—This is the third year in a row BEA has chosen a non-English film as the year's best
—The two Oscar-winning roles in our acting awards are both for Best Supporting Actor
—Don't Look Up is the only Best Picture nominated film in 2021 absent. Despite this, there are 11 films nominated for Best Picture.
—There are 8 films from Cannes' official competition
—Willem Dafoe appears more than any other actor*, with a total of four performances
—*Lin-Manuel Miranda appears in three films, but also has additional credits as the songbook writer for Encanto
—Apart from Flee, the six highest-ranked documentaries on the overall list are all music docs
—The shortest film on the list is Petite Maman (72m), and the longest film on the list is our #1, Drive My Car (179m), which makes it the longest film to top any BEA cinema list
—Adapted material on this list pulls from a wide variety of sources, including previous films, short stories, medieval poetry, Shakespeare, stage musicals, short films, novels, drama, magazine articles, and Tweets
Wow that top 4 is pretty wild. I'm really glad Drive My Car ended up on top, I'll remember 2021 as the Hamaguchi year. _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
Wow that top 4 is pretty wild. I'm really glad Drive My Car ended up on top, I'll remember 2021 as the Hamaguchi year.
Yeah, he definitely made a stand in 2021.
—Cannes, Best Screenplay
—Cannes, FIPRESCI Prize
—Berlin Jury Grand Prix
—TIFF, Best International Feature
—TIFF, Best Screenplay
—Oscar for Best International Film
—2 personal Oscar nominations
—A BAFTA
—#1 on BEA's list 😁
Absolute home-run of a year for him. Word is his next film, Paris-bound 'Our Apprenticeship', could even be out this year (most likely at Venice). _________________ Doubles & Conch
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