Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, or Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S. -based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States of America with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.[1] When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929 to honor films released in 1927/28, there was no separate category for foreign language films. Between 1947 and 1955, the Academy presented Special/Honorary Awards to the best foreign language films released in the United States. These Awards, however, were not handed out on a regular basis (no Award was given in 1953), and were not competitive since there were no nominees but simply one winning film per year. Unlike other Academy Awards, the Best Foreign Language Film Award is not presented to a specific individual.
History[edit] Eligibility[edit] Submission and nomination process[edit] Hollywood Fatigue? 10 Indie Movies You Should Check Out This Summer | Culture. June 1, 2012 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. It may feel to you as if the summer moviegoing season has only just begun and many months of popcorn-munching delight lie ahead. I mean, nobody knows for sure how much money the 1980s big-hair musical “Rock of Ages” will gross or whether “The Dark Knight Rises” will beat out “The Avengers” as the top box-office hit of the year. Now, I’m not copping some elitist attitude — or at least not the one you’re thinking. So here are 10 terrific blockbuster alternatives for the summer of 2012, ranging from some mildly offbeat studio fare to low-budget indies that will spread slowly and gradually across the country. 1.
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