Santiago Mitre’s “Argentina, 1985” and “News of a Kidnapping,” created by Andrés Wood and Rodrigo García, swept the highest prizes for greatest image on Saturday night time on the 2023 Platino Awards, in an indication of how the worldwide streamers – right here Amazon Studios and Prime Video – have lured top-of-their-class expertise in Latin America.
One spotlight of the ceremony, devoted to movies and TV exhibits within the Spanish-speaking world, was Benicio del Toro’s acceptance speech of a honorary Platino during which he mirrored on being typecast for a few years in Hollywood as a Latino actor.
“If I needed to play stereotypes, I attempted to search out the character’s humanity, a way of complicity, in order that audiences felt what my character felt and while they’re watching, don’t neglect who I’m and the place I come from.,” he stated. “What’s necessary is to share greater than be divided,” he added.
Del Toro was obtained with a standing ovation by an viewers made up of a few of the greatest actors in Spain, which held on his each phrase.
Directed by Mitre, who broke out to consideration with “The Student,” then conquered Cannes with “Paulina,” the Academy Award-nominated “Argentina, 1985,” produced by Amazon Studios, Infinity Hill, Mitre’s label Unión de los Rios and star Ricardo Darín’s Kenya Films swept greatest image, screenplay (Mitre, Mariano Llinás) actor (Darín), amongst 5 awards.
Commissioned by Prime Video in 2020, in the identical funding spherical that included “Iosi, the Repentant Spy,” “News of a Kidnapping” scooped greatest collection, creators (Wood, García), collection actress (Cristina Umaña) and supporting actress (Majida Issa). Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios and Chile’s Invercine & Wood produce.
It could or might not be a coincidence that each titles, in addition to Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts,” which swept 4 prizes together with greatest director, discuss how people or establishments – the Colombian senator husband of an abduction sufferer in “News,” Darin’s crusading public prosecutor in “Argentina, 1985,” a French couple in deep Galicia in “The Beasts” – confront violence, whether or not the institutionalised torture and homicide underneath Argentina’s Junta, endemic drug gang coercion in “News” and wounded machismo in “The Beasts.”
“Thank you to the 1000’s and 1000’s of Colombians who, silently, with none present, attempt to make peace and a rustic, regardless of all the plain difficulties,” stated Umana.
“Memory is necessary. We can’t enable violence to be the innate resolution in any a part of the world,” stated Infinity Hill’s, Axel Kuschevatzky, a producer of “Argentina, 1985.”
In different Awards highlights, Spain’s Laia Costa and Susi Sánchez repeated their Goya plaudits taking greatest movie actress and supporting actress as daughter and mom in “Lullaby.”
FILM
Best Feature
“Argentina, 1985” (Argentina)
Director
Rodrigo Sorogoyen, “The Beasts”
Lead Performance
Laia Costa, “Lullaby”
Ricardo Darín, “Argentina, 1985”
Screenplay
Mariano Llinás, Santiago Mitre, “Argentina, 1985”
First Feature
“1976” (Chile, Argentina)
Best Feature Comedy
“Official Competition,” (Argentina, Spain)
Original Score
Sergio Prudencio, “Utama”
Supporting Role Performance
Susi Sanchez, “Lullaby” (Spain)
Luis Zahera, “The Beasts” (Spain, France)
Animated Feature
“The Eagle and the Jaguar: the Legendary Warriors” (Mexico)
Documentary Best Feature
“El Caso Padilla,” (Cuba, Spain)
Editing
Alberto del Campo, “The Beasts”
Art Direction
Micaela Saiegh, “Argentina, 1985)
Cinematography
Barbara Álvarez, “Utama”
Sound Direction
Aitor Berenguer, Fabiola Ordoyo, Yasmina Praderas, “The Beasts”
Film & Education In Values
“Argentina, 1985” (Argentina, U.S)
HONORARY AWARD
Benicio del Toro
TV
Best Series Or Mini-Series
“News of a Kidnapping” (Colombia, Chile, U.S.)
Best Series Or Mini-Series Creator
Andrés Wood, Rodrigo García, “News of a Kidnapping”
Actor In A Series Or Mini-Series
Guillermo Francella, “The One in Charge”
Actress In A Series Or Mini-Series
Cristina Umaña, “News of a Kidnapping”
Supporting Actor In A Series Or Mini-Series
Alejandro Awada, “Iosi, The Regretful Spy”
Supporting Actress In A Series Or Mini-Series
Majida Issa, “News of a Kidnapping”
