Oscars 2027 International Feature Entries Kick Off Under New Qualification Rules
Deadline outlines the 99th Academy Awards International Feature submissions for 2027, with a Sept 30 deadline, a Dec 15 shortlist, and Jan 21 final five nominees for the March 14 ceremony. A new AMPAS rule lets a non-English-language film qualify by winning a qualifying top prize at Cannes, Berlin, Busan, Sundance, Toronto or Venice, with the director named on the statuette plaque. Submissions include Austria's Rose, Belgium's Coward, Canada’s Nina Roza, Colombia’s Rains Over Babel, Germany's Everytime, Korea's Possible Love, Kosovo's Dua, Latvia's Ulya, Lithuania's How to Divorce During the War, Slovakia's Flood, Switzerland's Who Is Still Alive, Taiwan's A Foggy Tale and Türkiye's Like a Limbless Tree, among others.
