The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has selected “The Shape of Water” as its top film, Guillermo del Toro as the top director, and Sally Hawkins for its bravest performance award.
Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” was also honored with three awards that included best supporting actress for Laurie Metcalf and two awards for Greta Gerwig for best woman director and best woman screenwriter.
The alliance awards are called the EDAs in honor of Awfj founder Jennifer Merin’s mother, actress Eda Reiss Merin. “The Florida Project” won two Eda Awards for best supporting actor for Willem Dafoe and best breakthrough performance for Brooklynn Prince.
In the Eda special mention categories, documentary filmmaker Agnes Varda was voted to receive the Actress Defying Age and Ageism Award, while receiving the best documentary award for her film “Faces, Places.”
Kate Winslet won the organization’s Actress Most in Need of a New Agent for “Wonder Wheel” and “The Mountain Between Us.”
The...
Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” was also honored with three awards that included best supporting actress for Laurie Metcalf and two awards for Greta Gerwig for best woman director and best woman screenwriter.
The alliance awards are called the EDAs in honor of Awfj founder Jennifer Merin’s mother, actress Eda Reiss Merin. “The Florida Project” won two Eda Awards for best supporting actor for Willem Dafoe and best breakthrough performance for Brooklynn Prince.
In the Eda special mention categories, documentary filmmaker Agnes Varda was voted to receive the Actress Defying Age and Ageism Award, while receiving the best documentary award for her film “Faces, Places.”
Kate Winslet won the organization’s Actress Most in Need of a New Agent for “Wonder Wheel” and “The Mountain Between Us.”
The...
- 1/9/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety - Film News
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