Is Filip and Frederik’s The Last Journey Likely to Receive an Academy Award Nomination?
Is Filip and Frederik’s The Last Journey Likely to Receive an Academy Award Nomination?
Filip Hammar and Frederik Wikingsson are the most popular TV duo on Swedish TV.
Since 2002, the talented writers, journalists, and TV hosts have created 11 popular shows, which have helped them become household names.
However, the presenters’ careers changed direction as they released the 2024 documentary The Last Journey, which translates into Swedish as Den Sista Resan.
It is now the highest-grossing documentary in Swedish history and was chosen as the country’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
Keep reading to learn if Filip and Frederik’s The Last Journey is likely to receive an Academy Award Nomination.
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What is the Premise for The Last Journey?
The Last Journey follows Filip and Frederik, who directed the documentary, on a trip to France with Filip’s father, Lars Hammar.
Their hope is the trip will ignite a spark of life in Filip’s father after he retired after 40 years of teaching at Köping. As Lars has become more passive in his ways since retirement, the duo believe the road trip will add more passion and excitement to his life.
Father and son embark on the same journey the family often made during Filip’s childhood, but this time, they have his best friend Frederik by their side.
When Was The Last Journey Released?
The Last Journey premiered on March 1, 2024, in Swedish theaters and then at a screening at the 52nd Norwegian International Film Festival in August 2024. Since then, the documentary has been screened in movie theaters across Finland, Denmark, and Norway.
How Did The Last Journey Perform at the Box Office?
Filip and Frederick have proved they are more than talented TV presenters, as they have directed a commercially successful documentary, which could help them land their first Oscar nomination.
The Last Journey reportedly attracted 159,277 people to Swedish movie theaters by the beginning of its fourth week. By its eighth week, approximately 328,522 people had watched the documentary, making it the highest-grossing Swedish documentary of all time.
The Last Journey had drawn over 400,000 spectators by the time the documentary had finished its theatrical run.
Could The Last Journey Win an Oscar?
It is difficult to predict who will receive a nomination for Best International Feature Film, as the category will face much competition from countries across the globe.
For this reason, betting odds suggest the documentary has a 1% chance of receiving an Oscar nomination.
However, Filip and Frederik can have hope, as Sweden has won films in the category four times in the award show’s history.
For instance, it won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for The Virgin Spring in 1960, Through a Glass Darkly in 1961, Fanny and Alexander in 1983, and Pelle the Conqueror in 1988.
What’s more, 13 films have been nominated in the prestigious category, with the last flick being Ruben Ostlund’s The Square in 2017. Also, Ostlund’s flick Triangle of Sadness received a nomination for Best Director and Best Screenplay in 2023.
However, fans of the documentary will need to wait patiently until January 17, 2025, to see if The Last Journey has received a nomination for Best International Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
If the documentary does receive a nomination, you can watch the award show on ABC at 7 pm (ET) or 4 pm (PT) on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
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