The 2019 Official Selection, around the world

THE PUBLIC WELCOMES THE SELECTION

Fifteen million: that is the current total number of admissions racked up by the 2019 Official Selection in French theatres: a vote of confidence from the public which actually made Parasite by Bong Joon Ho the most viewed Palme d’or in France in 15 years with 1,686,488 admissions. [Learn more]

The Official Selection films which topped one million admissions in France, also include: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino (2,633,053 admissions), the closing film, The Specials, by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (2,026,243), the winner of the Grand Prix, Les Misérables, by Ladj Ly (1,363,410), and La Belle Époque (1,209,325) by Nicolas Bedos.

It’s worth noting that in their countries of origin, the Official Selection films also achieved record admissions, in particular the In Competition film by Diao Yinan, The Wild Goose Lake, which brought in four million viewers in just three days of business in China.

INTERNATIONAL PRIZES AND NOMINATIONS

In mid-December the 2019 Official Selection films had already picked up 228 Prizes and 558 nominations as they did the rounds of the festivals, rankings and awards around the world. 

The awards season may have well and truly begun, but the most prestigious award ceremonies for the film industry take place in January and February 2020; the Official Selection for the 72nd edition is already particularly well represented.

• 15 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS: the awards ceremony will take place on January 5.

Four of the five films in the running for the Golden Globe for the best foreign language film are Cannes 2019 award-winners: Les Misérables by Ladj Ly, Pain and Glory by Pedro Almodóvar, Parasite by Bong Joon Ho and  Portrait of a lady on fire by Céline Sciamma.

• 27 CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS NOMINATIONS: the awards ceremony will take place on January 12.

The five films nominated for the Best Foreign Film were all prizewinners at the 72nd Festival: Parasite by Bong Joon Ho, Les Misérables by Ladj Ly, Pain and Glory by Pedro Almodóvar, Atlantics by Mati Diop and Portrait of a lady on fire by Céline Sciamma.

• 23 GOYA AWARDS NOMINATIONS: the awards ceremony will take place on January 25.

Pain and Glory by Pedro Almodóvar has 16 nominations, while Border by Ali Abbasi (Un Certain Regard Award 2018), Les Misérables by Ladj Ly and Portrait of a lady on fire by Céline Sciamma are nominated for the Best European Film Goya Award.

• 12 LUMIÈRES NOMINATIONS: the awards ceremony will take place on January 27.

Les Misérables by Ladj Ly, Portrait of a lady on fire by Céline Sciamma and Oh Mercy! by Arnaud Desplechin are at the top of the nominations list.

In the new award category for an international co-production, which celebrates the work of a French producer on the international scene, there are: Bacurau by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles,  It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman, Young Ahmed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and Papicha by Mounia Meddour.

• 7 SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINATIONS: the awards ceremony will take place on February 8.

These include, for best film: A Hidden Life by Terrence Malick, for first film: The Climb by Michael Covino and for best documentary: For Sama by Waad Al Kateab and Edward Watts.

The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão by Karim Aïnouz, Les Misérables by Ladj Ly, Portrait of a lady on fire by Céline Sciamma and Parasite by Bong Joon Ho are nominated in the best foreign film category.

• OSCARS 2020: the awards ceremony will take place on February 9.

Twelve Cannes films have been put forward by their countries of origin for the Oscar for the best international film. Of the ten films shortlisted by the Academy of Arts and Sciences, five were prizewinners at Cannes: Parasite by Bong Joon Ho (South Korea), Atlantics by Mati Diop (Senegal), Les Misérables by Ladj Ly (France), Pain and Glory by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain) and Beanpole by Kantemir Balagov (Russia). [Learn More]

• CÉSAR AWARDS 2020: the awards ceremony will take place on February 28.

Already nominated as César Revelations are: Luàna Bajrami (Portait of a lady on fire), Mama Sané, Amadou Mbow (Atlantics), Shirine Boutella, Lyna Khoudri (Papicha), Idir Ben Addi (Young Ahmed), Benjamin Lesieur, Bryan Mialoundama (The Specials), Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga (Les Misérables).

IN FIGURES

IN COMPETITION: 21 films, 135 awardS, 303 nominations

THE TOP 5 AWARD-WINNING FILMS:

PARASITE (GISAENGCHUNG) by Bong Joon Ho / Palme d’or 2019:  45 awards, 37 nominations

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE by Céline Sciamma / Best screenplay award 2019: 16 awards, 21 nominations

PAIN AND GLORY (DOLOR Y GLORIA) by Pedro Almodóvar / Best Actor Award 2019 for Antonio Banderas: 12 awards, 55 nominations

ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD by Quentin Tarantino: 12 awards, 41 nominations

THE TRAITOR (IL TRADITORE) by Marco Bellocchio: 11 awards, 14 nominations

UN CERTAIN REGARD: 18 films, 68 awards, 120 nominations

TOP 5 AWARD-WINNING FILMS:

BEANPOLE by Kantemir Balagov / Best Director Award, Un Certain Regard 2019: 15 awards, 11 nominations

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURÍDICE GUSMÃO (A VIDA INVISÍVEL DE EURÍDICE GUSMÃO) by Karim Aïnouz / Un Certain Regard Award 2019: 12 awards, 7 nominations

EVGE (HOMEWARD) by Nariman Aliev – 8 awards, 11 nominations

FIRE WILL COME (O QUE ARDE) by Oliver Laxe / Prix du Jury Un Certain Regard 2019 – 7 awards, 20 nominations

ADAM by Maryam Touzani – 6 awards, 9 nominations

OUT OF COMPETITION: 8 films, 6 AWARDS, 35 nominations

Film with highest number of awards and nominations:

ROCKETMAN by Dexter Fletcher – 3 awards, 27 nominations

SPECIAL SCREENINGS: 10 films, 51 AWARDS, 39 nominations

Film with highest number of awards and nominations:

FOR SAMA by Waad Al Kateab and Edward Watts – 43 awards, 20 nominations

(Source Imdb. Figures correct at: 13/12/2019.)

The Festival de Cannes warmly congratulates the films of the 2019 Official Selection and wishes them the best in their future international careers.