29/11/2016 - The French actress has emerged victorious in New York thanks to her performance in Elle - could it be the first step on the road to the Oscar?

Isabelle Huppert receiving the Gotham Award for Best Actress (© IFP)

By winning the Best Actress Award last night at the 26th Gotham Independent Film Awards, in the face of some stiff competition in the guise of Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, Annette Bening and Ruth Negga, Isabelle Huppert has laid the first stone on the road to the upcoming Oscar, which will be handed out on 26 February 2017, following the final selection of nominees on 24 January. 

Awarded in New York for her extraordinary performance in the French-German co-production Elle [+see also:
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Elle was released in the United States on 11 November by Sony Pictures Classics and has been performing spectacularly, as in three weeks, it leapt from four screens to 24, then to 36, and has so far grossed $399,232. 

Among the next major milestones on the road to the Oscars are the 74th Golden Globes, the nominations for which will be revealed on 12 December, with the ceremony set to take place on 8 January 2017 in Los Angeles.

(Translated from French)