny: The Right to Rock
Girl Talk
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
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