Visually, this is Spanish cinematographer Edu Grau’s most expressive period work since A Single Man, his images enhanced by top-notch craft collaborations from production designer Nora Mendis and costumer Marci Rodgers, both of whom provide rich detailing. Like that 1989 medium-length British feature, Passing is shot in gauzy black and white, in this case framed in the old Hollywood standard 4:3 aspect ratio to suggest portrait photography but also a strictly contained world of self-imposed boundaries - “safe,” except when it’s suddenly not. Dramatic Competition)Ĭast: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Ashley Ware Jenkinsĭirector-screenwriter: Rebecca Hall, based on the novel by Nella Larsen The show was also co-written and executive produced by Karel, and co-produced by Brandon Riley Miller (“Life in Segments,” “High”) and John Griffiths for GALECA.įind the complete list of Dorian Film Award winners below.Venue: Sundance Film Festival (U.S.
The Dorians Film Toast 2021 is currently available on-demand on Revry including The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Comcast Xfinity X1, Cox, Distro TV, Plex, Galaxy TV, Local Now, VIZIO, Zapping TV, STIRR, TiVo and LGBTQ+ virtual reality channel on RAD available on PlayStation devices. Gavin Newsom, who offered a special message to GALECA members as well as LGBTQs and allies in the entertainment community. Wolfe, “Welcome to Chechnya” director David France, “Nomadland” producer Peter Spears and author Jessica Bruder, Turner Classic Movies host Jacqueline Stewart (trumpeting fall’s opening of A.M.P.A.S.®’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures), and California Gov. Trans filmmaker and actress Isabel Sandoval (“Lingua Franca”) was presented with the society’s inaugural, board-picked Trailblazer Award “for creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity” by GALECA board member and Variety‘s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay.Īlso appearing in segments were “Ma Rainey’s” director and Broadway legend George C. I appreciate all of you entertainment journalists who are so passionate and are working so hard.
I’m not sure I’m as edgy as past winners (in the Wilde Artist category) like Todd Haynes, Kate McKinnon, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jordan Peele - but I am honored and humbled. In a statement, she said, “Thank you to all the members of the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics for this lovely Wilde Artist award. Parton made headlines when she was integral to helping Americans get vaccinated. Iconic performer Dolly Parton was the recipient of the Wilde Artist Award, meant for “a truly groundbreaking force in entertainment.” Parton was recognized for her contribution to film, music and entertainment, but it was her humanitarian work that stood out to GALECA members.
“Nomadland is about a woman who goes on a journey of grief and healing and ultimately of self-discovery and self-acceptance,” Zhao said. Zhao said her Dorian for directing “Nomadland” is “deeply meaningful” because “Oscar Wilde is one of my greatest heroes,” and because the film speaks to so many segments of society facing tough times. She noted the award which pays homage to Oscar Wilde’s novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” Mulligan said, “This might be the coolest prize I’ve ever seen.” Fennell, meanwhile, graciously spoke of her admiration for GALECA’s members.
During her Zoom speech, Mulligan said, “I’m just so happy that has resonated, and I’m so grateful to for inviting me along for the ride,” said Mulligan.