My Award nominations: Foreign Film

Just getting this category in under the wire because some titles waited until the last possible moment to open up. Anyway, I should always start with the disclaimer that my Best Foreign Film shortlist is often subject to change or revision if I eventually catch up with titles that I couldn't see in time (note that I haven't seen Blue Is the Warmest Color yet, but I may consider it next year when it'll be eligible for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar).

Check out the world cinema I most responded to this year.

One Category at a Time: Foreign Language Film

Last year was the first year that this category was open to all voting members of the Academy, courtesy of screener DVDs sent to all of AMPAS. Of course, with Amour also nominated for Best Picture that year, predicting this category was a no-brainer. Unfortunately for us this year, we have no clear frontrunner to point to a predictable result. Last year's obvious outcome made it impossible for us to truly gauge what sort of film will appeal to the entire Academy as opposed to the tiny older contingent that used to vote on this category. Let's take a look at the nominees: