See what the condition could make the Oscar statuette about the country’s inauguration and not the director of “Flow”
Last Sunday, 03, the movie “Flow”, won the category of Best Animation at Oscar 2025. At the time, the filmmaker Gints zibalodis He took the stage of the awards to receive the golden statuette accompanied by other team members.
“I am really moved by the warm reception our movie has had, and I hope you open doors to independent animation filmmakers around the world,” the director said in the prize acceptance speech.
In that case, Zibalodis It is the one who is under the inauguration of the prize. He even shared moments of celebration with his statuette in a restaurant of an American fast food chain, the In-NT.
But did you know that if the feature film had won the other category in which it competed, the statuette would not be with the director? This is because, the animation was also competing for best international film, a category in which the winning title should deliver the Oscar to the country they represent, in the case of “Flow”, Latvia.
In the category they disputed “The Girl of the Needle” (Denmark), “Emilia Pérez” (France), “The Seed of the Sacred Fruit” (Germany) and “I’m still here” (Brazil), which won the award. In this case, the Oscar will not be with the director Walter Sallesthe Brazilian country is the one who has custody, but it is not yet known where the statuette will be sheltered.
A curiosity is that another Flow Award has become a national heritage. This is because, when the animation won the Golden Globe, the Latvia National Art Museum received the object and exposed it among the collection for visitors. At the time, almost 16,000 people made queues with hours of waiting to see the statuette up close and honor the great feat for Latto cinema, as it was the first time a movie in the country won the award.
Likewise, with the Oscar victory, the animation that is playing in Brazilian theaters became the first Latvia film to be nominated and also winning a category in the awards.
“Flow” is an animated production without dialogues that follows a black cat that needs to renounce its solitary and independent nature to survive after seeing its home dominated by water after a flood. This is because he finds shelter on a boat where other animal species live, making them exceed their differences so they can stay alive.
Source: Recreio
