“The Snow Society” and “Almodóvar” lead the Oscar race

J. A. Bayona’s “The Snow Society” is a finalist in the Best International Picture category at the 96th Academy Awards, which will be held again on March 11, 2024, at the Dolby Theater. Theater in Los Angeles. Likewise, Pedro Almodovar’s short film, The Strange Way of Life, received support from academics. In the case of Bayona, it also managed to reach three other categories: Best Special Effects, Best Original Score, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. On Thursday, December 21, the Hollywood Academy announced a list of fifteen films pre-selected in the category (known as the “shortlist”) for Best Foreign Language Film, selected from nearly one hundred films on offer. But it is certain that the five nominated films will be known on January 23, when the rest of the nominations will be announced. In the nomination round, Academy members from all branches are invited to vote but to participate they must prove that they have seen the 15 shortlisted films. Last year, the Spanish nomination fell to Carla Simón’s “Alcaras,” which failed to make it to the Oscars finalists’ list. “The Snow Society” is the Spanish film chosen on September 20 by the academics to represent Spain at the Academy Awards. With a film based on the story of the survivors of the Los Andes air tragedy, Bayona has already explained that he had an “immediate reaction” when he read Pablo Vecchi’s book. This work collects the testimonies of survivors of the plane crash that struck the Andes mountain range on October 13, 1972, claiming the lives of twelve victims. The director has already spoken about the preparations they will be making for the film’s arrival in the United States. “We have to try to make the film seen by as many academics as possible, because unlike other films, it has not been released yet. We will make sure they see it to be competitive: there is a blueprint for how the film will be shown.” The whole process has been completed and now we will start working on it in detail. ,” producer Belen Atienza said at the time. When asked about being nominated in other categories, the director ironically asked to “take first place in the international category.” “This film is a Rara avis film,” he said. “It took us years to finance something like this in the language.” Spanish. “It’s an effort to compete head-to-head with American films and I think we’re ready to compete in other categories.” in September. Almodóvar’s return Meanwhile, Almodovar’s short film “The Strange Way of Life,” which premiered at the recent Cannes Film Festival, will feature Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal In the role of its heroes, it is among the finalists in the Best Short Film category at the Academy Awards. The director’s work had more luck than his previous short film “The Human Voice”, which was excluded from the “shortlist” in 2021. And in the 2022 version, on the contrary Of course, both Penelope Cruz and Alberto Iglesias were nominated for Best Picture and an Academy Award for their work in Madres Paralelas. It was precisely in 2022 when the last Spanish victory was recorded at the Hollywood Academy ceremony. Director Alberto Milgo received the Best Animated Feature award. Animated short about the film “The Windshield Wiper”, a co-production between Spain and the United States.