Changes and Contention Over Foreign-Film Oscar
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The Ang Lee spy thriller âLust, Cautionâ is no longer Taiwanâs entry for the Academy Award for best foreign-language film, The Associated Press reported. The academy ruled that the movieâs sponsor country did not certify that the filmâs personnel, like those involved in cinematography, costumes and music, âexercised artistic controlâ over the project, a requirement. âAn insufficient number of Taiwanese participated in the production of the film,â said Teni Melidonian, a spokeswoman for the academy. âLust, Cautionâ (with Wang Leehom, above), was replaced by Chen Huai-enâs âIsland Etude,â about a university studentâs bicycle tour of Taiwan. Stanley Hung, secretary general of the Motion Picture and Drama Association of Taiwan, has appealed the ruling on âLust, Caution.â Mr. Lee won the Oscar for best director for âBrokeback Mountain.â ... A director who challenged âEklavya: The Royal Guard,â Indiaâs foreign-language submission, withdrew her petition yesterday. Court hearings had gone on past the academyâs entry deadline. So Bhavna Talwar, the director of the shortlisted âDharm,â who had claimed bias in the selection process, said: âEklavyaâ has already gone to the Oscars, and thatâs fine. We let that go.â ... A record 63 countries will compete in the foreign-language film category, Agence France-Presse reported. The 63 will be reduced to 5 nominees for the Oscar, to be awarded at the 80th Academy Awards ceremony, in Hollywood on Feb. 24.
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After weeks of relentless Oscar campaign ads, talk-show interviews and red-carpet events, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have made up their minds. The next step is to count their votes.
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Quite a few categories in this yearâs Oscar race bring all of the challenge of the wading pool. While some head out to the deep end.
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They were dubbed the most  international Oscars ever, but in the end it was a group of  U.S. films and actors who pushed other filmmakers aside to grab  the world's top film honors.
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Just a couple of hours to go and it will be clear which movie is getting the Oscar for best film. I was wondering whether Google Trends will have any predictive value and did 3 Trend searches. Release dates and other factors haven&#8217;t been taken into consideration and the whole exercise is in no way scientific, just [...]
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Oscar nominations for a Russian and  Kazakh film have put the ex-Soviet countries' film industry  back on the map, directors and actors said.
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Alejandro Amenabar wins Spain's nomination for this year's foreign language film Oscar. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
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LOS ANGELES  - Fatih Akin is riding two horses as the Oscar race for foreign-language feature rounds the far bend, heading to the January 22 announcement of Academy Award nominations.
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Deepa Mehta's Water loses out to The Lives of Others in the best foreign film category at the Oscars.
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Some of this year's most  interesting Oscar battles revolve around what Academy Award  voters hear -- rather than see.
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Some surprises among the Oscar nominations Tuesday:
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Hollywood has turned serious with one eye on the Oscars in February, but it is elsewhere the jury may look when choosing which of 23 competition entries at the Venice film festival wins the Golden Lion on Saturday.
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Disqualified for an Oscar and disinvited to a Mideast film festival, âThe Bandâs Visitâ has seen its fair share of problems.
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Hollywood's Oscar race for best  film appears to be wide open heading into its final month with  several award watchers on Tuesday giving comedy "Little Miss  Sunshine" a slight edge over "The Departed" and "Babel."
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Hollywood has turned serious with one  eye on the Oscars in February, but it is elsewhere the jury may  look when choosing which of 23 competition entries at the  Venice film festival wins the Golden Lion on Saturday.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to move the Academy Awards from February back to March in 2006, the academy announced Thursday.
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Rang De Basanti, India's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, will also compete in seven other mainline categories at the 79th Annual Academy Awards to be held in February in Los Angeles.