Unit 9 Lesson 5: Repaso de ¿Te gusta la televisión? ¿Y las películas? Flashcards
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The Others
The Others, starring Nicole Kidman, was a film made in 2001 by Chilean-Spanish filmmaker Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos. This film was the only English language film to win the Best Picture award at the Goya Awards. The film won eight Goya Awards in all.
Agora
Agora, another film by Alejandro Aménabar, was the highest-grossing film of 2009 in España. The film, also an English language film, won seven Goya Awards.
Planet 51
Planet 51 is an English-language film made by Spanish filmmaker Jorge Blanco. This animated comedy received negative reviews but still achieved some success at the box office.
The Impossible
The Impossible is also an English-language film directed by Spanish filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona and written by Sergio G. Sánchez. It was very successful internationally and won 5 Goya Awards, among many other awards in the film industry. The lead actress, Naomi Watts, was nominated for an Academy Award as well.
Javier Bardem
Spanish actor Javier Bardem won an Oscar in 2007 for his supporting role in the film No Country for Old Men. He was nominated twice for actor for Before Night Falls and Biutiful, or Beautiful, and he is the first Spanish lead to be nominated twice for best actor.
Antonio Banderas, Gael García Bernal, Paz Vega, and Penélope Cruz:
These are all names of the growing list of actors from España who have gained international acclaim and recognition for their film achievements.
Antonio Banderas, Gael García Bernal, Paz Vega, and Penélope Cruz:
These are all names of the growing list of actors from España who have gained international acclaim and recognition for their film achievements.
Javier Bardem’s wife, Penélope Cruz
Javier Bardem’s wife, Penélope Cruz, was awarded a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She was also nominated for her supporting role in Nine and her leading role in Volver (To Return).
r Guillermo del Toro’s film El laberinto del fauno, or Pan’s Labyrinth
In 2006, Spanish director Guillermo del Toro’s film El laberinto del fauno, or Pan’s Labyrinth, won three Academy Awards for art direction, cinematography, and makeup.
Alfonso Cuarón’s 2013 movie Gravity
Méxican director and writer Alfonso Cuarón’s 2013 movie Gravity starring Sandra Bullock won two Oscars: the first for director and the second for film editing. Méxican director and writer Alfonso Cuarón’s 2013 movie Gravity starring Sandra Bullock won two Oscars: the first for director and the second for film editing. With his win, he became the first Hispanic to ever win the Best Director Oscar.
gat else happneded in 2013
In the same year that Alfonso Cuarón won his Academy Award, Méxican-born Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o won her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in 12 Years a Slave.
Pedro Almodóvar
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has won many awards and accolades, but his film Todo sobre mi madre, or All About My Mother, took home the best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 1999, and 2002’s Habla con Ella, or Talk to Her, won the Oscar for original screenplay.
