Ophir Awards, know as 'Israeli Oscars,' led by Rosenthal’s ‘Tell Me Everything'
The Israeli Academy of Film and Television has announced nominations for the Ophir Awards, with Moshe Rosenthal’s 'Tell Me Everything' leading with 16 nominations. The winning film will represent Israel in the Best International Feature category at the Academy Awards.
Why it matters
The Ophir Awards serve as a critical cultural barometer for Israeli cinema and its international recognition on the global stage.
The nominations for the Ophir Awards, presented by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, were announced Sunday morning, prompting the perennial question: Has the academy finally chosen a movie that will earn an Oscar nomination for Best International Feature?The winner of the Ophir Award for Best Feature Film will go on to become Israel's official submission for consideration in the Best International Feature Academy Award category.Israeli films have received 10 nominations in the category without ever winning, the record for the most nominations by a country without a victory, a fact that tends to be ignored by those who allege that Jews control Hollywood.
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