58 Länder bewerben sich für den Oscar

Am Dienstag wurde in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, die Liste der Anwärter für den besten ausländischen Film veröffentlicht. Insgesamt bewerben sich 58 Länder um die goldene Statue, neu dabei sind Costa Rica, Fiji und Irak. Die Nominierungen werden wie in jedem Jahr am letzten Dienstag des Januars aus dem Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater bekannt gegeben, einen Tag nach der Golden Globe-Verleihung. Am 31. Januar 2006 wird die Welt um 05.30 Uhr Los Angeles-Ortszeit erfahren, welche Filme für den ausländischen Film in Frage kommen und welche Filme für die weiteren 23 Kategorien in Frage kommen.

Die eingereichten Filme im Überlick:
Argentina, "El Aura," Fabian Bielinsky, Regisseur
Bangladesh, "Shyamol Chaya," Humayun Ahmed, Regisseur
Belgium, "The Child," Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Regisseur
Bolivia, "Say Good Morning to Dad," Fernando Vargas, Regisseur
Bosnia & Herzegovina, "Totally Personal," Nedžad Begović, Regisseur
Brazil, "Two Sons of Francisco," Breno Silveira, Regisseur
Bulgaria, "Stolen Eyes," Radoslav Spassov, Regisseur
Canada, "C.R.A.Z.Y.," Jean-Marc Vallée, Regisseur
Chile, "Play," Alicia Scherson, Regisseur
China, "The Promise," Chen Kaige, Regisseur
Colombia, "La Sombra del Caminante," Ciro Guerra, Regisseur
Costa Rica, "Caribe," Esteban Ramírez, Regisseur
Croatia, "A Wonderful Night in Split," Arsen Anton Ostojić, Regisseur
Cuba, "Viva Cuba," Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti, Regisseur
Czech Republic, "Something Like Happiness," Bohdan Sláma, Regisseur
Denmark, "Adam's Apples," Anders Thomas Jensen, Regisseur
Estonia, "Shop of Dreams," Peeter Urbla, Regisseur
Fiji, "The Land Has Eyes," Vilsoni Hereniko, Regisseur
Finland, "Mother of Mine," Klaus Härö, Regisseur
France, "Joyeux Noel," Christian Carion, Regisseur
Georgia, "Tbilisi-Tbilisi," Levan Zakareishvili, Regisseur
Germany, "Sophie Scholl – The Final Days," Marc Rothemund, Regisseur
Hong Kong, "Perhaps Love," Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Regisseur
Hungary, "Fateless," Lajos Koltai, Regisseur
Iceland, "Ahead of Time," Ágúst Gudmundsson, Regisseur
India, "Paheli," Amol Palekar, Regisseur
Indonesia, "Gie," Riri Riza, Regisseur
Iran, "So Close, So Far," Reza Mir Karimi, Regisseur
Iraq, "Requiem of Snow," Jamil Rostami, Regisseur
Israel, "What a Wonderful Place," Eyal Halfon, Regisseur
Italy, "La Bestia Nel Cuore," Cristina Comencini, Regisseur
Japan, "Blood and Bones," Yoichi Sai, Regisseur
Korea, "Welcome to Dongmakgol," Kwang-hyun Park, Regisseur
Luxembourg, "Renart the Fox," Thierry Schiel, Regisseur
Mexico, "Al Otro Lado," Gustavo Loza, Regisseur
Mongolia, "The Cave of the Yellow Dog," Byambasuren Davaa, Regisseur
The Netherlands, "Bluebird," Mijke de Jong, Regisseur
Norway, "Kissed by Winter," Sara Johnsen, Regisseur
Palestine, "Paradise Now," Hany Abu-Assad, Regisseur
Peru, "Días de Santiago," Josué Méndez, Regisseur
Poland, "The Collector," Feliks Falk, Regisseur
Portugal, "Noite Escura," João Canijo, Regisseur
Puerto Rico, "Cayo," Vicente Juarbe, Regisseur
Romania, "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu," Cristi Puiu, Regisseur
Russia, "The Italian," Andrei Kravchuk, Regisseur
Serbia & Montenegro, "Midwinter Night's Dream," Goran Paskaljević, Regisseur
Singapore, "Be with Me," Eric Khoo, Regisseur
Slovak Republic, "The City of the Sun," Martin Šulík, Regisseur
Slovenia, "The Ruins," Janez Burger, Regisseur
South Africa, "Tsotsi," Gavin Hood, Regisseur
Spain, "Obaba," Montxo Armendáriz, Regisseur
Sweden, "Zozo," Josef Fares, Regisseur
Switzerland, "Tout un Hiver sans Feu," Greg Zglinski, Regisseur
Taiwan, "The Wayward Cloud," Tsai Ming-liang, Regisseur
Tajikistan, "Sex & Philosophy," Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Regisseur
Thailand, "The Tin Mine," Jira Maligool, Regisseur
Turkey, "Lovelorn," Yavuz Turgul, Regisseur
Vietnam, "Buffalo Boy," Nguyen Vo Nghiem Mihn, Regisseur.