A page dedicated solely on the 90+ submissions entered into the Academy Awards
KEY DATES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE 97TH ACADEMY AWARDS
APRIL 23, 2024
APRIL 23, 2024
The 97th Oscars will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The show will air live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
The key date for the International Feature category will be on October 2, 2024. All films eligible for best International Feature must be submitted before that date. The next announcement will be on December 17, 2024. This is when the 90+ submissions will get reduced down to 15. The nominations will be announced on January 17, 2025. This is when the final 15 will go down to the 5 nominees for the 97th Academy Awards.
The key date for the International Feature category will be on October 2, 2024. All films eligible for best International Feature must be submitted before that date. The next announcement will be on December 17, 2024. This is when the 90+ submissions will get reduced down to 15. The nominations will be announced on January 17, 2025. This is when the final 15 will go down to the 5 nominees for the 97th Academy Awards.
- International Feature Film Deadline: October 2, 2024
- Oscar Shortlists Announcement: December 17, 2024
- Nominations voting begins: January 8, 2025
- Nominations voting ends: January 12, 2025
- Oscar Nominations Announcement: January 17, 2025
- Finals voting begins: February 11, 2025
- Finals voting ends 5 p.m. PT: February 18, 2025
- 96th Oscars: March 2, 2025
LET'S HAVE A QUICK RE-CAP ON LAST SEASON
APRIL 19, 2024
APRIL 19, 2024
Since it's the "off-season" right now, and as we anxiously wait for the Cannes Film Festival to begin, let's re-visit the films that were nominated last year at the Oscars for International Feature:
The Zone of Interest also won the Oscar for Best Sound. The film was further nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
20 Days in Mariupol (Ukraine) won the Oscar for Best Documentary. Four Daughters (Tunisia) was nominated in the same category.
Society of the Snow (Spain) was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
All seven films are available now on video on demand.
- Io Capitano (Italy)
- Perfect Days (Japan)
- Society of the Snow (Spain)
- The Teachers' Lounge (Germany)
- The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom) - WINNER
The Zone of Interest also won the Oscar for Best Sound. The film was further nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
20 Days in Mariupol (Ukraine) won the Oscar for Best Documentary. Four Daughters (Tunisia) was nominated in the same category.
Society of the Snow (Spain) was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
All seven films are available now on video on demand.
ELIGIBILITY? HOW DOES IT WORK?
APRIL 14, 2024
APRIL 14, 2024
The International Feature category for the Academy Awards can be a little bit of a complicated process, but here’s an easy way to see how it works.
Every year, all 197 countries around the world have the ability to submit one movie of its choice to the Oscars under International Feature. Last year, in 2023, 88 countries submitted a film. The movie has to be released within their own country between January 1st and December 31st on the same calendar year. The film has to be predominantly in a non English language, so Canada, Ireland, Australia can submit a movie, but they need to be in French, Gaelic, Persian etc.
The deadline to submit a movie is usually around October 1st. This is a very nerve wracking part of the season as countries like Italy, France and Spain have tons of amazing films to choose from so it’s always interesting to see which one they end up picking.
After the deadline has passed, all submitted films are then seen by an executive committee who then choose the top 15 best films of the year and the list is announced around mid-December. From there, those 15 shortlisted films are then reduced again to the final 5 by members of the Academy, and they're announced on the morning of the Oscar nominations. From there, the winner is then announced at the Oscars.
Every year, all 197 countries around the world have the ability to submit one movie of its choice to the Oscars under International Feature. Last year, in 2023, 88 countries submitted a film. The movie has to be released within their own country between January 1st and December 31st on the same calendar year. The film has to be predominantly in a non English language, so Canada, Ireland, Australia can submit a movie, but they need to be in French, Gaelic, Persian etc.
The deadline to submit a movie is usually around October 1st. This is a very nerve wracking part of the season as countries like Italy, France and Spain have tons of amazing films to choose from so it’s always interesting to see which one they end up picking.
After the deadline has passed, all submitted films are then seen by an executive committee who then choose the top 15 best films of the year and the list is announced around mid-December. From there, those 15 shortlisted films are then reduced again to the final 5 by members of the Academy, and they're announced on the morning of the Oscar nominations. From there, the winner is then announced at the Oscars.
WELCOME TO OUR THIRD YEAR - A SITE DEDICATED SOLELY ON THE INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SUBMISSIONS FOR THE OSCARS
APRIL 10, 2024
APRIL 10, 2024
We're now slowly getting ready to start with the new season for International Feature. All of our news and stories from last season can be found under the news tab or by clicking HERE.
I’ve been following the Oscar race for around 16 years now but my passion for the International Feature category started 7 years ago. I began watching around 30 of the submissions and I was overwhelmed by the amount of amazing films I saw that year. The following year I watched 50 of them. And in the past five years I’ve managed to watch each and every submission. These films are all so unique and remarkable and astounding works that should be celebrated and seen by everyone who's a movie fan.
This website is dedicated to the 90+ films that are submitted to the International Feature category every year for the Academy Awards. It will feature information on each film, including trailers, release dates, film festival dates, reviews, predictions, our own film festival and more. This will make it easy for all movie fans to find the information needed for any film that they want to watch. So let's get started with the new season.
I’ve been following the Oscar race for around 16 years now but my passion for the International Feature category started 7 years ago. I began watching around 30 of the submissions and I was overwhelmed by the amount of amazing films I saw that year. The following year I watched 50 of them. And in the past five years I’ve managed to watch each and every submission. These films are all so unique and remarkable and astounding works that should be celebrated and seen by everyone who's a movie fan.
This website is dedicated to the 90+ films that are submitted to the International Feature category every year for the Academy Awards. It will feature information on each film, including trailers, release dates, film festival dates, reviews, predictions, our own film festival and more. This will make it easy for all movie fans to find the information needed for any film that they want to watch. So let's get started with the new season.