Ajami Articles

Best Foreign Language Film: Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon Other nominees: Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani's Ajami (Israel), Juan José Campanella's The Secret of Her Eyes (Argentina), Claudia Llosa's The Milk of Sorrow (Peru), Jacques Audiard's A Prophet (France). Because only a relatively small group of Academy members vote in the special categories — short films, documentaries, foreign language films — winners often surprise and [...]

2010 Oscar Predictions Best Foreign Language Film Ajami, Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani (Israel) A Prophet, Jacques Audiard (France) The Secret in Their Eyes, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina) The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke (Germany) Winter in Wartime, Martin Koolhoven (The Netherlands) The best foreign language film category is especially difficult to predict because only a group of about 20 Academy members will decide on the [...]

This year, Scott Foundas won't be asking, "how do you say 'Oscar scandal' in French (or German)?" Two of the most widely acclaimed non-English language films released in 2009 — Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon and Jacques Audiard's A Prophet — are to be found in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' list of semi-finalists for the best foreign language film Academy Award. [...]

The nine semi-finalists in the Foreign Language Film category for the 2010 Academy Awards have been announced. They are: Argentina, El Secreto de Sus Ojos / The Secret of Her Eyes, Juan Jose Campanella, director; Australia, Samson & Delilah, Warwick Thornton, director; Bulgaria, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, Stephan Komandarev, director; France, A Prophet, Jacques Audiard, director; Germany, The White [...]