List of submissions to the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Film

[Reza]

Additionally, I am fairly certain Ran, Three Colors: Red and City of God would have made an expanded Best Picture lineup.

Surely many more than the ones you have listed would have made the cut.

[anonymous1980]

For those of you who are wondering, since the inception of the Best International Feature category, only two non-English language and non-American films have gotten Best Picture nominations without a nomination for International Feature: Cries & Whispers and Il Postino.

Additionally, I am fairly certain Ran, Three Colors: Red and City of God would have made an expanded Best Picture lineup.

[Sabin]

It's English, French, and German.

Either way, I'm sure Neon can push this to their advantage. They may be a new company but their track record is generally on par with A24 at this point. Since 2017, they've only had Parasite and Triangle of Sadness as Best Picture nominees. Six years into A24's run, they had Room, Moonlight, and Lady Bird. Like A24, they also have a fair share of movies that I'm surprised they couldn't parlay into a Best Picture nominee. I, Tonya is their big miss. Moments after the announcement, Neon was on it with a post reminding people that Anatomy of a Fall is still eligible for Best Picture, Director, Actress, and Original Screenplay. At this point, I'd probably predict nominations for all.

[OscarGuy]

Isn't it predominantly in English? The trailer sure made it seem like it was. Might have something to do with it...as in it might not have been eligible. If it was, then it's a bone-headed move that the French film selectors have shown a great penchant towards.

[Sabin]

France has submitted The Taste of Things over Anatomy of a Fall.

[anonymous1980]

The Zone of Interest is the official International Feature submission of the UK.

[anonymous1980]

Marry My Dead Body, Taiwan (Cheng Wei-Hao) 6.5/10 - A homophobic police officer picks up a red envelope then finds himself in a ghost marriage with another man. And now they must solve a crime together. This is Taiwan's entry to the Best International Feature category. I have to say: It's a whole lot of movie. It's an action movie. It's a crime thriller. It's a buddy comedy. It's got fantasy and horror elements, as well as queer elements. It's overlong with so much going on. But it is mostly very entertaining. Though it tries to transcend the silliness with the last tearjerking fifteen minutes, that section of the film it feels out of place. This is a result of a film that tries to do way too much. It's currently on Netflix and it's an entertaining film nevertheless if you're looking for that.

Can it get in? Highly unlikely. An action-comedy-fantasy aren't popular in the Academy unless they're too excellent to ignore which this isn't.

[dws1982]

Hamaguchi's film doesn't release in Japan within the eligibility window so was not eligible here, but should be next year. (Although from what I've read, I question whether they'll submit it then.)

[anonymous1980]

The official submission announcements are trickling in. The most surprising so far is Japan picking non-Japanese Wim Wenders' Perfect Days over Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron, Koreeda's Monster and Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not Exist. Chile is also forgoing Pablo Larrain's El Conde for The Settlers.

Here's where you can monitor the films being submitted as they're announced.

Oh and I'll also review the submitted films in this thread as per tradition. There's at least one available on Netflix and another one will get a theatrical run here so expect the reviews to come soon.