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- The Academy will close submissions for the Oscar international feature film category on Oct. 1, with countries including Israel, Romania, South Korea, and Chile among those entering the race.
- The shortlist of 15 international feature films will be revealed on Dec. 15, narrowing the global field ahead of the final nominations.
- Academy voters in all branches will be eligible to vote in the international category, provided they commit to watching all 15 shortlisted films.
Why it matters: The Oct. 1 deadline and Dec. 15 shortlist date set a compressed window — roughly 10 weeks — for Academy members to screen 15 foreign-language contenders before final voting. Countries entering now are betting their film can break through a stacked global field to claim one of the 15 shortlist slots that gatekeep the nominations.
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