Girls on Film Awards: ‘Hamnet’ Wins Best Feature, Director, Lead Actress
The winners of the 5th annual Girls on Film awards have been announced, where Hamnet was named Best Feature Film, Best Director (Chloé Zhao) and Best Performance in a Leading Role (Jessie Buckley).
Teyana Taylor won Best Performance in a Supporting Role for One Battle After Another and Best Documentary went to Geeta Gandbhir’s The Perfect Neighbor.
Hosted by Girls On Film co-founders Anna Smith and Hedda Lornie Archbold, the awards reward women-led filmmaking, with a particular focus on diversity, inclusion, and representation. The org features no male actor categories and only recognizes women and marginalized genders in front of and behind the camera, with the exception of the group’s Ally Award.
“Hamnet resonated deeply with our voters, as did The Chronology of Water, Goodbye June, and Dreamers. The themes of Lollipop have even sparked meaningful discussion in Parliament, and we are pleased to have honoured Daisy-May Hudson in the Activist Impact category.”
Smith and Archbold added: “Our dream is for all awards ceremonies to recognise the great work of women and non-binary creatives in all fields, and we thank everyone who supports us and enables Girls On Film to pave the way for a fairer and more equitable future in film. If she can see it, she can be it.”
BEST FEATURE FILM Sponsored by EON Productions
Hamnet
Die My Love
A House of Dynamite
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Sorry, Baby
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Mary Bronstein – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Lynne Ramsay – Die My Love
Kristen Stewart – The Chronology of Water
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
Imogen Poots – The Chronology of Water
Andrea Riseborough – Dragonfly
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Naomi Ackie – Sorry, Baby
Rebecca Ferguson – A House of Dynamite
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Clara Pacini – The Ice Tower
Maxine Peake – I Swear
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Perfect Neighbor, Geeta Gandbhir
Come See Me in the Good Light
The Extraordinary Miss Flower
Prime Minister
Twiggy (commendation)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Sponsored by CrewHQ
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC – Sinners
Hélène Louvart, AFC – Palestine 36
Alice Brooks, ASC – Wicked: For Good
Mia Cioffi Henry – Sorry, Baby
Vanessa Whyte, BSC – Dragonfly
BEST COMPOSER
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch – H is for Hawk
Hildur Guðnadóttir – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple; Hedda
Laura Karpman – Captain America: Brave New World
Rachel Portman – The Return
Nala Sinephro – The Smashing Machine (commendation)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy – Kave Quinn
Hamnet – Fiona Crombie
One Battle After Another – Florencia Martin
Sinners – Hannah Beachler
BEST EDITING Sponsored by DISAUTHORITY
The Chronology of Water – Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Cover-Up – Amy Foote and Laura Poitras (with Peter Bowman)
On Falling – Helle le Fevre (with Francisco Moreira)
The Perfect Neighbor – Viridiana Lieberman
The Voice of Hind Rajab – Kaouther Ben Hania (with Qutaiba Barhamji and Maxime Mathis)
INTIMACY AWARD Sponsored by Intimacy on Set
The Intimacy Award Sponsored by Intimacy on Set celebrates authentic, meaningful, and responsible depiction of female pleasure on screen. Our work with intimacy co-ordinators has taught us that to create a culture on set that breathes life into the filming of a truly intimate scene, requires a deep and enduring commitment from all involved, including screenwriter, director and producer. The award is presented to the actors, and honours the truly collaborative nature of the work.
Dreamers – Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ and Ann Akinjirin with Intimacy Coordinator El Wood
Writer/director Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor and producer Emily Morgan
Black Bag– Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender with Intimacy Coordinator Ita O’Brien
Writer David Koepp, director Steven Soderbergh, producers Gregory Davids and Casey Silver
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy– Renée Zellweger and Leo Woodall with Intimacy Coordinator Adelaide Waldrop
Writers Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer and Abi Morgan, director Michael Morris and producers Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Jo Wallett
Sinners– Wunmi Mosaku and Michael B. Jordan with Intimacy Coordinator Amanda Peek
Writer/director/producer Ryan Coogler
Wicked: For Good– Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey with Intimacy Coordinator Yarit Dor
Writers Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox (with Stephen Schwartz), director Jon M. Chu, producers Mark Platt, David Stone and Joan Schneider
BEST FEMALE FRIENDSHIP ON SCREEN
Brides – Safiyya Ingar & Ebada Hassan
Lollipop – Posy Sterling & Idil Ahmed
Eleanor the Great – June Squibb & Erin Kellyman
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor & Naomi Ackie
Wicked: For Good – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Goodbye June – Kate Winslet, Andrea Riseborough, Toni Colette, Helen Mirren, Johnny Flynn, Timothy Spall, Fisayo Akinade
Brides – Safiyya Ingar, Ebada Hassan
Hedda – Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Imogen Poots
Left-Handed Girl – Janel Tsai, Shih-Yuan Mah, Nina Ye
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Louis Cancelmi, Lucas Hedges
THE GIRLS ON FILM ALLY AWARD Sponsored by IMDb
The Girls On Film Ally Award recognises a male filmmaker who has created complex on-screen women characters and champions the representation and empowerment of women in film.
Jon M. Chu – Wicked: For Good
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
John Maclean – Tornado (commendation)
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Paul Andrew Williams – Dragonfly
ACTIVIST IMPACT AWARD
The Activist Impact Award honours the groups, individuals or films whose activism supports the fight for gender equality across the film industry. Their work empowers the voices of women and non-binary creatives, aims to bring about industry-wide change, challenges existing power structures, and campaigns for equal representation and fair treatment across the industry.
Daisy-May Hudson – filmmaker, activist and cultural changemaker
Female Film Club – online female filmmakers members club
Ita O’Brien – intimacy coordinator and founder of Intimacy on Set
Reclaim The Frame – campaign for gender justice in cinema
We Are Parable – an exhibition and distribution company specialising in culturally relevant experiences for Black cinema and TV
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