They announce that Guillermo del Toro won the Best Director Oscar

The bone Oscars 2023 They are one of the most important in cinema and this year’s ceremony is about to take place. They are considered by many to be the most important awards in the world of American cinema and one must win a EGO (get the four main rewards: Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tonys).

The voters of The Academy They range from actors, casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, directors, documentary filmmakers, executives, editors, makeup artists and stylists, marketing and public relations, music, producers, production design, short and feature films to animation, sound, visual effects and writers.

In total there are 16 Mexicans with this award, some of which have more than one, being the filmmaker Alphonse Cuaron the Mexican with the most statuettes won, with five, follows him Alejandro González Iñarritu with four and this year, Guillermo del Toro is becoming the favorite to win for the movie, Pinocchio.

Guillermo del Toro arrives at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

This year there are several films with the presence of Mexicans on the list of nominees and many are sketched with the favorites. In the case of Alphonse Cuaronwinner of the best director for Gravity 2014 and Rome 2019, is in competition as a producer of Students in the Best Short Film category.

Another of the Mexicans aspiring to a statuette is Guillermo del Torowho has two Oscars for Best Director and Best Film for The Shape of Water in 2017, he is now in competition for Best Animated Film with Pinocchio.

Even if Cuaron and del Toro are the only Mexicans to compete directly for the prize, there are other films that have the presence of Mexicans and could also carry the Oscar 2023.

The calls "Three friends"who have already won the coveted Oscar statuette, will also participate in the 95th edition of the gala (Photo: Instagram)
The so-called ‘Three Amigos’, who have already won the coveted Oscar statuette, will also take part in the 95th edition of the gala (Photo: Instagram)

Julio Chavezmontes is the film’s co-producer triangle of sadnessin collaboration with the director Ruben Ostlund and competes in the Best Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director categories.

One of the best-known names in Mexican cinema is that of Alejandro González Iñarritu who made the movie bardoalthough it was not nominated, is competing in the Best Cinematography category.

Another Mexican present in the Oscars 2023 is the actor bald diegowho appears in the movie Babylon where he shares credits with brad pitt y Margot Robbie and is nominated for Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design.

"Students" Producer Alfonso Cuaron attends an Oscars luncheon interview at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Lauren Justice
‘The Ward’ producer Alfonso Cuaron attends an Oscars luncheon interview at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Lauren Justice

On the other hand, the band MCU, Wakanda foreverhas two Mexicans in its cast, the Mexican orchard of tenoches and the Mexican-Kenyan Lupita Nyong’o. This tape is competing in the Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling categories.

By a statement, The Academy I inform that within its presenters will be the stars Halle Berry, Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Chastain, John Cho, Andrew Garfield, Hugh Grant, Danai Gurira, Nicole Kidman, Florence Pugh, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan y Sigourney Weaver.

Also, the Mexican Salma Hayek also joins this team of presenters with Antonio Banderas, Emily Blunt there Glenn Close. If you know that Rihanna will make a musical presentation and Lenny Kravitz will be the one who interprets the theme of the section In memorywhich commemorates the actors and actresses who died last year.

Rihanna performs during the NFL Super Bowl 57 Halftime Show between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Rihanna performs during the NFL Super Bowl 57 Halftime Show between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Among the most nominated films this year is Everything everywhere at the same time in 11 categories, after the spirits of the island y nothing new ahead with nine. Then there’s Elvis, with eight nominations, The Fabelmansof Steven Spielbergwith seven. Top Gun: Maverick at six, just like Warehouse. Black Panther: Wakanda forever, add five and The Waterway, by James Cameronhas been nominated four times.

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