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Oscars 2013: Amour wins best foreign film Oscars 2013: Amour wins best foreign film
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Amour, written and directed by Michael Haneke, has unsurprisingly carried off the best foreign film Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards in LA, the category in which it was the hot favourite.Amour, written and directed by Michael Haneke, has unsurprisingly carried off the best foreign film Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards in LA, the category in which it was the hot favourite.
A French-language drama about an elderly married couple whose lives are shattered when one has a stroke, Amour has won a string of awards since its world premiere at the Cannes film festival in 2012, where it was honoured with the Palme d'Or.A French-language drama about an elderly married couple whose lives are shattered when one has a stroke, Amour has won a string of awards since its world premiere at the Cannes film festival in 2012, where it was honoured with the Palme d'Or.
As well as winning the best foreign film awards at the Golden Globes and the Baftas, Amour has made inroads into the main categories, with four other nominations including best original screenplay and best director for Haneke, best picture, and best actress for 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva.As well as winning the best foreign film awards at the Golden Globes and the Baftas, Amour has made inroads into the main categories, with four other nominations including best original screenplay and best director for Haneke, best picture, and best actress for 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva.
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