Sarah Polley wins the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for They Talk

Principal Sarah Polley received this Sunday evening, March 12, 2023, the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for ‘Women Who Talk’a film that tells the story of a group of women from a Mennonite community in Latin America who try to reconcile with their faith and with themselves, after having suffered an unfortunate series of sexual assaults throughout their lives.

The feature film, which reaches Spanish-speaking countries as ‘Ellas Hablan’, with Frances McDormand, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, impeccable direction by Sarha Polleywho took the stage to receive the precious golden statuette.

‘Ellas Hablan’, in addition to receiving the award for Best Adapted Screenplay, was nominated in the Best Film categoryHowever, in the latter, the prize went to “Everything everywhere at the same time”.

First of all, I just want to thank the academy for not being mortally offended by the words ‘Women’ and ‘Talking’ together like that,” Polley said. “Health.”

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Sarah Polley receives the first Oscar of her career

Sarah Polley is a Canadian actress, director and writer. She was born on January 8, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Polley began her acting career at a young age and has since appeared in many films and TV shows including ‘The Adventures of Baron Munchausen’, ‘Sweet Future’, ‘Go’, ‘My Life Without Me’ and “Shaun of the Dead.”

In addition to her acting career, Polley has also directed and written several films, including Far From Her, which was adapted from a short story by Alice Munro and earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. She also directed and wrote the critically acclaimed documentary Stories We Tell, which explores her family history.

Polley is known for her social and political activism, particularly on women’s rights issues. and the environment. She has been a supporter of organizations such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International and has spoken out against the exploitation of women in the film industry.

Sarah Polley has received numerous awards and nominations for her work in film and television. Below are some of the most notable awards she has received:

• Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Exótica” (1994).
• Genie Award for Best Actress for her performance in ‘My Life Without Me’ (2003).
• Toronto Film Critics Award for Best Canadian Film for “Away from Her” (2006).
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ‘The Secret Life of Words’ (2006).
• Vancouver Film Critics Award for Best Actress for “Take This Waltz” (2011).
• Toronto Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film for “Stories We Tell” (2012).
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary for “Stories We Tell” (2013).
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary for “Stories We Tell” (2013).
• In addition, Polley has also received numerous Emmy Award and Spirit Independent Film Award nominations.

Sarah Polley has been nominated once for the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. She was nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for her film ‘Away from Her’ in 2007. The film, which Polley also directed, is based on a short story by Alice Munro and tells the story of an elderly couple who are forced to cope with Alzheimer’s disease.

Although Polley didn’t win the award that time, his nomination was a great achievement and demonstrated the talent Coriamo has as a writer and director. Since then, he has continued to work in film and has received many other awards and accolades for his work. But history changed this 2023 with the “Ellas Hablan” Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.