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Polish films nominated for European Film Awards

Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi has been nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Bartosz Bielenia, pictured) and Best Screenplay (Mateusz Pacewicz). Press materials

Two Polish films, Corpus Christi and Charlatan, have picked up a slew of European Film Award nominations.

Stars of stage and screen turn out for Polish Film Awards dominated by Komasa’s Corpus Christi

The 22nd edition of the Polish Oscars known as the Eagles, was a triumph for Jan Komasa as his film scooped 11 Eagle statues including best film, best leading actor and actress, and best director.

Komasa's powerful 'fake priest' film nominated for Oscars

Boże Ciało (Corpus Christi), a Polish film directed by Jan Komasa, was nominated for the 92nd Academy Award in the Best International Feature Film category, the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced.

Corpus Christi actor Bartosz Bielenia joins thespian A-list after being awarded European Shooting Stars 2020

The prize which goes to the most talented and up-and-coming actresses and actors includes among its recipients box office gems such as Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby, Mudbound),  Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl, Tomb Raider) and Riz Ahmed (The Sisters Brothers, Rouge One).

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