OSCAR PREDICTIONS
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days until OSCAR NIGHT
Predictions Index
Contenders Thus Far
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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Sony
Pictures Classics Christmas 2007 |
STRAND
-tba |
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US distribution |
Magnolia
-Now Playing |
| details 95 min (French, Persian, German) starring it's an animated film synopsis A multicharacter drama centered around a theater --hence the title. misc info Based on the graphic novel not selected La Vie En Rose, A Girl Cut in Two, The Romance of Astree & Celadon |
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details 121 min (Russian) starring Artem Tkachenko, Konstantin Khabensky, Pyotr Mironov synopsis an ensemble drama about post-war city dwellers and murders misc info ... not selected ... |
details 104 min (German, Greek, Albanian) starring Eshref Durmishi (lead, debut) synopsis A young Albanian man commits murder and eventual finds redemption in prison and confession misc info based on a true story It swept the awards at the Thessaloniki Film Festival not selected ... |
details 110 min (Cantonese) starring Nick Cheung, Roy Cheung, Josie Ho, Anthony Wong, Simon Yam synopsis Two hitmen are sent after another who is trying to reform with his wife and newborn misc info Filled with violent setpieces it's said to be a major adrenaline rush. But can it get Oscar's blood pumping? not selected ... |
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Hungary |
Iceland 1 nomination Jar City d. Baltasar Kormákur |
Iran 1 nomination M For Mother d. Rasul Mollaqolipur official site? |
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IFC
-TBA 2008 |
soon
on DVD |
no
US distribution |
no
US distribution |
| details 91 min (Hungarian) starring Csaba Czene, Gergely Trócsányi, Piroska Molnár, Adél Stanczel, Marc Bischoff synopsis a triptych look at an embalmer of cats, an obese speed eater,and a man with a flame throwing penis misc info You know, you have to admire Hungary's chutzpah but they're never going to get a nomination if they keep revelling in the grotesque. Not AMPAS's bag obviously |
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details 105 min (Hindi) starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Jackie Shroff synopsis an aged legendary bodyguard tries to protect a royal family and their secrets in the Kingdom of Devigarh misc info It's said to have epic sweep (which Oscar loves) and killer setpieces (which is less bait for Oscar than general audiences) not selected ... |
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Iraq never nominated Jani Gal d Jamil Rostami |
Italy 26 noms / 10 wins La Sconosciuta (The Unknown Woman) d. Giuseppe Tornatore official site |
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panorama/BFS
-tba |
no
US distribution |
Outsider
Pictures -Spring 2008 |
no
US distribution |
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not selected The other four "Ophir" nomineess were: Meduzot (Jellyfish), Noodle, My Father My Lord and the submitted but rejected The Band's Visit |
details 118 (Italian) starring Xenia Rappoport synopsis a former prostitute is haunted by her pimp misc info Tornatore has already won the category once for Cinema Paradiso. The score is by the legendary Ennio Morricone not selected This film won the submission by only one vote (ahead of My Brother Is an Only Child by Daniele Luchetti. The other finalists were: La ragazza del lago (The Girl of the Lake) by Andrea Molaioli; Rosso come il cielo (Red Like the Sky) by Cristiano Bortone; Saturn Opposing by Ferzan Ozpetek; Black Sun by Krzysztof Zanussi. |
details 143 min (Japanese) starring Ryo Kase, Asaka Seto, Kohji Yamamoto synopsis a young man, falsely accused of molestation, is presumed guilty in the Japanese court systems misc info from the director of Shall We Dance |
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Picturehouse
-TBA 2008 |
no
US distributor |
roadside
attractions -Jan 2008 |
no
US distributor |
no
US distribution |
| details 120 min (Mongolian) starring Tadanobu Asano synopsis The early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before becoming a world conqueror misc info Bodrov is no stranger to this category having been submitted a few times before and also working as a writer on Est-Ouest a French nominee not selected ... |
details 142 min (Korean) starring Do-yeon Jeon, Kang-Ho Song synopsis a young widow moving to a new town for a fresh start finds her life in utter turmoil misc info Do-Yeon Jeon won Best Actress at Cannes for this role not selected May 18th, Breathe |
details 95 min (Arabic, French) starring Gisèle Aouad, Yasmine Elmasri, Sihame Haddad,, Nadine Labaki, and Joanna Mkarzel synopsis five Lebanese women and a beauty salon in Beirut misc info ... |
details ... starring Ben Hoscheit (lead, debut), André Jung, Nicole Max synopsis the story of an 11 year old boy (yes another one) in the 60s in Luxembourg misc info ... not selected ... |
details 120 min (Macedonian) starring Borce Nacev, Vesna Stanojevska synopsis a physician living in his mother's shadow has a charmed life but after an accident he mysteriously survives, things begin to change misc info the director of Before the Rain, the only Macedonian nominee. He intriguingly says that Shadows is "a story of what happens if Lady Macbeth had lived today and survived to have a grown-up son." |
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I couldn't do this without you 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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Mexico 7 noms / 0 wins Silent Light d. Carlos Reygadas official site |
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| details 125 min (Spanish, and German Plautdietsch --the first film ever shot in this dialect starring non actors synopsis A Mennonite community in Northern Mexico misc info won Cannes Jury Prize (tied Persepolis) not selected Finalists were Blue Eyelids and La misma luna (which Fox Searchlight has). They also passed over Eréndira Ikikunari,Bad Habits, Morirse en domingo, My Mexican Shivah and ¿Y tú cuánto cuestas? |
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