Nomeados Oscar 2008, filme em língua estrangeira

Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category
for the 80th Academy Awards®. Sixty-three films had originally qualified in the category.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:

Austria, “The Counterfeiters,” Stefan Ruzowitzky, director
Brazil, “The Year My Parents Went on Vacation,” Cao
Hamburger, director
Canada, “Days of Darkness,” Denys Arcand, director
Israel, “Beaufort,” Joseph Cedar, director
Italy, “The Unknown Woman,” Giuseppe Tornatore, director
Kazakhstan, “Mongol,” Sergei Bodrov, director
Poland, “Katyn,” Andrzej Wajda, director
Russia, “12,” Nikita Mikhalkov, director
Serbia, “The Trap,” Srdan Golubovic, director

Sem surpresa, a ausência nos filmes de Portugal, novamente a escolher um filme de Manoel de Oliveira.

Curiosa a escolha de vários realizadores consagrados.