Eighty-six international features eligible for consideration at 98th Oscars

The Academy on Friday announced the eligible international feature film, documentary feature, and animated feature films in consideration for the 98th Oscars on March 15, 2026.

Eighty-six international features are in contention. Submissions must be feature-length, defined as running more than 40 minutes, and produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track of more than 50%.

Titles include Germany’s Sound Of Falling, Iraq’s The President’s Cake, Tunisia’s The Voice Of Hind Rajab, the UK’s My Father’s Shadow, Ukraine’s 2000 Meters To Andriivka, It Was Just An Accident for France, South Korea’s No Other Choice, Spain’s Sirât, and Sentimental Value for Norway.

Academy members from all branches can opt in to vote in the preliminary round and must meet a minimum viewing requirement.

Thirty-five features are eligible for the animated feature film category. Those that have not yet had their required qualifying release must fulfil that requirement and comply with all the category’s other qualifying rules to advance in the voting process.

Animation branch members will determine the five nominees. Academy members outside the branch can opt in to participate and must meet a minimum viewing requirement to vote. Submissions include KPop Demon Hunters, Scarlet, Elio, Arco, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle, and Zootopia 2.

Two hundred and one features are eligible for consideration in the documentary feature and must also comply with release requirements. Documentary features that have won a qualifying film festival award or have been submitted in the international feature film category as their country’s official selection are also eligible in the category.

Contenders include Cover-Up, Antidote, Apocalypse In The Tropics, The Perfect Neighbor, Becoming Led Zeppelin, The Librarians, One To One: John And Yoko, Orwell 2+2=5, Riefenstahl, Predators, and Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk.

The shortlists will be announced on December 16, and the nominations will be unveiled on January 22, 2026.

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