RRR, Bahubali fame Rajamouli gets best director award from New York Film Critics Circle – IBTimes India
RRR, Bahubali fame Rajamouli gets best director award from New York Film Critics Circle – IBTimes India
Rajamouli gets best director award from New York Film Critics Circle
Tollywood hitmaker S.S. Rajamouli has won the best director award from the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) for his epic adventure film ‘RRR’, reports ‘Variety’.
Although ‘RRR’ wasn’t selected to represent India in the international feature category of the Academy Awards, Variance Films has mounted a substantial campaign to have the film recognised in the general categories, including best picture.
NYFCC’s winner for best film has typically had a strong correlation with the Academy Awards’ best picture category.
The latter was the first film that has won New York’s top prize and failed to garner a single Oscar nomination..
Last year, the winners included the Japanese feature ‘Drive My Car’, which went on to receive a nomination for best picture.
Lady Gaga’s best actress win for ‘House of Gucci’ and Kathryn Hunter’s supporting triumph for ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ were the two winners that failed to garner recognition..
At Friday’s gala awards event, Todd Field’s ‘Tr’ from Focus Features took the top prize for best film.
In the middle of one of the most stacked fields of contenders in years, Cate Blanchett was among the two wins for ‘Tr’, earning best actress for her turn as a controversial German composer on the verge of losing her grip on power.
Colin Farrell won best actor for his work in two of the four films he starred in 2022 — ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ by Martin McDonagh and ‘After Yang’ from Kogonada..
All men went on to receive a nomination for one of their films during their respective years, notes ‘Variety’..
Farrell’s turn as the lovable drinking buddy Padraic in McDonagh’s dramedy, however, has captivated audiences since debuting at Venice, where Farrell won the Volpi Cup for best actor over Fraser, whose film also debuted there..
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