Argentina, 1985the film directed by Santiago Mitrawith Ricardo Darin and Peter Lanzani, was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the prestigious BAFTA Awards, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television.
This nomination is announced five days before the Hollywood Academy announces its nominees in the Best International Film category, in which the film about the trial of the military juntas passed an initial selection (of the 92 titles submitted from many countries, 15 remained ), and now we have to wait until Tuesday, Jan. 24 to see if he’s competing for an Oscar.
With voting for the 23 Oscar categories closed on Tuesday, January 17, this nomination for the second largest award in the world awarded by a film academy no influence, at least in the nominations, for the Hollywood Academy Award. But if Argentina, 1985 she’s an Oscar nominee, this recognition she received today is going to be very important.
Argentina, 1985 It has already won the Critics Award (FIPRESCI) after its appearance at the Venice Film Festival, September last year, the Audience Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, screened at the London Film Festival, won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film and was nominated in the same category at the Critic’s Choice Awards.
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Source: Clarin