Clayton Davis The “Cinderella” story for “Drive My Car” has been one of the award season’s most enlightening. The Japanese submission captured a nom for best international feature, best picture, director and adapted screenplay.
It became the eighth film in Oscars history to be nominated for both picture and international categories.The others are “Z” (1969), “The Emigrants” (1971/72), “Life is Beautiful” (1998), “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000), “Amour” (2012), “Roma” (2018) and “Parasite” (2019). “Emigrants” is the only one to have lost the international category.
However, that’s due to it receiving nominations in different years. It represented Sweden at the 1972 awards before getting a U.S.
release and qualifying for the following ceremony, picking up four noms for picture, directing, actress and adapted screenplay.
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