Barbie and Poor Things lead the way in the nominations for the third annual Girls On Film Awards, which take place on 20th February 2024 at the Regent Street Cinema in Central London. Reflecting the ethos of the Girls On Film podcast, hosted by Anna Smith, the awards reward excellence in women-focused films in the fields of diversity, inclusion and the representation of women and people of marginalised genders.
The summer smash hit Barbie is nominated across five categories including Fiction Feature Award, Ensemble Cast Award, Production Design Award, Costume Design Award and the Publicity Award for Warner Bros UK Publicity. The new category for Costume Design shows recognition for the exceptional work done this year by British costume designer Jacqueline Durran for Barbie who is nominated alongside Holly Waddington for Poor Things, and America’s Stacey Battat for Priscilla.
Poor Things is also nominated in the Production Design Award category with Emma Stone, up for the Female Orgasm Award sponsored by Intimacy On Set. This year, this category has four rather than three nominees and includes Phoebe Dynevor in Fair Play, Stephanie Hsu in Joy Ride and Alison Oliver in Saltburn. The intimate scenes in these films reflect the complex and sometimes problematic relationships we have with ourselves and each other and provide much food for thought.
Molly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex is nominated across both the Ensemble Cast Award and Female Friendship Award with Manning Walker herself also nominated in the Cinematography Award supported by media partner British Cinematographer Magazine for Scrapper.
Girls on Film is delighted to see a number of films released this year by male directors about complex women, many in support of women’s empowerment. The Girls On Film Award for Male Ally sponsored by IMDb yields a diverse group of male directors including William Oldroyd (Eileen), Paris Zarcilla (Raging Grace) and Davy Chou (Return To Seoul).
Reclaim The Frame, who champion marginalised perspectives in cinema, Tape Collective, launched as a response to the lack of representation on screen and We Are Parable, who champion Black Cinema from around the world, are recognised as part of this years’ Activist Impact Award category.
The voters for the Girls On Film Awards 2024 were predominantly leading and diverse women film critics from around the UK, and male film critics who are allies and have appeared on the Girls On Film podcast.
The Girls On Film Awards will be hosted by Anna Smith and Hedda Archbold on 20 February 2024 at Regent Street Cinema in Central London, just after the EE BAFTA Film Awards and in the run up to International Women’s Day. The ceremony will be attended by nominees, patrons and previous award winners. Tickets will be available on the Regent Street Cinema website for the Girls On Film community and the public from 27 January.
