Five best Swedish Oscar moments revealed
Published: 22 Feb 13 16:51 CET | Print version
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While Sweden may be more known for its music scene, it's also had its 15 minutes of fame for feats on the silver screen. With the Academy Awards approaching, The Local takes a look back at Sweden's top five Oscar moments.
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But what about film? Sure, everyone has heard of director Ingmar Bergman, but does Sweden's reputation on the big screen extend beyond Bergman?
Of course it does.
Somewhat.
IN PICTURES: Take a look through the top five moments in Sweden’s Oscar history
We've collected what we consider to be the five biggest moments of Oscar history for Swedes, and we're keeping our fingers crossed the trend will continue in 2013.
This year's Academy Awards is taking place in Los Angeles on Sunday night, and three Swedes are nominated for the statuettes.
Director Malik Bendjelloul is nominated for his Searching for Sugar Man documentary, Paul N.J. Ottosson is nominated for Sound Editing in Zero Dark Thirty, and Per Hallberg is nominated for the same category for Skyfall.
But how will this year's crop of Swedish Oscar nominees go down in history compared with those who've walked down the red carpet in years past? Who exactly are the winners of the past? And how many of them might be considered household names?
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Some scenes stay in the memory - like the famous 'dream sequence'
I do NOT understand the 'Whooplah' of the 'oscars' -
they are nothing more than the films, actors, actresses etc -
who were chosen by Octogenarian/nonagenarian Jews in Hollywood and London (THE MEMBERSHIP)... Yawn
Having said that, a lot of 'campaigning' goes on; once read a humorous account of how to go about it:
1) Show your hunger
2) Be a beautiful woman
3) Act humble - even if you're not. (Especially if you're not.)
4) Its MY turn
LOL!