Hitchcock howard berger, peter montagna and martin samuel. Join our oscar insider email list to get the latest news on all things academy awards. As the nominations for the 20 academy awards are announced, guardian film critics xan brooks. See a list of academy award 20 nominations, announced on january 10. Apr 27, 20 kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Kon tiki is also the name of heyerdahls book, the academy awardwinning documentary film chronicling his adventures. But im not a huge fan of the book and the story for me is a bit saccharine its dressed up as far more profound that it really is. Later he recreated his own journey in a bestselling book and an oscar winning.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Aaron tveit, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, eddie redmayne, hugh jackman, samantha barks, sacha baron cohen and russell crowe perform a medley from les miserables as part of a salute to movie musicals of the past decade. A 1951 oscar documentary winner becomes a rousing 20 adventure. Kontiki is a norwegianswedish documentary film about the kontiki expedition led by. The list of winners is listed below, including the awards for best film, best actor, best actress and best director for the oscars 20. His subsequent bestselling book, the kon tiki expedition by raft across the south sea. Daylewis will become the first performer to win three oscars in the lead actor category for his role as the 16th u. Grant heslov, ben affleck and george clooney, producers. A wellcrafted retelling of an epic true story, kon tiki is a throwback to oldschool adventure filmmaking thats exciting and entertaining in spite of its bythe book plotting. This is the classic academyaward winning documentary film of an.
Joachim roenning and espen sandbergs dramatization, kontiki, norways nominee this year for the oscar for best foreign film, comes to our shores in a simultaneouslyfilmed english language edition, and while the wind goes out. Portraits of heyerdahl and his crew are deftly drawn, the thrills and scares of the voyage are clearly. Oscars 20 trailer park oscars drama films most popular. Oscar 20 winners complete list of nominees, wins hypable. Thor heyerdahl, kon tiki, south pacific sail from peru to tahiti, crew on kon tiki, pictures of sailors, sharks, heyerdahl. The raft was named kontiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. Oscar voters brutally honest ballot hollywood reporter. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, kontiki. Heyerdahl is a staunch believer in recreating the journey as it was. An oscarnominated dramatisation of thor heyerdahls epic sea. Apr 17, 20 thor heyerdahl, kon tiki, south pacific sail from peru to tahiti, crew on kon tiki, pictures of sailors, sharks, heyerdahl.
Kon tiki is also the name of heyerdahls book, the academy awardwinning documentary film chronicling his adventures, and the 2012 dramatized feature film nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film. Ben affleck accepts the award for best picture for argo during the oscars at the dolby theatre on sunday feb. Feb 03, 20 watch the trailer for kontiki, which is nominated for a best foreign film oscar. Its that time of the year, and the academy awards are almost upon us. Photo by chris pizzelloinvisionap ben affleck accepts. With pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, gustaf skarsgard, oddmagnus williamson. Oscars 20 nominations complete list of academy award 20. His book, kontiki, sold tens of millions of copies, and his 1950 documentary won an academy award, as much a recognition of the feat as the film. Thor heyerdahl and the crew of kon tiki 32 pictures click here. Heyerdahl filmed the expedition, which later became the academy award winning documentary in 1951, and he wrote a book about the expedition that was translated into 70 languages and sold more than 50 millions copies around the world. By raft across the south seas has been translated into 70 languages.
The documentary film of the expedition entitled kontiki won an academy award in 1951. Legendary explorer thor heyerdals epic 4,300mile crossing of the pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for south americans to settle in polynesia in precolumbian times. Thor heyerdahl and the crew of kontiki 32 pictures. Lincoln, which once seemed like a sure thing, walked way with only 1 major award for best actor for daniel day lewis. The kon tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, kon tiki. So begins thor heyerdahls the kontiki expedition, his account of putting to sea on a balsalog raft in 1947 to test his theory that ancient peruvians were the first to populate polynesia. In the voyage of six scandinavians and a parrot on a balsa raft across the pacific ocean. In 1947 he set out to prove it by building a traditional peruvian raft and recreating the putative journeys of settlement. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl. Oscars 20 winners list and nominations daily mail online. The thor heyerdahl institute was established in 2000.
When we did our previous movie called max manus which was a wwii movie we started looking around for what could be our next project and kon tiki was the story we wanted to tell. Thor heyerdahl and the crew of kontiki 32 pictures click. And the blithe spirit of that opening line is a good mindset for approaching kon tiki, a terrific new dramatization of the 4,300mile voyage. Heyerdahl and herman gather a crew and build a seaworthy raft, using only materials available to ancient indigenous peoples. Image caption producers george clooney and grant heslov and actordirector ben affleck, winners of the best picture award for argo, with presenter jack nicholson. Oscar sailed by kontiki, too february 25, 20 the sun literally set on the norwegian film industrys dreams of bringing home an oscar this year.
Heyerdahl himself agreed to the founding of the institute and it aims to promote and continue to develop heyerdahls ideas and. It was a great night celebrating the best in movies at the 20 academy awards held at the dolby theatre on sunday february 24 in hollywood. Kontiki is also the name of heyerdahls book, the academy award. In 1937, norways thor heyerdahl decided that the polynesian peoples had not scattered across their pacific isles from asia, as was commonly thought, but rather from south america. The oscar nominated movie that was filmed twice in two different languages. Mark johnson hosts a look at the 2012 foreign language film nominees including a panel with the filmmakers. That leaves kon tiki, which has a very weird beginning but is very moving by the end. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kontiki. Oscarnominated kontiki helmers make big legendary deal. Other rafts have repeated the voyage, inspired by kontiki.
Lincoln leads with 12 nods seth macfarlane and emma stone reveal the academy award nominations for 20. Jan 10, 20 the oscars 20 are right around the corner. Heyerdahls book kontiki was translated into 67 languages, and sold more than 20 million. Check out the 20 academy awards winners and nominees, and discuss the results as theyre announced with fellow fans. Documentary feature for 1951 at the 24th academy awards. Download kon tiki 20 yify torrent for 720p mp4 movie.
The film is up for an impressive eight oscars, including the most prestigious best picture award. Ben afflecks film argo took the best picture oscar at the 85th academy awards. The journey of the kon tiki from peru to polynesia in 1947 became one of the founding myths of the postwar world. Anne will compete in the best supporting actress category against amy adams, jackie weaver, helen.
The film is an international coproduction between norway, denmark, germany, sweden, and the united kingdom. Posted by the tiki chick in other tiki topics and tagged with academy awards, kon tiki, kon tiki film, movies, oscars, thor heyerdahl. Up next kon tiki 1950 film original version duration. His book about the voyage sold more than 50 million copies and a 1951 documentary earned the academy award you can check it out on youtube. The ceremony was the first in the academys 85year history to adopt the phrase the oscars as. I read it over and over as a child in the late 60s. Kontiki directors discuss the making of their offshore. Oscar nominations 20 nominations by studio deadline. Life of pi isnt the only waterlogged nominee at this years academy awards.
The raft was named kon tiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kon tiki was said to be an old name. His book about the expedition became an a bestseller and kontiki, the. Joachim roenning and espen sandbergs dramatization, kontiki, norways nominee this year for the oscar for best foreign film, comes to our shores in a simultaneouslyfilmed english language edition, and while the wind goes out of its sails a few times. Kontiki wins oscar nomination january 10, 20 last years norwegian feature film about the expedition of famed explorer thor heyerdahl, kon tiki, has won a much soughtafter nomination for an academy award, also known as an oscar. Watch the trailer for kon tiki, which is nominated for a best foreign film oscar. Mar 04, 20 published on mar 4, 20 christopher plummer presenting anne hathaway with the oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in les miserables at the 20 oscars. The oscars 20 ceremony took place on sunday night with the biggest stars of hollywood coming together. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Jan 10, 20 the academy of motion picture arts and sciences has finally settled the debate with its announcement of nominees for the 85th academy awards. Kontiki by thor heyerdahl meet your next favorite book. Nomination for best foreign film at the 20 academy awards in english and many other languages the name kon tiki has become a byword for adventure and the exotic. The two bigger winners of the night were argo, which one the coveted best picture award and three awards total, and life of pi, which took home the most.
The academy of motion picture arts and sciences has finally settled the debate with its announcement of nominees for the 85th academy awards. Jennifer lawrence takes home the prize for best actress. Kontiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by joachim ronning and espen sandberg about the 1947 kontiki expedition. His book about the voyage sold more than 50 million copies and a 1951 documentary earned the academy award you can check it out on. Irina shayk lounges on the couch as she reads book about vladimir putin during selfisolation all eyes. Kontiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by joachim ronning and espen sandberg. We want to know your favorite oscar picks for this year. Anne hathaway winning best supporting actress youtube.
The kon tiki was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, and kon tiki is an old name for this god. Adini kontiki koydugu saliyla birlikte gerceklestirdigi bu yolculuk, sinemaya da uyarlanmis, 20 yilinda oscar ve altin kurede en iyi yabanci film dalinda aday gosterilmistir. Kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. O apresentador foi o roteirista e ator seth macfarlane. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Norways oscar nominated kon tiki is a fun tale of high adventure but no more than that. Jan 10, 20 best foreign language film kon tiki norway warner bros pictures 10 best picture argo producers grant heslov, ben affleck and george clooney adapted screenplay argo.
Kontiki opened in the united states on 26 april 20 in a limited release, and was screened in three cinemas. The journey of the kon tiki from peru to polynesia in 1947 became one of. Norwegian helmers joachim ronning and espen sandberg, whose film kontiki was oscar nominated today for best foreign language film, are near a deal to make their first big splashy. The role of thor heyerdahl is played by pal sverre hagen. Feb 25, 20 oscars 20 winners list all the winners from the oscars 20, including argo, daniel daylewis, jennifer lawrence, adele, anne hathaway and christoph waltz. Lincoln leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed. Apr 25, 20 the british filmmaker idolized heyerdahl as a child, so he gladly took the bait when, in 1996, actor michael douglas suggested he make a movie about the norwegian explorer.