Emilia Pérez, the highly unconventional Spanish-language musical from the French filmmaker Jacques Audiard and the American distributor Netflix, was the toast of the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival over the Christmas/New Year break.
At the 29th edition of the Italian fest, which is held on the titular island off the coast of Naples, the festival’s jury awarded the film a field-leading six prizes: best picture, actress (Karla Sofía Gascón, who was in attendance at the fest), adapted screenplay, makeup/hairstyling and ensemble, as well as a special honor for its producers.
The other films that were awarded multiple prizes were A24’s The Brutalist, which received three, including best actor for Adrien Brody; and, with two each, Focus’ Conclave, including best supporting actress for Isabella Rossellini; Warners’ Dune: Part Two; and Universal’s Wicked.
Jurors included a number of distinguished Italian and Italian-American filmmakers — among them Franco Nero, Oscar winners Gianni Quaranta, Alessandro Bertolazzi and Nick Vallelonga and Oscar nominee Vittorio Sodano — as well as festival founder/producer Pascal Vicedomini.
Unsurprisingly, the Golden Globe-nominated and Oscar-shortlisted Italian film Vermiglio was honored with the best international feature prize.
A full list of winners appears below.
Best Picture: Emilia Pérez
Best Director: Edward Berger (Conclave)
Best Actor: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Best Actress: Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Pérez)
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Best Supporting Actress: Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Best Original Screenplay: Anora
Best Adapted Screenplay: Emilia Pérez (Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain & Nicolas Livecchi)
Best Animated Feature: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best International Documentary Feature: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Best International Documentary Short Film: Once Upon a Time in Ukraine
Best International Feature of the Year: Vermiglio (Italy)
Best Cinematography: Lol Crawley (The Brutalist)
Best Costume Design: Massimo Cantini Parrini (Maria)
Best Film Editing: Joe Walker (Dune: Part Two)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Emilia Pérez
Best Original Score: Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist)
Best Original Song: “The Journey” (The Six Triple Eight)
Best Production Design: Nathan Crowley (Wicked)
Best Sound Editing: Wicked
Best Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two
Capri Best Ensemble Cast Award 2024: (Emilia Pérez)
Capri Best Live Action Short Film: Dovecote
Capri Producers of The Year Award 2024: Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello (Emilia Pérez)
