Last year EGEDA and FIPCA organized the first edition for the Premios Platino, an awards show that celebrates the best in Ibero-American cinema.

Last Wednesday we were present during the announcement of the nominations for its second edition. Read the entire list of nominees below, after watching the trailers for the five films competing in the Best Iberoamerican Feature category.

“Conducta”
Director: Ernesto Daranas (Cuba )

“La Isla Minima”
Director: Alberto Rodriguez (Spain)

“Mr. Kaplan”
Director: Alvaro Brechner (Germany, Spain, Uruguay)

“Pelo Malo”
Director: Mariana Rondon (Venezuela, Peru, Germany, Argentina)

“Wild Tales”
Director: Damian Szifron (Argentina, Spain)

Best Director

Alberto Rodriguez (Spain) for “La Isla Minima”

Alvaro Brechner (Uruguay) for “Mr. Kaplan”

Damian Szifron (Argentina) for “Wild Tales”

Ernesto Daranas (Cuba) for “Conducta”

Mariana Rondon (Venezuela) for “Pelo Malo”

Best Performance by an Actor

Benicio del Toro (Puerto Rico) for “Escobar: Paraiso Lost”

Javier Gutierrez (Spain) for “La Isla Minima”

Jorge Perugorria (Cuba) for “La Pared de las Palabras”

Leonardo Sbaraglia (Argentina) for “Wild Tales”

Oscar Jaenada (Spain) for “Cantinflas”

Best Performance by an Actress

Erica Rivas (Argentina) for “Wild Tales”

Geraldine Chaplin (US) for “Dolares de Arena”

Laura de la Uz (Cuba) for “Vestido de Novia”

Leandra Leal (Brazil) for “O Lobo Atras Da Porta”

Paulina Garcia (Chile) for “Las Analfabetas”

Samantha Castillo (Venezuela) for “Pelo Malo”

Best Original Score

Adan Jodorowsky (Chile) for “La Danza de la Realidad”

Gustavo Dudamel (Venezuela) for “Libertador”

Gustavo Santaolalla (Argentina) for “Relatos Salvajes” (Wild Tales)

Juan A. Leyva (Cuba), Magda R. Galban (Cuba) for “Conducta”

Julio de la Rosa (Spain) for “La Isla Mínima”

Roque Banos (Spain) for “El Niño”

Best Animated Feature Film

“Ate que a Sbornia Nos Separe”
Directors: Otto Guerra, Ennio Torresan Jr. (Brazil)

“Dixie y la Rebelion Zombi”
Directors: Benat Beitia, Ricardo Ramon (Spain)

“La Leyenda de las Momias de Guanajato”
Director: Alberto Rodriguez Mexico

“Menique”
Director: Ernesto Padron (Cuba, Spain)

“Mortadelo y Filemon contra Jimmy el Cachondo”
Director: Javier Fesser (Spain)

“O Menino e o Mundo”
Director: Ale Abreu (Brazil)

Best Documentary

“¿Quien es Dayani Cristal?”
Director: Marc Silver (Mexico, United Kingdom)

“2014, Nacido en Gaza”
Director: Hernan Zin (Spain)

“El Vals de los Inutiles”
Director: Edison Cajas (Argentina, Chile)

“O Sal da Terra”
Directors: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado (Brazil, France, Italy)

“Paco de Lucia: La Busqueda”
Director: Francisco Sanchez Varela (Spain)

Best Screenplay

Alberto Rodriguez (Spain), Rafael Cobos (Spain) for “La Isla Minima”

Alvaro Brechner (Uruguay) for “Mr. Kaplan”

Damian Szifron (Argentina) for “Wild Tales”

Ernesto Daranas (Cuba) for “Conducta”

Mariana Rondon (Venezuela) for “Pelo Malo”

Best Iberoamerican Feature Film Debut

“10,000 KM”
Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet (Spain)

“Ciencias Naturales”
Director: Matias Lucchesi (Argentina, France)

“La Distancia mas Larga”
Director: Claudia Pinto (Spain, Venezuela)

“Mateo”
Director: Maria Gamboa (Colombia, France)

“Vestido de Novia”
Director: Marilyn Solaya (Cuba)

Best Cinematography

Alberto Alejandro Perez for “Conducta”

Alex Catalan for for “La Isla Minima”

Alvaro Gutierrez for “Mr. Kaplan”

Micaela Cajahuaringa for “Pelo Malo”

Javier Julia for “Wild Tales”

Best Sound Direction

Juan Carlo Herrera, Osmany Olivares for “Conducta”

Daniel de Zayas, Pelayo Gutierrez, Nacho Royo-Villanova for “La Isla Minima”
Fabian Oliver, Nacho Royo-Villanova for “Mr. Kaplan”
Lena Esquenazi, John Figueroa for “Pelo Malo”

Jose Luis Diaz for “Wild Tales”

Best Editing

Pedro Suarez for “Conducta”
Jose M.G. Moyano for “La Isla Minima”

Nacho Ruiz Capillas for “Mr. Kaplan”

Marite Ugas for “Pelo Malo”

Damian Szifron, Pablo Barbieri for “Wild Tales”

Best Art Direction

Erick Grass for “Conducta”

Pepe Dominguez for “La Isla Minima”

Gustavo Ramirez for “Mr. Kaplan

Matias Tikas for “Pelo Malo”

Clara Notari for “Wild Tales”

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