Earlier this month, I shared the Gold Digger Mid-Year Awards nominations, and now it's time to talk winners. First, one should mention that the group, organized by Patrick Gratton, comprises over forty people, spanning from cinephiles to critics and historians, including some members of Team Experience. Second, between nods and victories, the voting process took around a month, with hundreds of films mentioned and much love for cinema. Now, the final results are in, with Celine Song's Past Lives confirming itself as the season's grand winner – the film is currently available on VOD for those interested in experiencing its bittersweet resolutions.
Though they didn't take the top prize, Asteroid City and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse were also big champions in the final ballot...
Wes Anderson's latest feature got the most wins with six, while the animated juggernaut's four victories tie it with the Best Picture victor. Overall, twelve films won prizes, and there was even a tie.
BEST FEATURE FILM
- PAST LIVES, David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler & Christine Vachon (A24)
BEST DIRECTING
- Wes Anderson, ASTEROID CITY
BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- JOYLAND, Apoorva Guru Charan, Sarmad Sultan, Khoosat, Lauren Mann, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Oliver Ridge, April Shih & Sabiha Sumar (Pakistan & USA)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal & Christine Steinberg
BEST NON-FICTION FILM
- DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA, Pauline Gygax & Max Karli & Valentina Novati
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
- PAST LIVES, Celine Song
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
- ASTEROID CITY, Douglas Aibel (Casting Director), Bob Balaban, Zoe Bernard, Damien Bonnard, Adrien Brody, Steve Carrell, Hong Chau, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Deanne Dunagan, Grace Edwards, Ella Faris, Gracie Faris, Willan Faris, Braydem Frasure, Rupert Friend, Jeff Goldblum, Tom Hanks, Maya Hawke, Scarlett Johansson, Ethan Josh Lee, Sophia Lillis, Ivan Lopez, Sam Marra, Aristou Meehan, Preston Mota, Edward Norton, Steve Park, Tony Revolori, Margot Robbie, Jake Ryan, Live Schreiber, Jason Schwartzman, Fisher Stevens, Tilda Swinton, Rita Wilson & Jeffrey Wright
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
- Virginie Efira, OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN
BEST LEADING ACTOR
- Teo Yoo, PAST LIVES
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Rachel McAdams, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Glenn Howerton, BLACKBERRY
BEST ACTING NEWCOMER
- Andrew Barth Feldman, NO HARD FEELINGS
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY (Stunts, Dance, or Other)
- JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4, Koji Kawamoto, Laurent Demanioff, Stephen Dunlevy, Ralf Haeger, James M. Halty & Scott Rogers
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Celine Song, PAST LIVES
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Robert D. Yeoman, ASTEROID CITY
BEST EDITING
- Daniel Garber, HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- ATEROID CITY, Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran & Gabriel Picola
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Milena Canonero, ASTEROID CITY
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
- ASTEROID CITY, Julie Dartnell, Claire Burgess & Julia Vernon
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, Mike Lasker
BEST SOUND MIXING (TIE)
- DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA, Bruno Ehlinger
- JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4, Casey Genton & Andy Kayoma
BEST SOUND EDITING
- SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, Geoffrey G. Rubay
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- Daniel Pemberton, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
BEST USE OF MUSIC
- WILL-O'-THE-WISP
Do you agree with the Gold Digger Mid-Year Awards' results? Who would have gotten your votes?