Academy Invites 89 Countries to Submit Their Best Pictures for Foreign Language Film Oscar®
Beverly Hills, CA — Eighty-nine countries have been invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit their top
films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 77th Academy Awards®.
Entry forms must be received at the Academy by Friday, October 1, and films must be received by Friday, October 15.
According to Academy rules, to qualify for consideration for the 2004 Award, a film must have had its first public showing in a
commercial theater in its home country for at least seven consecutive days between October 1, 2003, and September 30, 2004, and must
have been produced with a predominantly non-English dialogue track in an official language of the submitting country.
Over the years, 98 different countries have submitted films to the competition at least once. Last year a record 56 entries were
submitted for consideration in this category.
The 77th Academy Award® nominations will be announced at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Tuesday, January 25, 2004.
Information about the Foreign Language Film Award may be obtained by contacting Awards Coordinator Patrick Stockstill at the Academy
via phone at 310-247-3000, ext. 116; by fax at 310-247-2600 or by e-mail to [email protected].
