El 47 sweeps the Gaudis with 7 awards!
El 47 was the undisputed winner at the 17th edition of the Gaudí Film Awards, the Catalan Oscars, claiming seven statuettes during a star-studded gala on Saturday night.
The film, about a bus driver who hijacked a bus and drove it to Torre Baró, a suburban Barcelona neighborhood without public transportation in 1978, was named Best Film of the Year.
The director of El 47, Marcel Barrena, is pictured receiving a Gaudí Award (Credit: Jordi Borràs)
El 47 also secured awards for Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, and Best Hair and Makeup. It also won the Audience Award, voted for by the public.
Eduard Fernández, the outstanding star of El 47, who played leading man Manolo Vital, won the award for Best Actor.
“It’s been very special to see how people cried with the film. It was incredibly moving and beautiful,” Fernández said upon receiving the award.
"This film is about the dignity of people, about someone humble, a man from Extremadura who had nothing, moved to Catalonia, built a home, and became part of the community," he added.
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