It's "Two of Us" for France. With so many Oscar nods will they ever win again?
Friday, November 20, 2020 at 10:10AM by Nathaniel R
In something of a surprise move, France has selected the lesbian seniors drama Deux (or Two of Us) for Oscar submission rather than their higher profile titles Summer of '85 with its EFA director nomination or Cuties with its hot potato festival run and Netflix controversy. This suggests that Two of Us might do very well in a month or three at the César Awards but for now let's talk France and Oscar as there's a LOT to discuss.
France is of course a total powerhouse at the Oscars. The Best International Feature Film category has existed as a competitive category for 64 years (as of last season) and France has been nominated in 59% of those races.
What's more they've tried to factor in to the competition 100% of the time! In point of fact, France is the only country that's never skipped an Oscar submission year.
FRANCE'S OSCAR STATS and key submissions after the jump...