Argentine filmmaker Juan José Campanella, winner of an Oscar for
El secreto de sus ojos
in 2010, told EFE on Tuesday
his joy at the nomination of Argentina, 1985
, by Santiago Mitre, for the Academy Awards edition of Hollywood that will be delivered in March 2023.
"That
Argentina, 1985
is nominated for an Oscar is something very good for everyone,
it makes me very happy
," he said shortly before attending the opening of the fifth Ibero American Film Festival in Miami (IAFFM).
In a brief statement to EFE, Campanella hoped that the production of Mitre, which he defined as
"a good film with a stellar cast"
, will be revived in commercial theaters in Argentina now that it is nominated for an Oscar for best international film.
Campanella, the day after winning an Oscar for "The Secret in Their Eyes."
In his opinion,
it has been in theaters for too little time
, because a few weeks after its premiere
it became part of the Amazon Prime Video platform offer
.
An Argentine honored in Miami
The director of El hijo de la novia is in Miami for the
tribute that will be paid to him on Wednesday by the fifth edition of the Ibero American Film Festival of Miami
(IAFFM), with the screening of two of his films: those chosen for the tribute are
The tale of the weasels
(2019) and
Foosball
(2013).
Campanella won the Oscar in 2010 in the category then called
Best Foreign Language Film
for
El secreto de sus ojos
, starring Ricardo Darín, the same protagonist of the film that will represent our country.
Soledad Villamil and Ricardo Darín with Campanella during the filming of "El secreto de sus ojos".
Only one other Argentine director has won that award from the United States Academy of Cinematographic Arts: Luis Puenzo, with
La historia oficial
(1985), starring the great Norma Aleandro.
About the nominees and the ceremony
The 95th edition of the Hollywood Academy Awards will be delivered
next Sunday, March 12
.
Everything Everywhere at the Same Time
, by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, with 11 nominations,
was the most nominated
, closely followed by
The Spirits of the Island
, by Martin McDonagh, and
All Quiet Front
, by Edward Berger, with 9.
Santiago Miter and Ricardo Darín at the Golden Globes, the prelude to the Oscars.
The latter is
the German film that will compete with Argentina, 1985
in the category of best international film.
Baz Luhrmann's Elvis
had 8 nominations;
The Fabelmans
, by Steven Spielberg, 7, while the two highest-grossing films of 2022,
Top Gun: Maverick
, by Joseph Kosinski, and
Avatar: The Way of Water
, by James Cameron, had 6 and 4 nominations, respectively.
Tár
, by Todd Field, reached 6 nominations, and
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
, 5.
best international film
All Quiet at the Front
(Germany)
Argentina, 1985
(Argentina)
Close
(Belgium)
EO
(Poland)
The Quiet Girl
(Ireland)
With information from the EFE agency
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