Ana de Armas nominated for an Oscar for best actress for the role of Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde”

The nominees for the next Academy Awards have just been announced. Many names in the film industry that have sounded strong during 2022, such as ‘All at once everywhere’, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, Cate Blanchett or Brendan Fraser have received nominations, but among all there is one who, due to its link with Spain, it can make the public of our country and the Spanish-speaking public in general particularly exciting. This is the nomination for Ana de Armas in the category of best actress.

The interpreter was appointed for her role as Marilyn Monroe in ‘Blonde’, film that takes us back in time and shows the life, both before and after fame, of one of the greatest legends in Hollywood history. Despite the divided reviews ‘Blonde’ has received and the controversy surrounding it, there is one thing that virtually everyone agrees on: the great level of interpretation by Ana de Armas. This was reflected in her Best Actress nominations at the Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards for this role and, now, at the Oscars. It is the first time the actress has been nominated for this award in her career.

The mere fact of being one of the candidates to win the Oscar is already recognition and praise for her performance, but taking home the statuette would be something unique. For this to be the case, Ana de Armas must prevail over the other four candidates: Cate Blanchett for ‘Tár’, Andrea Riseborough for ‘To Leslie’, Michelle Williams for ‘Los Fabelmans’ and ‘Michelle Yeoh’ for ‘Todo a la once everywhere ‘, a film which, with 11 nominations, is the one that has chosen to win the most awards in this edition. ‘Blonde’ directed and written by Andrew Dominik only received one nomination in the category of best actress.

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Ana de Armas, actress of Spanish and Cuban nationality, was born and raised in Cuba, where she landed her first lead role in “A Rose from France”. At the age of 18 she moved to Madrid and was part of one of the most popular series in the history of Spain, “El internado”. Several years later she moved to Los Angeles and landed roles in movies like ‘Knock knock’ or ‘Game of Guns’, but the project that marked a before and after in his adventure through Hollywood was ‘Blade Runner 2049’, a film in which he plays Joi, a holographic projection of an artificial intelligence. Two years later, she starred in “Puñales por la espalda”, for the role of Marta Cabrera she was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of best musical or comedy actress. Soon after, she participated in the latest installment of ‘007: James Bond’, No Time to Die, where her role as Paloma captivated the audience. Already established as one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood, as of 2022 she has starred in ‘Deep Waters’, ‘The Invisible Agent’ and ‘Blonde’.

The next projects in which we will see Ana de Armas are in ‘Ghosted’, an action film in which she stars with ‘Chris Evans’, and in “Ballerina”, spin-off of the John Wick universe.

‘Blonde’ it is Available on Netflix.