An Awards Night in New York
Award events where the winners have already been announced have a particular way about them. The speeches are mostly prepared before, and the winners - or their publicists and the people behind their movies - have a say in who gets to present them with the award. Last night the New York Film Critics Circle presented their 2019 awards and here are some of the presenter / winner pairings and why perhaps they’ve been chosen.
Yahya Abdul Mateen / Lupita Nyong’o…. He played her dad in flashbacks in Us
Claire Denis / Mati Diop …. Diop was in Denis’ 35 Shots of Rum...