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Óliver Laxe on Oscar-Nominated ‘Sirāt’ and Giving Birth to 'a Monster'

Sirāt's sound team is the first all-female group nominated for Best Sound, with the film also earning a Best International Feature nod and 440,000 viewers in Spain.

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Euronews Culture sat down with director Óliver Laxe at this year’s European Film Awards to discuss his freshly Oscar-nominated film ‘Sirāt’, the pitfalls of streaming platforms and how cinemas are “a place for transformation”.

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He's the director behind Sirat, twice nominated for the Oscars.

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Oliver Laxe's film, starring Sergi López, is one of the nominees for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film

"Sirat" has been among the Oscar finalists for the best international film, but it is not going to have it easy. His competitors have won him in all previous quotes. "Sentimental value", the Norwegian film Joachim Trier beat him at the European Film Awards and is the favorite to win the Oscar in this and perhaps in other categories, as he aspires to eight awards.In the Golden Globes it was the Brazilian "Secret Agent" who imposed himself on Oliv…

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El Confidencial broke the news in Spain on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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