The Great Beauty could take two awards this weekend. The film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino is nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and an Oscar.
The Great Beauty is the story of Jeb Garbardella, a man in Rome. The movie stars Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, and Sabrina Ferilli. The film has had a great success on the festival circuit. It was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival, and was recently screened at the Toronto Film Festival. It has already won a BAFTA Film Award for Best Film not in the English Language, and a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film.
When Sorrentino accepted the Golden Globe in Los Angeles, he said, “Thank you, Italy! It's a truly strange country, but a beautiful one," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
This weekend, the film is competing for Best Foreign Film at the Independent Spirit Awards against Jia Zhang-Ke for A Touch of Sin, Abdellatif Kechiche for Blue is the Warmest Color, Sebastian Lelio for Gloria, and Thomas Vinterberg for The Hunt, according to IFC. This year, The Great Beauty is also nominated for an Academy Award.
The Independent Spirit Awards will take place on March 1 in Santa Monica, a day before the Academy Awards.
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