In early prizes, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won Best International Film, beating The Secret Agent, Black Dog, Sirāt and Sentimental Value.
Richard Linklater’s ode to the French New Wave Nouvelle Vague went into the evening as the frontrunner, with nominations in 10 categories including best director, film, original screenplay and cinematography.
Other frontrunners include Carine Tardieu’s family drama The Ties That Bind Us, Dominik Moll’s Case 137 and Stéphane Demoustier’s The Great Arch with eight nominations each. There is also buzz around Hafsia Herzi’s The Little Sister and Thierry Khifla’s The Richest Woman In The World, with seven and six nominations each.
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