‘Green Book’ wins top Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Award; ‘The Hate U Give,’ ‘Boy Erased’ grab US Cinema honors
Fresh off its People’s Choice Award win at the Toronto International Film Festival last month, Peter Farrelly’s Green Book is now the Overall Favorite of the 41st Mill Valley Film Festival.
The film, which chronicles the real-life relationship between virtuoso pianist Don Shirley (played by Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali) and his driver Tony Lip (Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen) as they trek through the south on a concert tour in 1962.
Previous winners have included Mudbound (2017) and Lion (2016).
The Hate U Give, from director George Tillman Jr., won the Audience Favorite for US Cinema with Boy Erased, from actor/director Joel Edgerton, came in second in US Cinema. Previous winners here have included Molly’s Game (2017), Moonlight (2016) and Loving (2016).
The Hate U Give is currently in limited release from 20th Century Fox. Boy Erased is set for November 2nd from Focus Features. Green Book will be released by Universal Pictures on November 23rd.
The full list of 2018 Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Award winners:
OVERALL FAVORITE – The MVFF Audience Favorite of 2018
GREEN BOOK
Peter Farrelly
US CINEMA – Audience Favorite – US Cinema
Gold Award
THE HATE U GIVE
George Tillman Jr.
Audience Favorite – US Cinema
Silver Award
BOY ERASED
Joel Edgerton
Audience Favorite – US Cinema Indie
Gold Award
COLLISIONS
Richard Levien
Audience Favorite – US Cinema Indie
Silver Award
SAINT JUDY
Sean Hanish
WORLD CINEMA – Audience Favorite – World Cinema
Gold Award
CAPERNAUM
Nadine Labaki
Audience Favorite – World Cinema
Silver Award
BECOMING ASTRID
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Audience Favorite – World Cinema Indie
Gold Award
SIR
Rohena Gera
Audience Favorite – World Cinema Indie
Silver Award
THE SILENT REVOLUTION
Lars Kraume
VALLEY OF THE DOCS – Audience Favorite – Valley of the Docs
Gold Award
FREE SOLO
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
Audience Favorite – Valley of the Docs
Silver Award
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
John Chester
VIVA EL CINE – Audience Favorite – Viva el Cine
Gold Award
SERGIO AND SERGEI
Ernesto Daranas Serrano
ACTIVE CINEMA – Audience Favorite – Active Cinema
Gold Award
WHO KILLED LT. VAN DORN?
Zachary Stauffer
MUSIC FILMS – Audience Favorite – Music Films
Gold Award
HOLLY NEAR: SINGING FOR OUR LIVES
Jim Brown
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