Alana Haim wins Best Film Actor at the BandLab NME Awards 2022
nme.comthe BandLab NME Awards 2022 for her dazzling acting debut as Alana Kane in Licorice Pizza.The rock star-turned-actress beat out Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonathan Majors, Riz Ahmed and Thomasin McKenzie for the prize.Last year, she told NME that she had “no movie star training” before taking on the role in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s film.“I jumped in at the deep end,” Alana said. “I had no experience.
I asked Paul if I should and he was like, ‘No, don’t do anything. I got you. Trust me’.”At the time, Alana also talked about touring and performing with HAIM, telling NME, “Music is my first love.
I love music. We’re going on tour next year, which is exciting.”She added: “We finally get to play live. I’m not leaving my first love.
But this is a fun little jaunt that I’m having. Hopefully won’t be the last.”In a four-star review of Licorice Pizza, NME said: “It’s surprisingly easy to separate Alana Haim the rock star from Alana Haim the movie star.
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