Broken Embraces Articles

2010 Oscar Predictions Best Picture Avatar (Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington), James Cameron Broken Embraces (Penelope Cruz), Pedro Almodóvar District 9, Neill Blomkamp An Education (Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard), Lone Scherfig The Hurt Locker (Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie), Kathryn Bigelow Inglourious Basterds (Melanie Laurent), Quentin Tarantino Nine (Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Fergie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren), Rob Marshall Precious (Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique), [...]

Best Foreign Language Film Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon This is another category (see best actor – comedy or musical) that is hard to predict because of the absence of a clear front-runner. The closest to a "favorite" is Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon, winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes and of several critics’ awards in the United States. Working for it: Prestige, relevance, [...]

Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda & Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Jordi Mollà in El cónsul de Sodoma (Steinweg Emotion Pictures) (bottom) In the Spanish-language website Filmin, "questions without answers" are asked about the selections for the Spanish Academy’s 2010 Goya Awards. A few of the questions, e.g., "who will win best actress this year" can only be [...]

Rachel Weisz in Agora (Mod Producciones) (top); Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda & Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) Daniel Monzón’s prison drama Cell 211 and Alejandro Amenábar’s historical blockbuster Ágora (aka Mists of Time), with respectively 16 and 13 nominations, are the two leaders in the race for the 2010 Premios Goya (or Goya Awards), the Spanish Academy [...]