Moonlight shined bright at the 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards, winning Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and the Robert Altman Award.
Toni Erdmann
NAME OF FILM: TONI ERDMANN
DIRECTOR(S): Maren Ade
STARRING: Peter Simonischek, Sandra Hüller and Michael Witterborn
GENRE: Comedy Film
SYNOPSIS: A reluctant woman (Sandra Hüller) must spend time with her estranged father (Peter Simonischek) when he comes for a surprise visit.
TONI ERDMANN, ELLE, MOONLIGHT Win International Cinephile Society Awards
Maren Ade’s dark comedy, Toni Erdmann was the big winner at the 14th International Cinephile Society Awards (ICS), taking top honors for Best picture, director, non-English language film and original screenplay.
2017 Oscar Nominations: LA LA LAND Leads with 14 Nominations
The musical La La Land lead the nominations for the 2017 Oscars with 14 nominations, tie with Titanic and All About Eve for the most in Oscar history.
37th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards – LA LA LAND Named Film of the Year
The UK’s leading critics revealed the winners of the 37th Critics’ Circle Film Awards , and awarded Damien Chazelle’s musical La La Land the honor of Film of the Year.
28th Palm Springs International Film Festival Winners – TONI ERDMANN Wins FIPRESCI Prize
The 28th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners, awarding the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year to Toni Erdmann.
2016 BAFTA Award Nominations – LA LA LAND, MOONLIGHT, AMERICAN HONEY and More
La La Land lead nominations for the 2016 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) with 11 nods including Best Film.
2016 National Society of Film Critics Awards – MOONLIGHT Named Best Picture
Moonlight directed by Barry Jenkins, was named best film of 2016 by the National Society of Film Critics.
MOONLIGHT and LOVE & FRIENDSHIP Lead Nominations for London’s Critics’ Circle Film Awards
Barry Jenkins’ drama Moonlight and Whit Stillman’s comedy Love & Friendship lead the nominations for the 37th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, garnering seven nominations each. Both are up for Film of the Year, as well as multiple acting honors.
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA named Best Film by Vancouver Film Critics
Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea dominated the Vancouver Film Critics Circle’s international awards, taking home Best Picture, Best Actor for Casey Affleck
TONI ERDMANN, PARADISE Among 9 Films Advancing in the Oscar Race for Best Foreign Language Film
Nine feature films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards®. Eighty-five films had originally been considered in the category.
TONI ERDMAN, MOONLIGHT and ELLE Take Top Spots on Film Comment Magazine’s 2016 Best Of Year List
Film Comment magazine’s annual end-of-year survey was released today with Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann, Barry Jenkins’s Moonlight, and Paul Verhoeven’s Elle taking the top spots among films released in 2016.
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Voted MOONLIGHT as Best Film and Best Independent Film of 2016
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted MOONLIGHT as the best film of 2016, according to the results of its 23rd annual critics’ poll released today.
2016 New York Film Critics Online Awards: MOONLIGHT Wins 6 Awards Incl. Best Picture
The New York Film Critics Online also fell for Moonlight, naming the film the Best Picture of 2016, in addition to Director and Screenplay honors for Barry Jenkins
2016 Toronto Film Critics Awards: MOONLIGHT Named Best Film of 2016
The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) awarded Best Picture of 2016 award to Moonlight, directed by Barry Jenkins.
2016 Chicago Film Critics Awards Nominations: MOONLIGHT Leads with 8
Barry Jenkins’s “Moonlight” received the most nominations for the 2016 Chicago Film Critics Association awards with eleven nods, including Best Picture, Jenkins for Director and Original Screenplay
74th Golden Globes Nominations – LA LA LAND Leads with 7 Nods, MOONLIGHT Follows with 6
La La Land lead the nominations for the 74th Annual Golden Globes with seven nods including Best Motion Picture Comedy Musical, Best Director for Daman Chazelle and Best Actor Musical Comedy nominations for stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.
2016 European Film Awards, TONI ERDMANN Wins Top Awards Incl. Best Film
Maren Ade’s TONI ERDMANN was the big winner at the 2016 European Film Awards held in Wroclaw, Poland, winning Best European Film of 2016
2016 Atlanta Film Critics Society Awards, LA LA LAND Wins 4 Awards Incl Best Film of 2016
LA LA LAND was the clear favorite at the 2016 Atlanta Film Critics Society Awards winning 4 awards including Best Film of 2016, and Best Director for Damien Chazelle.
Indie Films THE FITS, KRISHA and PUSHING DEAD among 2016 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award Nominations
The San Francisco Film Critics Circle announced the Award nominees for 2016. LA LA LAND, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA and MOONLIGHT are nominated for multiple awards
43 Oscar Best Foreign Language Film Submissions to Compete for FIPRESCI Award at Palm Springs Film Fest
The 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), taking place January 2 to 16, 2017, announced the films selected to compete for the FIPRESCI Award in the Awards Buzz section.
LA LA LAND Tops with 9 Nominations for 2016 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
La La Land leads nominations for the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) 2016 awards with 9 nominations, including the award for Best Film.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Votes MOONLIGHT Best Film of 2016
Moonlight dominated the 2016 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (LAFCA) winning four awards including Best Picture
TONI ERDMANN Voted BFI Sight & Sound Best Film of 2016
The German-Austrian comedy Toni Erdmann, written, directed and co-produced by Maren Ade, who is one of three female directors in this year’s Top five, tops the Sight & Sound – the BFI’s international film magazine poll for Best Film of 2016.
New York Film Critics Circle 2016 Awards: LA LA LAND Named Best Film of 2016
The New York Film Critics Circle today selected its 2016 award winners, and named LA LA LAND the Best Picture of 2016. Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight were big winners each snagging 3 awards.