OSCAR PREDICTIONS
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Nathaniel
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days until OSCAR NIGHT!
Predictions
Index There are 61 Contenders Argentina to Finland / France to Nepal / The Netherlands to Vietnam |
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FOREIGN COUNTRIES -OSCAR RECORDS / 2005 -LAST YEAR'S RACE
10/19/06 THIS IS THE OFFICIAL LIST. ACADEMY VERIFIEDDISCUSS THIS OSCAR RACE ON THE BLOG
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Bangladesh |
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The
Weinstein Co TBA |
IFC
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Palm
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details 120 min (French, Arabic) starring Jamel Debbouze (Amelie), Samy Naceri (The Code), Roschdy Zem (Alias Betty), Sami Bouajila (The Adventures of Felix) synopsis A WW II story about North African men fighting Nazi oppression. misc info Like Volver's "Best Actress", this film won Best Actor at Cannes for its men. Boucharbe has been nominated in this category previously for Dust of Life (1983) academy reaction: Screening 12/18 |
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details 90 min (Ganalbingu) starring Jamie Gulpilil synopsis "Dayindi covets one of the wives of his brother. To teach him, he is told a story... of wrong love, kidnapping, sorcery, bungling mayhem and revenge gone wrong." misc info First Aussie film entirely in an indigenous language academy reaction: Screening 12/09 |
details 98 min (German) starring Georg Friedrich (Time of the Wolf) Birgit Minichmayr (Downfall, Perfume) synopsis "A compulsive gambler is forced to take a chance with his own life." misc info ... academy reaction: Screening 10/28 |
details ? min (Bengali) starring Shabnoor, Ilias Kanchon, Litu Anam, Dolly Zahoor, Jayanto Chattyopadhyay, Amirul Islam, Shahidul Islam Sachchu synopsis The story of Tithi, a sex worker misc info Based on novel Janam Janam by Humayun Ahmed academy reaction: Screening 01/10 |
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Bulgaria never nominated Monkeys in Winter (Maimuni prez zimata) d. Milena Andonova official site? |
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details min (Spanish) starring Demián Bichir and Kate del Castillo synopsis A Bolivian professor denied a visa turns to crime and falls in love with a prostitute. misc info ... academy reaction: Screening |
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details 99 min (German & Portugese) starring João Miguel and Peter Ketnath synopsis "A road movie about a German man who went to the North East of Brazil in the 1942 to sell Aspirin." misc info This is the first full length theatrical feature from Gomes. not selected 1o finalists: Zuzu Angel , O Maior Amor do Mundo, Anjos do Sol, Cafundó, A Máquina, Depois Daquele Baile , Bens Confiscados, Irma Vap - O Retorno, Doutores da Alegria , Estamira, Tapete Vermelho and Vida de Menina academy reaction: Screening |
details 111 min (Bulgarian) starring Bonka Ilieva-Boni, Diana Dobreva, and Angelina Slavova synopsis Three separate tragedy tinged tales of mothers or mothers-to-be. misc info This is a feature debute for Andonova. academy reaction: Screening 12/11 |
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Colombia never nominated A Ton of Luck (Soñar no cuesta nada ?) d. Rodrigo Triana |
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already
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Intramovies
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Sony
Pictures Classics Dec 2006 |
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details 114 min (Hindi) * Previously this film would have been ineligible but the Academy abolished the rule that the language must be indigenous to the country submitting. starring Lisa Ray and Seema Biswas synopsis The story of a group of poverty-stricken widows under 30s British rule during the rise of Gandhi. misc info Currently in the top five foreign hits of the year in the US, just ahead of last year's winner Tsotsi. not selected: Philippe Falardeau's Congorama, starring Olivier Gourmet (The Son) academy reaction: Screening |
details 85 min (...) starring Gonzalo Valenzuela & Blanca Lewin synopsis One intimate night in the lives of two strangers. misc info Festival prizes and praise for its two actors. Variety described it as an "elegantly simple, Richard Linklater-esque concept" not selected Se Arrienda (Fuguet), Horcon (Goncalves), El Bano (Cohen), Fuga (Larrain), La Sagrada Familia (Campos), Kiltro (Diaz), and El Rey de los Huevones (Quercia) academy reaction: Screening 12/02 |
details ? min (Mandarin) starring Asian superstars Gong Li and Chow Yun Fat synopsis An imperial bodyguard and a prince misc info This film marks the reunion of Gong Li with director Zhang Yimou, her former lover and with whom she rocketed to international fame in the early 90s with Oscar nominees Raise the Red Lantern, Ju Dou, and Shanghai Triad academy reaction: Screening 01/06 |
details 85 min (Spanish) starring Diego Cadavid, Manuel Jose Chavez , Veronica Orozco, Carolina Ramirez --several members of the cast are soap stars. synopsis "a battalion of Colombian soldiers stumble upon buried loot." misc info A drama based on a true story. It's been a big hit in Colombia. academy reaction: Screening 12/01 |
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Finland 1 nomination Lights in the Dusk d. Aki Kaurismaki official site |
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132 min (Spanish) starring Renny Arozarena, Enrique Molina, Mario Guerra, Carlos Ever Fonseca, Limara Meneses synopsis "a film that honors Benny More, one of the icons of the island's music" misc info It's a musical biopic but it focuses on a specific period of Benny's life, the 1950s. Read more about Benny Moré academy reaction: Screening |
details 121 min (Czech) starring Pavel Liska, Jan Triska, Anna Geislerovå, Jaroslav Dusek, Martin Huba synopsis a man plagued by horrifying nightmares enters an even scarier asylum. misc info Svankmajer, who often mixes live action with stop motion animation,is the surrealist master behind Little Otik, Conspirators of Pleasure and Faust academy reaction: Screening 12/04 |
details 120 min (Danish, Swedish, Hindi, English) starring Mads Mikkelsen (Adams Apple, Casino Royale, King Arthur) synopsis The manager of an orphanage discovers a family secret. misc info Two years back they passed over Susanne Bier's Brothers. Thankfully they didn't repeat the mistake not selected: Christoffer Boe had two films, Allegro and Offscreen and there was a family film Drømmen. academy reaction: Screening 12/01 |
details 161 min (Arabic) starring Adel Imam, Nour El-Sherif, and Youssra synopsis This is an epic about the residents of a particular building. misc info Though it's a hit, the movie has enflamed public opinion. Deals w/ the government, homosexuality, religious fund-amentalism and drug use. The film is from a debut 20something director. academy reaction: Screening 12/15 |
KAURISMAKI
has asked that his film be withdrawn. The Academy wants to talk him
out of it. details 78 min (Finnish / Russian) starring Janne Hyytiäinen (The Man Without a Past) synopsis "A lonely night watchman is caught up in misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman" misc info Kaurismaki previously gave Finland their only nomination in this category for the droll and quite satisfying comedy The Man Without a Past academy reaction: Screening 10/21 |
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