Last night, Dee Rees‘ Pariah was the winner of the prestigious John Cassavetes award for Best Film! The documentary The Interrupters won the award for Best Documentary.
Below the list of winners, watch writer/director Dee Rees and producer Nekisa Cooper accepting the Best Film award.
Special Congratulations to Rees, Cooper, Director of Photography Bradford Young, lead actress Adepero Oduye and rest of the cast and crew!! Also congrats to The Interrupters‘ team!
Best Feature
Best First Feature
Best Screenplay
Best Female Lead
- Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene
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Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn
- Lauren Ambrose for Think of Me
- Rachael Harris for Natural Selection
- Adepero Oduye for Pariah
Best Supporting Female
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Shailene Woodley for The Descendants
- Jessica Chastain for Take Shelter
- Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs
- Harmony Santana for Gun Hill Road
- Anjelica Huston for 50/50
Best Documentary
- We Were Here
- The Redemption of General Butt Naked
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The Interrupters
- Bill Cunningham New York
- An African Election
Robert Altman Award
Audi Someone to Watch Award
Best International Film
Best Director
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Michel Hazanvicius for The Artist
- Jeff Nichols for Take Shelter
- Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive
- Alexander Payne for The Descendants
- Mike Mills in Beginners
John Cassavetes Award
Best First Screenplay
- Patrick deWitt for Terri
- Phil Johnston for Cedar Rapids
- J.C. Chandor for Margin Call
- Mike Cahill & Brit Marling for Another Earth
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Will Reiser for 50/50
Best Male Lead
- Demián Bichir for A Better Life
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Jean Dujardin for The Artist
- Michael Shannon for Take Shelter
- Ryan Gosling for Drive
- Woody Harrelson for Rampart
Best Supporting Male
- Albert Brooks for Drive
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Christopher Plummer for Beginners
- Corey Stoll for Midnight in Paris
- John C. Reilly for Cedar Rapids
- John Hawkes for Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best Cinematography
- Joel Hodge for Bellflower
- Jeffrey Waldron for The Dynamiter
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Guillaume Schiffman for The Artist
- Darius Khondji for Midnight in Paris
- Benjamin Kasulke for The Off Hours
Piaget Producer’s Award
Nokia Truer Than Fiction Award
Jameson FIND Your Audience Award
