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Screenplays | Visual | Aural | Animation | International Feature
93rd Oscars. Oscar Contenders of 2020 (for the April 2021 Ceremony) - For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes
Most Recent Update: January 11th, 2021
Chart Three: Palestine through Vietnam (30 official submissions)
Current predictions | Albania through France | Georgia through Norway |
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Palestine GAZA MON AMOUR 87 minutes This is a romantic drama bout a fisherman in love with a local woman from the markets. Familiar face Hiam Abbas stars! The directors are 32 year old twin brothers. They were born in Gaza. This is their second feature |
Panama OPERATION JUST CAUSE 95 minutes An ensemble war drama detailling the US invasion of Panama just before Christmas in 1989 |
Paraguay KILLING THE DEAD 87 minutes In 1978 two men who regularly bury corpses for the dictator discover a man that's still breathing. This is the first narrative feature for this director after a documentary film in 2013. |
Peru SONG WITHOUT A NAME 97 minutes A mother whose child is stolen, seeks help from a gay journalist in this human traffiking drama |
The Philippines MINDANAO 124 minutes A cancer drama about a Muslim woman and her combat medic husband and their ailing daughter. This is the second time The Philippines have sent Mendoza, one of their most internationally celebrated directors. |
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Poland NEVER GONNA SNOW AGAIN 113 minutes Alec Utgoff (Stranger Things) stars as an immigrant masseur who a wealthy community becomes obsessed with. More... |
Portugal VITALINA VARELA 124 minutes Not Selected: The other finalists were * Portugal holds the record for most submissions without a nomination.
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Romania COLLECTIVE 109 minutes A documentary about newspaper investigators uncovering health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians but killed everyday people. This is the first time Romania has sent a documentary. |
Russia DEAR COMRADES! 121 minutes A black and white historical drama about the a small town strike and massacre in the early 1960s * If you count the years as part of the Soviet Union the total climbs to 15 nominations and 4 wins |
Saudi Arabia SCALES 74 minutes A debut feature from a female filmmaker. It's based on Arabic folklore it's about a fishing village which sacrifices young girls to monstrous mermaids. One young girl rebels. Inerestingly of Saudi Arabia's four submissions thus far, three were directed by women. |
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Senegal NAFI'S FATHER 107 minutes Two fathers are thrown into conflict over a future marriage. A debut feature about how a small town drifts to extremism. This won the Best First Feature prize at Locarno. |
Serbia DARA IN JASENOVAC 130 minutes A World War II drama about a Croatian concentration camp where Serbs were held. It focuses on the true story of an orphaned 12 year old girl and her little brother who struggle to survive in the camps. Not Selected: The other finalists were the outstanding child custody drama Father, The Common Story, Leeches, My Morning Laughter, The Name of the People, and Weekend with Dad |
Singapore WET SEASON 103 minutes A character study about an unhappy teacher with a troubled home life who forms a complicated bond with her lonely student. The film was nominated for multiple Golden Horse Awards |
Slovakia THE AUSCHWITZ REPORT / SPRAVA 94 minutes The story of two Slovak Jews who escape a concentration camp in April 1944 |
Slovenia STORIES FROM THE CHESTNUT WOODS 81 minutes An old carpenter and young chestnut seller become friends in Post World War II valley. Themes include loss, loneliness, and imagination. |
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South Africa TOORBOS 120 minutes A period drama set in the 1930s and centered around a rural woman's marriage to a townsman |
South Korea THE MAN STANDING NEXT Available to Rent on Various Services 116 minutes A historical political drama set in 1970s Korea. Lee Byung Hun (Magnificent Seven, I Saw the Devil) headlines. We're not sure which other films they considered but it might have been royal kingdom drama Forbidden Dream or either of two romantic dramas, Yunhui-ege and Tune in for Love |
Spain THE ENDLESS TRENCH Streaming on Netflix 147 min Historical drama about a wife hiding her husband for years from the fascist government Not selected: Spain had narrowed it down to three finalists:the others were The Platform a dystopic allegory, and critical darling Fire Will Come |
Sudan YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY 105 minutes A holy man predicts a newborn will die at 20. We revisit the child when he turns 19 This is Sudan's first submission in a year with a record number of submissions from the African continent |
Suriname WIREN 105 minutes A drama about a deaf boy in Suriname struggling against discrimination |
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Sweden CHARTER 94 minutes Drama about a mother abducting her kids during a custody battle. Ane Dahl Torp stars Not Selected: Sweden's other finalists were the documentary I Am Gretaand Roy Andersson's About Endlessness |
Switzerland MY LITTLE SISTER 99 minutes A drama about twin siblings reuniting. More... |
Taiwan A SUN 156 minutes A family drama about parents struggling with their two sons, one of whom is sent to prison. Winner of 4 Golden Horse Awards * All of Taiwan's Oscar nominations are from Ang Lee films |
Thailand HAPPY OLD YEAR Streaming on Netflix 113 minutes A woman converting her home to a home office, finds items that remind her of a lost love. |
Tunisia THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN 104 minutes A Syrian refugee flees to Lebanon hoping to eventually make it to Paris. Hana is the first director to be submitted twice by Tunisia |
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Turkey MIRACLE IN CELL NO 7 Streaming on Netflix 132 minutes This is a loose remake of a 2013 South Korean film of the same name about a wrongly imprisoned man and his daughter. |
Ukraine ATLANTIS 106 minutes A soldier suffering from PTSD volunteers to clean up corpses. More... * If you count their years under the Soviet Union Ukraine has one nomination. |
Uruguay ALELÍ Streaming on Netflix 88 minutes Three siblings fight over their childhood home after their father dies. *Uruguay was nominated once but the nomination was revoked when the film was declared ineligible |
Venezuela ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENEZUELA 99 minutes A documentary about a community on Lake Maracaibo and their fight against pollution and government neglect |
Vietnam DREAMY EYES 117 minutes A love story from childhood onward |