THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG | © NEON Rated
A couple of days before AMPAS announces their winners, it's time for the Team Experience to do the same. Nominations were announced ten days ago, with The Brutalist leading the tally board, earning mentions in seven different categories. However, unlike last year, the nomination leader did not take the top prize. Instead, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is our Best Picture pick, with Brady Corbet's Oscar-hopeful and Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine as Light tied for runner-up honors. Speaking of ties, we have three to report this year, including in the Best Director race.
Like always, remember that these honors are decided by The Film Experience writers, except Nathaniel, whose Film Bitch Awards are their separate thing. With that out of the way, here are our winners…
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT | © Janus Films / Sideshow
BEST PICTURE
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Rozita Hendijanian, Mohammad Rasoulod, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon & Mani Tilgner
BEST DIRECTOR
Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST
...and...
Payal Kapadia, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
A DIFFERENT MAN | © A24
BEST ACTRESS
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, HARD TRUTHS
BEST ACTOR
Sebastian Stan, A DIFFERENT MAN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Joan Chen, DÌDI
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Adam Pearson, A DIFFERENT MAN
BEST ENSEMBLE
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Soheila Golestani, Missagh Zareh, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Amineh Mazrouie Arani, Reza Akhlagihrad, Shiva Ordooie, Mohammad Kamal Alavi, Parisa Mohyedini & Barat Azimi
DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD | © MUBI
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Radu Jude, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross, NICKEL BOYS
NICKEL BOYS | © Amazon MGM Studios
BEST EDITING
Rik Chaubet, SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ÉTAT
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Greig Fraser, DUNE: PART TWO
...and...
Jomo Fray, NICKEL BOYS
THE BRUTALIST | © A24
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Judy Becker & Patricia Cuccia, THE BRUTALIST
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Massimo Cantini Parrini, MARIA
THE SUBSTANCE | © MUBI
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
THE SUBSTANCE, Pierre-Oliver Person, Stéphane Guillon & Marilyne Scarselli
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, Mike Cheslik & Brandon Kirkham
CHALLENGERS | © MGM Amazon Studios
BEST MUSIC
CHALLENGERS, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Robin Urdang & Luca Guadagnino
…and…
I SAW THE TV GLOW, Alex G, Jessica Berndt, Chris Swanson, Caroline Polachek, A.G. Cook & Haley Dahl
BEST SOUND
CIVIL WAR, Howard Bargroff, Ben Barker, Glenn Freemantle, Adam Scrivener & Mark Timms
FLOW | © Janus Films / Sideshow
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
FLOW
Gintz Zilbalois, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens & Gregory Zalcman
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
NO OTHER LAND
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal & Yuval Abraham
BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
I'M STILL HERE
Brazil, France
I'M STILL HERE | © Sony Pictures Classics
What do you think of the 13th annual Team Experience Awards winners? You can find the complete list of nominees HERE and check out the awards' history HERE.