Director: Lulu Wang
The Farewell marks Matt’s third collaboration with director Lulu Wang. The film earned Matt an American Cinema Editors Eddie nomination for Best Edited Feature Film, and Awkwafina a Golden Globe for Best Actress.
In total, The Farewell was nominated for or won over 70 awards, garnered near universal critical praise, and has a 98% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
One of the trickiest scenes to edit in the entire film. I talk about why in this podcast for The Next Best Picture.
The scene was so overwhelming to us that we put off tackling it until the very end of the process.
The argument happening at the table is one quite alien to most Americans. We had to help American audiences understand the scene, but the ideas being discussed were so universally understood in Chinese culture that the characters would not realistically go into detail about why they were saying the things they were saying. It was an incredibly delicate balancing act to make the scene powerful for two different audiences with very different cultural backgrounds.
WINNER - Best Perfomance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
WINNER - 10 Best Films
Nominated - Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy), Matthew Friedman & Michael Taylor
WINNER - Top Ten Films of 2019
WINNER - Best Feature
Nominated - Best Supporting Female, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Woman Director, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Woman Screenwriter, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance, Awkwafina
WINNER - Top 10 Films of 2019, #9
WINNER - Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award, Lulu Wang
WINNER - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Best Film
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Breakthrough Film Artist, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Ensemble
Nominated - Best Breakthrough, Lulu Wang, Writer/Director/Producer
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Ensemble
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Breakout Award, Lulu Wang
WINNER - Breakthrough Performance, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Picture
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Lead Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Comedy or Musical Feature Film Category, The Farewell Written by Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Picture
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Female Director, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Independent Film
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Best Actress, Awkwafina
Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
WINNER - Top 10 Films
Nominated - Film not in the English Language, Lulu Wang, Daniele Melia
Nominated - EE Rising Star, Awkwafina
WINNER - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Feature
Nominated - Best Screenplay, Lulu Wang
WINNER - Top 10 Independent Films
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Comedy
WINNER - Best Independent Film
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Breakthrough Artist, Awkwafina, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Studio or Independent - Comedy, Leslie Woo
Nominated - Best Independent Film
Nominated - Best Director, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Impact Award, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Comedy
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Film Performance of the Year — Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Supporting Film Performance of the Year — Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Foreign Language Film of the Year
Nominated - Best Picture
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Breakthrough Award, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Music Supervision for Film: Budgeted Under 5 Million Dollars, Susan Jacobs, Dylan Neely
WINNER - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Picture
Nominated - Best Director, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Screenplay
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
WINNER - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Picture
Nominated - Best Director
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
WINNER - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzen
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Foreign-language Film
Nominated - Best Picture
Nominated - Best Actress, Awkwafina
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Shuzhen
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay, Lulu Wang
Nominated - Best Foreign Film
Nominated - Best Comedy
Lulu and Matt at an undisclosed location for the mix of “The Farewell.” Hint: The Force was strong here.