Oscar 2020: who is Andrew Buckland, the editor who dedicated an award to his Argentine family

02/10/2020 - 0:38

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Andrew Buckland took the Dolby Theater stage to receive the Oscar for "Best Edition" with Michael McCusker for the film Against the Impossible (Ford vs. Ferrari) . An award and a name that seemed to go unnoticed on this side of the Atlantic.

But suddenly the unexpected happened : "Greetings to my family in Argentina, a big kiss ," this foreign editor said in an acceptable Spanish, calling the attention of all Argentine viewers who listened with surprise to his acceptance speech.

The networks were flooded with messages and questions about why Buckland greeting . And Creole experience soon appeared: many already speak of the Argentine who won the Oscar .

Buckland and McCusker and all the joy on stage. REUTERS

Curiosities aside, in 2011, Andrew came to our country to film a documentary about the original Wichi tribe, entitled "We are Wichis . "

When he dedicated the prize he named his parents, his son, Lucas, and his wife, Maria (Azcue), present at the Dolby. She is Argentine , currently lives in California, participated as a producer in the documentary, but her trade is gastronomy. He specializes in gluten-free pastry .

Buckland won the statuette for his work as editor of Ford vs. Ferrari , the film that tells the story of the car visionary Carroll Shelby and his British driver Ken Miles, who are given the mission of building a new car in order to overthrow the Ferrari domain in the 1966 Le Mans World Championship.