The 2024 Oscars are going to have a lot of Spanish flavor. The Snow Society and Robot Dreams They have managed to sneak into the list of nominees. The film directed by Juan Antonio Bayona will fight for the coveted statuette in the categories of Best International Film and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. For its part, Pablo Berger’s film has managed to become a candidate for the Best Animated Film award. A great reason for joy that confirms them as two of the great Spanish premieres of 2023.
Thanks to Netflix, the story of the tragedy of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 has once again gone around the world. On the other hand, Berger has shown the power of animation in Spain by adapting the fantastic comic by Sara Varon. Those in charge of announcing the Oscar nominations have been Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid. On the one hand, the double nomination for The Snow Society It represents the definitive recognition of a production of great packaging and significance. Because, as the figures of Netflix, the film is being liked a lot. And not only in the Hispanic community, but also in other markets in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa and also in the United States.
Bayonne has achieved a global phenomenon in a way that a Spanish film has not achieved in a long time. Fortunately, the US Academy wanted to reward him with an Oscar nomination. The film produced by Netflix will compete in Best International Film with I Captain (Italy), Perfect Days (Japan), Staff Room (Germany) and The Hot Spot (United Kingdom). The latter has also managed to be among the nominees for Best Film, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Therefore, everything indicates that she is the rival to beat. In favor of the movie Bayonne there is the support of the general public after becoming one of the most watched premieres in the history of Netflix.
The awards of The Snow Society
Regarding Best Makeup and Hairstyling, the spectacular work of the team at The Snow Society will compete with Golda, Maestro, Oppenheimer and Poor Creatures. In fact, the tape Bayonne He was also up for nomination in two other categories. It had made the final cut for Best Special Effects and Best Original Score. Unfortunately, she was ultimately unable to obtain a nomination in any of them, so she will have to settle for fighting for two Oscars. The ceremony will take place on the night of March 10 and it will be then that it will be discovered whether or not it gives the definitive surprise.
Be that as it may, the truth is that The Snow Society It has consolidated itself in the face of the other great prizes it competes for, the Goya. The film has 13 nominations, only behind the 15 of 20,000 species of bees. Spanish academics will have to decide which of them deserves to win on February 10 in Valladolid. Next to them are Close the eyes of Victor Ericeand They know thatof David Truebathe other big favorites that could also be crowned.
Robot Dreams sneaks into the Oscars
On the other hand, the pleasant and acclaimed Robot Dreams It won’t be easy at all. The other films nominated for Best Animated Film are Elementary, Nimona, The boy and the heron and Spider-Man: Crossing the Multiverse. The most likely thing is that the Oscar will go to one of the last two, since they are the ones that have so far accumulated all of the most prestigious awards.
However, just the fact of having achieved the nomination is already a historic award for Robot Dreams. The film has been greatly liked both inside and outside our borders. So much so that it has become the new great exponent of what Spanish productions can achieve in the field of animation. Although until now it had not entered awards like the Golden Globesthe Emmy or the BAFTAthe Oscars have been able to see it.