Polish film nominated for an Oscar in 2022
This year’s handout gala is fast approaching. The most important event in the world of cinema will take place on March 27 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Polish film was among the candidates for the award. Oscar-nominated short drama directed by Tadeusz Łysiak entitled “Dress” has been appreciated by critics and has already won several awards and nominations. Now the work of the Pole will also have a chance to compete for a gold statuette awarded by the American Film Academy. “Dress” was nominated for an Oscar in the short acting film category. The production focuses on the fate of Julia (played by Anna Dzieduszycka). A young woman lives in a small town and works at a roadside motel. The protagonist suffers from dwarfism, which is why she meets the lack of understanding on the part of the community. One day Julia meets a handsome man, a truck driver. The traveler becomes the object of the lonely woman’s fascination.
Four other productions also have a chance to win in the short live action film category:
- “Ala Kachuu – Take and Run”, dir. Maria Brendle (Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan),
- “The Long Goodbye”, dir. Aneil Karia (Great Britain),
- “On My Mind”, dir. Martin Strange-Hansen (Denmark),
- “Please Hold”, dir. KD Davila (USA).
In addition to Tadeusz Łysiak, among the Poles nominated for the Oscar, there is also a cinematographer,. He is a two-time Academy Award winner, winner in the Best Cinematography category for his work on the productions “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) and “Schindler’s List” (1993). This time, the gifted cinematographer was recognized for the cinematography he made for the film (2021) directed by.
Will Polish artists be appreciated during this year’s ceremony? We’ll find out soon enough!
Polish films: nominations for an Oscar
Polish films have been awarded many times at the Oscar gala. A total of twelve productions were nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Film. The first Polish film noticed in a prestigious competition was a picture directed “” (1961), nominated for an Academy Award in 1964. The last time a Polish production had a chance to win in the best international film category in 2020, when it was nominated “” (2019) directed by Jan Komasa.
The Oscar winner was also among the awarded films. Production “” (2013) directed by critics and appreciated during the Oscar-winning gala in 2015, thus becoming the first Polish film to be awarded the Film Academy statuette for the best foreign-language film.
List of all Polish films nominated for an Oscar in the “Best International Film” category:
- “Knife in the Water”, dir. Roman Polański, nominated for an Oscar in 1964;
- “Pharaoh”, dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz, nominated for an Oscar in 1967;
- “Deluge”, dir. Jerzy Hoffmann, nominated for an Oscar in 1975;
- “The Promised Land”, dir. , an Oscar nomination in 1976;
- “Noce i dnie”, dir. Jerzy Antczak, nominated for an Oscar in 1977;
- “The Maids of Wilko”, dir. Andrzej Wajda, nominated for an Oscar in 1980;
- “Man of Iron”, dir. , nominated for an Academy Award in 1981;
- “Katyn”, dir. Andrzej Wajda, nominated for an Oscar in 2008;
- “In Darkness”, dir. Agnieszka Holland, nominated for an Oscar in 2012;
- “Ida”, dir. Paweł Pawlikowski – OSCAR WINNER in 2015;
- “Cold War”, dir. Paweł Pawlikowski, nominated for an Oscar in 2019;
- “Corpus Christi”, dir. , nominated for an Oscar in 2020.
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Source: Gazeta
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