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Cannes films bound for the Oscars


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It’s official, Les Misérables by Ladj Ly, which garnered the Jury Prize at Cannes last May, will represent France at the 2020 Oscars! It’s the 9th Cannes film to compete for the the Best Foreign Film gong. Last year, 87 films from round the world vied for the prize. By tradition, the preselection, comprising 9 films, is announced in December. The 5 films nominated in this category will be revealed in January 2020 and the Oscars ceremony will be held on 9 February.

The list of Cannes films submitted this year.

South Korea Gisaengchung (Parasite) by Bong Joon Ho - Palme d’or

France Les Misérables by Ladj Ly - Jury Prize

Romania - La Gomera (The Whistlers) by Corneliu Porumboiu.

Palestine - It Must be Heaven by Elia Suleiman - Special mention

Brazil - A Vida invisível de Eurídice Gusmão (The invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão) by Karim Aïnouz - Un Certain Regard Prize

Morocco - Adam by Maryam Touzani

Algeria - Papicha by Mounia Meddour

Spain - Dolor y Gloria (Pain and Glory) by Pedro Almodóvar - Best Male Actor

Ukraine - Evge (Homeward) by Nariman Aliev


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