International Feature Film Oscar Race: What To Expect On This Year’s Shortlist
deadline.comThe shortlist of 15 films to vie for a Best International Feature Film Oscar nomination is set to be announced Wednesday. In all, films from 92 countries are eligible this year, and as we regularly see, they offer up an embarrassment of riches.
For the first time in a while, however, there doesn’t appear to be a hands-down clear frontrunner. Below, we take a closer look at the potential candidates for the early cut.
They include prizewinners from Berlin to Cannes to Venice and myriad other festivals. Deadline, through its various Contenders events as well as separate interviews, has spoken with filmmakers behind many of the entries while each of the titles on the main list below has been reviewed by Deadline’s critics as we continue to grow our focus on international films.
The round-up here takes slightly different form from years past, providing a snapshot before we go deeper as awards season rolls along with links to our reviews.
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