IndieWire has polled a group of critics and bloggers and published scores for the top films and filmmakers at Cannes. Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet placed first in every category except, not surprisingly, Worst Film.
FILM
1) ‚ÄúA Prophet‚Äù – 14 pts (6 mentions)
2) ‚ÄúAntichrist‚Äù – 11 pts (5 mentions)
3) ‚ÄúPolice, Adjective‚Äù – 10 pts (5 mentions); The White Ribbon – 10 (5 mentions)
DIRECTOR
1) Jacques Audiard, ‚ÄúA Prophet‚Äù – 15 pts (6 mentions)
2) Gaspar Noe, “Enter the Void” – 14 pts (5 mentions)
3) Lars von Trier, ‚ÄúAntichrist‚Äù – 12 pts (5 mentions)
SCREENPLAY
1) ‚ÄúA Prophet‚Äù – 11 pts (7 mentions)
2) ‚ÄúUp‚Äù – 8 pts (3 mentions); ‚ÄúThe White Ribbon‚Äù – 8 pts (3 mentions)
ACTING PERFORMANCE
1) Tahar Rahim, ‚ÄúA Prophet‚Äù – 16 pts (6 mentions)
2) Giovanna Mezzogiorno, ‚ÄúVincere‚Äù – 10 pts (4 mentions)
3) Ronnie Bronstein, ‚ÄúGo Get Some Rosemary‚Äù – 8 pts (6 mentions); Christoph Waltz, ‚ÄúInglourious Basterds‚Äù – 8 pts (4 mentions)
WORST FILM
1) ‚ÄúKinatay‚Äù – 12 pts (5 mentions)
2) ‚ÄúAntichrist‚Äù – 8 pts (4 mentions)
3) ‚ÄúMap of the Sounds of Tokyo‚Äù – 7 pts (4 mentions)
4) ‚ÄúTetro‚Äù – 7 (3 mentions)
Those participating in the poll are named after the cut.
Baz Bamigboye from The Daily Mail
Alex Bilington from FirstShowing.net
Mike D’Angelo from Paste and A.V. Club
indieWire contributor (and Screen critic) Howard Feinstein
indieWire’s Eugene Hernandez
indieWire critic Eric Kohn
Eric Lavallee from ION Cinema
blogger and writer Michael Lerman
critic and writer Dennis Lim
Karina Longworth from Spout.com,
writer Patrick McGavin
Wesley Morris from the Boston Globe
IFC TV’s Matt Singer
Amy Taubin from Film Comment
Variety blogger, Anne Thompson
and IFC’s Alison Wilmore
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