“Armand” chosen as Norway’s Oscar candidate – news Culture and entertainment

This was announced by the head of the Norwegian Oscar committee, Kjersti Mo, on Thursday. – It has been a fantastic journey and it feels great, says director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel in the wake of the news. The Norwegian Oscar committee states that the choice of “Armand” as an Oscar candidate is based on the fact that the film has an Oscar campaign and an experienced team which, together with the film’s qualities, will be able to lift the film up to the shortlist and nomination. Not only “Armand” was not alone in the competition to become Norway’s Oscar candidate. “Quisling’s last days” and “Sex” were also in the running, but in the end that film was directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel. Actor Renate Reinsve and director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel are Norway’s new Oscar hopes, both for the film “Armand”. Photo: NTB Earlier this year, Ullmann Tøndel received the prestigious “Caméra d’Or” award at the Cannes film festival for “Armand” – These are three films that the Norwegian Oscar committee believes have a good chance of standing out in the competition about an Oscar in the category of best international film, the Norwegian Film Institute wrote after the films were announced last week. Reinsve on the list “Quisling’s last days”, “Armand” and “Sex” were all in the fight to become Norway’s Oscar hope. Several have had faith that “Armand” can go far. The American film website Indiewire has placed Renate Reinsve on the list of candidates they believe could win the Oscar for Best Actress. So it is for her role in “Armand”. Read the Film Police’s review of “Armand”: Not quite on target The fact that “Armand” has been selected as Norway’s Oscar candidate does not, however, mean that the film has been nominated for the award ceremony in the USA. All international Oscar entries must be assessed by an international committee which will eventually create a shortlist of 15 films. The list will then be cut down to five official nominations. Only six times previously have Norwegian films been nominated in the category. Previous Norwegian Oscar nominations for best international film Nine lives (1957) Veiviseren (1987) Søndagsengler (1996) Elling (2001) Kon-Tiki (2013) The world’s worst person (2022) Takes over the baton after “Fedrelandet” The new Oscar candidate takes over the baton from “Fatherland”, which last year was the candidate in the competition to be nominated for the category best international film. The documentary genre, however, did not progress to the final and decisive round and therefore did not receive an Oscar nomination. The 97th Academy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on March 3, 2025. Published on 19/09/2024, at 14.01 Updated 19.09.2024, at 14.09



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