Culled down from 66 eligible features, 9 foreign films have made it through the first round of the selection process, but only 5 will earn the honor of being called an Oscar nominee.
Accord to Deadline the 9 still in the running for Oscar gold are:
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) – Directed by Rachid Bouchareb; Algeria
Incendies – Directed by Denis Villeneuve; Canada
In a Better World – Directed by Susanne Bier, Denmark
Dogtooth – Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos; Greece
Confessions – Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima; Japan
Biutiful – Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu; Mexico
Life Above All – Directed by Oliver Schmitz; South Africa
Tambien la Lluvia (Even the Rain) — Directed by Iciar Bollain; Spain
Simple Simon – Directed by Andreas Ohman; Sweden
This weekend these movies will be screened for selected Academy members, who will then cast their ballots to determine the final 5 Oscar contenders.
While some of these titles are new to me, many have received a lot of buzz over the past year, and Bier’s In a Better World just won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Feature. Simply put, this will likely be a tough decision for the chosen Academy members.
The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre, and will be broadcast live in more than 200 countries.
What is your pick for Best Foreign Film?