Mar adentro honored as best foreign-language film

When it came to Sunday's Golden Globe awards, the news of the day in the United States is that "The Aviator" and "Sideways" earned top honors as the best dramatic and comedy/musical films of last year, respectively. But in most of the Spanish-language press today, a third film — Spain's Mar adentro ("The Sea Within" in its English-language release) — is garnering most of the attention.
 
Mar adentro, based on the true story of Ramón Sampedro, a quadriplegic who unsuccessfully fought for the right for legal assisted suicide, won the award for best foreign-language film. The award is expected to improve the Alejandro Amenábar film's chance of being nominated for Academy Awards. The leading role is played by Javier Bardem, who is also considered to be an Oscar contender.
 
Here are some the articles appearing on Spanish-language websites today (note that these URLs can become outdated quickly):

• "El aviador" y "Mar Adentro" se acercan a los Oscars, 2001.com (Venezuela)
• "El aviador" y "Mar Adentro" se acercan a los Oscars, La Tercera (Chile)
• "Mar adentro" gana Globo de Oro a la mejor película extranjera, Reuters España (Spain)
• "Mar Adentro" gana el Globo de Oro a la mejor película extranjera, Telecinco (Spain)
• Bardem y ´Mar adentro´, con esperanzas ante los Globos de Oro, El Periódico de Aragón (Spain)

Two other Spanish-language films, Diarios de motocicleta ("The Motorcycle Diaries") and María, llena eres de gracia ("Maria Full of Grace") are also considered to be Oscar possibilities. Of the three, Diarios de motocicleta, based on the early life of revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara, has had the most commercial success in the United States.