In a slightly surprising result, Duncan Jones's sci - fi debut claimed the night's top prize, Best British Independent Film, as well as Best
Debut Director honors.
Not exact matches
The National Board of Review's awards celebrate excellence in filmmaking with categories that include Best Picture, Best
Director, Best Performances, Best Ensemble, Breakthrough Performances, Directorial
Debut and Spotlight Award as well as signature
honors such as the William K. Everson Award for Film History, Freedom of Expression, and Special Achievement in Filmmaking.
Furthermore, the Sundance
debut of The Witch rewarded Eggers with the high
honor of their Best
Director prize.
So, it's not surprising that an impressive number of powerful women were also
honored for their work both on the small screen, with Big Little Lies and The Handmaid's Tale, and on the big screen, with first - time writer -
director Greta Gerwig winning Best Motion Picture, Comedy for her directorial
debut, Lady Bird, along with leading lady, Saoirse Ronan winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy.
Jumping the Broom, whose title comes from a wedding tradition Pam alone wishes to see
honored here, marks the feature film
debut of
director Salim Akil (a veteran of TV's «Soul Food», «Girlfriends», and «The Game») and Arlene Gibbs, who shares screenplay credit with story - credited Elizabeth Hunter (an alum of «ER», «The L Word», and «Charmed»).
Lionsgate has
debuted an official trailer for indie coming - of - age drama titled The
Honor List, from Australian
director Elissa Down (Pink Pyjamas, The Black Balloon).
The
debut film by writer -
director Andrea Molaioli, «Girl by the Lake» won 10 David di Donatella Awards (an important
honor in Italy).
From welcoming back Richard Linklater to Seattle with his groundbreaking epic Boyhood, to
honoring Laura Dern, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Quincy Jones for their masterful work, to welcoming Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who has brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life for years, to the hundreds of first - time
directors making their
debut, it's been another year of indelible cinematic experiences.
Brooklyn - based filmmaker Sophia Takal won a Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman
Director Award on Tuesday night here at South by Southwest, and, for the most part, her
debut feature Green bears out that
honor.