With the confirmation of France’s Presence at the Upcoming Oscars® with two categories Best Actress for La Môme’s  (La Vie En Rose) Star Marillon Cotillard and for Best Animation with Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Parronaud’s Persepolis the rivalry between the two French contenders has happily ended in the Oscar® Race. Although they do remain competitors in the upcoming French Oscars to be held prior to the Oscars® with 11 nominations for La Vie En Rose and 6 for Persepolis there seems to be a much more adequate categorization in the nominations for two excellent films and great performances/achievements in their own right. Both films have also received numerous critical acclaim world wide but the tough Oscar Ceremonies looming closely ahead it is all the more comforting to read accolades from fellow film critics particularly when they are as influential and respected as US critics Leonard Maltin and Wade Major.

 

Each have been supporting their favorite film and their representatives (directors Satrapi and Parronaud for Persepolis and Marillon Cotillard for La Môme) both of which were awarded last year at the prestigious LA Critics Awards last December.

 

Here are respectively Leonard Matlin’s support for Persepolis and Wade Major for La Môme.

VIVE LE CINEMA !

&

Que Le Meilleur Gagne ! ;0)

Photo 1: ©imdb & Oscar®

Photo 2 & 4: ©LAFCA.net

 

Photo 3: Best Actress for Marillon Cotillard’s performance in La Vie en Rose and Tie Win for Persepolis and Ratatouille directors at the LA Critics Awards ©LAFCA.net