Joy collecte quatre distinctions aux Prix du cinéma autrichien
par Susanne Gottlieb
- Le drame de Sudabeh Mortezai, qui aurait dû être candidat pour les Oscars, a triomphé dans les catégories meilleur film, mise en scène, meilleure actrice principale et meilleur scénario
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On 31 January, the Austrian film scene gathered at the Auditorium in Grafenegg, Lower Austria, for the handing out of the tenth Austrian Film Awards in 17 categories. The big winner of the evening was the sophomore picture by Austrian director Sudabeh Mortezai, snagging, amongst others, Best Feature Film and Best Director for herself. Her Joy [+lire aussi :
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Mortezai had previously presented the movie at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, and it was chosen as the Austrian candidate for the Oscars. She couldn’t, however, compete due to the regulations, as her film is predominantly in English. Mortezai didn’t attend the awards ceremony owing to poor health, but her award was accepted by producers Oliver Neumann and Sabine Moser. The movie was further honoured with the Awards for Best Leading Actress, for Joy Anwulika Aphonsus, and Best Screenplay.
Following close behind was Jessica Hausner’s heavily favoured Little Joe [+lire aussi :
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Further gongs went to Tobias Moretti as Best Leading Actor for Gipsy Queen [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] and Josef Hader as Best Supporting Actor in Nevrland [+lire aussi :
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fiche film]. The Award for Best Documentary resulted in a tie between Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s Earth [+lire aussi :
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Finally, Josef Aichholzer, film producer and co-founder of the Film Academy in Vienna, received an Honorary Award for his accomplishments for the academy.
Here is the full list of award winners:
Best Feature Film
Joy [+lire aussi :
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Best Documentary (ex aequo)
Earth [+lire aussi :
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interview : Nikolaus Geyrhalter
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Inland – Ulli Gladik
Best Short Film
Freigang - Martin Winter (Austria/Germany)
Best Director
Sudabeh Mortezai - Joy
Best Leading Actress
Joy Anwulika Alphonsus - Joy
Best Leading Actor
Tobias Moretti - Gipsy Queen [+lire aussi :
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Best Supporting Actress
Pia Hierzegger – The Ground Beneath My Feet [+lire aussi :
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interview : Marie Kreutzer
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Best Supporting Actor
Josef Hader - Nevrland [+lire aussi :
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Best Screenplay
Sudabeh Mortezai - Joy
Best Cinematography
Jo Molitoris - Nevrland
Best Costume Design
Christine Ludwig – How I Taught Myself to Be a Child [+lire aussi :
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Best Make-up
Heiko Schmidt - Little Joe [+lire aussi :
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Best Score
Wolfgang Mitterer – The Children of the Dead [+lire aussi :
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interview : Kelly Copper et Pavol Liška
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Best Film Editing
Karina Ressler - Little Joe
Best Production Design
Katharina Wöppermann - Little Joe
Best Sound Editing
Gregor Kienel (original sound), Thomas Pötz, Rudolf Gottsberger (sound design) and Thomas Pötz (mixing) - Nevrland
Viewers’ Choice
Love Machine [+lire aussi :
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Honorary Award
Josef Aichholzer - Chairman of the Austrian Film Academy, 2009-2019
(Traduit de l'anglais)
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