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Oscars: Members In Record 93 Countries Turn Out To Vote For Academy Award Nominations
The move in recent years to truly make the Oscars a global event in terms of the membership drive by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has paid off particularly well this year with …
The move in recent years to truly make the Oscars a global event in terms of the membership drive by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has paid off particularly well this year with a record breaking 93 countries and eligible voters therein submitting ballots in the nominating round which ended on Tuesday at 5:00pm PT. What this strong international showing means for the eventual nominees will become apparent next week when the nominations are revealed, but there is strong speculation that among the 10 Best Picture nominees there could be a rarity with at least 2 foreign language productions, NEON’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Anatomy Of A Fall, and A24’s Cannes Grand Prix winner, The Zone Of Interest. Recent examples have been South Korea’s Bong Joon-ho, Denmark’s Thomas Vinterberg, Sweden’s Ruben Ostlund, Japan’s Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Poland’s Pawel Pawlikowski, Mexico’s Alfonso Cuaron and others reflecting the global tastes of the ever-evolving Academy.
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