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93rd Oscars. Oscar Contenders of 2020 (for the April 2021 Ceremony) - For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes
Most Recent Update: January 11th, 2020
SUBMISSION LIST - NOT YET OFFICIAL.
Chart One: Albania through Greece (30 submissions)
Current predictions | Germany through Norway | Pakistan through Yemen
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Albania OPEN DOOR 78 minutes A debut film from a 29 year old director -- the youngest submitted this year -- about a pregnant woman on a road trip with her unmarried sister and how they'll deal with explaining the pregnancy to their father
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Argentina THE SLEEPWALKERS 107 minutes A mother daughter drama. Erica Rivas, who was so brilliant in the Oscar-nominated Wild Tales, stars.
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Armenia SONGS OF SOLOMON 103 minutes 19th century war drama about a friendship torn apart from Ottoman empire massacres.
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Austria WHAT WE WANTED 93 minutes A marital drama about a couple (Lavinia Wilson & Elyas M'Barek) struggling with fertility isses on a resort vacation |
Bangladesh SINCERELY YOURS, DHAKA 134 minutes An omnibus film from 11 emerging filmmakers telling various stories about people in Dhaka. |
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Belgium WORKING GIRLS 91 minutes Three Frenchwomen cross the border into Belgium daily for sexwork. |
Bolivia CHACO 80 minutes A war drama about a group of soldiers in search of the enemy that they haven't seen in months |
Bosnia & Herzegovina QUO VADIS, AIDA? 101 minutes A translator seeking shelter for her family when the Serbian army invades |
Brazil BABENCO: TELL ME WHEN I DIE 75 minutes
A black and white documentary about the last years of the auteur Hector Babenco's life directed by his widow. More on Brazil and Oscar... |
Bulgaria THE FATHER 87 minutes In this dramedy a grieving widower contacts a psychic to connect with his dead wife. |
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Cambodia FATHERS 110 minutes A man tries to raise and provide for two children after losing a leg.
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Cameroon THE FISHERMAN'S DIARY 143 minutes * After the controversy about Nigeria's disqualification last year, the Academy is allowing films in Pidgin English to competee.
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Canada 14 DAYS, 12 NIGHTS 99 minutes A woman flies to Hanoi to discover the culture of her adopted Vietnamese daughter. Anne Dorval stars. |
Chile THE MOLE AGENT 84 minutes Streaming on Hulu A documentary about a private investigator hires an eldery man to go undercover in a nursing home in Chile. |
China LEAP 135 minutes Streaming on Prime Gong Li stars in this sports drama about a women's volleyball team at the Olympic finals. |
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Colombia MEMORIES OF MY FATHER 136 minutes Trueba previously won this category for Belle Epoque for Spain (1993). His latest stars Javier Camara (Talk to Her, Bad Education) and is a historical drama about a doomed university professor who promoted Human Rights during Colombia's violent politics. Not Selected: |
Costa Rica LAND OF ASHES 82 minutes This debut is about a drama about a 13 year old girl in the Caribbean left alone with a sickly grandfather who wants to die
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Croatia EXTRA-CURRICULAR 101 minutes A dark comedy about a father taking his daughter's class hostage armed with a birthday cake and a rifle (yikes). This is Vitez's third feature and first submission |
Cuba LOOKING FOR CASAL 116 minutes This is a biopic about a controversial writer/poet in 19th century colonial Havana The director is well known for documentary filmmaking but this is his third narrativee feature.
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Czech Republic CHARLATAN 118 minutes A gay herbalist who has a gift for healing is considered a conman and threat by local authorities in this 1950s era drama. |
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Denmark ANOTHER ROUND 117 minutes Now on VOD This drama about a binge drinking high school teacher is (arguably) the frontrunner at the EFA Awards. Not Selected: A Perfectly Normal Family and Shorta were the other finalists - More on Denmark and Oscar... |
Dominican Republic A STATE OF MADNESS (MIS 500 LOCOS) 93 minutes A film noir set in the 1950s Caribbean under the dictatorship of Leonidas Trujillo. |
Ecuador EMPTINESS 94 minutes A thriller about Chinese immigrants and mobsters in Ecuardor planning to continue to NYC |
Egypt WHEN WE'RE BORN 110 minutes A musical! We don't often get those in this category. It follows three characters in contemporary Egypt, a son who longs to be a singer, a Christian woman in love with a Muslim, and a personal trainer and newlywed |
Estonia THE LAST ONES 117 minutes A crime comedy. This is the director's third Oscar submission. He's the only director Estonia has sent multiple times. |
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Finland TOVE 100 minutes A biopic about the bisexual author Tove who created the popular "Moomin" children's books. |
France TWO OF US 99 minutes The story of two older women who have hidden their relationship for decades. But they're suddenly unable to move between their apartments. Not Selected: The other finalists were... DNA, Gagarine, Summer of 85 (reviewed), and Cuties (reviewed) |
Georgia BEGINNING 130 minutes A Jehovah Witness meeting house is burned down which starts an unravelling character study of a community leader's wife. |
Germany AND TOMORROW THE ENTIRE WORLD 111 minutes Young Antifa students investigate a local Neo-Nazi group's plans. Germany had previously announced a finalist list |
Greece 5 noms | 0 wins (submitting since 1957) APPLES 91 minutes This dramedy is about a pandemic that causes amnesia and a man in a recovery program. |
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