Tár is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Field, and starring Cate Blanchett. The film charts the downfall of fictional composer/conductor Lydia Tár. The supporting cast includes Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Mark Strong. Tár premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2022, where Blanchett won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. The film had a limited theatrical release in the United States on October 7, 2022, before a wide release on October 28 by Focus Features.
Tár is the fourth film in history to be named Best of the Year by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the London Film Critics' Circle as well as the National Society of Film Critics. More critics named Tár "Best Film of the Year" than any other film released in 2022, including The Atlantic, Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, Screen Daily, Vanity Fair, and Variety; plus, IndieWire's annual poll of 165 critics worldwide.
At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, Blanchett won Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, while the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Screenplay. At the 28th Critics' Choice Awards, Blanchett won Best Actress and Hildur Guðnadóttir won Best Score. At the 76th British Academy Film Awards, the film received five nominations, with Blanchett winning for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
At the 95th Academy Awards, Tár received six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Field, and Best Actress for Blanchett.
Accolades + Award Date Category Recipient(s) Result AACTA International Awards February 24, 2023 Best Actress Best Screenplay AARP Movies for Grownups Awards January 28, 2023 Best Movie for Grownups Tár Best Director Best Actress Best Screenwriter Academy Awards March 12, 2023 Best Picture , , and Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Film Editing ACE Eddie Awards March 5, 2023 Best Edited Feature Film (Drama) Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 5, 2023 Best Film Tár Best Actress Most Daring Performance Best Screenplay, Original Best Editing American Film Institute Awards December 9, 2022 Top 10 Films of the Year Tár Artios Awards March 9, 2023 Big Budget – Drama Avy Kaufman, Simone Bär (location casting), and Jeremy Zimmerman (location casting) Art Directors Guild Awards February 18, 2023 Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film Marco Bittner Rosser Austin Film Critics Association January 10, 2023 Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Film Editing Boston Society of Film Critics December 11, 2022 Best Director British Academy Film Awards February 19, 2023 Best Film , , and Best Director Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Original Screenplay Best Sound Deb Adair, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley, Steve Single, and Roland Winke British Society of Cinematographers February 11, 2023 Cinematography in a Feature Film Chicago Film Critics Association December 14, 2022 Best Film Tár Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Best Editing Costume Designers Guild Awards February 27, 2023 Excellence in Contemporary Film Critics' Choice Awards January 15, 2023 Best Picture Tár Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Score Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 19, 2022 Best Picture Tár Best Director Best Actress Directors Guild of America Awards February 18, 2023 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Dorian Awards February 23, 2023 Film of the Year Tár LGBTQ Film of the Year Director of the Year Film Performance of the Year Supporting Film Performance of the Year Screenplay of the Year Film Music of the Year Florida Film Critics Circle December 22, 2022 Best Picture Tár Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Georgia Film Critics Association January 13, 2023 Best Picture Tár Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay GLAAD Media Awards March 30, 2023 Outstanding Film – Wide Release Tár Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2023 Best Motion Picture – Drama Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Best Screenplay Golden Reel Awards February 26, 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Feature Motion Picture Gerard McCann Golden Trailer Awards June 29, 2023 Most Original Trailer "Time" (Mark Woollen & Associates) The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over Best Romance TV Spot (for a Feature Film) "Fame Murder" (GrandSon Creative) Best Digital – Drama "Split" (Mark Woollen & Associates) Best Teaser Poster Tár (AV Print) Gotham Awards November 28, 2022 Best Feature Tár Outstanding Lead Performance Outstanding Supporting Performance Best Screenplay Hollywood Critics Association Awards February 24, 2023 Best Picture Tár Best Indie Film Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 16, 2022 Music Themed Film, Biopic, or Musical Tár Hollywood Professional Association November 28, 2023 Outstanding Color Grading – Live-Action Theatrical Feature (Company 3) Outstanding Editing – Theatrical Feature Houston Film Critics Society February 18, 2023 Best Picture Tár Best Director Best Actress Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Awards March 4, 2023 Best Feature , , and Best Director Best Lead Performance Best Supporting Performance Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing Indiana Film Journalists Association December 19, 2022 Best Film Tár Best Director Best Lead Performance Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing International Cinephile Society February 12, 2023 Picture Tár Director Actress Original Screenplay Editing Sound Design Deb Adair, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley, Steve Single, and Roland Winke International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage November 19, 2022 Main Competition (Golden Frog) and Iowa Film Critics Association January 12, 2023 Best Film Tár Best Actress Irish Film & Television Awards May 7, 2023 Best International Film Tár Best International Actress Japan Academy Film Prize March 8, 2024 Outstanding Foreign Language Film Tár Las Vegas Film Critics Society December 12, 2022 Best Actress Best Original Screenplay Kansas City Film Critics Circle January 22, 2023 Best Lead Actress London Film Critics' Circle February 5, 2023 Film of the Year Tár Director of the Year Actress of the Year Supporting Actress of the Year Screenwriter of the Year Technical Achievement Award Stephen Griffiths (sound design) Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 11, 2022 Best Film Tár Best Director Best Lead Performance Best Screenplay Best Editing Mill Valley Film Festival October 18, 2022 Overall Audience Favorite Tár National Society of Film Critics January 7, 2023 Best Film Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle December 2, 2022 Best Film Tár Best Actress Online Film Critics Society January 23, 2023 Best Picture Tár Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing Technical Achievement Award Sound Design Palm Springs International Film Festival January 5, 2023 Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress Producers Guild of America Awards February 25, 2023 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures , , and San Diego Film Critics Society January 6, 2023 Best Picture Tár Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Sound Design Tár Best Use of Music San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle January 9, 2023 Best Picture Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Santa Barbara International Film Festival February 10, 2023 Outstanding Performer of the Year Award Satellite Awards March 3, 2023 Best Motion Picture – Drama Tár Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Best Original Screenplay Best Film Editing Screen Actors Guild Awards February 26, 2023 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Seattle Film Critics Society January 17, 2023 Best Picture Tár Best Director Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Screenplay Best Film Editing Best Villain Lydia Tár (portrayed by ) Set Decorators Society of America Awards February 14, 2023 Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film Ernestine Hipper and Marco Bittner Rosser St. Louis Film Critics Association December 18, 2022 Best Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Editing Best Scene "Lydia bullies a Juilliard student" Toronto Film Critics Association January 8, 2023 Best Actress Best Screenplay Vancouver Film Critics Circle February 13, 2023 Best Film Tár Best Director Best Actress Best Screenplay Venice Film Festival September 10, 2022 Golden Lion Queer Lion Volpi Cup for Best Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 12, 2022 Best Film Tár Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Editing Best Original Score Women Film Critics Circle December 19, 2022 Best Actress Writers Guild of America Awards March 5, 2023 Best Original Screenplay
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