It is no surprise that Roma has been selected as Mexico’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards.
The film by Gravity director, Alfonso Cuarón, earlier this month claimed the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Lion.
The movie, which is shot in black and white, is somewhat autobiographical as it draws on Alfonso’s memories of growing up in Mexico City during the ‘70s. It centers around a middle-class family who is quietly and unassumingly cared for by its beloved, live-in nanny and housekeeper portrayed by Yalitza Aparicio.
Roma will vie for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar against submissions from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Kosovo, Luxembourg, and Montenegro, Hungary, Russia, and Iran.
47 countries have so far submitted entries, with the closing date the 1st of October 2018.
Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced January 22nd, 2019, while the ceremony will take place on the 24th of February 2019.
