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Highlights included the long-awaited opening of Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art. Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell

Year in review: Poland’s cultural highlights of 2024

As the curtain falls on 2024, TVP World reflects on an eventful year that saw culture vultures treated to talking points aplenty.

Two Polish co-productions have been shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards. Photos: X/@Nordiskfilm; The Illuminated Film Company

Two Polish films through to final 15 in key Oscar nominations

Two Polish co-productions have been shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards, mark a significant achievement for the country’s thriving film industry.

Emma Thomas (C) speaks as the cast of Oppenheimer look on after the film Oppenheimer won the Oscar for Best Picture during the 96th annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA, 10 March 2024. The Oscars are presented for outstanding individual or collective efforts in filmmaking in 23 categories. EPA/CAROLINE BREHMAN Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

Oscars 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ sweeps seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture

Irish actor Cillian Murphy won best actor for his portrayal of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.