Best ending
Taken - Children of the State
as self — actrice, fotomodel & fotograaf
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Taken - Children of the State
as self — actrice, fotomodel & fotograaf
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Taken - Children of the State
as self — actrice, fotomodel & fotograaf
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Taken - Children of the State
as self — actrice, fotomodel & fotograaf
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Taken - Children of the State
as self — actrice, fotomodel & fotograaf
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Taken - Children of the State
as self — actrice, fotomodel & fotograaf
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Taken - Children of the State
as self — actrice, fotomodel & fotograaf
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Taken - Children of the State
as self — actrice, fotomodel & fotograaf
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.