After making its world premiere on the first day at the
Cannes Film Festival in May 2007,[1] it won three awards, including the Palme d'Or. Mungiu became the first Romanian filmmaker to win the Palme d'Or, the festival's highest honour.[2] Later, it became the first Romanian work to receive the
European Film Award for Best Film.[3] It also won Best Film at Romania's national
Gopo Awards.
Despite competing for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days was not shortlisted, creating controversy among critics and online film fans, as it had won the Palme d'Or.[4][5] The controversy caused an
Academy member to pledge nomination reform, though the category had often sparked criticism.[6] Mungiu later said the omission and subsequent furor brought the picture substantial publicity, and that the experience taught him that critics and festival juries have differing tastes from the academy.[7]
^"Nominalizari 2008" (in Romanian). Asociaţia pentru Promovarea Filmului Românesc.
Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^"Castigatori 2008" (in Romanian). Asociaţia pentru Promovarea Filmului Românesc. Archived from
the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
After making its world premiere on the first day at the
Cannes Film Festival in May 2007,[1] it won three awards, including the Palme d'Or. Mungiu became the first Romanian filmmaker to win the Palme d'Or, the festival's highest honour.[2] Later, it became the first Romanian work to receive the
European Film Award for Best Film.[3] It also won Best Film at Romania's national
Gopo Awards.
Despite competing for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days was not shortlisted, creating controversy among critics and online film fans, as it had won the Palme d'Or.[4][5] The controversy caused an
Academy member to pledge nomination reform, though the category had often sparked criticism.[6] Mungiu later said the omission and subsequent furor brought the picture substantial publicity, and that the experience taught him that critics and festival juries have differing tastes from the academy.[7]
^"Nominalizari 2008" (in Romanian). Asociaţia pentru Promovarea Filmului Românesc.
Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^"Castigatori 2008" (in Romanian). Asociaţia pentru Promovarea Filmului Românesc. Archived from
the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.