cannastop Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Pretty sure the only other times Japan has submitted animated films, it was Princess Mononoke and Pom Poko, so this is the first time they went with non-Ghibli anime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I feel like I knew about more potential nominees at this point in time last year than I do this year. Roma, Shoplifters, Cold War, and Capernaum were all really good bets. I think it's finally time for South Korea to get a nomination here. They've been having a boom of sorts for quite some time, and a nomination should be given to commemorate that. And this year, Parasite isn't just gunning for a nomination. It's gunning for the win. There's also Pain & Glory, which seems fine. I hear the Academy likes Almodovar, so it wouldn't surprise me. There's a lot of potential films that France could choose, as per usual... the one they choose should become more clear after the festival circuit. That's all I'm aware of at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/japan-picks-weathering-with-you-for-its-international-oscar-submission-178742.html Quote At least fifteen countries/territories have submitted animated features for foreign-language Oscar consideration in the past, but only one animated film has ever been nominated in the category: Israel’s Waltz with Bashir. Below is Cartoon Brew’s list of countries that have submitted an animation project as their foreign language choice: 1953: France, Johnny the Giant Killer 1975: Belgium, Tarzoon Shame of the Jungle 1982: Romania, Quo Vadis Homo Sapiens? 1986: Hungary, Cat City 1994: Japan, Pom Poko 1997: Croatia, Lapitch the Little Shoemaker 1997: Japan, Princess Mononoke 1999: Argentina, Manuelita 2002: Chile, Ogu and Mampato on Easter Island 2005: Luxembourg, Renart the Fox 2007: France, Persepolis 2008: Israel, Waltz with Bashir (nominated) 2011: Singapore, Tatsumi 2013: Uruguay, Anina 2014: Latvia, Rocks in My Pockets 2015: Palestinian territories, The Wanted 18 2016: Switzerland, My Life as a Zucchini 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Waiting to see a few more of the submissions but it seems South Korea is the frontrunner here. finally. coming for a win on their first nomination. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Portrait of a Lady on Fire also seems like it could be a solid contender here. But at this point Parasite looks like it's coming for the win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealLyre Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 5:58 AM, Mr Pastaffelees said: Portrait of a Lady on Fire also seems like it could be a solid contender here. But at this point Parasite looks like it's coming for the win. I really hope France doesn't submit the new polanski movie (which just won grand jury prize at Venice) instead of Portrait of a lady on fire as their entry. the Academy hates Polanski and it would be a total waste of a submission. whereas Portrait has a REAL chance of getting nominated.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealLyre Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 currently thinking Parasite is almost locked for the win (and might get nominated in other categories like OG screenplay & Picture) Parasite (South Korea) Pain & Glory (Spain) Portrait of a Lady on Fire (if France submits this otherwise no.. ) Ema (Chile) Monos (Colombia) OR Weathering With You (Japan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 France submitted Les Miserables, instead of the expected Portrait... Les Miserables still got some strong reviews and an award out of Cannes so i imagine it can still get the nomination, but they've probably made the win even easier for parasite since Portrait was pretty much the only movie i could've maybe seen as a spoiler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 39 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: France submitted Les Miserables, instead of the expected Portrait... Les Miserables still got some strong reviews and an award out of Cannes so i imagine it can still get the nomination, but they've probably made the win even easier for parasite since Portrait was pretty much the only movie i could've maybe seen as a spoiler. They probably chose that film because they felt it was more representative of the French people. I get it, but I see that as a major disappointment. Without the submission, Neon isn't going to have much of a reason to support Portrait for other categories. I think this means that Portrait won't be the next Cold War. But the bright side is that it does make it easier for Neon to put their emphasis behind Parasite, as well as Clemency so they can push Alfre Woodard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealLyre Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 makes sense since Amazon will probably campaign for Les Miserables more than what NEON would for portrait. it's still p sad tho that Portrait didn't make the cut, would've provided some sort of challenge for Parasite in this category. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parasite Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Could Portrait's very weak performance in France have something to do with them submitting Les Misérables instead ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 31 minutes ago, Parasite said: Could Portrait's very weak performance in France have something to do with them submitting Les Misérables instead ? That would be the only thing that makes sense. The submission committee likely wanted a film that the people in France would rally behind. I'm not sure how much of a voice the people can be, but they have to count for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parasite Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 14 minutes ago, SLAM! said: That would be the only thing that makes sense. The submission committee likely wanted a film that the people in France would rally behind. I'm not sure how much of a voice the people can be, but they have to count for something. Could make sense. Among previous french submissions were big box office hits Intouchables, Les Choristes, Entre les murs and Persépolis...but also small releases like La Douleur or Saint Laurent. I just find it weird that the decision comes just three days after Portrait's french release. They probably expect Les Misérables to break out big there. It absolutely has 2M+ (equivalent of something like 160M DOM) potential. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 https://www.oscars.org/news/93-countries-competition-2019-international-feature-film-oscar full list of submissions. I'll say Parasite/Pain and Glory/Les Mis/Atlantics will be nominated. haven't made up my mind about the fifth spot don't know enough about the films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 51 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: https://www.oscars.org/news/93-countries-competition-2019-international-feature-film-oscar full list of submissions. I'll say Parasite/Pain and Glory/Les Mis/Atlantics will be nominated. haven't made up my mind about the fifth spot don't know enough about the films. I can't believe Iceland didn't choose The County. That film was building good online buzz from TIFF. A real missed opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Glad Russia picked Beanpole. Rooting for our submission to make it in for the first time since I don't know when. Think its chances are slim though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealLyre Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 neither of them will get nominated but wouldn't it be funny if the last 2 spots in the INTL category was Weathering With You vs Ne Zha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealLyre Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 https://deadline.com/2019/10/oscars-major-change-voting-rules-1202774058/ Quote “This Oscars season, for the first time, we will invite all Academy members to opt in to vote on nominations for the International Feature category,” the letter said, “The shortlisted films will be made available to all Academy members to stream on the Academy Screening Room platform via the member site and our new Apple TV 4 app. In addition, the shortlisted films will be screened theatrically in Los Angeles, London and New York during nominations voting.” International Feature Shortlist screenings will take place Friday, January 3 through Sunday, January 5. pretty major change to this category 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, RealLyre said: https://deadline.com/2019/10/oscars-major-change-voting-rules-1202774058/ pretty major change to this category This increases the chance of shortlisted films receiving nominations across the board. Last year, voters were willing to give Roma ten nominations, Cold War three nominations, and Never Look Away two nominations. Not only this, but anyone who wants to vote in the category must see all ten films in the shortlist, which increases the number of voters across all branches who have seen, and are able to vote for, all of the films in the shortlist. So if those voters are particularly impressed by particular aspects of a shortlisted film, they may very well consider voting for it. It seems like Never Look Away was not the last out-of-left-field technical nomination for a foreign film. If these new voters are particularly impressed by Parasite and its many aspects, then the chance of Parasite getting nominated across the board--the chance of Song Kang-Ho receiving a Supporting Actor nom, the chance of its production design getting a nod--rises considerably. Many American Oscar-season films will definitely still get the technical nominations they deserve, and not all of the shortlisted foreign films will be positively affected in a palpable way. But in a year of film that is objectively weak in certain areas, I'm willing to express my optimism for the ten films fortunate enough to be on the shortlist. Edited November 1, 2019 by SLAM! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
