'Gully Boy' fails to make it to Oscar's shortlist for best international film

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt starrer Gully Boy which was India’s official entry for 92nd Acemy Awards is out of race. Acemy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday anunced shortlisted films for best international feature film category. list features a number of feature films from an array of nations including South Korea, Spain and Senegal. However, Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy have t me cut.

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A few hours earlier, official Twitter account of Acemy awards released Oscars shortlist. shortlisted movies for in best international feature film includes Bong Joon Ho’s movie Parasite from South Korea, Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodovar’s semi-autobiography from Spain, while Atlantics is Senegal’s official entry by historic director Mati Diop. Mati Diop me history by becoming first black woman to compete for top prize at Cannes Film Festival in May this year.

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While Parasite from South Korea won hour at Cannes Film Festival, Atlantics went on to win Grand Prix hour at Cannes festival. Both films are first films from South Korea and Senegal to receive minations at Oscars. This is first year that Oscar will be awarded in best international feature film category, as category was previously kwn as best foreign-langu film.

Ninety-one films were submitted to Acemy Awards under category, however, only ten films were chosen and shortlisted. In preliminary round, acemy members from all branches participated and were asked to view submitted films. members were supposed to view films atrically and were eligible to vote only if minimum viewing requirement was met. members were to choose seven choices, and three or choices were me by Acemy’s International Feature Film Award Executive Committee. This formed a total of ten films, that were shortlisted under category. In minations round, members from all branches of Acemy were invited to participate. se members to opt-in must view all ten shortlisted films before y cast a ballot.

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Here’s a list all shortlisted movies

Czech Republic- Painted Bird

Estonia- Truth and Justice

France- Les Misérables

Hungary- Those Who Remained

rth Macedonia- Honeyland

Poland- Corpus Christi

Russia- Beanpole

Senegal- Atlantics

South Korea- Parasite

Spain- Pain and Glory

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