Alfonso Cuarón has won the Oscar for Best Director thanks to his acclaimed work on his Netflix-backed Spanish-language drama “Roma.” Cuarón was considered the frontrunner for the Oscar after winning Best Director prizes at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Awards, and BAFTAs.
The Mexican filmmaker won the Oscar over Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Favourite”), Adam McKay (“Vice”), Paweł Pawlikowski (“Cold War”), and Spike Lee (“BlacKkKlansman”).Cuarón’s nomination for “Roma” was one of 10 categories the film received noms in at the Oscars this year.
“Roma” tied Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” as the most nominated film at the 2019 Oscars.
The film also received nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress for Yalitza Aparicio, Best Supporting Actress for Marina de Tavira, Best Original Screenplay, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing.
Cuarón himself received four of the nominations as he also wrote, produced, and served as cinematographer on “Roma.
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