"Amour"
You know it’s an uphill battle when the competition is also nominated in the Best Picture category!
Austria’s “Amour” surprised absolutely no one by winning the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award on Sunday night, beating out Canada’s “War Witch” (“Rebelle”) and nominees from Denmark, Chile, and Norway. With nominations in several other Oscar categories (including Best Actress for Emmanuelle Riva and Best Director for Michael Haneke), “Amour” was considered the frontrunner in the international category from the get go.
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