‘Tell Me Everything’ leads 2026 Ophir Awards race with record 16 nominations

The nominations for Israel's Ophir Awards, presented by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, have been announced, with Moshe Rosenthal's coming-of-age drama 'Tell Me Everything' leading the pack with a record 16 nominations. The film, which explores a boy's discovery of his father's sexuality during the AIDS epidemic and their later reconnection, has secured nods for best feature, director, screenplay, and multiple acting categories.

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This year's Ophir Awards ceremony, also known as the Israeli Oscars, will take place on September 10, 2023. The winner of the Best Feature Film award will represent Israel in the race for the Best International Feature Academy Award at the Oscars. Israeli cinema has a notable history in this category, holding the record for the most nominations (10) without a win, and has not seen a film make the Oscar shortlist since 2017.

Avi Nesher's 'Our Loves' and Shuli Rand and Gidi Dar's 'The Wedding Entertainer (The Tale of Moishe Badhan)' follow closely with 12 nominations each. Reut Akkerman's 'Home!', Assaf Machnes's 'Where To?', and Sinai's 'Mama' each received 11 nominations. 'Our Loves' depicts a group of Israelis experiencing a tumultuous October 6, 2023, and the subsequent day's events, with its producers expressing hope for an Oscar win.

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Tell Me Everything, which opened the Jerusalem Film Festival in July, leads the Ophir race with 16 nominations, the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards.

Notably, Ido Tako is nominated in the supporting actor category for two different films, 'Tell Me Everything' and 'Where To?', a rare feat in the awards. The acting nominations for 'Our Loves' have drawn some surprise, with many critics having praised the performances in preview screenings.

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Israeli films have received 10 nominations in the category without ever winning, the record for the most nominations by a country without a victory.