OSCAR PREDICTIONS
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days until OSCAR NIGHT
Predictions Index
The Official Contenders
Argentina to Finland / France to Mexico / The Netherlands to Vietnam
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FOREIGN COUNTRIES -OSCAR RECORDS / 2006 -LAST YEAR'S RACE
10/17 Updated: THIS IS IT. THE OFFICIAL 63 CONTENDERS discuss on the blog
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Azerbaijan never nominated Caucasia d. Farid Gumbatov |
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| details 86 min (Spanish) starring Ricardo Darin (a regular in Argentina's submissions) and Ines Efron synopsis the struggles of a hermaphrodite teen misc info related post not selected La Senal directed by the aforementioned actor Ricardo Darin but it was a flop in Argentina. There was also La Antena (a tribute to silent films) and Encarancion |
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details 88 min (Bangla) starring Mahmuduzzaman Babu and Rokeya Prachy synopsis in a harsh region of dry rugged land in Bangladesh a man's life is changed when he finds money in the second hand pants he bought misc info this is the director's debut. He previously founded the International Bangladesh Film Festival |
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Bosnia
Hersegovina 1 nom / 1 win It's Hard to be Nice d. Srdan Vuletic official site? |
Bulgaria never nominated Warden of the Dead d. Ilian Simienov |
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Light Pictures -TBA |
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films get US releases -no word yet on when |
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details ? min (Serbo-Croatian) starring Sasa Petrovic and Senad Basic synopsis ??? misc info ??? not selected: Mum and Dad and Skies Above the Landscape |
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details 105 min (Bulgarian) starring Samuel Fintzi, Itzhak Finzi, Nikolai Urumow synopsis a drama with supernatural elements about a 13 year old orphan who grew up in and runs a cemetery misc info ... not selected Investigation and three other finalists |
details 104 min (French) starring Marc Labreche (lead), Diane Kruger and Rufus Wainwright synopsis a civil servant escapes reality with his fantastical imagination misc info Arcand is a favorite in this category, responsible for 75% of Canada's noms and its only win (The Barbarian Invasions) |
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China 1 nomination The Knot d. Yin Li |
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| details ... starring Jaime Vadell, Luis Gnecco, Francisco Pérez-Bannen and Cecilia Roth not selected: Casa de Remolienda , Fiesta Patria, Malta con Huevo, La Vida Me Mata, Pecado and Radio Corazon |
details ... starring ... not selected: The Sun Also Rises |
details 95 min (Spanish) starring Damián Alcázar (no stranger to this category having appeared in nominee The Crime of Father Amaro and submission Cronicas), Marcela Mar, Blas Jaramillo, Teresa Gutierrez synopsis based on Mario Mendoza's best seller about the Pozzetto Massacre misc info an interlocking stories narrative involving a hustler, a teacher, and a priest |
details 82 min (German, Serbo-Croatian, English) starring Emir Hadzihafisbegovic (a famous Bosnian actor --also in the Bosnian submission Grbavica last year) and Armin Omerovic play father and son synopsis a father takes his only son to an audition in Croatia for a movie about the Balkan conflict not selected Everything for Free |
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Egypt never nominated In the Heliopolis Flat d. Mohamed Khan |
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| details 120 min (Czech) starring Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch, Martin Huba and István Szabó (the director of Being Julia and foreign film winner Mephisto) synopsis a movie that centers on a hotel in Prague misc info based on a novel |
details 106 min (Danish) starring Jannik Lorenzen (lead, debut), Jesper Asholt, Hanne Hedelund synopsis a dark comedy about an 11 year old boy and his dysfunctional family misc info several prizes in the festival circuit |
details starring Khaled Abu EL Naga, Ghada Adel and Ahmed Rateb synopsis the search for love and it's meaning" |
details 99 min (Estonian) starring Vallo Kirs, Pärt Uusberg, Lauri Pedaja, Mikk Mägi and Paula Solvak synopsis A dark school drama said to be reminscent of the recent Swedish nominee Evil misc info ... |
details 97 min (Finnish) starring Tommi Korpela synopsis a dark comedy about an unemployed husband and father starts a side career in prostitution misc info This is the director's second film. He previously directed Producing Adults, which was also submitted for Oscar consideration |
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Boyd and DZONG A huge round of applause for contributing readers: Agustin, Aldo, Alvaro, Andre, Arietro, Cristian, Eduardo, Karol, Krister, John, Jordi, Marco, Marcos, Mauricio, Meg, Nedim, Paxton, Pedro, Stine, Utada, WZ and Yonatan Notable foreign films not chosen by their home country: La Vie En Rose (France) The Diving Bell and Butterfly (France), A Girl Cut in Two (France), Meduzot (Jellyfish) (Israel) Academy Rejections / Disqualifications (Announced as submitting but did not appear on the final list) BOLIVIA Los Andes no creen en Dios (The Andes Don't Believe in God) * ISRAEL The Bands Visit * TAIWAN Lust, Caution Countries that did not submit this year AFGHANISTAN, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, NEPAL, SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED KINGDOM |
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