29th Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival Awards: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Dominates with Six Wins Including Best Picture and Best Actress
Three awards go to The Brutalist and two each for Conclave, Dune: Part Two and Wicked
Emilia Pérez was the big winner of the 29th Capri, Hollywood – International Film Festival with six awards including Best Picture, Best Actress (Karla Sofia Gascon), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Ensemble Cast.
The film also won the Best Makeup and Hairstyling e Best Producers of the Year (Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello).
Adrien Brody for was named Best Actor Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, while Lol Crawley earned Best Cinematography and Daniel Blumberg the Best Original Score award for the film.
Edward Berger won the Best Director of the Year honors for Conclave and Isabella Rossellini was named as Best Supporting Actress.
Dune: Part Two won for Joe Walker’s Film Editing and Best Visual Effects. Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu, won the Production Design and Sound Editing awards.
The Capri Best Original Screenplay honor went to Anora, directed by Sean Baker, while the Capri Best Animation of the Year winner was Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl directed by Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park. Massimo Cantini Parrini earned the Best Costume Design for Angelina Jolie-starrer Maria, Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio – a Best International Feature Film Oscar shortlisted title from Italy and a Golden Globe nominee – earned the Best International Feature of the Year award.
Here is the complete list of winners.
Best Picture: Emilia Pérez
Best Director: Edward Berger (Conclave)
Best Actor: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Best Actress: Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Pérez)
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Best Supporting Actress: Isabella Rossellini ( Conclave)
Best Original Screenplay: Anora
Best Adapted Screenplay: Emilia Pérez (Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain & Nicolas Livecchi)
Best Animated Feature: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best International Documentary Feature: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Best International Documentary Short Film: Once Upon a Time in Ukraine
Best International Feature of the Year: Vermiglio (Italy)
Best Cinematography: Lol Crawley (The Brutalist)
Best Costume Design: Massimo Cantini Parrini (Maria)
Best Film Editing: Joe Walker (Dune: Part Two)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Emilia Pérez
Best Original Score: Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist)
Best Original Song: “The Journey” (The Six Triple Eight)
Best Production Design: Nathan Crowley (Wicked)
Best Sound Editing: Wicked
Best Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two
Capri Best Ensemble Cast Award 2024: (Emilia Pérez)
Capri Best Live Action Short Film: Dovecote
Capri Producers of The Year Award 2024: Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello (Emilia Pérez)
CAPRI IN THE WORLD INSTITUTE AWARDS
Capri European Feature of the Year: Vermiglio
Capri Exploit Producers of The Year Award 2024: Francesca Andreoli, Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli, Maura Delpero and Santiago Fondevila Sancet
(Vermiglio)
Capri Lina Wertmüller European Filmmaker of the Year: Maura Delpero
(Vermiglio)
Capri European Cult Movie Award 2024: Parthenope (The Apartment)
Capri International Cult Movie Award 2024: Modi (UK)
Capri Producer of the Year: Barri Navidi (UK)
Capri European Visionary Award 2024: Michele Placido (Eterno Visionario)
Capri European Director of The Year 2024: Jacques Audiard
Capri Italian Cult Movie Award 2024: Another End
Capri European Producer of The Year Award 2024: Andrea Scrosati (Maria)
Capri European Art Award 2024 – Dessy Tenekedjieva (Bul)
Capri European Breakout Actors of the Year Award: Dimitar Nikolov, and Yosif Kambarev
Capri Italian World Wide Award 2024: Iginio Straffi
Capri Italian World Wide Award 2024: Andrea Scrosati
Capri “Carmelo Rocca” Italian Producer of The Year 2024: Roberto Proia (The Boy with the Pink Pants) Capri Italian Filmmaker of The Year Award: Vincenzo Alfieri
Capri Italian Feature of the Year: The Boy with the Pink Pants (The Boy with the Pink Pants)
Capri Italian “Debute Movie” Award 2024: Ninetta’s House (Indie)
Capri Peppino Patroni Griffi Award 2024: Lina Sastri and Marco Leonardi
Capri – Italian Actor of the Year 2024: Elio Germano (Berlinguer)
Capri – Italian Actress of the Year 2024: Roman Maggiora Vergano (The Time It Takes)
Capri Breakout Actor Award 2024: Peppe Lanzetta (Parthenope)
Capri Breakout Actress Award 2024: Federica Vincenti (Eterno Visionario)
Capri Nuovo Imaie Award 2024 – In the name of Mariangela Melato: Claudia Gerini
Capri Italian Rising Star Actor of the Year 2024: Andrea Arru
Capri Italian Rising Star Actress of the Year 2024: Martina Scrinzi
Capri Exploit Award 2024 – Director: Margherita Ferri (The Boy with the Pink Pants)
Capri Italian Documentary Award 2024: Stefano Senardi and Marco Spagnoli: Nero a metà
Capri International Tv Series of The Year 2024: Ripley
Capri – Italian Tv Series of The Year 2024: Vincenzo Malinconico
Capri Humanitarian Award 2024: Fanfare 10° Reggimento Carabinieri
Capri Humanitarian Award 2024: The Boy with Pink Pants
Capri Social Award 2024: Dario D’Ambrosi
Capri Italian Family Award 2024: Massimo Boldi
Capri Music Award 2024 – Phil Palmer
Capri Music Award 2024 – Jean Michel Byron
Capri Exploit Music Award 2024 – Ste
Capri Exploit Music Award 2024 – Walter Ricci
Capri Music Award 2024 – Adriano Pennino
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