Nominations for the 2022 British Independent Film Awards are in, and two directorial debuts from ladies lead the pack: Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” the toast of the pageant circuit because it debuted in Critics Week in Cannes, and Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean,” which took residence the Giornate degli Autori People’s Choice Award from Venice Film Festival, the place the drama made its world premiere.
“Aftersun” scored a whopping 16 nominations. Set at a seaside resort in Turkey, the movie depicts a pre-teen lady (newcomer Frankie Corio) on trip together with her younger father (Paul Mescal, “Normal People”).
“Blue Jean,” a portrait of a lesbian instructor (Rosy McEwen, “The Alienist”) compelled to reside a double life, landed 13 nominations.
Three of the 5 titles up for Best British Independent Film are directed by ladies. Joining “Aftersun” and “Blue Jean” is “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” Sophie Hyde’s dramedy a few retired faculty instructor (Emma Thompson, “Cruella”) who hires a intercourse employee (Daryl McCormack, “Peaky Blinders”) to assist her verify off gadgets on her sexual bucket listing.
Wells, Oakley, and Hyde account for 3 of 5 helmers up for Best Director.
Four of the 5 movies within the working for Best Screenplay are written or co-written by ladies. Wells and Oakley are being acknowledged alongside “Good Luck to You Leo Grande’s” Katy Brand and “The Wonder” co-writers Alice Birch and Emma Donoghue. Led by Florence Pugh, “The Wonder” follows a nurse summoned to a religious group to conduct a weeks-long examination of an 11-year-old lady (Kíla Lord Cassidy, “Viewpoint”) who claims to not have eaten for months.
Actors up for honors embrace Pugh, “God’s Creatures’” Emily Watson, and “Emily’s” Emma Mackey.
The British Independent Film Awards will happen December 4. Head over to The Hollywood Reporter to take a look at all the nominees. Docs up for awards embrace “Nothing Compares,” Kathryn Ferguson tribute to controversial Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, and “Hide & Seek” (“Nascondino”) Victoria Fiore’s portrait of a 12-year-old boy residing in inner-city Naples.