Pearl (2022 film)
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Pearl is a 2022 American psychological horror film directed, produced, and edited by Ti West, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mia Goth. It is the second installment in West's X film series and a prequel to X (2022). Goth reprises her role as the title character, with a supporting cast featuring David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, and Emma Jenkins-Purro. The film serves as an origin story for the titular villain, whose fervent aspiration to become a movie star clashes with her home life and violent tendencies, leading to violent acts on her family's Texas homestead in 1918. West began co-writing a prequel script stemming from his collaboration with Goth while filming X. Motivated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, filming started in New Zealand immediately after the first film, using X sets and the Avatar: The Way of Water crew and taking pandemic safety precautions. Pearl drew inspiration from the works of Douglas Sirk, Technicolor films like The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Mary Poppins (1964), and Disney films. It had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2022, and was released in theaters in the United States on September 16, 2022, by A24. The film grossed over $10 million and received positive reviews from critics. MaXXXine, a third film in the series and a direct sequel to X, was released on July 5, 2024. Goth reprised her other role from the first film.
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Toronto International Film Festival | September 18, 2022 | People's Choice Award for Midnight Madness | Pearl | Runner-up | |
| Sitges Film Festival | October 15, 2022 | Best Feature Length Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Direction | Ti West | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Mia Goth | Won | |||
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2022 | Best Cinematography | Eliot Rockett (also for X) | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 14, 2022 | Best Actress | Mia Goth | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 18, 2022 | Best Horror Film | Pearl | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Mia Goth | Nominated | |||
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | January 9, 2023 | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Austin Film Critics Association | January 10, 2023 | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | January 17, 2023 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated | ||
| Best Villain | Pearl (portrayed by Mia Goth) (also nominee for X) | Nominated | |||
| Online Film Critics Society | January 23, 2023 | Best Actress | Mia Goth | Nominated | |
| Bram Stoker Award | June 17, 2023 | Superior Achievement in a Screenplay | Mia Goth & Ti West | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2023 | Best Lead Performance | Mia Goth | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Eliot Rockett | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | March 16, 2023 | Best Horror Movie | Pearl | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in a Horror Movie | Mia Goth | Won | |||
| Best Villain in a Movie | Won | ||||
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | May 21, 2023 | Best Wide Release Movie | Pearl | Nominated | |
| Best Lead Performance | Mia Goth | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Mia Goth and Ti West | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Eliot Rockett | Nominated | |||
| Best Score | Tyler Bates and Tim Williams | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Malgosia Turzanska | Nominated | |||
| Saturn Awards | February 4, 2024 | Best Independent Film | Pearl | Won | |
| Best Film Writing | Ti West and Mia Goth | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress in a Film | Mia Goth | Nominated |
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