Anatomy of a Fall triumphs at the Lumières Awards
- Justine Triet’s film wins three trophies including Best Film; Best Director goes to Thomas Cailley for The Animal Kingdom; and Sandra Hüller and Arieh Worthalter win in the acting categories
Bestowed upon the best works and artists from the world of French cinema by foreign journalists posted in France, during a ceremony which unfolded last night in Paris’s Forum des Images, the 29th Lumières Awards crowned Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall [+see also:
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interview: Justine Triet
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Ten other feature films were recognised with one Lumière award each. Thomas Cailley won the award for Best Director for The Animal Kingdom [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Cailley
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interview: Cédric Kahn
film profile] de Cédric Kahn, The Rapture [+see also:
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interview: Iris Kaltenbäck
film profile] by Iris Kaltenbäck was crowned Best First Film, Four Daughters [+see also:
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interview: Kaouther Ben Hania
film profile] by Kaouther Ben Hania was selected as the Best Documentary, and Chicken for Linda! [+see also:
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Also worth noting are the wins for Ella Rumpf (Marguerite's Theorem [+see also:
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interview: Anna Novion
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interview: Giacomo Abbruzzese
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interview: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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The winners:
Best Film
Anatomy of a Fall [+see also:
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interview: Justine Triet
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Best Director
Thomas Cailley - The Animal Kingdom [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Cailley
film profile] (France/Belgium)
Best Actress
Sandra Hüller - Anatomy of a Fall
Best Actor
Arieh Worthalter - The Goldman Case [+see also:
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interview: Cédric Kahn
film profile]
Best Screenplay
Justine Triet, Arthur Harari - Anatomy of a Fall
Best First Film
The Rapture [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Iris Kaltenbäck
film profile] - Iris Kaltenbäck
Most Promising Actress
Ella Rumpf – Marguerite's Theorem [+see also:
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interview: Anna Novion
film profile] (France/Switzerland)
Most Promising Actor
Raphaël Quenard - Junkyard Dog [+see also:
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film profile]
Best Documentary
Four Daughters [+see also:
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interview: Kaouther Ben Hania
film profile] - Kaouther Ben Hania (France/Tunisia/Germany/Saudi Arabia)
Best Animated Film
Chicken for Linda! [+see also:
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trailer
film profile] - Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach (France/Italy)
Best International Co-Production
About Dry Grasses [+see also:
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interview: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
film profile] - Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey/France/Germany/Sweden)
Best Cinematography
Jonathan Ricquebourg – The Taste of Things [+see also:
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film profile] (France/Belgium)
Best Music
Vitalic – Disco Boy [+see also:
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interview: Giacomo Abbruzzese
film profile] (France/Belgium/Italy/Poland)
(Translated from French)
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