Chloé Zhao’s moving drama was the Mayor of London’s Gala on Oct. 11 and was introduced by the director, stars Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, and producer Steven Spielberg. The audience award marks the latest honor for the drama about William Shakespeare’s personal life and the making of “Hamlet,” which has been tipped as a major awards contender.
Meanwhile, the audience award for best British discovery goes to Yemi Bamiro’s documentary “Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story.” The film — “a touching tribute to the forgotten photographer, freedom fighter and activist, who helped popularize the transformative ‘Black Is Beautiful’ movement,” according to its synopsis — world premiered at the fest on Oct. 9.
Audiences that attended the festival in person and went to screenings across the U.
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