The Academy Awards took place on 4 March, 2018 and Sebastiano Lelio’s A FANTASTIC WOMAN won Best Foreign Language film for its portrayal of a transgender woman in crisis with her traditional family in Chile. The film was awarded a Silver Bear at Berlinale 2017 for Best Screenplay and is the first Chilean film to receive an Academy Award in that category. The full list of final nominations were:
Chile: A FANTASTIC WOMAN; Sebastian Lelio
Hungary: ON BODY AND SOUL; Ildikó Enyedi
Russia: LOVELESS; Andrey Zvyagintsev
Sweden: THE SQUARE; Ruben Östlund
Lebanon: THE INSULT; Ziad Doueiri
THE ACADEMY AWARDS | 4 MARCH 2018 |