The Substance has received five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Demi Moore), and Best Director (Coralie Fargeat). Meanwhile, Magnus von Horn’s The Girl with the Needle, which competed at Cannes, has been nominated for Best International Feature Film, and he will be attending the Göteborg Film Festival next week.
Magnus von Horn and lead actors Vic Carmen Sonne and Trine Dyrholm will attend the Swedish premiere in Göteborg on Monday, January 27. The Girl with the Needle will then be released in cinemas across Sweden on February 21.
Today, the Oscar nominations were announced, and THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE has been nominated for Best International Feature Film. Magnus von Horn’s chilling drama had its world premiere in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival and has since received several awards and critical acclaim. On Monday, Swedish audiences will have the chance to see it for the first time when it premieres in the main competition at the Göteborg Film Festival. The following day, it will be previewed in cinemas across Sweden as part of the festival’s nationwide initiative. The regular theatrical release is set for February 21.
THE SUBSTANCE, which also premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, has emerged as one of the frontrunners at the Oscars with five nominations, including major categories such as Best Picture, Best Actress (Demi Moore), Best Director (Coralie Fargeat), and Best Original Screenplay (Coralie Fargeat).
BLACK BOX DIARIES and Swedish producer Hanna Aqvilin received a nomination for Best Documentary. In addition, A DIFFERENT MAN was nominated for Best Hair & Makeup.