'' Evita'' is a 1996 American

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based on

Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ...

and

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's musical of the same name about

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Eva Perón María Eva Duarte de Perón (; ; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as just Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita (), was an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 19 ...

. Directed by

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and written by Parker and

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, the film starred

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Antonio Banderas José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival ...

, and Jonathan Pryce in the leading roles of Eva, Ché and

Juan Perón Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine Army general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labour and Vice President of a military dictatorship, he was elected ...

respectively. Rice and Webber composed the film's musical score, while Darius Khondji was the cinematographer.

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created the choreography for the film and Gerry Hambling was responsible for editing.

Penny Rose Penny Rose is a British costume designer who has worked in the film industry since the 1970s. Rose has been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design three times for the films '' Evita'' (1996), '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse ...

designed and created the period costumes for the film, and Brian Morris was the set designer. Made on a budget of $56 million (equivalent to $ million in ), ''Evita'' was released on December 25, 1996, and grossed over $141 million (equivalent to $ million in ) worldwide.

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, a

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, surveyed 37 reviews and judged 62% to be positive. The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories and has won 19 awards from 40 nominations, with particular recognition for Madonna, Parker, Rice, Webber, and the song "

You Must Love Me "You Must Love Me" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, for the 1996 film adaptation of the musical, '' Evita'', based on the life of Argentinian leader Eva Perón. The ...

" from the film. At the 69th ceremony of the

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, ''Evita'' was nominated in five categories, and went on to win Best Original Song for "You Must Love Me" (for Rice and Webber). The song won the same category at the 54th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated in four other categories, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, with the latter won by Madonna. She was also listed by the

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under the category of Most Costume Changes in a Film—she had 85 costume changes in total, and wore 39 hats, 45 pairs of shoes, 56 pairs of earrings and 42 hair designs. ''Evita'' garnered eight nominations at the

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ceremony, but did not win any of them. For his direction, Parker earned the European Silver Ribbon award at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. The

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listed ''Evita'' as one of their Top Ten Films for

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ranking it at number four. It won the

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