Roma (2018)
Studio: Netflix
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
Produced by: Gabriela Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón
Written by: Alfonso Cuarón
Stars: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira
Oscar Wins: 3
Directing, cinematography (Cuaron), international feature (Mexico)
The scene that proves it: “Shopping for a crib”
Netflix’s emotional drama centers on Cleo (Aparicio), a maid who becomes pregnant and is abandoned by her boyfriend Fermin.
It is one of the most beautiful films the Academy has ever recognized. even if it lost the top award (Best Picture) to a lesser movie, Green Book.
It co-led the nomination tally of its respective year with “The Favourite” and is tied with Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000) as the most nominated non-English language film in history.
Deeply personal, with Cuaron acting as his own cinematographer, the film is a love letter to the devoted women who raised us and took care of us.