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Oscar Category Change
CHANGING NAMES
The name of the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars has been changed.
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Starting with the February 2020 ceremony, it will be known instead as Best International Feature Film.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the switch to stress the universal and inclusive nature of cinema and because the word “foreign” is an alienating term to some.
It means that Mexican family drama Roma, which triumphed nearly a year ago, goes down in history as the last movie to win the best foreign language film Oscar.
But one thing that hasn’t changed is the huge desire to win the category – this time there are 92 countries battling it out for the trophy.
Among the movies aiming to win the category under its new title is Spanish hope Pain and Glory starring Antonio Banderas, who is pictured on this page with Hollywood International Filmmaker Magazine editor-inchief Sandro Monetti.
