Samson and Delilah (2009) Articles

This year, Scott Foundas won't be asking, "how do you say 'Oscar scandal' in French (or German)?" Two of the most widely acclaimed non-English language films released in 2009 — Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon and Jacques Audiard's A Prophet — are to be found in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' list of semi-finalists for the best foreign language film Academy Award. [...]

The nine semi-finalists in the Foreign Language Film category for the 2010 Academy Awards have been announced. They are: Argentina, El Secreto de Sus Ojos / The Secret of Her Eyes, Juan Jose Campanella, director; Australia, Samson & Delilah, Warwick Thornton, director; Bulgaria, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, Stephan Komandarev, director; France, A Prophet, Jacques Audiard, director; Germany, The White [...]

2009 Asia-Pacific Screen Awards 2009 Asia-Pacific Screen Award winners: Australia’s Gold Coast on Nov 26. 2009 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Writer-director Warwick Thornton's Samson & Delilah, Australia's submission for the 2010 best foreign-language film Academy Award, took best film honors at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Screen Awards held in Queensland, Australia. Samson & Delilah tells the story of two young aborigines (Rowan [...]