"Aftersun" shines at Toronto Film Critics' awards vote
(L-R) Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal dance their blues away in the father/daughter saga "Aftersun."
Peter Howell
Movie Critic
Father/daughter meditation #Aftersun is the big winner at the #TFCAawards vote.
Charlotte Wells' feature directing debut took four prizes — Best Picture, Director, First Feature and Actor (Paul Mescal) — from members of the Toronto Film Critics Association at their Jan. 8 gathering.
The prizes are well deserved for a sublime story of memory, regret and love.
Full awards list:
Best Film
"Aftersun"
Runners-up: "Everything Everywhere All at Once," "Women Talking"
Best Director
Charlotte Wells, "Aftersun"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, "TÁR"
Best Actor
Paul Mescal, "Aftersun"
Best Supporting Actress
Keke Palmer, "Nope"
Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted
"The Banshees of Inisherin," Martin McDonagh
Best First Feature
"Aftersun"
Best Documentary Feature
"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed," Laura Poitras
Best International Feature
"Saint Omer," Alice Diop
Best Animated Feature
"Turning Red," Domee Shi
Rogers Best Canadian Feature Award Nominees:
"Brother," Clement Virgo
"Crimes of the Future," David Cronenberg
"Riceboy Sleeps," Anthony Shim
Special Citation:
To Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Al-Ahmad, who are currently in jail in Ira yet continue to make subtle movies that talk about life in their country, in spite of threats and restrictions from the regime. We stand in solidarity with them and add our voices to the international arts community calling for their release. 🌓
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