Ariel Awards 2009

2009 Ariel Awards
2009 Ariel nominations: Feb. 27, 2009
2009 Ariel winners: National Auditorium in Mexico City on March 31, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Fernando Eimbcke’s minimalist comedy Lake Tahoe presents a series of vignettes showing a small-town teenager (Diego Cataño) trying to cope with the death of his father. Lake Tahoe won three Ariels: best film, best director, and best supporting actor (Héctor Herrera). The night’s biggest winner, however, was Rodrigo Plá’s drama Desierto adentro, set during Mexico’s Cristero War, with eight awards including best actor (Mario Zaragoza) and best original screenplay. Box-office hit Arrancame la vida / Tear This Heart Out, Mexico’s submission for the 2009 foreign-language film Academy Award, failed to get a best picture nod [...]

by Anna Robinson | March 31, 2009   
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Spanish Film Writers Awards 2009

2009 Spanish Film Writers Circle Awards
2009 Spanish Film Writers Circle Awards: January 26, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Casual Day by Max Lemcke
 

Best Film
* Casual Day, by Max Lemcke
Sangre de mayo, by José Luis Garci
Sólo quiero caminar, by Agustín Díaz Yanes
Una palabra tuya, by Ángeles González-Sinde
Best Foreign Film
* WALL-E, by Andrew Stanton (US)
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, by Cristian Mungiu (Romania)
My Blueberry Nights, by Wong Kar Wai (China-France-Hong Kong)
The Dark Knight, by Christopher Nolan (US)
Best Documentary
El pollo, el pez y el cangrejo real, by José Luis López-Linares
* El infierno vasco, by Iñaki Arteta
La Osa Mayor menos dos, by David Reznak
La sombra del [...]

by Massimo David | January 26, 2009   
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