prizewinner

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“Nuisance Bear,” a prizewinner at Sundance earlier this year, brought an effective style of its own to a story set in Churchill, Manitoba, aka the “Polar Bear Capital of the World.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

If a woman were to knock out one of the men, which is unlikely, it would be Payal Kapadia, with the exquisite Indian Cannes prizewinner ‘All We Imagine as Light.’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

But don’t expect the top prizewinner or any of the other awards to be his choices alone.

From New York Times • May 16, 2023

The movie, which features a love story between a married man and a transgender woman, is Pakistan’s entry for next year’s Academy Awards and was a prizewinner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022

Harry eyed me and then said, “Let me look at him. He’s a prizewinner, isn’t he? If they had an entry for moths at the Fentress Fair, you’d take it, easy.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly