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Nine films advance in Foreign Language Oscar race

Oscar nominations in all categories will be announced Jan.15

By Karen Butler
Director Paolo Sorrentino, winner of best foreign language film for 'The Great Beauty' celebrates with his Oscars backstage during the 86th Academy Awards at the Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014 in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. UPI/Phil McCarten
Director Paolo Sorrentino, winner of best foreign language film for 'The Great Beauty' celebrates with his Oscars backstage during the 86th Academy Awards at the Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014 in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. UPI/Phil McCarten | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Eighty-three films had originally been considered for the race. Five will eventually be nominated for the Oscar.

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The nine films on the short list, named in alphabetical order by country, are:

Argentina, Wild Tales, Damián Szifrón, director

Estonia, Tangerines, Zaza Urushadze, director

Georgia, Corn Island, George Ovashvili, director

Mauritania, Timbuktu, Abderrahmane Sissako, director

Netherlands, Accused, Paula van der Oest, director

Poland, Ida, Paweł Pawlikowski, director

Russia, Leviathan, Andrey Zvyagintsev, director

Sweden, Force Majeure, Ruben Östlund, director

Venezuela, The Liberator, Alberto Arvelo, director

Oscar nominations in all categories will be announced Jan.15 in the academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Winners will be revealed Feb. 22 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on ABC. Neil Patrick Harris is to host the ceremony.

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