Nir Bergman’s ‘Intimate Grammar’ Leads 2010 Ophir Noms

The nominations for the
Israeli Film Academy awards (The Ophirs) were announced this week and as
expected, Nir Bergman’s “Intimate Grammar” is at the top of the leader board with 12 nominations, but there are a few more surprises worth noting:

Dover
Kosashvili’s “Infiltration” continues to divide audiences – his film was excluded
from the final list of Best Picture nominees, but Kosashvili himself
received a Best Director nomination, plus 5 other mentions for a surprising tally of six. Snapping up the Best Picture nom away from Kosashvili is “Mabul” (Flood) a surprise entry by first
time director Guy Nativ. This film was warmly received by Academy
members, but since this was a directing debut by Nativ, the 6 nominations
(including best picture) are much more than what could have been expected.

Moshe Ivgi’s “And on
the Third Day” is another film that divided academy members.
None of them were indifferent to it, but some claimed it is much too
pretentious. This large biblical epic left its mark on many, but in
the end, it failed to make the cut in the best picture category.
However, received token mentions, with 6 nominations total, for Directing and Best Actress.

And another surprise entry
into the list with 5 mentions (including Best Supporting Actress) is
“This is Sodom”, a hilarious comedy that is being released on Israeli screens next week. Eran Riklis’ “The Mission of the Human Resources Manager” (8 nominations), Avi Nesher’s “Once I Was” (7
nominations), and Doron Tzabari’s “Revolution 101” (5
nominations) complete the list of nominations, giving a full sampling of thought-provoking contemporary Israeli cinema. The awards ceremony will
take place in September. Here’s the complete list of noms below:

Full list of nominees:

Best Picture

“Intimate Grammar”

“Once I Was”

“Revolution 101”

“Mabul” (Flood)

“The Mission of the Human Resources Manager”

Best Director

Nir Bergman, “Intimate Grammar”

Dover Kosashvili,
“Infiltration”

Moshe Ivgi, “And on the Third Day”

Eran Riklis, “The Mission of the Human Resources Manager”

Doron Tzabari, “Revolution
101”

Best Screenplay

“Intimate Grammar”

“Revolution 101”

“X-Ray burst” (AKA
“Naomi”)

“Mabul” (Flood)

“The Mission of the Human Resources Manager”

Best Actor

Roi Elsberg, “Intimate Grammar”

Yossi Polack, “X-Ray
burst” (AKA “Naomi”)

Yoav Rotman, “Mabul”
(Flood)

Adir Miller, “Once I Was”

Mark Ivanir, “The Mission of the Human Resources Manager”

Best Supporting Actor

Yehuda Almagor, “Intimate Grammar”

Michael Moshonov, “Mabul”
(Flood)

Guri Alfie, “The Mission of the Human Resources Manager”

Michael Aloni,
“Infiltration”

Assaf Ben Shimon,
“Infiltration”

Best Actress

Orly Zilbershatz-Banai, “Intimate Grammar”

Hilla Feldman, “And on the Third Day”

Liron Ben-Chelouch, “Maya”

Ronit Elkabetz, “Mabul”
(Flood)

Maya Dagan, “Once I Was”

Best Supporting Actress

Evelyn Kaploon, “Intimate Grammar”

Orna Porat, “X-Ray
burst” (AKA “Naomi”)

Efrat Ben-Tzur, “And on the Third Day”

Alma Zack, “This is
Sodom”

Rosina Cambus, “The Mission of the Human Resources Manager”

Best Score

“Revolution 101”

“And on the Third Day”

“Infiltration”

“This is Sodom”

“Andante”

Best Cinematography

“Andante”

“Twilight”

“Intimate Grammar”

“Infiltration”

“And on the Third Day”

“This is Sodom”

Best Editing

“Intimate Grammar”

“Revolution 101”

“And on the Third Day”

“Once I was”

“The Mission of the Human Resources Manager”

Best Costume Design

“Gei Oni”

“Intimate Grammar”

“Infiltration”

“This is Sodom”

“Once I Was”

Best Artistic Design

“Andante”

“Gei Oni”

“Intimate Grammar”

“This is Sodom”

“Once I Was”

Best Sound

“Andante”

“Intimate Grammar”

“Mabul” (Flood)

“Once I Was”

“The Mission of the Human Resources Manager”

Best Documentary

“A Film Unfinished”
– Yael Hersonski

“Wandering eyes” –
Ofir Trainin

“Lone Samaritan” –
Barak Heiman

“Thieves by Law” –
Alex Gentlev

“Precious Life” –
Shlomi Eldar