Disappointed by the absence of “The Woman King” at this yr’s Academy Awards? Us too. We are happy to see Gina Prince-Bythewood’s newest main in nominations on the second annual Girls on Film Awards, which is slated to happen February 23. The awards “reflect the ethos of the Girls On Film podcast” and “reward excellence in female-focused films,” per a press launch asserting the noms.
Directed by Prince-Bythewood and written by Dana Stevens, “The Woman King” stars Viola Davis and relies on a real story of an all-female military that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey.
The movie is up for honors resembling Best Feature, Best Female Friendship On Screen, and Best Ensemble Acting.
Other titles up for a number of awards embody “Aftersun,” Charlotte Wells’ portrait of a pre-teen lady’s trip together with her single father, and “She Said,” Maria Schrader’s tribute to the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalists who helped break the Harvey Weinstein story.
Check out all the nominees right here.
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