Evita is the movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical "Evita", based on the life of Argentina's Eva Perón. The film was released December 14, 1996 and grossed $50,047,179 in the U.S. box office and $143 million worldwide.

The film received a warm reception from many critics. It was nominated for five Academy Awards and won the award for "Best Song" for "You Must Love Me". Evita also had five Golden Globe nominations and three wins (Best Picture - Comedy or Musical; Best Original Song, "You Must Love Me"; and Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical, Madonna).

Tagline: The Most Anticipated Motion Picture Event of the Year.

Cast and crew

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• Madonna - Eva Perón
• Antonio Banderas - Ché
• Jonathan Pryce - Juan Perón
• Jimmy Nail - Agustín Magaldi
• Peter Hughes - General Franco
• Alan Parker - Director
• Tim Rice - Writer (original play)
• Alan Parker - Writer (screenplay)
• Oliver Stone - Writer (screenplay)
• Andrew Lloyd Webber - Composer

Awards and nominations

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• Academy Awards (Nominated 5, Win 1)

Won: Best Music, Original Song (You Must Love Me) Nominated: Best Art Direction-Decoration Set, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound.

• American Cinema Editors (Nominated 1, Win 0)

Nominated: Best Edited Feature Film.

• American Society of Cinematographers (Nominated 1, Win 0)

Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases.

• BAFTA Awards (Nominated 8, Win 1)

Won: Best Film Music Nominated: Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Make Up/Hair, Best Production Design, Best Screenplay-Adapted, Best Sound.

• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (Nominated 3, Win 1)

Won: Favorite Song "Don`t cry for me Argentina" Nominated: Favorite Actress-Drama, Favorite Soundtrack.

• British Society of Cinematographers (Nominated 1, Win 0)

Nominated: Best Cinematography.

• Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (Nominated 1, Win 0)

Nominated: Best Picture.

• Golden Globes (Nominated 5, Win 3)

Won: Best Motion Picture-Comedy/Musical, Best Original Song "You Must Love Me", Best Actress-Comedy/Musical Nominated: Best Director, Best Actor-Comedy/Musical.

• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards(Nominated 1, Win 1)

Won: Best Production Design.

• MTV Movie Awards (Nominated 2,Win 0)

Nominated: Best Female Performance, Best Movie Song "Don't Cry For Me Argentina".

• Satellite Awards (Nominated 5,Win 3)

Won:Best Motion Picture-Musical/Comedy, Best Costume Design, Outstanding Original Song "You Must Love Me" Nominated: Outstanding Art Direction, Outstanding Cinematography.

Production History

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Budding film producer, Jillian L'Amour, casually brought up the subject of Madonna doing Evita to Michael Sloan over lunch at MGM in 1995. L'Amour was introduced to Sloan, then a top executive at Cinergi, through a co-worker of hers at MGM. As the three of them had lunch that day, L'Amour made an off-hand comment arising from L'Amour's long admiration for Eva Peron's work and Madonna's business acumen. The idea had been on her mind for a few years. Her respect for both successful women led to the melding of the idea which she voiced to Sloan who then spearheaded the project at Cinergi.

External links

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• Roger Ebert's movie review

1996 films | Best Song Academy Award nominees | Best Song Academy Award | Films directed by Alan Parker | Musical films

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