© Warner Bros. Frame from the movie "Juliet"Today, September 7, the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain voted for nominating the painting “Julieta” (Julieta) director Pedro Almodovar for the Academy Award in the nomination “Best Foreign Language Film”.
It is reported by El País .
The film, shot from the stories of the Canadian writer Alice Manro from the collection "Beglyanka", was released in Spain in April 2016, in May it was shown in the competition program of the Cannes festival. Like the “student” by Kirill Serebrennikov, “Juliet” claims to be the 29th annual prize of the European Film Academy.
The Almodovar won the Oscar twice: the first award of the American film academy, in the nomination “Best Film Film”, brought him the film “Everything about my mother” ( Todo Sobre Mi MADRE , 1999), the second - the film “Talk to her” ( HABLE Con ELLA , 2002), awarded for the best scenario.
Earlier, the Oscar nominated the painting by Almodovar “Women on the verge of nervous breakdown” ( Mujeres Al Borde de Un Ataque de Nervios , 1988).
The next, 89th presentation ceremony of the American Film Academy will be held in Los Angeles on February 26, 2017.