The nominations for the Prix Lumières, the rewards for French cinema by the international press, have just been unveiled: if a few films were expected, we also noticed a large number of absentees.
The list of nominations for the 2022 Lumières Awards was established this Thursday, December 9 by an academy made up of around a hundred journalists from the international press.
There are several films that have appeared at major international festivals, such as Lost illusions by Xavier Giannoli or The event by Audrey Diwan, both presented at the Venice Film Festival last September.
In the category of best film, in addition to the two films already mentioned, we note the presence ofOnoda, 10,000 nights in the jungle by Arthur Harari, in our top 2021, which also appears in the categories direction, screenplay and image, as well asAnnette by Leos Carax, best director award at Cannes this year, and In his lifetime, the hospitable melody of Emmanuelle Bercot currently in theaters. This last film seems to have conquered the international press, against the French press and the public.
Many forgotten
We would have expected a movie like Aline by Valérie Lemercier, the false adaptation of Celine Dion’s life, in the queen categories: only Valérie Lemercier is nominated in the category of best actress. Also not very present, the film of Leos Carax, whose actors are totally eclipsed from the list, just like the writers Ron and Russell Mael of the Sparks, named only to the music.
But the big missing from this ceremony is obviously Titanium by Julia Ducournau, Palme d’Or at Cannes, distributed worldwide and who will represent France at the Oscars. The film is nominated in only three categories, best actor for Vincent Lindon, female revelation for Agathe Rousselle and best music for Jim Williams: the screenwriter and director Julia Ducournau being surprisingly ousted from the list.
Illusions rediscovered
The literary fresco Lost illusions by Xavier Giannoli, based on Balzac’s work, dominates the nominations with five citations. Movies Everything went well and The divide, each dealing in their own way with topical political issues in the hospital environment, are for their part praised for the interpretation of their actors.
Note also the presence of a whole new generation of young actors who occupy the places of revelation: Thimotée Robart for Magnetics, Sami Outalbali and Zbeida Belhajamor for A story of love and desire and Lucie Zhang and Makita Samba for The Olympics.
This list is therefore an astonishing indicator at the approach of the nominations of the Caesar, which will arrive on January 26 next. The Prix Lumières ceremony will take place unencrypted on Canal + on January 17, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Complete list of nominations
MOVIE
ANNETTE by Leos Carax
DE SON VIVANT by Emmanuelle Bercot
THE EVENT by Audrey Diwan
LOST ILLUSIONS by Xavier Giannoli
ONODA, 10,000 nights in the jungle by Arthur Harari
STAGING
Jacques Audiard for THE OLYMPIADS
Leos Carax for ANNETTE
Audrey Diwan for THE EVENT
Xavier Giannoli for LOST ILLUSIONS
Arthur Harari for ONODA, 10,000 nights in the jungle
SCENARIO
Antoine Barraud for MADELEINE COLLINS
Leyla Bouzid for A STORY OF LOVE AND DESIRE
Catherine Corsini for LA FRACTURE
Xavier Giannoli for LOST ILLUSIONS
Arthur Harari, Vincent Poymiro for ONODA, 10,000 nights in the jungle
DOCUMENTARY FILM
9 DAYS AT RAQQA by Xavier de Lauzanne
DELPHINE ET CAROLE INSOUMUSES by Callisto Mc Nulty
INDES GALANTES by Philippe Béziat
THE BOOTH by Alexandra Pianelli
THE SNOW PANTHER by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier
ANIMATION FILM
PIL by Julien Fournet
PRINCESS DRAGON by Anthony “Tot” Roux and Jean-Jacques Denis
THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS by Patrick Imbert
THE CROSSING by Florence Miailhe
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS by Samuel Tourneux
ACTRESS
Suliane Brahim for THE NUÉE
Virginie Efira for BENEDETTA
Valérie Lemercier for ALINE
Sophie Marceau for EVERYTHING WAS WELL
Anamaria Vartolomei for THE EVENT
ACTOR
Damien Bonnard for LES INTRANQUILLES
André Dussollier for EVERYTHING WAS WELL
Vincent Lindon for TITANE
Benoît Magimel for DE SON VIVANT
Benjamin Voisin for LOST ILLUSIONS
FEMININE REVELATION
Zbeida Belhajamor for A STORY OF LOVE AND DESIRE
Aïssatou Diallo Sagna for THE FRACTURE
Daphné Patakia for BENEDETTA
Agathe Rousselle for TITANE
Lucie Zhang for THE OLYMPIADS
MALE REVELATION
Alseni Bathily for GAGARINE
Abdel Bendaher for IBRAHIM
Sami Outalbali for A STORY OF LOVE AND DESIRE
Thimotée Robart for THE MAGNETICS
Makita Samba for THE OLYMPIADS
FIRST FILM
GAGARINE by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh
IBRAHIM by Samir Guesmi
MAGNETICS by Vincent Maël Cardona
LA NUÉE by Just Philippot
UNDER THE SKY OF ALICE by Chloé Mazlo
INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION
FEBRUARY by Kamen Kalev
PETROV FEVER by Kirill Serebrennikov
LES INTRANQUILLES by Joachim Lafosse
JULIE (IN 12 CHAPTERS) by Joachim Trier
THE FATHER by Florian Zeller
PICTURE
Christophe Beaucarne for LOST ILLUSIONS
Romain Carcanade for LA NUÉE
Caroline Champetier for ANNETTE
Tom Harari for ONODA, 10,000 nights in the jungle
Laurent Tangy for L’EVENEMENT
MUSIC
Amine Bouhafa for THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS
Warren Ellis and Nick Cave for THE SNOW PANTHERE
Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine, Amine Bouhafa for GAGARINE
Ron Mael and Russell Mael / SPARKS for ANNETTE
Jim Williams for TITANIUM
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Lumières 2022 Prize: “Lost Illusions” dominates the nominations – Les Inrocks