Spanish seventh art is lucky to participate in the film festival From the early morning of Sunday, March 10 until Monday, March 11Starting at 1:00 (Spanish time). The nominations of JA Bayona’s ‘The Snow Society’ for Best International Film and Best Make-up and Hairstyling, and Pablo Berger’s ‘Robot Dreams’ for Best Animated Film were cause for celebration for our country’s professionals. They will see their work recognized and represented by the three nominees Spain brings to the 2024 Oscars gala.
While the truth is that the only real option for a statuette is Bayona’s film in the Best International Feature category, which is the second favorite after the British film ‘The Zone of Interest’, there are plenty of filmmakers, Spanish artists and performers out there. Award-winning technicians at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Total in our country 18 events won by a national pro was awarded an Oscar Award.
Most of these awards are distributed between technical categories and Best International Film (considered the direct heir to the former Best Foreign Language Film). Only three superstars of our cinema managed to sink their teeth into one of the main categories considered. These are Pedro Almodóvar (Best Original Screenplay of 2003 for ‘Hable con ella’), Javier Bardem (Best Supporting Actor of 2007 for ‘No es País para Viejos’) and Penélope Cruz (2008 for ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ ‘s Best Supporting Actress) ).
But the pioneers in raising the Oscar come from Spain. Gil Parrondo And Antonio Mateos. They both won the award Best Production Design in the 1970 edition for his work on ‘Patton’An American film about the life of General George Patton, directed by Franklin Schaffner.
The director would rely on the good work of the Spanish technicians, who gave him such good results last year, that they will occupy key positions in .Nicolás and Alejandra’The last Russian tsar II. A British film that tells the story of Nicholas II and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra. The amazing work on the film’s costumes deserved them Yvonne Blake And Antonio Castillo HE Oscar for Best Costume Design in 1971.
Spain’s winning streak did not stop in 1972‘ was awarded the surrealism awardThe secret charm of the bourgeoisie‘with the figurine Best Non-English Film. Aragonese director Luis Buñuel became the first national filmmaker to win an Oscar in a non-technical category, paving the way for many later victories.
The decade of the seventies had not yet presented the Spaniards with all the glory it had prepared for them. Thus in the edition 1978The Academy decided to give awards Oscar for Best Cinematography that great work Nestor Almendros had done it indays of heaven‘ is a romantic drama from director Terrence Malick, featuring Richard Gere in one of his first leading roles. Although many fans believe that Almendros is a Cuban figure, the truth is that he was born in Barcelona and did not move to Cuba until he turned 18 in 1948.
The next two decades were not very productive at the Oscars for Spanish cinema. However, two people joined the list of statuette winners: José Luis Garcirecipient of the award Best Non-English Film for 1982’s ‘Start Over’And Fernando Truebawon the same award 1993 with ‘belle époque‘.
The 2000s were undoubtedly the most glorious period of Spanish cinema in terms of Academy Awards. Pedro Almodovar won twice (to date he is the only Spaniard with two statuettes), 2000 in the category Best Non-English Film with ‘Everything about my mother‘ And 2003 inside Best Original Screenplay with ‘talk to him‘. Shortly after, he followed after her. Alejandro Amenabarwho took the figurine Best Non-English Film with ‘seaward‘ inside 2005.
Inside 2007 It’s time to see which Spanish movie will be Hollywood’s most awarded. ‘Pan’s Labyrinth‘This was a huge success. Guillermo del Toro’s historical and fantasy drama brought our country three awards thanks to its statuette. Pilar Revuelta to Best Production Management and those David Marti And Monster Ribe to Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Also in the same edition Javier Bardem raised the reward Best Supporting Actor for his work’There is no country for old people‘.
A year later, Spanish artists returned to the Mecca of cinema with a bang: 2008, Penélope Cruz was chosen as Best supporting actress Thanks to his workVicky Cristina BarcelonaA Woody Allen film set in the Catalan capital.
Then Spain once again entered a period of drought. We had to wait until the eleventh edition of the Oscars. 2019Spanish talents will shine again in Los Angeles. Sergio López-Riverareceiving the award Best Makeup and Hairstyling He was deemed worthy of the award for his work in the movie ‘Mother of the Blues’, which went down in cinema history as actor Chadwick Boseman’s last role before he died of cancer.
There is one last project that brings income to the Spanish in the form of Oscar awards. Inside 2022‘windshield wiper‘won the statuette Best Animated Shortthe reward they raise Alberto Mielgo And Leo Sanchez Barbosa.
Now, as the 96th edition of the Hollywood Academy Awards approaches, Spanish film fans will wait to see whether Bayona or Berger will expand that list early on Sunday, March 10, and carve out a place for themselves among the stars of cinema.