The Spanish Film Academy has just announced that ‘Alcarràs’ is finally the film selected for represent Spain at the 2023 Oscars. She was the great favorite and has ended up beating ‘Cinco lobitos’ and ‘Ace Bestas’the other two preselected.
It is clear that its historic triumph at the last Berlin Film Festival gave impetus to the career of this second feature film by Carla Simon. ‘Alcarràs’ has not stopped receiving praise since then and only a last-minute surprise would have left her out of the race for the Oscar.
In this way, ‘Alcarràs’ faces the challenge of break Spain’s losing streak in the category of best international film. You have to go back to ‘Mar Adentro’ to find the last time our country won that precious statuette, but since then only ‘Pain and Glory’ has managed to be nominated.
Now it will be time to wait and have confidence in the possibilities of Carla Simón’s film. That victory in Berlin makes its international projection clear, but theory is one thing and practice another. Let’s remember that the winners of the next Oscars will be announced on March 12, 2023, but ‘Alcarràs’ will have to overcome several obstacles before having the chance to take home the prize.