"Never Look Away," "Cold War," "Roma," Shortlisted In 91st Oscars® Foreign Language Film Category
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2018 07:29
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars® in the Foreign Language Film category. The 91st Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 91st Academy Awards. Eighty-seven films had originally been considered in the category.
Los Angeles-based Academy members from all branches screened the original submissions in the category between mid-October and December 10. The group's top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy's Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist.
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Academy members eligible to participate in the Nominations round of voting will view the shortlisted films. Members must see all nine films before casting their ballots.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Colombia, "Birds of Passage"
Denmark, "The Guilty"
Germany, "Never Look Away"
Japan, "Shoplifters"
Kazakhstan, "Ayka"
Lebanon, "Capernaum"
Mexico, "Roma"
Poland, "Cold War"
South Korea, "Burning"
Nominations voting begins on Monday, January 7, 2019 and concludes on Monday, January 14, 2019. Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
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The 91st Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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