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Not exact matches

Pixar's record - breaking Mexican - based animation Coco won the Animated feature award, while South Korean drama The Handmaiden won Best Foreign Film.

Sam Neill received his first mention for the year for his performance in «Hunt for the Wilderpeople,» while films like «The Handmaiden» made a healthy showing.

Slit into three chapters, The Handmaiden does feel a little overlong due to a slack second act but the impeccable production design and art direction from Ryu Seong - hie is immersive and imposing while the expert lensing from cinematographer Chung Chung - hoon ranks with the year's best, ensuring that there's always a lot to soak in when not being alternately aroused or repulsed.

«Kubo and the Two Strings» was named Best Animated Film, while «O.J.: Made in America» won Best Documentary and «The Handmaiden» earned honors as the Best Foreign Language Film.

But more than anything, The Handmaiden is just pure cinema, a dizzying, disturbing fable of love and betrayal that piles on luxurious imagery, while never losing track of its story's human core.

One Korean filmmaker, Park Chan - wook, at least has a shot this year with «The Handmaiden,» and his strong track record («Oldboy» won the Grand Prix in 2004, while «Thirst» won a jury prize in 2009) augurs well for his chances.

Agassi (The Handmaiden, Park Chan - wook, 2016) While most of the other films on this list aim for subdued minimalism, this film sounds the call for maximalism loud and clear, marrying a delightfully twisted narrative with the most pleasurable romance of the year.

Andrea Arnold, with American Honey, attempted a reimagining of Jack Kerouac's masculine Beat Generation manifesto On the Road as a modern expression of a woman's sex - rebel freedom; with The Handmaiden, Park Chan - wook adapted Sarah Waters's novel Fingersmith by upping the agency of its femme fatales; and while Maren Adé's Toni Erdmann may be named after its male protagonist, it's much more about the effect he has on his daughter, an independent businesswoman.

In scenes where Padme and Queen Amidala appear together, Natalie Portman is Padme, while Keira Knightley is Sabe, one of the handmaidens disguised as the Queen.

The Best Foreign Language Film category is a race between Elle, The Handmaiden and Toni Erdmann, while Cameraperson, O.J. Made in America and 13th occupy the Best Documentary slots.