The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has whittled down a field of 86 eligible films for this year's Best International Feature Film Oscar to a shortlist of 15 — see the list below. The group now will advance to the next round of voting to determine the eventual field of five…

Wicked: For Good and Sinners lead the list revealed Tuesday of films shortlisted in 12 Oscar categories, making them the only feature films this year to make every list in which they were eligible — seven — including Best Song, where both films have two…

The shortlist of 15 films to vie for a Best International Feature Film Oscar nomination at the 98th Academy Awards is set to be announced on December 16. In all, movies from 86 countries are eligible to advance. This is a year where there are several front-runners but also comers — and many titles…

Sang-il Lee's kabuki drama Kokuho has set a new record in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ever in the market with over $111M at the local box office. The Ken Watanabe-starrer is Japan's entry for the International Feature Oscar and was released for one-week qualifying…

Following last weekend’s Governors Awards, we now have another sign that Oscar season is moving into high gear with the release of official qualified entries named today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for consideration in Animated…

EXCLUSIVE: Dubai-based management and production company 75East has signed Lebanese filmmaker Cyril Aris as his debut feature A Sad and Beautiful World makes waves on the festival circuit. The film won the Audience Award at Venice Film Festival parallel section Giornate degli Autori in September…

UPDATED: The deadline for submissions to the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards may have fallen at 5 p.m. on October 1, but some countries are only now publicly declaring their candidates. Newly announced entries include Madagascar’s Disco Afrika: A Malagasy St…

Saudi Arabia has chosen Shahad Ameen's female-focused drama Hijra as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards, the Saudi Film Commission announced on Tuesday. The drama world premiered in Venice's Spotlight sidebar in September, winning the NETPAC…

French film sales and production supremo Vincent Maraval stopped by Deadline's studio at the Zurich Summit this past weekend for a timely chat on the awards season as well as Hollywood’s production exodus conundrum. The Zurich Summit’s parent event, the Zurich Film Festival, is a key stop-off…

Japan’s Oscar entry Kokuho, the coming-of-age Kobuki drama that stars Ryo Yoshizawa and Ken Watanabe, will hit U.S. theaters for an award-qualifying run beginning November 14 in Los Angeles and November 21 in New York. Gkids unveiled the news today as well as the film’s poster (see it below)…

EXCLUSIVE: The National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa has selected Imran Hamdulay's The Heart is a Muscle as the country's official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards. Exploring the bonds between fathers and sons through the lens…

Lebanon has entered Cyril Aris' romantic drama A Sad and Beautiful World as its candidate for Best International Feature Film in the 98th Academy Awards. The feature world premiered in Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori (previously known as Venice Days) in September, where it won the…