Power of the Dog, Passing, Flee top Dorian Award noms
metroweekly.comThe Power of the Dog barked the loudest, receiving 9 nods, the most of any other nominee, including nominations for best film, LGBTQ film, director, and acting for Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and Kodi Smit-McPhee.The 1920s-set racial drama Passing, unceremoniously snubbed by the Oscars, the animated refugee documentary Flee, and Steven Spielberg’s dazzling remake of West Side Story snagged 5 nominations apiece.Netflix scored 23 nominations overall, Neon took 18, and Disney/20th Century Studios films received a total of nine.Formed in 2009, GALECA is comprised of over 350 journalists and critics covering film and TV accessible in the U.S. (two of its members include Metro Weekly‘s senior film and theater critic André Hereford and editor and longtime Washington, D.C.
film critic Randy Shulman).“You could say the movies and performances chosen by our Society’s members are a reflection of what appeals to the entire trendsetting Queer and Trans community,” said GALECA President Monika Estrella Negra in a statement.“As our representation grows in the industry and beyond, expect the Dorian Awards to continue to shine light on the importance, and excitement, of having diverse critical eyes on cinema.
There is much work to be done in advancing a variety of voices and images that often go unheard and unseen.” A full list of the Dorian Film Award nominations and studio counts are below.Winners will be announced on March 17.
Follow the group at @DorianAwards on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Visit www.galeca.org for more information.DORIAN AWARD NOMINATIONSBEST FILMDrive My Car (Janus)The Power of the Dog (Netflix)The Worst Person in the World (Neon) Tick, Tick. . .Boom! (Netflix)West Side Story (20th Century Studios)BEST.
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