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‘Carol’ Sweeps The Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association’s Dorian Awards After Oscars Snub

Critically-acclaimed lesbian love story Carol was the big winner in the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association awards – aka the Dorians – taking five top prizes including best film, best director for Todd Haynes and best actress for Cate Blanchett.

The film, which was nominated for six Oscars last week, also won best screenplay (for Phyllis Nagy’s script) and best LGBTQ film, while Haynes also received the Wilde artist of the year award.

Leonardo DiCaprio won best actor for his role as 19th-century frontiersman in The Revenant, Auschwitz drama Son of Saul won best foreign film and Amy took best documentary.

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Carol’s success represents a fillip for Haynes and his team after the Cannes prize-winner unexpectedly missed out on Academy awards nominations for best film and best director.

Blanchett and co-star Rooney Mara are up for best actress and best supporting actress respectively, with the latter the current bookmakers’ favourite to take home the prize, and Nagy also has a nod for best-adapted screenplay.

Carol is a period drama, set in Manhattan, which tells the story burgeoning romance between Blanchett’s divorcing mother and Mara’s aspirant photographer.

The film was adapted from the 1952 Patricia Highsmith novel The Price of Salt, which the author initially published under a pseudonym.


Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association awards – full list of film category winners

Film of the year: Carol
Director of the year: Todd Haynes, Carol
Film actor of the year: Leonardo Dicaprio, The Revenant
Film actress of the year: Cate Blanchett, Carol
LGBTQ film of the year: Carol
Foreign language film of the year: Son of Saul
Screenplay of the year: Carol
Documentary of the year: Amy
Visually striking film of the year: Mad Max: Fury Road
Unsung film of the year: Tangerine
Campy flick of the year: Magic Mike XXL
The ‘We’re Wilde about you’ rising star award: Alicia Vikander
Wilde wit of the year: Amy Schumer
Wilde artist of the year: Todd Haynes
Timeless award: Jane Fonda