Eligible for 2014 Award consideration?
I know IMDB says it's a 2013 release, but not really -- I mean a film festival is hardly a release. In fact, considering it's quality and crowd-pleasing nature, Belle's theatrical release was shamefully paltry.
Not that awards have any validity anyway, but in my estimation Belle deserves accolades and attention for simply being a exquisitely crafted and very satisfying piece of storytelling. Nuanced, elegant, rousing and resonant -- a quaintest of pleasures.
If awards want to pretend to be on merit, then Belle is most worthy of acknowledgement for direction, actress, cinematography, set-design, costumes, and musical score.