James Ivory: Breakthrough Actor and Luca Film

james ivory: The wins, following the film's box-office success in limited release over the weekend, confirmed Call Me By Your Name co-starring Armie Hammer and scripted by James Ivory as one of the year's top independent film candidates for the Academy Awards, according to The Chronicle Herald. The last three best feature winners at the Gothams have gone on to win best picture at the Oscars Moonlight, ''Spotlight and Birdman. Luca Guadagnino's film about a 17-year-old's first love in northern Italy also scored best breakthrough actor for newcomer Timothee Chalamet. Above all, 'Call Me By Your Name' is about compassion and transmission of knowledge, said Guadagnino, accepting the award. It came in with a leading five nominations, including best feature, and it left with the largest haul. But Get Out was equally triumphant Monday night at the star-studded ceremony, held at Cipriani Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.