{
  "id": 7840291,
  "title": "Oscars: France Selects Cannes Prizewinner ‘Minotaur’ for International Feature Race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oscars-france-selects-cannes-prizewinner-minotaur-for-international",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:09:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/oscars-france-cannes-prizewinner-minotaur-international-race-1236864305/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "France has selected Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Cannes Grand Prize winner “Minotaur” to represent the country in the international feature film race at the Oscars. The choice was made Wednesday by France’s Oscar committee following auditions with the producers, international sales agents and U.S. distributors behind the five shortlisted films, including Mubi, Neon and Sony Pictures Classics. […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Oscars: Indonesia Selects Kamila Andini’s ‘Four Seasons in Java’ for International Feature Race (EXCLUSIVE)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oscars-indonesia-selects-kamila-andinis-four-seasons-in-java-for",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:18:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Oscars: Spain Selects ‘La Bola Negra’ For International Feature Film Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oscars-spain-selects-la-bola-negra-for-international-feature-film-race",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:17:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Oscars: Spain Picks ‘La Bola Negra’ for Best International Feature Film Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oscars-spain-picks-la-bola-negra-for-best-international-feature-film",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:27:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}