All Academy Awards articles – Page 33
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Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant talk 'Florence Foster Jenkins'
Even in an awards season packed with star-crossed lovers, you will be hard-pressed to find a more touching on-screen union than Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins.
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Martin Zandvliet talks Danish Oscar contender 'Land Of Mine'
It may be set immediately after the Second World War, but Danish Oscar submission Land Of Mine feels like required viewing in the current climate.
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Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi talks Iranian drama 'The Salesman'
Asghar Farhadi explains why going to Tehran to shoot Iran’s foreign-language Oscar entry The Salesman was a return home in more ways than one.
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'Afterimage': the journey behind Andrzej Wajda's final film
Afterimage producer Michal Kwiecinski tells Geoffrey Macnab why Andrzej Wajda’s film about a great Polish artist is a fitting tribute to the late director’s remarkable career.
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Hannes Holm on Oscar hopeful 'A Man Called Ove', Sweden's biggest box office hit in 32 years
Swedish writer/director discusses the challenge of bringing a beloved bestseller to the big screen.
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Juho Kuosmanen on why boxing movie 'Olli Maki' is the 'anti-Rocky'
Finnish director discusses debut feature The Happiest Day In The Life of Olli Maki, Finland’s 2016 Oscar submission.
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The surprising story behind hit German comedy 'Toni Erdmann'
Director Maren Ade explains why she was determined to move out of her comfort zone and find the humour in a father-daughter relationship, in Germany’s Oscar contender Toni Erdmann.
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Claude Barras talks Oscar hopeful 'My Life As A Courgette'
Director Claude Barras tells Geoffrey Macnab why he could not have made his stop-motion animation My Life As A Courgette in any other format.
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Paul Verhoeven talks 'Elle' and why he fled to Hollywood
Dutch director Paul Verhoeven describes how it feels to represent France for the foreign-language Oscar with his latest feature, Elle.
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Oscars 2017: inside the 85 best foreign-language submissions
The longlist of entries for consideration in the foreign language Oscar category is a feast of cinema from film-makers around the world, including several established masters, a strong crop of newcomers and one or two surprises.
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Academy unveils record 27 animation Oscar submissions
Zootopia, Kubo And The Two Strings, Finding Dory, The Red Turtle, Sausage Party and My Life As A Zucchini are among those vying for Academy Awards glory.
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Isabelle Huppert talks Oscar prospects and challenging rape drama 'Elle'
“I’ll let myself be surprised, as my good friend Michael Haneke would say,” says French actress about Oscar prospects.
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Oscars 2017: Lead and supporting actress, who's in the running?
Screen’s US editor Jeremy Kay analyses this year’s lead and supporting actress contenders. (Comment)
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'Little Secret' director on Oscar controversy: "We were attacked as if we were the enemy"
Brazilian director David Schurmann’s film was selected over Aquarius by one vote, prompting some social media protests.
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85 in foreign language Oscar race
Eighty-five countries have submitted a film for consideration in the 60th anniversary year of the foreign language film category.
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Oscars: Poland selects Wajda’s 'Afterimage'
Wajda has been nominated for the Foreign Language Oscar on four occasions.
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France submits Verhoeven’s 'Elle' to Oscar race
First time France submits film by non-French national since 1977.
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Oscars: Italy selects 'Fire At Sea'
Gianfranco Rosi’s Golden Bear-winning doc has been chosen as the country’s Best Foreign Language Film submission.
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Oscars: Israel submits 'Sand Storm'
The drama marks the country’s first submission to be filmed entirely in Arabic.
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'Aquarius' US distributor to launch Oscar campaign after Brazil snub
Vitagraph Films will be touting Sonia Braga for Best Actress at next year’s Academy Awards.