PAIN AND GLORY
Antonio Banderas
Salvador Mallo, a renowned film director in physical decline, revisits his past: his childhood with his mother, his first desire, his first adult love and breakup, and the early discovery of cinema.
UNLIKELY
Joaquin Phoenix all but has this category locked up and, if he doesn’t, Adam Driver seems to be the likely contender to upset. The experts place Antonio Banderas right in the middle, so he’s still in the conversation, but chances still aren’t great. The fact that he got a nomination from a performance in an international film that hasn’t even had much support is an accomplishment in and of itself.
Antonio Banderas
| NONE |
Spain
POSSIBLE
Just like Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best International Feature Film is basically locked as well, with “Parasite” being the absolute favorite, not only here but everywhere, so much so that it could translate into a Best Picture win. There’s no way there will be an upset but if by some miracle there is, I guess “Pain and Glory” would likely be the next in line.
Spain
| 1958 (31st) | Best Foreign Language Film | “La Venganza” | NOMINEE |
| 1961 (34th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Placido” | NOMINEE |
| 1963 (36th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Los Tarantos” | NOMINEE |
| 1967 (40th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “El Amor Brujo” | NOMINEE |
| 1970 (43rd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Tristana” | NOMINEE |
| 1972 (45th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “My Dearest Señorita” | NOMINEE |
| 1977 (50th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “That Obscure Object of Desire” | NOMINEE |
| 1979 (52nd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Mama Turns a Hundred” | NOMINEE |
| 1980 (53rd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Nest” | NOMINEE |
| 1982 (55th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Volver a Empezar (‘To Begin Again’)” | WON |
| 1983 (56th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Carmen” | NOMINEE |
| 1984 (57th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Double Feature” | NOMINEE |
| 1987 (60th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Course Completed” | NOMINEE |
| 1988 (61st) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” | NOMINEE |
| 1993 (66th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Belle Epoque” | WON |
| 1997 (70th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “Secrets of the Heart” | NOMINEE |
| 1998 (71st) | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Grandfather” | NOMINEE |
| 1999 (72nd) | Best Foreign Language Film | “All about My Mother” | WON |
| 2004 (77th) | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Sea Inside” | WON |
RELEASE DATE
October 4, 2019
DIRECTOR
Pedro Almodóvar
SCREENPLAY
Pedro Almodóvar
STUDIO
Sony Pictures
R
(for drug use, some graphic nudity and language)
DRAMA
113 minutes
OSCARS CHALLENGE
Viewed on February 1, 2020
Streamed on MacBook Pro
FILMS LEFT
19
DAYS LEFT
9
