Nine films make cut for foreign-language category consideration at Academy Awards

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Nine films have made the cut for consideration in the foreign-language category at the Academy Awards.

Among them is Iran’s “A Separation” from writer-director Asghar Farhadi, which won the Golden Globe for best foreign language film last weekend and has been racking up kudos from critics groups nationwide.

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Also on the list is German director Wim Wenders’ “Pina,” a 3-D tribute to the career of groundbreaking choreographer Pina Bausch which is also on the shortlist for best documentary feature.

The other contenders are: Belgium’s “Bullhead,” Canada’s “Monsieur Lazhar,” Denmark’s “Superclásico,” Israel’s “Footnote,” Morocco’s, “Omar Killed Me,” Poland’s “In Darkness” and Taiwan’s “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale.”

Oscar nominations will be announced Tuesday, with the ceremony set for Feb. 26.