Oscar's Foreign Race Pt 7 - Famous Auteurs / Frequent Oscar-Seekers
Friday, December 14, 2018 at 11:01AM by Nathaniel R
On Monday the 87 movie wide official list of Academy Award Foreign Film submissions will be whittled down to 9 titles. It's a merciless cull -- why aren't their 15 finalists as in Documentary? -- and even more ignominious is the knowledge that less that 50% of those that are deemed finalists will be discarded at the last second before they can taste victory. At least with a 10 wide list, just one more title, it would be kinder, giving you a 50/50 chance. That would feel like a toss of the die and thus more whimsical than unkind in the long run.
But nevertheless, until that fateful cull on Monday, all the competitors in the huge foreign film category can feel excited about their prospects. Here's a last look behind the scenes at the field. We've previously watched the trailers, broke the list down by genre, and discussed the female directors, first time filmmakers, and international hunks.
Today we conclude the general field coverage with the 11 directors who ought to be the most familiar with the game at this point...