Biggest Oscar Snubs #3d: Matteo Garrone’s GOMORRAH
Gomorrah
Biggest Oscar Snubs #3c: 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS
Matteo Garrone’s mafia drama Gomorrah was the most internationally acclaimed Italian production of 2008. Among its award nominations were those from the British Academy, the Danish Film Critics, the French Academy’s Cesar, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and the Spirit Awards. Additionally, Gomorrah won the Grand Prix at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and took best film honors at both the European Film Awards and the Italian Academy’s David di Donatello awards.
Regarding the early 2009 snub of Gomorrah, which was nowhere to be found among the Hollywood Academy’s nine best foreign-language film semi-finalists, I’m once again quoting Scott Foundas in the L.A. Weekly:
"One year ago this week, I wrote with [...]
by Andre Soares | January 17, 2010
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Tags: Academy Awards, Film Awards, Gomorrah, Matteo Garrone, Oscar 2008, Oscar Snubs, Scott Foundas
2009 David di Donatello Winners
Matteo Garrone’s organized crime drama Gomorrah (above, top photo), based on Roberto Saviano’s polemical book, took top honors at the 2009 David di Donatello awards. The Italian Film Academy voted Gomorrah the best Italian film of the year and Garrone the best director, in addition to handing the film five other awards, including best screenplay and best producer.
Paolo Sorrentino’s Il Divo (above, lower photo), which also deals (however indirectly) with the mafia, also received a total of seven statues (out of 16 nominations), including the best actor trophy for star Toni Servillo’s brilliant caricature of former Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti, and a best supporting actress win for Piera Degli Espositi.
Last year, Gomorrah won the Cannes [...]
by Andre Soares | May 9, 2009
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Tags: Alba Rohrwacher, Clint Eastwood, Danny Boyle, David di Donatello, David di Donatello 2009, Ex, Fausto Brizzi, Film Awards, Gianni Di Gregorio, Giovanna's Father, Giulio Andreotti, Giulio Manfredonia, Giuseppe Battiston, Gomorra, Gomorrah, Gran Torino, Il Divo, Il Papà di Giovanna, Matteo Garrone, Mid-August Lunch, Non pensarci, Paolo Sorrentino, Piera Degli Espositi, Pupi Avati, Si può fare, Silvio Orlando, Slumdog Millionaire, Toni Servillo, Virna Lisi
David di Donatello 2009
2009 David di Donatello Awards
2009 David di Donatello Award nominations: April 9, 2009
2009 David di Donatello Award winners: May 8, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah (top photo); Toni Servillo in Il Divo (lower photo)
Best Film / miglior film
Il divo
produced by Andrea Occhipinti, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Maurizio Coppolecchia
directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Ex
produced by Fulvio Lucisano, Federica Lucisano
directed by Fausto Brizzi
* Gomorra
produced by Domenico Procacci
directed by Matteo Garrone
Si può fare
produced by Angelo Rizzoli
directed by Giulio Manfredonia
Tutta la vita davanti
produced by Motorino Amaranto – Medusa
directed by Paolo Virzì
Best Film from the European Union / miglior film dell’Unione Europea
Entre les murs, by Laurent [...]
by Massimo David | May 8, 2009
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2009 David di Donatello Nominations
Paolo Sorrentino’s Il Divo, a biopic of former Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti, and Matteo Garrone’s organized crime thriller Gomorrah, both starring Toni Servillo, were the top nominees for the Italian Academy’s 2009 David di Donatello awards.
Il Divo led the field with 16 nominations, followed by Gomorrah with 11. Both films, which are in the running in the best picture category, have already won several international awards: Il Divo received the Special Jury Award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and a European Film Award for best actor Toni Servillo (also for Gomorrah); Gomorrah won Cannes’ Grand Prix and five European Film Awards, including best film and Servillo’s shared best actor prize. Gomorrah was also Italy’s submission [...]
by Massimo David | April 9, 2009
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Tags: Alessandro Gassman, Cannes Film Festival, David di Donatello, David di Donatello 2009, European Film Awards, Ex, Fausto Brizzi, Film Awards, Gomorra, Gomorrah, Il Papà di Giovanna, Matteo Garrone, Paolo Sorrentino, Silvio Orlando, Slumdog Millionaire, Toni Servillo, Valeria Golino, Valerio Mastandrea, WALL-E
Matteo Garrone, GOMORRAH, and the Camorra
In Agence France Presse, European Film Award winner Matteo Garrone discusses real-life issues related to Gomorrah (above, with Toni Servillo), his mafia thriller that is a likely contender for the 2009 best foreign-language film Oscar:
"The idea of bringing the army to fight them is, for me, superficial. It’s good for the image of the Italian government, but it won’t do anything to fix the problem.
"You have to work from the inside, to create a relationship between citizens and the institutions of power. The Camorra is very strong because they live there, they grew up there, they are close to people.
"If you don’t work from the inside it will be very difficult. [...]
by Massimo David | December 26, 2008
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Tags: Gomorrah, Matteo Garrone, Politics, Roberto Saviano, Toni Servillo