The
German co-productions AMOUR (LIEBE) by Michael Haneke (FR/AT/DE, X-Filme
Creative Pool) and A ROYAL AFFAIR (DIE KÖNIGIN UND DER LEIBARZT) by Nikolaj
Arcel (DK/SE/CZ/DE, Zentropa Entertainment Berlin) are on the short list of the
final nine films for the 85th Oscar® in the category for the Best Foreign Language
Feature Film. This was announced by the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on 21 December. AMOUR is
in the Oscar race
for Austria and A ROYAL
AFFAIR for Denmark.
On
10 January, 2013, the Academy will select five films from the nine of the short
list, and these titles will be part of the final selection competing for the
OSCAR in this category. Altogether, 71
countries submitted their films.
Michael
Haneke's Film AMOUR received awards at the beginning of December at the
European Film Awards as Best Film, Best Direction as well as Best Lead Actress
and Best Lead Actor. AMOUR was released in American cinemas by Sony Pictures
Classics on 21 December, 2012.
A
ROYAL AFFAIR won two Silver Bears at the 2012 Berlinale.
The
OSCAR awards ceremony takes place on 24
February, 2013 in the newly named Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
The other films on the short list are WAR WITCH by Kim Nguyen for
Canada, NO by Pablo Larrain for Chile, THE INTOUCHABLES (INTOUCHABLE) by
Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano for France, SISTER by Ursula Meier for
Switzerland, THE DEEP by Baltasar Kormákur for Iceland, BEYOND THE HILLS by
Cristian Mungiu for Romania and KON-TIKI by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg
for Norway.
