Awards Spotlight Winter 2023
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Awards Spotlight Winter 2023

Winter

2022-2023


In partnership with The Walt Disney Studios, IndieWire presents Awards Spotlight. Curated by our Editorial team, this series presents the best work in film from the 2022-2023 season.

Domee Shi, Sandra Oh, Rosalie Chang, Lindsay Collins

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All Quiet on the Western Front
Actor Felix Kammerer was worried that the German war epic might be too “heroic” — until director Edward Berger set him straight.
"Marcel the Shell with Shoes On"
Slate and Dean Fleisher Camp explain how they figured out their unique approach to the animated Oscar nominee.
Baz Luhrmann, Austin Butler
Awards Spotlight: The pair discuss how the Best Actor nominee went to the “edge of my limits,” and all the winning work different craftspeople did to make Best Picture nominee “Elvis” shine.
Domee Shi, Sandra Oh, Rosalie Chang, Lindsay Collins
Awards Spotlight: The pair discuss how the “super expressive” actress impacted the animation process for Oscar nominee “Turning Red.”
Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan
Awards Spotlight: Quan tells IndieWire the A24 dramedy’s success is “something that we did not expect,” while Hsu is proud of how it’s “shaken up the industry.”
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, (aka AVATAR 2), Director James Cameron, Sam Worthington, on set, 2022. ph: Mark Fellman /© Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
“They need us more than ever,” Weaver said, as the actors explained their affinity for James Cameron’s performance capture technique to IndieWire.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: Claire Foy, Sarah Polley, Ben Whishaw and Jessie Buckley attend the "Women Talking" UK Premiere during the 66th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 12, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images for BFI)
The “Women Talking” co-stars share their experiences on a heavy film shoot that relied on constant collaboration.
KNIVES OUT 2
Awards Spotlight: “You gotta watch it a few times to see what we did,” said the actress of her multilayered performance in the Netflix hit.
Gina Prince-Bythewood, Viola Davis
Awards Spotlight: “Everybody knew what the stakes were. We had never, any of us, ever had a role like this,” said Davis to IndieWire.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Director Darren Aronofsky and actor Brendan Fraser attend The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences New York screening of "The Whale" the  at MOMA - Celeste Bartos Theater on December 01, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences)
As he tells IndieWire, the real work for Fraser started in a small apartment above his home.
Ryan Coogler, Letitia Wright
Awards Spotlight: The filmmaker and star of “Wakanda Forever” discuss the difficult storytelling choices that helped transformed Shuri.
"The Banshees of Inisherin"
Awards Spotlight: The actors explain how Martin McDonagh’s latest movie forced them to confront their shared roots.
Ruben Östlund and Dolly De Leon
Awards Spotlight: The director and the breakout star of the Palme d’Or winner have different takes on its provocative ending.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 03: Nina Hoss and Cate Blanchett attend the "TÁR" red carpet event during the 60th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 03, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for FLC)
Awards Spotlight: The pair discuss how their onscreen marriage was informed as much by what we don’t see as what we do.
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