1985’s Argentina attends 2023 Bafta Awards to cement Oscar chances

After winning the Goya award for best Ibero-American film, Argentina, 1985 competes this Sunday in the category of best foreign film at the Bafta Awards 2023 awarded by the British Academy of Film Arts, while continuing to dream of the Oscar.

The actor stars in ‘Argentina 1985’, the film that will compete in the category of best international film at the next Oscar ceremony

The annual event which this Sunday celebrates the best of British and international cinema has the Argentinian film directed by Santiago Miter and featuring Ricardo Darin and Peter Lanzani among their applications.

Like at the Oscars, Argentina, 1985 will share a category with the German film No news at the front big favorite of the British Awards with 14 nominations (including the main category), and the Irishman The quiet girl. The group is completed by the Korean production Decision to leave and the Austrian The Rebel Empress.

Axel Kuschevatzky with Cindy Teperman and Victoria Alonso at the Bafta Awards 2023

This year, the prizes are split between the cruelty of war, represented by No news at the front, of Edward Berger, with 14 nominations, it became the most nominated foreign language film in history. On the other hand, the black comedy of the spirits of the island of Martin McDonagh and the surreal comedy of Everything everywhere at the same timeof Dan Kwan there Daniel Scheinert.

On this occasion, the gala will take place in the British capital, with a change of scenery for the first time since 2016. It goes from magnificent Royal Albert Hall Al royal hall, On the shores of Thames. This change is due to an agreement between the academy and the Royal Hall of Festivalswhich already hosts the Bafta television and video game awards.

the spirits of the island focuses on the tragic relationship of two friends in post-Civil War Ireland, with a few touches of dark humour, while Everything everywhere at the same time is a surreal comedy that touches the multiverse, is nominated for ten Bafta awards and is preparing for a few Oscars in which it competes in eleven categories. On the other hand, Elvisof Baz Luhrmann has nine candidates and Warehouse of Todd Field, has five. This completes the quintet of favorites for certain awards that have set aside blockbuster films such as Avatar: The Way of the Water there Top Gun: Maverick in the main categories.

Guillermo del Torowho has already won three Baftas with Pan’s Labyrinth and three others with the shape of water opts for three categories (best animated film, best soundtrack and best production design) for its reinterpretation of the classic Pinocchio. The Mexican film has already won the award for best animated film at the Golden Balls and competes in the same category in the Oscarcelebrated on March 12.

Spanish-Cuban actress Ana de Armas is nominated in the Best Leading Actress category, for her role as Marilyn Monroe In Blond and the price will be disputed with Cate Blanchett For Warehouse there michelle yeo For Everything everywhere at the same time big favorites for this price.

It will also be the first gala after the death of Queen Isabella II. Besides the presence of Prince Guillermo and his wife Kate Middleton, Helen Mirren who played the monarch in the 2006 film The Queen will pay homage to the deceased queen.

DirecTV owns the rights for our country and can be seen on the OnDIRECTV channel (201 and 1201 HD) in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, as well as streaming through the DGO platform. The broadcast is announced to start at 4:00 p.m. (Argentina time). And the ceremony will take place from 5 p.m.

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