Even this year, the Czech film does not fight for the Academy Award. The film Zátopek, mapping a part of the life of the famous runner Emil Zátopek, was not shortlisted for the Oscar nominations.
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In the category of the best foreign films fought their way through images from fifteen countries – Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Mexico, Norway, Panama and Spain. Eight of them will eventually advance to the finals of the fight for the prestigious film award.
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In addition to foreign film, the American Film Academy has also announced nominations for categories such as documentary, film soundtrack, original film song and visual effects. The final nominations in all categories will be announced by the academy on February 28, and the ceremony of announcing the most prestigious film awards in the world is scheduled for March 27.
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Zátopka was nominated by the Czech Film and Television Academy and the American website Variety gave the Czech film a chance to find itself in a selection of 15 foreign films.
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Ondříček’s work introduces the personality of the most famous Czech athlete and four-time Olympic winner Emil Zátopek, who died in 2000, and also tells about his relationship with his wife Dana. The film frames the arrival of Australian record holder Ron Clark in Prague in 1968 to visit the legendary Czechoslovak runner, whom he admires immensely. In Ron’s interviews with Emil, the plot of the film retrospectively returns to the pivotal moments of the athlete’s sports and private life.
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