


She relies on Francesca, her personal assistant, and Sharon, her wife and concertmaster. Lydia Tár is the first female chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.

5, I. Trauermarsch the movement that Lydia is primarily concerned with conducting throughout the film, its opening acting as a backdrop for the film's climactic moments. For the 76th British Academy Film Awards, the film received five nominations.įor the 95th Academy Awards, Tár received six nominations: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Field, Best Actress for Blanchett, as well as Best Cinematography and Best Editing. At the 28th Critics Choice Awards, Blanchett won Best Actress, and Guðnadóttir won Best Score. Īt 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. It was named Best Picture of the Year by more critics than any other film released in 2022 - among others: Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Daily Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Screen Daily, Entertainment Weekly, and IndieWire 's annual poll of 165 critics worldwide. Tár was selected Best Film of the Year by the New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, London Film Critics' Circle, and the National Society of Film Critics, becoming only the fourth film in history named as such from the world’s top critics' groups.

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 premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival in September 2022, where Blanchett won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. The supporting cast includes Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Mark Strong. Blanchett plays Lydia Tár, a renowned conductor who is accused of sexual abuse. Tár is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett.
