Which French films will dominate awards season? As every year, Lights Academy opens the ball of predictions by revealing the list of nominees. And her most-nominated film is a feature film that just got a Golden Globe nomination earlier this week…it’s Emilia Perez!
With six nominations, Jacques Audiard’s feature is ahead of Boris Lozhkin’s L’Histoire de Souleymane and Alain Guiraudie’s Miséricorde (five nominations each). These three feature films will be in the running for Best Picture at Lumière, along with Payal Kapadia’s All We Can Imagine and Le Roman by Jim D’Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrier. Four nominations for Francois Ozon’s When Autumn Comes and Jonathan Millet’s Les Fantômes.
Carla Sofia Gascon, Hafsia Hertz, Agnes Jauy, Annamaria Bartholomew and Helen Vincent will fight for the title of best actress. Adam Bessa, Paul Kircher, Karim Leclew, Pierre Nin and Abu Sangare are fighting for the title of best actor.
The 30th Lumières Prizes, presented by members of the Académie des Lumières, international press correspondents from 38 countries, will be presented on Monday, January 20, 2025 at the Forum des images. A total of 13 prizes will be awarded. See the full nominations.
the best movie
All we imagine is light by Payal Kapadia
Emilia Perez by Jacques Audiard
The romance of Arnaud Larrier and Jean-Marie Larrier’s Jimmy
Boris Lozhkin’s story about Suleiman
Courtesy of Alain Giraud
best direction
Jacques Audiard for Emilia Perez
Mathieu Delaporte and Alexander de la Patellier for the Count of Monte Cristo
Allen bails for mercy
Boris Lozhkin for Suleiman’s story
Francois Ozon When Autumn Comes
Best case scenario
Jacques Audiard for Emilia Perez
Allen bails for mercy
Boris Lozhkin and Delphine Agut for Suleiman’s story
Jonathan Millett and Florence Rochat for Ghosts
Francois Ozon When Autumn Comes
Best Documentary
Bye Bye Tiberias By Lina Soualem
Dahomey by Matti Diop
Madame Hoffmann Sebastian Lifschitz
Orlando, My Political Biography Paul B. by Preciado
Journey to Gaza by Piero Usbert
The best animated film
Angelo in the Mysterious Forest by Vincent Paronod and Alexis Ducord
Flow, the cat who was no longer afraid of water, says Zilbalodis
Michel Hazanavicius’ most prized possession
Maya, give the title to Michel Gondry
Savages by Claude Barras
Best actress
Carla Sofia Gascon for Emilia Perez
Hafsia Hertz for Borgo
Agnès Jaoui For My Life My Mouth
Annamaria Bartholomew for Mariam
Ellen Vincent When Autumn Comes
Best Male Actor
Adam Bessa for Ghost
Paul Kircher for their children after them
Karim Leclew for Le Roman de Jim
Pier Nini for the Count of Monte Cristo
Abu Sangare for the history of Suleiman
A feminine revelation
Maven Barthelemy for Twenty Gods
Gjuwana Benedetti for Kingdom
Malo Khebiz for rough diamond
Clara-María Laredo in her image
Megan Northam for Rabbi
masculine revelation
Sayyid El Alami for their children after them
Clément Faveau for Twenty Gods
Malik Frikah For Love Phew
Felix Kissil for mercy
Pierre Lotin When Autumn Comes
Best first movie
A Diamond in the Rough by Agathe Riedinger
Ghosts of Jonathan Millett
Kingdom of Julien Colonna
Rabia Mareike Engelhardt
Twenty Gods by Louise Courvoisier
The best international co-production
Maria Alche and Benjamin Naistat Professor
Miguel Gomez Grand Tour
Green Border by Agnieszka Holland
Mohammad Rasulof Wild Fig Tree Seeds
September Without Waiting by Jonas Trueba
Best picture
Nicolas Bolduc for The Count of Monte Cristo
Jose Deshayes for the monster
Tristan Galland for the story of Suleiman
Paul Guihoum for Emilia Perez
Claire Mathon for mercy
The best music
Bertrand Bonello and Anna Bonello for The Beast
Camille and Clement Ducol for Emilia Perez
Amaury Chabauty for their children after them
Alexandre Desplat for the most valuable commodity
Yukseki for the ghost
The 30th consecutive Lumières award will be presented on Monday, 2025 at 20:00 at the Forum des images. The ceremony will be streamed live on YouTube.
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