The Academy on Thursday announced the nine films that will compete for a nomination for the best foreign-language film Oscar. Irans entry, Narges Abyars Iran-Iraq war drama Breath, was not among the selected films, neither was Angelina Jolies 'First They Killed My Father', which was submitted by Cambodia and also has earned a Golden Globe nomination.
The shortlist of films was chosen from arecord92 titles. The selected films will now screen for committees in New York, Los Angeles and London, and the final verdict will be announced Jan. 23.
The films on the shortlist, and their country of origin, are:
Chile,A Fantastic Woman bySebastin Lelio
Germany,In the Fade byFatih Akin
Hungary,On Body and Soul by Ildik Enyedi
Israeli regime,Foxtrot by Samuel Maoz
Lebanon,The Insult by Ziad Doueiri
Russia,Loveless by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Senegal,Flicit by Alain Gomis
South Africa,The Wound by John Trengove
Sweden,The Square by Ruben stlund
The 90th Oscars will be held on March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.
The previous edition of the event picked Iranian acclaimed director Asghar Farhadis The Salesman as the winner of the best foreign-language film Oscar. Farhadiwon Irans first Oscar for his A Separationin 2012.
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