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| » BAFTA LONGLIST ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARD WINNER » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » National Society Of Film Critics Award Runner-Up » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
BLUE MOON • Sony Pictures Classics
Robert Kaplow | Writer
Richard Linklater | Director
Mike Blizzard, Richard Linklater, John Sloss | Producers
| » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » BAFTA LONGLIST ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » Capri Hollywood Award Winner » CHICAGO FILM CRITIC ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNER » Florida Film Critics Circle Award WINNER » GOTHAM AWARD WINNER » LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNER » National Society Of Film Critics Award Winner » New York Film Critics Online Award Winner » San Diego Film Critics Society Award Winner » Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Dublin Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » European Film Award Nominee » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New Jersey Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Nominee » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Nominee » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Satellite Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Writer
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
| » Writers Guild of America Award Nominee » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » BAFTA NOMINEE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » Austin Film Critics Association Award Winner » NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER » Critics Choice Award Nominee » Australian Academy of Cinema International Award Nominee » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Nominee » Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Runner-Up » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Award Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New Jersey Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Nominee » Online Film & Television Association Awards Nominee » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee » Satellite Award Nominee » Seattle Film Critics Society Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Utah Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
MARTY SUPREME • A24
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie | Writers
Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers
| » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » BAFTA NOMINEE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » Australian Academy of Cinema International Award Winner » European Film Award Winner » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Winner » Critics Choice Award Nominee » Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Nominee » Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New Jersey Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Nominee » Online Film & Television Association Awards Nominee » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Runner-Up » San Diego Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Satellite Award Nominee » Southeastern Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up |
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier | Writers
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
| » Writers Guild of America Award Nominee » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » BAFTA NOMINEE » CRITICS CHOICE AWARD WINNER ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Winner » ATLANTA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER » BLACK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE Award Winner » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Winner » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Winner » Critics Association of Central Florida Award Winner » Denver Film Critics Society Award Winner » DUBLIN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Winner » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Winner » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Winner » Houston Film Critics Society Award Winner » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Winner » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award WINNER » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards Winner » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Winner » Music City Film Critics Association Award Winner » NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW AWARD WINNER » New Jersey Film Critics Circle Award Winner » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Winner » Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award Winner » Online Film Critics Society Award Winner » Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Award Winner » Phoenix FILM CRITICS SOCIETY Award Winner » Pittsburgh Film Critics Association Award Winner » Portland Critics Association Award Winner » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Winner » Southeastern Film Critics Association Award Winner » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Black Reel Film Awards Nominee » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Runner-Up » Online Film & Television Association Awards Nominee » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » San Diego Film Critics Society Award Nominee » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » Satellite Award Nominee » Seattle Film Critics Society Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Utah Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee |
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Writer
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

| » Writers Guild of America Award Nominee » BAFTA LONGLIST » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Winner » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Winner » Critics Choice Award Nominee » Atlanta Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New Jersey Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Online Film & Television Association Awards Nominee » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Nominee » San Diego Film Critics Society Award Nominee » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Nominee |
WEAPONS • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema
Zach Cregger | Writer
Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers
| » BAFTA NOMINEE » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Gotham Award Nominee » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards Nominee » National Society Of Film Critics Award Runner-Up » New Mexico Film Critics Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Nominee |
THE SECRET AGENT • NEON
Kleber Mendonça Filho | Writer
Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho | Producers
| » BAFTA LONGLIST » AARP Movies For Grownups Award Nominee |
IS THIS THING ON? • Searchlight Pictures
Bradley Cooper, Will Arnett, Mark Chappell, John Bishop | Writers
Bradley Cooper | Director
Bradley Cooper, Weston Middleton, Will Arnett, Kris Thykier | Producers
| » BAFTA NOMINEE » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
I SWEAR • StudioCanal
Kirk Jones | Writer
Kirk Jones | Director
Piers Tempest, Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff | Producers
| » BAFTA LONGLIST » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
A House of Dynamite • Netflix
Noah Oppenheim | Writer
Kathryn Bigelow | Director
Greg Shapiro, Kathryn Bigelow, Noah Oppenheim | Producers
| » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Winner » Utah Film Critics Association Award Winner » Critics Choice Award Nominee » Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Gotham Award Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Los Angeles FIlm Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Award Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Online Film & Television Association Awards Nominee » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » Pittsburgh Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Nominee » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Seattle Film Critics Society Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
SORRY, BABY • A24
Eva Victor | Writer
Eva Victor | Director
Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins | Producers
| » Critics Choice Award Nominee » AARP Movies For Grownups Award Nominee » Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » Satellite Award Nominee |
JAY KELLY • Netflix
Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer | Writers
Noah Baumbach | Director
Noah Baumbach, Amy Pascal, David Heyman | Producers
| » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Nominee |
RENTAL FAMILY • Searchlight Pictures
Hikari, Stephen Blahut | Writers
Hikari | Director
Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Hikari, Shin Yamaguchi | Producers
| » Gotham Award Nominee » European Film Award Nominee |
SOUND OF FALLING • MUBI
Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski | Writer
Mascha Schilinski | Director
Lucas Schmidt, Maren Schmitt | Producers
| » Writers Guild of America Award Nominee » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Gotham Award Nominee » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee |
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24
Mary Bronstein | Writer
Mary Bronstein | Director
Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
MY FATHER’S SHADOW • MUBI
Wale Davies | Writer
Akinola Davies Jr. | Director
Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
ON FALLING • BBC Film
Laura Carreira | Writer
Laura Carreira | Director
Jack Thomas-O’Brien, Mário Patrocínio | Producers
| » European Film Award Nominee |
LA GRAZIA • MUBI
Paolo Sorrentino | Writer
Paolo Sorrentino | Director
Annamaria Morelli, Paolo Sorrentino | Producers
| » European Film Award Nominee |
SIRĀT • NEON
Santiago Fillol & Oliver Laxe | Writers
Oliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Oliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi & Andrea Queralt | Producers
| » Writers Guild of America Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » San Diego Film Critics Society Award Runner-Up |
BLACK BAG • Focus Features
David Koepp | Writer
Steven Soderbergh | Director
Casey Silver, Gregory Jacobs | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
BOB TREVINO LIKES IT • Roadside Attractions
Tracie Laymon | Writer
Tracie Laymon | Director
Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Felipe Dieppa, Edgar Rosa | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
THE PLAGUE • IFC Films
Charlie Polinger | Writer
Charlie Polinger | Director
Lizzie Shapiro, Lucy McKendrick, Joel Edgerton, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Derek Dauchy | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
SPLITSVILLE • NEON
Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin | Writers
Michael Angelo Covino | Director
Emily Korteweg, Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Ryan Heller, Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Samantha Racanelli | Producers
| » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee |
THE ASTRONAUT LOVERS • Dark Star Pictures
Marco Berger | Writer
Marco Berger | Director
Kevin Eisenberg, Ángeles Hernández, Alberto Masliah, David Matamoros | Producers
| » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee |
RENT FREE • Nice & Easy Pictures
Fernando Andrés, Tyler Rugh | Writers
Fernando Andrés | Director
Jacob Roberts, Temple Baker, Fernando Andrés | Producers
| » NEW MEXICO FILM CRITICS Award Winner |
LEFT-HANDED GIRL • Netflix
Shih-Ching Tsou & Sean Baker | Writers
Shih-Ching Tsou | Director
Sean Baker, Mike Goodridge, Alice Labadie, Jean Labadie, Shih-Ching Tsou | Producers
| » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee |
EDDINGTON • A24
Ari Aster | Writer
Ari Aster | Director
Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen | Producers

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