Category: Awards

Three hundred thirty-six feature films are eligible for the 2016 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. To be eligible for 89th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven… Continue reading 336 Feature Films In Contention For 2016 Best Picture Oscar®

60th anniversary of the Foreign Language Film Category Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards®. Eighty-five films had originally been considered in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are: Australia, “Tanna,” Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, directors; Canada,… Continue reading 9 Foreign Language Films Advance In Oscar® Race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 145 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2016 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 89th Academy Awards®. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title: “The Abolitionists,” Tim… Continue reading 145 Original Scores In 2016 Oscar® Race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 91 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2016 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 89th Academy Awards®. The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical… Continue reading 91 Original Songs Vie For 2016 Oscar®