‘Aftersun’ Named Best Picture at 4th North Dakota Film Society Awards

BY SCOTTIE KNOLLIN

Charlotte Wells’ debut feature, “Aftersun,” was named Best Picture at the 4th annual North Dakota Film Society Awards. Starring Paul Mescal, the film also received the award for Best Film Editing. “Babylon,” the latest Hollywood epic from Damien Chazelle, earned the most wins of any film, with three: Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score.

The Best Picture win for “Aftersun” marks the third year in a row that a film by a female director won the top prize at the NDFS Awards.

The North Dakota Film Society is comprised of film journalists, educators, exhibitors, and filmmakers based in North Dakota.

Best Picture

AFTERSUN
Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, producers
(A24)

Best Director

Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
(A24)

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett
TÁR
(Focus Features)

Best Actor

Brendan Fraser
THE WHALE
(A24)

Best Supporting Actress

Dolly De Leon
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
(Neon)

Best Supporting Actor

Ke Huy Quan
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
(A24)

Best Screenplay

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Martin McDonagh
(Searchlight Pictures)

Best Production Design

BABYLON
Anthony Carlino, Florencia Martin
(Paramount Pictures)

Best Cinematography

TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Claudio Miranda
(Paramount Pictures)

Best Film Editing

AFTERSUN
Blair McClendon
(A24)

Best Visual Effects

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon
(20th Century Studios)

Best Sound

TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Chris Burdon, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Mark Taylor, Mark Weingarten
(Paramount Pictures)

Best Costume Design

BABYLON
Mary Zophres
(Paramount Pictures)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

THE WHALE
Anne Marie Bradley, Judy Chin, Adrien Morot
(A24)

Best Original Score

BABYLON
Justin Hurwitz
(Paramount Pictures)

Best Original Song

“Ciao Papa”
Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
(Netflix)

Best International Feature

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Belgium

Best Documentary Feature

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John S. Lyons, Laura Poitras, producers
(Neon)

Best Animated Feature

GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Alexander Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Lisa Henson, Guillermo del Toro, Gary Ungar, producers
(Netflix)