Sentences with phrase «language film contenders»

The Academy has narrowed its list of foreign language film contenders down to nine ahead of next month's nominations.

Sometimes those few mostly come in the form of foreign language film contenders, but sometimes Cannes blows away even Toronto when it comes to giving awards season its main contenders.

Not exact matches

This week, get the latest casting details on the next Superman movie, and watch a dozen just - released trailers for upcoming films ranging from summer comedies to Sundance hits to foreign - language Oscar contenders.

Along with Firth and Eisenberg, best - actor contenders are Javier Bardem as a dying father in the Spanish - language drama «Biutiful,» which also is up for best foreign - language film; Bridges as boozy lawman Rooster Cogburn in «True Grit,» a role that earned John Wayne an Oscar for the 1969 adaptation of the Western novel; and James Franco in the real - life tale of a climber trapped in a crevasse after a boulder crushes his arm in «127 Hours.»

As for the beginning of «Happy End» — which Austria put forth as an Oscar contender for best foreign language film (it did not make the shortlist)-- it's not very happy either.

But it took not just best foreign language film (over the more politically safe Toni Erdmann) but also best actress for Isabelle Huppert: now a major Oscar contender, leaving both previous frontrunners (Natalie Portman and Emma Stone), fretting into their frocks.

The two films, seen by many pundits as the chief contenders for the foreign - language Oscar, also appear to be the frontrunners here, continuing a rivalry that started way back in May at Cannes.

The movie premiered in February at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear and Teddy awards, and it was recently selected as Chile's Oscar contender for foreign language film.

Andrey Zvyagintsev's «Loveless,» which is also nominated for a foreign - language Oscar, won the Cesar award for best foreign film, beating Christopher Nolan's «Dunkirk,» Damien Chazelle's «'' La La Land» and Ruben Ostlund's Cannes's Palme d'Or winner «The Square,» among other strong contenders.

The generally unpredictable foreign language film category snubbed two top contenders — Israel's «Foxtrot,» which collected the second place prize at the Venice Film Festival, and Germany's Golden Globe - winning «In the Fade.»

As far as the foreign language films are concerned, it appears that we do not have an Amour - style breakout contender on our hands.