Difficult Chapter, Tough Choices for Oscar Voters
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Bangladesh Sends 'The Unnamed' to the Oscars
LONDON — The Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies has chosen Tauquir Ahmed's "The Unnamed" ("Oggatonama") as the country's submission to the Academy's foreign language category. The film looks at…
Ben Sherwood: ABC Is ‘Very Hopeful’ That Jimmy Kimmel Will Host Oscars
Disney/ABC Television Group chief Ben Sherwood has given a big endorsement to Jimmy Kimmel serving as the host of the next Academy Awards telecast. During a Q&A Thursday night at the Paley Center for…
Taiwan Takes Out ‘Kids!’ for Oscar Run
Taiwan has selected "Hang In There Kids!" (aka "Lokah Laqi!") as its contender in the Academy Awards foreign-language category. The announcement was made by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture. The film…
‘Playback’: Jeff Nichols Talks Oscar Contender ‘Loving,’ Fox’s ‘Alien Nation’ (Listen)
Batting around this year's stacked best actress race and comparatively thin lead actor race. Jeff Nichols discusses his new film "Loving."
Oscars So Slow: ABC Plays Waiting Game as Academy Mulls Producer Options
Jimmy Kimmel, by many accounts, did a bang-up job as host of the Emmys Sunday — bang-up enough to spark speculation that he could host the Academy Awards in February. At the Governor’s Ball…
India Puts ‘Interrogation’ Into Foreign-Language Oscars Contention
The Film Federation of India has chosen Vetrimaaran's Tamil-language "Interrogation" ("Visaranai") for the Academy Awards foreign language competition. The film follows a group of immigrants who are…
Hong Kong Picks ‘Port of Call’ for Oscar Contention
Hong Kong has selected crime drama “Port of Call” as its contender in the foreign-language Oscars category. Highly acclaimed locally, it beat the territory’s recently crowned box office champion “The…
Pakistan Sends ‘Mah E Mir’ to the Oscars
Pakistan has picked Anjum Shahzad's "Mah e Mir" as its entry in the foreign language Academy Awards competition. The film follows a troubled modern poet who discovers the work of 18th century poetry…
Thailand Selects Controversial 'Arpat' as Oscar Contender
Thailand has selected the controversial film "Arpat" as its contender for the foreign-language Academy Awards race. Directed by Kanittha Kwunyoo, the film tells the story of a young man who is forced…
In Contention’s First Oscar Predictions of the 2016-2017 Season
In Contention maps out the 2016-2017 Oscar season's course with a list of predictions throughout the Academy's various categories.
