Surprises, snubs in Oscars foreign film shortlist

2013/12/21 05:03:19 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

Oscars organizers shortlisted nine movies including Palestinian, Danish and Hong Kong films Friday for best foreign language prize, offering surprises and some unexpected snubs. Films left out included Saudi Arabia & #039;s first-ever candidate and Pakistan & #039;s first entry in five decades, while an Oscar-winning Iranian director also failed to make the cut. & quot;The Hunt & quot; by Dane Thomas Vinterberg, & quot;The Grandmaster & quot; from Hong Kong & #039;s Wong Kar-wai and & quot;The Great Beauty & quot; by Italian Paolo Sorrentino could be among the frontrunners. But Iranian entry & quot;The Past & quot; -- by director Asghar Farhadi, who won the best foreign film Oscar in 2012 for & quot;A Separation & quot; -- was not on Friday & #039;s list, despite forecasts that it would be among the leading nominees.
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