Platino Awards 2024: 'La Sociedad de la Nieve,' 'Cerrar los ojos' and 'El Conde' Dominate Nominations

The Oscar nominated film "La Sociedad de la Nieve" by Juan Antonio Bayona has emerged as the top contender at the 2024 Platino Awards, garnering nine nominations. The ceremony set to celebrate its 11th edition, will take place April 20 at the Gran Tlachco Theater XCARET in Mexico's Riviera Maya.

Close on the heels of la "Sociedad..." are the Spanish film "Cerrar los ojos" by Víctor Erice and the Chilean movie "El Conde" by Pablo Larraín, each vying for six awards. The nominations include a mix of films and TV productions from the Ibero-American region, showcasing a year of vibrant and diverse cinematic achievements.

Among the notable Argentine contenders for the Platino Awards are "Puan," competing in three categories, and Dolores Fonzi's debut film "Blondi," which is in the running for two awards. In the miniseries category, the second season of "Losi, el espía arrepentido" and "División Palermo" are leading with four nominations each. Additionally, Cecilia Roth is set to be honored with a lifetime achievement award, recognizing her illustrious contribution to the film industry.

The Platino Awards, were created with the objective of promoting, disseminating, and bringing closer the culture and cinematography of Ibero-America, were established in 2013 at the initiative of the Entity for the Management of Rights of Audiovisual Producers (EGEDA) in partnership with the Ibero-American Federation of Film and Audiovisual Production (FIPCA).

In this edition, of the 44 nominated productions, there are Argentine, Chilean, Costa Rican, Cuban, Ecuadorian, Spanish, Mexican, Peruvian, Portuguese, Puerto Rican, and Venezuelan productions.

The Platino Awards 2024 nominees are:

• Best Ibero-American Fiction Film
  • "Cerrar los ojos"
  • "La sociedad de la nieve"
  • "Los delincuentes"
  • "Tótem"
• Best Male Performance
  • Damián Alcázar for "El caso Monroy"
  • David Verdaguer for "Saben Aquell"
  • Enzo Vogrincic for "La sociedad de la nieve"
  • Jame Vadell for "El conde"
  • Marcelo Subiotto for "Puan"

• Best Female Performance
  • Carolina Yuste for "Saben aquell"
  • Dolores Fonzi for "Blondi"
  • Laia Costa for "Un amor"
  • Lora Amores for "La mujer salvaje"
  • Malena Alteiro for "Que nadie duerma"
• Best Direction
  • Isabel Coixet for "Un amor"
  • Juan Antonio Bayona for "La sociedad de la nieve"
  • Lila Avilés for "Tótem"
  • Pablo Larraín for "El conde"
• Best Ibero-American Debut Fiction Film
  • "20,000 especies de abejas"
  • "Blondi"
  • "La pecera"
  • "Los colonos"
  • "Simón"
  • "Tengo sueños eléctricos"

• Best Miniseries or Cinematic Series
  • "Barrabrava"
  • "El cuerpo en llamas"
  • "Iosi, el espía arrepentido (Season 2)"
  • "Los mil días de Allende"
• Best Male Performance in a Miniseries or Series
  • Alfredo Castro for "Los mil días de Allende"
  • Gustavo Bassani for "Iosi, el espía arrepentido (Season 2)"
  • Javier Cámara for "Rapa (Season 2)"
  • Santiago Korovsky for "División Palermo"
• Best Female Performance in a Miniseries or Series
  • Aline Küppenheim for "Los mil días de Allende"
  • Lola Dueñas for "La mesías"
  • Micaela Riera for "El amor después del amor"
  • Úrsula Corberó for "El cuerpo en llamas"

• Best Supporting Male Performance
  • José Coronado for "Cerrar los ojos"
  • Leonardo Sbaraglia for "Puan"
  • Luis Bermejo for "Un amor"
  • Matías Recalt for "La sociedad de la nieve
• Best Supporting Female Performance
  • Alejandra Flechner for "Puan"
  • Ana Torrent for "Cerrar los ojos"
  • Ane Gabarain for "20,000 especies de abejas"
  • Antonia Zegers for "El Conde"

• Best Supporting Female Performance in a Miniseries or Series
  • Carmen Machi for "La Mesías"
  • Minerva Casero for "Iosi, el espía arrepentido (Season 2)"
  • Najwa Nimri for "30 monedas (Season 2)"
  • Polar Gamboa for "División Palermo"
• Best Supporting Male Performance in a Miniseries or Series
  • Andy Chango for "El amor después del amor"
  • Daniel Hendler for "División Palermo"
  • Emiliano Zurita for "La Cabeza de Joaquín Murrieta"
  • Manolo Solo for "30 monedas"

• Cinema and Education in Values
  • "20,00 especies de abejas"
  • "La memoria infinita"
  • "Puan"
  • "Radical"
• Documentary Film
  • "El juicio"
  • "La memoria del cine, una película sobre Fernando Méndez-Leite"
  • "La memoria infinita"
  • "Una jauría llamada Ernesto"
• Best Ibero-American Fiction Comedy
  • "Bajo terapia"
  • "Los wanabis"
  • "Norma"
  • "Te estoy amando locamente"
• Series Creator
  • Álex de la Iglesia for "30 monedas (Season 2)"
  • Daniel Burman for "Iosi, el espía arrepentido (Season 2)"
  • Juan Pablo Kolodziej for "El amor después del amor"
  • Santiago Korovsky for "División Palermo"

• Art Direction
  • Curru Garabal for "Cerrar los ojos"
  • Julieta Dolinsky for "Puan"
  • Rodrigo Bazaes for "El Conde"
  • Sebastián Orgambide for "Los Colonos"
• Sound Direction
  • Christian Giraud and Omar Pareja for "Huesera"
  • Jorge Adrados and Oriol Tarragó for "La sociedad de la nieve"
  • Miguel Hormazábal for "El conde"
  • Pablo Isola for "Cuando acecha la maldad"

• Cinematography
  • Inés Duacastella Alejo Maglio for "Los delincuentes"
  • Pedro Luque for "La sociedad de la nieve"
  • Simón Brauer Tomás Astudillo for "La piel pulpo"
  • Valentín Álvarez for "Cerrar los ojos"
• Editing Direction
  • Adriana Martínez for "Huesera"
  • Andrés Gil Jaume Martín for "La sociedad de la nieve"
  • Carolina Siraqyan for "La memoria Infinita"
  • Manuel Ferrari Nicolás Goldbart Rodrigo Moreno for "Los Delincuentes"
• Screenplay
  • Estibaliz Urresola for "20,000 especies de abejas"
  • Guillermo Calderón Pablo Larraín for "El Conde"
  • Michel Gaztambide Víctor Erice for "Cerrar los ojos"
  • Rodrigo Moreno for "Los Delincuentes"

• Animated Film
  • "Dispararon al pianista" (They shot the piano player)
  • "El sueño de la sultana"
  • "Home is some where else"
  • "Nayola"
  • "Robot dreams"
• Original Music
  • Alfonso Vilallonga for "Robot dreams"
  • Pascual Reyes, Juan Pablo Villa for "Radical"
  • Pedro Osuna for "Blondi"
  • Sergio de la Puente for "La pecera"