{
  "id": 15522625,
  "title": "Oscars International Race Shatters Record With 105 Entries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/oscars-international-race-shatters-record-with-105-entries",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T23:58:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/awards/oscars-international-race-shatters-record-with-105-entries/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Oscars Best International Feature Film category has shattered its record with 105 entries, surpassing the previous high of 93 films set in 2020. This year marks the first time the category has welcomed submissions from Cyprus, El Salvador, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sri Lanka. The surge in submissions is also attributed to a recent change in Academy rules, allowing films to qualify by winning the top prize at one of six film festivals, including Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, and Busan. The list of 105 films includes strong contenders such as \"Fjord\" (Romania), \"Fatherland\" (Poland), and \"All of a Sudden\" (Japan), which are heavily favored to make the shortlist and possibly the final five nominees. The films have been distributed among nine groups, each assigned 11 to 12 titles to ensure a diverse range of languages, regions, and genres. Voters are required to see all films in their assigned group before casting their votes. The official final list will be released before shortlist voting begins in December.",
  "summary": "The number of Best International Feature Film contenders assigned to voters is a dozen more than the previous high of 93 The post Oscars International Race Shatters Record With 105 Entries appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}