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Nine films remain in contention for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

December 18, 2016 by Gary Collinson

As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gears up to announce the nominations for the 89th Academy Awards next month, it has been announced that nine films remain in contention for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Australia, “Tanna,” Bentley Dean, Martin Butler
Canada, “It’s Only the End of the World,” Xavier Dolan
Denmark, “Land of Mine,” Martin Zandvliet
Germany, “Toni Erdmann,” Maren Ade
Iran, “The Salesman,” Asghar Farhadi
Norway, “The King’s Choice,” Erik Poppe
Russia, “Paradise,” Andrei Konchalovsky
Sweden, “A Man Called Ove,” Hannes Holm
Switzerland, “My Life as a Zucchini,” Claude Barras

The nine films have been selected from 85 submissions from around the globe and the shortlist will be whittled down to five for the nominations, which are set to be announced on January 24th.

The 89th Academy Awards takes place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on February 26th.

Originally published December 18, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Awards Season, Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: A Man Called Ove, Academy Awards, it's only the end of the world, Land of Mine, My Life as a Zucchini, Paradise, Tanna, The King's Choice, The Salesman, Toni Erdmann

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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