German film “Ich bin dein Mensch” (I am your man), directed by Maria Schrader in the genre of futuristic tragicomedy, was shortlisted for the 2022 Oscar in category “Best Foreign Language Film”. The list of applicants for nominees was released by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, December 21, in Los Angeles. In total, 93 films competed for inclusion in the Oscar shortlist in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Germany’s Oscar nominees also include composer Hans Zimmer, special effects creator Gerd Nefzer and Baden-Württemberg Film Academy graduate Murad Abu Eisheh.
Oscar race participants
Ich bin dein Mensch was selected as an Oscar nomination in mid-September by the German Films overseas agency. The main character of the picture is a researcher, the role of which is played by the German actress Maren Eggert. She will test a humanoid robot (played by British actor Dan Stevens) as her partner.
Pre-selected nominees for Best Foreign Language Film include films such as Große Freiheit (Austria), Drive my Car (Japan), The Hand of God “(” Hand of God “, Italy),” Compartment No 6 “(” Compartment number 6 “, Finland),” Flee “(” Runaways “, Denmark),” A Hero “(” Hero “, Iran) …
The last time “Oscar” went to Germany in 2007
In the previous Oscar race, there was not a single German candidate. The film “Und morgen die ganze Welt” (“And tomorrow the whole world”) directed by Julia von Heinz (Julia von Heinz) then dropped out in the preliminary round. And the 2020 Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category went to the Danish satirical film One More Each directed by Thomas Winterberg.
The last time the Oscar went to Germany was in 2007. Its laureate was then Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. He received such a high award for his directorial debut, Das Leben der anderen (The Lives of Others).
Star composer Hans Zimmer has a double chance of winning an Oscar this time for his compositions for the sci-fi movie Dune and for the soundtrack to the James Bond film No Time to Die. The shortlist of nominees for the Oscar for Best Film Song includes his British colleague, musician and composer Johnny Greenwood, with soundtracks for The Power of the Dog and Spencer. Spencer “). Other candidates include composers such as Alexandre Desplat (France), Jermain Franco (USA), Alberto Iglesias (Spain).
Zimmer was last nominated for an Oscar in 2018 – for the music for the military film Dunkirk by Christopher Nolan. And he became an Oscar winner in 1995 for the soundtrack to the animated film The Lion King.
Canadian director Denis Villeneuve hired German special effects artist Gerd Nefzer to work on the visually stunning scenes from the fantasy film Dune. After preliminary screening, the film became one of the ten nominations for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Nefzer has already won an Oscar in 2018 for his work as special effects supervisor on Blade Runner 2049.
A young Jordanian filmmaker, Murad Abu Eisheh, a Baden-Württemberg Film Academy graduate, hopes to receive an Oscar in the Best Fiction Short Film category for his work Tala’vision, a half-hour film about the life of an eight-year-old girls of Tala, going through the war in Syria. In October, Eisheh was already awarded a student Oscar.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the 94th Academy Awards nominees on February 8. The award ceremony will take place on March 27 in Hollywood.
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