OSCAR'S BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE MOTION PICTURE NOMINEES

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE MOTION PICTURE

“The Broken Circle Breakdown”

Belgium (2012) 
Director:  Felix Van Groeningen
 

"The Great Beauty,” Italy (2013)

 - - original title = La grande bellezza

Director:  Paolo Sorrentino

 

  "The Hunt," Denmark (2012)

 - - original title = Jagten

Director: Thomas Vinterberg

 

“The Missing Picture,” Cambodia (2013) 
- - original title = L'image manquante 
Director: Rithy Panh
 

 "Omar," Palestine (2013)

Director:  Hany Abu-Assad

PROCEDURES OF SELECTION

Academy members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc.  In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi-branch screening committees.  All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees.

Official screenings of all motion pictures with one or more nominations will begin for members on Saturday, January 25, at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.  Screenings also will be held at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood and in London, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area. Active members of the Academy are eligible to vote for the winners in all categories.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar® Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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http://www.oscar.go.com

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