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South Africa’s Inxeba Shortlisted For Academy Awards Best Foreign Film

: INXEBA (The Wound) the debut feature from director John Trengrove, is among the 9 films shortlisted for the 90th Academy Awards Foreign Language Film Category. Read the full list of foreign film nominees. Critically acclaimed drama Inxeba is an exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid the Xhosa rights of passage into manhood.  This… Continue reading South Africa’s Inxeba Shortlisted For Academy Awards Best Foreign Film

9 Foreign Language Films Advance In Oscar® Race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 90th Academy Awards ®. Ninety-two films had originally been considered in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are: Chile, “A Fantastic Woman,”… Continue reading 9 Foreign Language Films Advance In Oscar® Race

10 Live Action Shorts Advance In 2017 Oscar® Race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards®.  A record 165 pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies: “DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van… Continue reading 10 Live Action Shorts Advance In 2017 Oscar® Race

15 Documentary Features Advance In 2017 Oscar® Race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards®. One hundred seventy films were originally submitted in the category. The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies: “Abacus:… Continue reading 15 Documentary Features Advance In 2017 Oscar® Race

10 Documentary Shorts On 2017 Oscars® Shortlist

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 90th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to 10 films, of which 5 will earn Oscar® nominations. Voters from the Academy’s Documentary Branch viewed this year’s 77 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers for… Continue reading 10 Documentary Shorts On 2017 Oscars® Shortlist