'Sirât', by Oliver Laxe, has been included by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the list of films that will compete for an Oscar® nomination in five categories: Best International Feature Film, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Casting. The original Movistar Plus+ film continues its successful run, earning critical acclaim at festivals and awards worldwide. The final nominations will be announced on January 22.
The film is a Movistar Plus+ original produced in collaboration with Filmes da Ermida, El Deseo, Uri Films, and 4a4 Productions, distributed in Spain by Bteam Pictures. International sales are handled by The Match Factory.
Awards history
'Sirât' had its world premiere in the Official Selection of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded with the Jury Prize ex aequo, the Cannes Soundtrack Prize for Kangding Ray, and a special mention from the Palm Dog Grand Jury Prize. During its festival run, it has already been recognized as Best Film at the Chicago International Film Festival, the Denver Film Festival (Krzysztof Kieslowski Award), and the Montclair Film Festival, and has won the Best Music award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
Since its presentation, Oliver Laxe's film has been on critics’ lists of frontrunners for the industry’s major awards. After its appearance at the Gotham Awards, where it was nominated for Best Director (Oliver Laxe), it is currently a candidate for the following awards:
Golden Globes: Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Score (Kangding Ray).
European Film Awards (EFA): Best Film, Best Director (Oliver Laxe), Best Actor (Sergi López), Best Screenplay (Santiago Fillol, Oliver Laxe), Best Cinematography (Mauro Herce), Best Editing (Cristóbal Fernández), Best Production Design (Laia Ateca), Best Sound (Laia Casanovas), Best Casting (Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo, María Rodrigo Rabal). With these nine nominations, 'Sirât' has become the film with the most nominations in the history of these awards.
Independent Spirit Awards: Best International Independent Film.
Critics Choice Awards: Best Foreign Language Film, Best Sound (Laia Casanova).
In addition, 'Sirât' has been recognized among the best films of the year by prestigious entities such as the National Board of Review (top 5 international films), the British Film Institute's Sight and Sound magazine (top 4 of the year), the specialized magazine The Hollywood Reporter (Top 3 among the 10 best films of 2026), and the influential magazine The New Yorker’s pick for best film of the year.
The universe of 'Sirât' has also transcended the cinema screen and will feature in the installation ‘HU/هُوَ. Bailad como si nadie os viera’ (Dance as if no one is watching), which will be on view at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid between December 17 and April 20.
Synopsis
A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They’re searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits.
Technical team
The film's technical team is made up of renowned professionals such as Oriol Maymó (‘La línea invisible’, ‘Quien a hierro mata’, ‘La propera pell’) as producer, Mauro Herce as director of photography (Goya Award for Best Photography for ‘O que arde’), Laia Ateca (‘Mantícora’, ‘Vida Perfecta’, ‘La abuela’) as art director, Nadia Acimi (‘O que arde’, ‘Mis hermanos y yo’, ‘Mimosas’) as costume designer, and musician Kangding Ray as composer of the soundtrack.denverfilm
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