Condors celebrate on 'Escape,' 'Manos'
Political thriller nabs 11 nominations at Argentinian awards
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"Cronica" was in competition at this year's Cannes festival.
Alejandro Doria's "Las manos" (The Hands), based on a priest's life, snagged nine noms, with leading actors Graciela Borges and Jorge Marrale up for prizes. "Manos" is a contender for Spain's 2007 Goya Awards.
Daniel Burman's father-and-son drama "Ley de familia" (Family Law), Argentina's candidate for a foreign-language Oscar nomination, followed with eight noms, with Daniel Hendler up for actor and Julieta Diaz for actress.
Pablo Trapero's drama "Nacido y criado" (Born and Raised) also snared eight mentions, including original screenplay and breakout actor for Tomas Lipan.
All four will compete for best picture and director along with Marcelo Pineyro's job-interview expose "El metodo" (The Method).
Rodrigo Moreno will compete for director with "El custodio," a Berlin, Guadalajara and Sundance-laureled bodyguard drama that's also a contender for debut feature.
Foreign pic noms went to Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' "Little Miss Sunshine," Martin Scorsese's "The Departed," Bahman Ghobadi's "Turtles Can Fly," Hany Abu-Assad's "Paradise Now" and Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne's "L'enfant."
Winners will be announced early in 2007 at a date to be set.
Considered the country's most prestigious kudos, the Condor de Plata awards have been presented by Argentina's Film Writers Assn. since 1942.
