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Michelle Yeoh and Cate Blanchett, nominated for best leading actress at the Oscars 2023


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The countdown for the most important film awards is coming to an end, this Sunday March 12 are celebrated the Oscar awardsan edition in which there are already those start as favoritesAlthough there can always be surprises. ‘Everything at once everywhere’by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known as the ‘Daniels’, leads the list with eleven applications and it arrives at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles with the very important support of the Screen Actors Guild, which raised it as the great winner of its awards. But she is not the only one.

He follows closely’Banshees by Inisherin‘, which won the Golden Globe for best comedy and which has nine nominations, among which are those for best film, best direction, best leading actor and best supporting actress and actors. The same ‘figurines’ opts for what could be the surprise of the night, ‘No news at the front‘, the first German film nominated for the category and that he has already triumphed at the Globes and the Baftas.

The list of favorites is completed by the story of the king of rock, ‘Elvis’, with eight nominations and Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical, ‘The Fabelmans’, which after winning the Golden Globe for best drama and best direction could take up to seven ‘statues’. Yes indeed, Do not lose sight of ‘The triangle of sadness’which swept the European Film Awards for best film, direction, screenplay and actor.

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As every year, the Spanish Film Academy selects the ideal film to try to make the cinema of this country conquer Hollywood. The one selected for this edition was ‘Alcarràs’.

As for the best address, the aforementioned Spielberg has all the ballots for his ‘Fabelman’, with which he already won the prize from the foreign press and with which he would add his third Oscar, with which they already have Frank Capra and William Wyller -second only to john ford, with four-. But they are also in the deck the ‘Daniels’whose low-budget science fiction film – by Hollywood standards – is being one of the highlights of the season.

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For this, in addition, he could emerge victorious leading actress, michelle yeoh, which has already been recognized with the Golden Globe, as well as by the Screen Actors Guild. yeah not the only favoritethe bets are distributed with Cate Blanchett for her role in ‘TÀR’for which he also won the Golden Globe for drama, as well as the Bafta.

Michelle Yeoh and Cate Blanchett, nominated for best leading actress at the Oscars 2023

Finally, among the leading actors several names stand out: that of Austin Butler, who has triumphed thanks to his interpretation of Elvis at the Golden Globes and the Baftas; the one of Colin Farrel, which won first in the comedy genre; as well as that of brendan fraserwho has returned to a standing ovation from the public and critics thanks to ‘The Whale’ (‘The Whale’).

Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser and Austin Butler, nominated for best leading actor at the Oscars 2023
Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser and Austin Butler, nominated for best leading actor at the Oscars 2023

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Spaniards nominated for the Oscars?

But, What has happened to Spanish cinema in this edition? Those who opt for the Oscars have to pass several sieves until the final nominees are known. In the beginning there was four shortlisted Spanish shorts: ‘Tula’, by Beatriz de Silva; ‘We voted’, by Santiago Requejo; ‘Plastic Killer’, by José Pozo, and ‘El tratamiento’, by Álvaro Carmona. Nevertheless, none of them made the final cut.

Also, like every year, The Spanish Film Academy selects the ideal film to try to make the cinema of this country conquer hollywood. The one selected for this edition was ‘alcarràs‘, by Carla Simón, who won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale. However, despite the fact that the Academy considered her the perfect candidate for her, she left empty in the last edition of the Goya Awards and she was not even shortlisted for the “statues”.

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So, The only Spanish presence in the nominations for the 95th edition of the Oscars is that of Ana de Armas. The Cuban-Spanish actress chooses to be the best leading actress for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in ‘Blonde‘, the only nomination for the Netflix film and, if successful, It would be the first Spanish to win this candidacy.

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Ana de Armas in 'Blonde', on Netflix
Ana de Armas in ‘Blonde’Netflix