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AWARDS France

Balanced nominations for the Lumières

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- Elle, A Woman’s Life, Staying Vertical, Last Days of Louis XIV, Ogres and Nocturama in the running for Best Film

Balanced nominations for the Lumières
Elle by Paul Verhoeven

Given, just like the Golden Globes, to the best artists in French and French-language film by foreign journalists posted in Paris, the 22nd Lumière Awards will be awarded on 30 January 2017, at a ceremony which will take place at the Théâtre de la Madeleine.

Among the contenders are four titles with four nominations each, which will battle it out for the title of Best French Film of the Year: favourite to win Elle [+see also:
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by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, A Woman’s Life [+see also:
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Q&A: Stéphane Brizé
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by Stéphane Brizé, Staying Vertical [+see also:
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interview: Alain Guiraudie
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by Alain Guiraudie, and Last Days of Louis XIV [+see also:
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interview: Albert Serra
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by Spaniard Albert Serra. Also in the running for this prestigious award are Nocturama [+see also:
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interview: Bertrand Bonello
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by Bertrand Bonello and Ogres [+see also:
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by Léa Fehner, which each have three nominations. Also worth mentioning is that none of the six filmmakers nominated have ever taken home the Lumière for Best Film, that the same six are also in the running for Best Director, and that this year’s selection is particularly attractive and diverse, with no one film hogging a majority of the nominations. 

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In the running for Best Actress are Isabelle Huppert (Elle), who has already won the title three times (in 1996, 2001 and 2006), and Marion Cotillard (From the Land of the Moon [+see also:
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), who won it back in 2008. Joining them are four new faces to the awards: Judith Chemla (A Woman’s Life), Virginie Efira (In Bed with Victoria [+see also:
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interview: Justine Triet
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), Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen (150 Milligrams [+see also:
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), and Soko (The Dancer [+see also:
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).

Among the seven nominees for the Lumière for Best Actor are three former victors: Gérard Depardieu (The End [+see also:
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), who won the award back in 2006, Gaspar Ulliel (It’s Only the End of the World [+see also:
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), who bagged it in 2015, and Omar Sy, who won the award in 2011 and is this time competing with his partner from Chocolat [+see also:
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: James Thierrée. Also nominated are rising star Pierre Deladonchamps (A Kid [+see also:
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interview: Philippe Lioret
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), Nicolas Duvauchelle (A Decent Man [+see also:
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), and the legendary Jean-Pierre Léaud (Last Days of Louis XIV). 

Also worth mentioning are the four nominations for Frantz [+see also:
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Q&A: François Ozon
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de François Ozon (including for German actress Paula Beer as Most Promising Actress)and for The Dancer by Stéphanie di Giusto, and , and the three snagged by animated film My Life as a Courgette [+see also:
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interview: Claude Barras
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]
by Claude Barras (including for Best Screenplay). Also striking is the surprising weak performance by Slack Bay [+see also:
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Q&A: Bruno Dumont
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by Bruno Dumont (which has received just one nomination, for Most Promising Actress) and moderate haul for Divines [+see also:
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interview: Houda Benyamina
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by Houda Benyamina (which has received two nominations, for Best Film and Most Promising Actress). 

The list of nominees:

Best Film
Elle [+see also:
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– Paul Verhoeven
Last Days of Louis XIV [+see also:
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interview: Albert Serra
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– Albert Serra
Nocturama [+see also:
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interview: Bertrand Bonello
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– Bertrand Bonello
Ogres [+see also:
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– Léa Fehner
Staying Vertical [+see also:
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interview: Alain Guiraudie
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]
– Alain Guiraudie
A Woman’s Life [+see also:
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Q&A: Stéphane Brizé
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– Stéphane Brizé

Best Director
Bertrand Bonello – Nocturama
Stéphane Brizé – A Woman’s Life
Léa Fehner – Ogres
Alain Guiraudie – Staying Vertical
Albert Serra – Last Days of Louis XIV
Paul Verhoeven – Elle

Best Actress
Judith Chemla – A Woman’s Life
Marion Cotillard – From the Land of the Moon [+see also:
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Virginie Efira – In Bed with Victoria [+see also:
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interview: Justine Triet
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Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Sidse Babett Knudsen – 150 Milligrams [+see also:
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Soko – The Dancer [+see also:
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Best Actor
Pierre Deladonchamps – A Kid [+see also:
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interview: Philippe Lioret
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]

Gérard Depardieu – The End [+see also:
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]

Nicolas Duvauchelle – A Decent Man [+see also:
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Jean-Pierre Léaud – Last Days of Louis XIV
Omar Sy and James Thierrée - Chocolat [+see also:
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Gaspar Ulliel – It’s Only the End of the World [+see also:
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]

Best Screenplay
David Birke - Elle
Léa Fehner, Catherine Paillé and Brigitte Sy - Ogres
Emilie Frèche and Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar – Heaven Will Wait [+see also:
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Alain Guiraudie – Staying Vertical
François Ozon – Frantz [+see also:
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Q&A: François Ozon
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Céline Sciamma – My Life as a Courgette [+see also:
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interview: Claude Barras
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Best Cinematography
Christophe Beaucarne – From the Land of the Moon
Benoît Debie – The Dancer
Antoine Héberlé – A Woman’s Life
Léo Hinstin – Nocturama
Pascal Marti – Frantz
Jonathan Ricquebourg – Last Days of Louis XIV

Most Promising Actor
Damien Bonnard – Staying Vertical
Corentin Fila and Kacey Mottet Klein – Being 17 [+see also:
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Q&A: André Téchiné
interview: Kacey Mottet Klein
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]

Finnegan Oldfield – Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) [+see also:
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interview: Eva Husson
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Toki Pilioko – Mercenary [+see also:
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interview: Sacha Wolff
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Sadek – Tour de France [+see also:
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interview: Rachid Djaïdani
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Niels Schneider – Dark Inclusion [+see also:
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interview: Arthur Harari
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Most Promising Actress
Oulaya Amamra and Déborah Lukumuena – Divines [+see also:
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interview: Houda Benyamina
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Paula Beer – Frantz
Lily Rose Depp – The Dancer
Manal Issa – Parisienne [+see also:
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Naomi Amarger and Noémie Merlant – Heaven Will Wait
Raph – Slack Bay [+see also:
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Q&A: Bruno Dumont
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Best First Film
Apnée [+see also:
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– Jean-Christophe Meurisse
Dark Inclusion – Arthur Harari
Divines – Houda Benyamina
Still Life [+see also:
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– Maud Alpi
The Dancer – Stéphanie di Giusto
Mercenary – Sacha Wolff

Best French-Language Film
Belgica [+see also:
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interview: Artemio Benki, Sylvie Leray
interview: Felix Van Groeningen
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]
– Felix van Groeningen (Belgium/France)
The Unknown Girl [+see also:
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Q&A: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
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– Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne (Belgium/France)
Hedi [+see also:
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– Mohamed Ben Attia (Tunisia/Belgium)
It’s Only the End of the World – Xavier Dolan (Canada/France)
Mimosas [+see also:
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interview: Oliver Laxe
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– Oliver Laxe (Spain/France/Morocco/Qatar)
The First, The Last [+see also:
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interview: Bouli Lanners
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– Bouli Lanners (Belgium/France)

Best Animated Film

The Girl Without Hands [+see also:
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– Sébastien Laudenbach
Louise by the Shore [+see also:
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–  Jean-François Languionie
My Life as a Courgette – Claude Barras
Long Way North [+see also:
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– Rémi Chayé
The Red Turtle [+see also:
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– Michael Dudok de Wit

Best Documentary
The Woods Dreams Are Made Of [+see also:
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– Claire Simon
Latest News from the Cosmos [+see also:
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– Julie Bertuccelli
Merci Patron! [+see also:
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– François Ruffin
La Sociologue et l’ourson – Etienne Chaillou and Mathias Théry
Swagger [+see also:
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–  Olivier Babinet
Journey Through French Cinema [+see also:
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– Bertrand Tavernier

Best Score
Sophie Hunger – My Life as a Courgette
Ibrahim Maalouf – In the Forests of Siberia [+see also:
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Laurent Perez del Mar – The Red Turtle
ROB – Planetarium [+see also:
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interview: Rebecca Zlotowski
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]

Philippe Rombi – Frantz
Gabriel Yared – It’s Only the End of the World

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(Translated from French)

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