The film won Tarkovsky his second Grand Prix , after '' Solaris '' , his fourth FIPRESCI Prize at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival , and his third Palme D'Or nomination . '' The Sacrifice '' also won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury . At the 22nd Guldbagge Awards , the film won the awards for Best Film and Best Actor ( Erland Josephson ) . In 1988 , it won the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film . The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee
59th Academy Awards
59th Academy Awards
The Sacrifice