by Nathaniel R
Women won every award at San Sebastian this year.
Congratulations are in order to Jessica Chastain who took Best Actress at the San Sebastian Film Festival for her sensational star turn in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. We've updated the Best Actress chart. At this very early stage it's looking like a Stewart vs Chastain vs Gaga battle royale. Yes yes the internet always likes to crown the winner before there's even a battle (with everyone deciding Kristen Stewart is winning) but here at The Film Experience we prefer the contest for the nominations -- it's more egalitarian and one should always celebrate multiple actresses as there has never been a year with only one worthy contender. And, listen, when you earn substantial Oscar buzz you're already a winner baby.
Nevertheless "wins" do exist so let's look at the other San Sebastian winners and which actresses have won all the major festivals thus far after the jump...
SAN SEBASTIAN WINNERS
BLUE MOON
AS IN HEAVEN
FILM Alina Grigore, Blue Moon (Romania)
DIRECTOR Tea Lindeburg, As in Heaven (Denmark)
LATIN AMERICAN FILM Tatiania Huezo, Prayers for the Stolen (Mexico)
CINEMATOGRAPHY Claire Mathon, Undercover (France)
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Earwig (UK/France/Belgium)
With Jessica Chastain and a young Danish girl both winning acting prizes that means that every single award at San Sebastian went to a woman this year.
BEST ACTRESS WINNERS AT "THE BIG FIVE"
links go to our reviews
SUNDANCE - Emilia Jones, CODA (US)... shared award with whole cast
BERLINALE - Maren Eggert, I'm Your Man (Germany)
CANNES - Renata Reinsve, Worst Person in the World (Norway)
TORONTO - n/a non-juried
VENICE - Penelope Cruz, Parallel Mothers (Spain)
WINNERS AT THE MAJOR (FIAPF ACCREDITED) FESTS
SAN SEBASTIAN - Jessica Chastain, Eyes of Tammy Faye (US) and Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindalh, As in Heaven (Denmark)
GOA - Zofia Stafiej, I Never Cry (Poland)
KARLOVY - Eleonore Loiselle, Guerres (Canada)
LOCARNO - Anastasiya Krasovskaya, Gerda (Russia)
WINNERS AT OTHER BIG AMERICAN FESTS
TRIBECA - Isabelle Fuhrman, The Novice (US)
SXSW - n/a
SEATTLE - Thiessa Woinbackk, Valentina (Brazil)