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98th Oscars. Predictions for the Films of 2025 / Ceremony 2026
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SUBMISSION CHARTS
most recent update: 09/24/2025
CHART 1: ALBANIA through GREENLAND
23 OFFICIAL SUBMISSIONS & 4 FINALIST LISTS (THUS FAR)
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Albania LUNA PARK 101 minutes A mother son drama set against the backdrop of the 1997 Albanian civil war. The motehr and son are forced to flee after involvement in a dubious financial scheme. |
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Argentina BELEN 100 minutes A legal drama about an attorney defending a gir accused of an illegal abortion. Based on a non-fiction book Somos Belen. Not Selected: |
Armenia MY ARMENIAN PHANTOMS 75 minutes In this nostalgic documentary, Tamara reflects on her own artistic journey and her late father's acting career in Soviet Armenian cinema. Not Selected: |
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Australia THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT 95 minutes A documentary about a climate change's effect on a couple who are forced to leave their shepherding lives for the city. |
Austria PEACOCK 102 minutes A dramedy starring Albrecht Schuch (a nominee here and at BAFTA for All Quiet on the Western Front) 3 key submissions |
Azerbaijan TAGHIYEV: OIL 120 minutes A biopic about millionair philanthropist Zeynalabdin Taghiyev 3 key submissions: |
Bangladesh A HOUSE NAMED SHANANA 120 minutes A drama about a young woman rebuilding her life against a patriarchal culture after divorce in 1990s Bangladesh not selected: |
Belgium THE YOUNG MOTHERS HOME 105 minutes Stories of five young mothers. Winner of Screenplay at Cannes (where the Dardennes are often rewarded). Their movies eventually get US releases. This is the fifth Dardennes film to be submitted by Belgium. 3 most celebrated Dardennes submissions
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Bhutan I THE SONG 113 minutes A mystery drama about a school teacher searching for her look-a-like to restore her reputation at work. It won 8 awards at the Bhutan National Film Awards. |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina BLUM: MASTERS OF THEIR OWN DESTINY 76 minutes A documentary from Quo Vadis Aida director. 3 key submissions:
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Brazil THE SECRET AGENT 158 minutes Brazil finally won the category last year. Can they go two for two? Not Selected: 3 underappreciated submissions |
Bulgaria TARIKA 86 minutes A drama with supernatural elements about a father and his unusual daughter who are shunned by the local townsfolk. The director was previously submitted for Aga (2019) 3 key submissions |
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Cambodia TENEMENT 88 minutes A horror thriller about a woman who returns to Cambodia after her mother's death. 3 must-see submissions: |
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Canada THE THINGS YOU KILL 116 minutes This was a hit at Sundance winning the World Cinema Directing award. 3 key submissions |
Chad
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Chile MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO 110 minutes Concerning drag queens and locals in a remote mining town in 1980s Chile. Winner of Un Certain Regard section at Cannes. Not selected: 3 must-see snubbed submissions |
China DEAD TO RIGHTS 137 minutes A historical drama set during the Nanjing Massacre about a group of students who hide in a photo studio. 3 classic snubbed submissions:
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Colombia A POET 120 minutes An aging poetry obsessed man mentors a young talented teenage woman with a gift for poetry. Not Selected: |
Costa Rica THE ALTAR BOY, THE PRIEST, AND THE GARDENER 87 minutes A documentary about a landmark case that changed Costa Rica's laws about child sexual abuse cases. 3 key submissions |
Croatia FIUME O MORTE! 112 minutes Present day citizens of Rijeka reenact images from the 1919–1920 occupation of the city. The film was a big winner at the Pula film festival and the biggest documentary hit in Croatia since they gained independence in 1991. 3 key submissions: |
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Czech Republic I'M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE 90 minutes A documentary about "the Czech Nan Goldin" who photographed the undergroud queer scene in 1970s Czechoslovokia Not Selected 3 that just-missed the nomination |
Denmark MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN 90 minutes A documentary about a teacher, over two years, who is forced to hold "patriotic displays" to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The government compliance commands give him cover to film meetings, lessons, and visitors to the school. Not Selected: 3 underappreciated submissions |
Dominican Republic PEPE 122 minutes A narrative/doc hybrid about a hippo. Not Selected: 3 key submissions: |
Ecuador CHUZALONGO 95 minutes A father investigates mysterious deaths connected to a folk horror legend of a childlike creature who sexually assaults women. It was the highest grossing Ecuadorian film last year, opening shortly after the International Oscar cutoff for 2024 3 key submissions: |
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Egypt HAPPY BIRTHDAY 95 minutes A socioeconomic drama involving an 8 year old maid and the daughter of her wealthy employer. 3 key submissions: |
Estonia ROLLING PAPERS 98 minutes A youth drama about a young man and an unexpected friendship. 3 key submissions: |
Finland 100 LITRES OF GOLD 88 minutes A comedy about two sisters known for brewing who must replace all the alcohol they've prepared for their sisters wedding after drinking it. |
France IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT 105 minutes Not Selected: |
Georgia PANOPTICON 95 minutes A directorial debut focused on a young man sho is abandoned by both parents and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. "Explores the blurred boundary between watching and being watched" Note Just Watch's links on this film are inaccurate. It shows this poster but takes you to an older American film.
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Germany SOUND OF FALLING 149 minutes Schillings directorial debut which looks at four women in different time periods on the same farm. It won the Jury Prize at Cannes. Germany has been nominated three years consecutively. Can they make it four? Not Selected: 3 classic snubbed submissions |
Greece ARCADIA 99 minutes This one has been called an erotic thriller, a fantasy drama, and a relationship melodrama -- so which is it? Or perhaps it's all three. 3 key submissions |
Greenland WALLS - AKINNI INUK 105 minutes A documentary portrait of a woman in prison for attempted murder whose case is reopened. only previous submissions: |
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Current International Feature Predictions Pt 2 HAITI to NORWAY
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Index | Picture | Actress | Actor | Supp Actor | Supp Actress | Director
Screenplays | Visuals | Music and Sound | Animation & Docs | International Film
98th Oscars. Predictions for the Films of 2025
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