US distributor of ‘Peasants’ Sony Pictures Classics has submitted the Polish film to all possible categories in the fight for the Oscars. This will allow the picture directed by DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman to have a chance for more nominations. The categories include Best Film, Best International Feature Film, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Score (Lukasz L.U.C Rostkowski) and Best Original Song (‘End of Summer’). On 23 January 2024, the official nominations will be announced, and the Oscars gala will take place on 10 March.
The latest film from the makers of ‘Your Vincent’ has already been seen in Poland by more than 1.5 million viewers and is the best Polish film at the box office in four years. Since 8 December, ‘Peasants’ has entered distribution in other countries including the UK and Ireland. Specially for the Polish community in these countries, distributors have planned screenings in Polish with English subtitles. On the same day, screenings of the film also began in New York and Los Angeles and will continue until 14 December. This is an important stage of the Oscar campaign, as both members of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and influential critics will be invited to the screenings.
“Peasants” is already listed by the most important foreign editors among the titles with the best chance of being nominated in the feature-length animation category. Variety has selected the Polish picture as a candidate for the so-called shortlist, while The Hollywood Reporter described the film as a “thrilling visual triumph”.
The film Peasants is a project combining various fields of art. Literature, painting and music form a coherent whole that immerses the viewer in a world of deep emotions. The year 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize awarded to Władysław Reymont for his novel Peasants. We are delighted that it is now, on the approaching anniversary, that we can present this gripping story to the world and compete for Oscars in all categories”, said Sean Bobbitt, the film’s producer.
Adrian Andrzejewski