Eighty-six countries or regions have submitted films that are eligible for consideration in the International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (more than 40 minutes) produced outside the United States with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track.
Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must meet a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. The shortlist of 15 films will be announced on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Eligible for consideration movies
- Albania, “Luna Park”
- Argentina, “Belén”
- Armenia, “My Armenian Phantoms”
- Australia, “The Wolves Always Come at Night”
- Austria, “Peacock”
- Azerbaijan, “Taghiyev: Oil”
- Bangladesh, “A House Named Shahana”
- Belgium, “Young Mothers”
- Bhutan, “I, the Song”
- Bolivia, “The Southern House”
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny”
- Brazil, “The Secret Agent”
- Bulgaria, “Tarika”
- Canada, “The Things You Kill”
- Chile, “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo”
- China, “Dead to Rights”
- Colombia, “A Poet”
- Costa Rica, “The Altar Boy, the Priest and the Gardener”
- Croatia, “Fiume o Morte!”
- Czech Republic, “I’m Not Everything I Want to Be”
- Denmark, “Mr. Nobody against Putin”
- Dominican Republic, “Pepe”
- Ecuador, “Chuzalongo”
- Egypt, “Happy Birthday”
- Estonia, “Rolling Papers”
- Finland, “100 Liters of Gold”
- France, “It Was Just an Accident”
- Georgia, “Panopticon”
- Germany, “Sound of Falling”
- Greece, “Arcadia”
- Greenland, “Walls – Akinni Inuk”
- Haiti, “Kidnapping Inc.”
- Hong Kong, “The Last Dance”
- Hungary, “Orphan”
- Iceland, “The Love That Remains”
- India, “Homebound”
- Indonesia, “Sore: A Wife from the Future”
- Iran, “Cause of Death: Unknown”
- Iraq, “The President’s Cake”
- Ireland, “Sanatorium”
- Israel, “The Sea”
- Italy, “Familia”
- Japan, “Kokuho”
- Jordan, “All That’s Left of You”
- Kyrgyzstan, “Black Red Yellow”
- Latvia, “Dog of God”
- Lebanon, “A Sad and Beautiful World”
- Lithuania, “The Southern Chronicles”
- Luxembourg, “Breathing Underwater”
- Madagascar, “Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story”
- Malaysia, “Pavane for an Infant”
- Mexico, “We Shall Not Be Moved”
- Mongolia, “Silent City Driver”
- Montenegro, “The Tower of Strength”
- Morocco, “Calle Malaga”
- Nepal, “Anjila”
- Netherlands, “Reedland”
- North Macedonia, “The Tale of Silyan”
- Norway, “Sentimental Value”
- Palestine, “Palestine 36”
- Panama, “Beloved Tropic”
- Paraguay, “Under the Flags, the Sun”
- Peru, “Kinra”
- Philippines, “Magellan”
- Poland, “Franz”
- Portugal, “Banzo”
- Romania, “Traffic”
- Saudi Arabia, “Hijra”
- Serbia, “Sun Never Again”
- Singapore, “Stranger Eyes”
- Slovakia, “Father”
- Slovenia, “Little Trouble Girls”
- South Africa, “The Heart Is a Muscle”
- South Korea, “No Other Choice”
- Spain, “Sirât”
- Sweden, “Eagles of the Republic”
- Switzerland, “Late Shift”
- Taiwan, “Left-Handed Girl”
- Tunisia, “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
- Turkey, “One of Those Days When Hemme Dies”
- Uganda, “Kimote”
- Ukraine, “2000 Meters to Andriivka”
- United Kingdom, “My Father’s Shadow”
- Uruguay, “Don’t You Let Me Go”
- Venezuela, “Alí Primera”
- Vietnam, “Red Rain”
98th Academy Awards preliminary voting for select categories will begin on Monday, December 8, 2025, and end on Friday, December 12, 2025.
Shortlists for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.Best
