Oscars 2018: Academy reveal best foreign film shortlist
The Square and Loveless lead the pack
Your support helps us to tell the story
This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support allows us to keep sending journalists to the story.
The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every month. Unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock you out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. But quality journalism must still be paid for.
Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference.
Awards season has almost begun, the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild announcing this year’s nominations.
Of course, there’s huge amounts of anticipation for the crowning jewel, the Oscars. On Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the shortlist for best foreign-language film, whittling down the 92 submitted movies to just nine.
Leading the pack comes Palme d’Or winner The Square, a satirical Swedish drama about an art installation. London Film Festival best film winner Loveless also secured a place on the shortlist, as did Chilean movie A Fantastic Woman.
See the full shortlist below.
Chile, A Fantastic Woman
Germany, In the Fade
Hungary, On Body and Soul
Israel, Foxtrot
Lebanon, The Insult
Russia, Loveless
Senegal, Félicité
South Africa, The Wound
Sweden, The Square
Meanwhile, the Oscar best-picture race still has no one frontrunner. Films expected to compete for the prize include The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and The Post, along with Dunkirk, Lady Bird, and Call Me By Your Name.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments