US EditionDocumentaries About Led Zeppelin, John & Yoko Eligible for Oscar Nominations
The Academy announced 322 films eligible for the 98th Oscars in animated, documentary, and international categories, with documentaries leading at 201 submissions.
- On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled the full list of films eligible for the 98th Academy Awards, including 201 documentary, 86 international, and 35 animated features.
- Academy members across branches are invited to opt in to preliminary voting if they meet a minimum viewing requirement, with shortlist voting Dec. 8-12, 2025 and shortlists announced Dec. 16.
- Notably absent from the documentary list is The Eyes of Ghana, while in animation, titles like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle and Zootopia 2 are included.
- Animation Branch members are now eligible to vote to determine nominees, while several films must complete qualifying‑release requirements and eligible status allows competition in categories including Best Picture.
- Rule changes allow countries to submit films not primarily in their language, as this year's It Was Just an Accident was France's entry, while Cause of Death was Iran's alternative submission.
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Oscars Unveil More Than 300 Eligible Films Across Animated, Documentary and International Feature Races
The Academy has unveiled its full list of eligible films for the 98th Oscars’ animated, documentary and international feature categories, though some inclusions have yet to receive a qualifying release and must fulfill that before the end of the year to comply with Oscar rules. The animated feature category includes 35 eligible titles for consideration. Those in the Academy’s animation branch are now eligible to vote to determine the five nomi…
Oscars: Academy Reveals List Of Eligible Documentary, Animation & International Features
Following last weekend’s Governors Awards, we now have another sign that Oscar season is moving into high gear with the release of official qualified entries named today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for consideration in Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film, and International Feature Film. A healthy 35 features are eligible […]
The Academy of Films has published the full list of films eligible for the categories of animation, documentary and long-term international recognition of Oscar's 98th edition, although some titles have not yet been released within the deadline and need to meet this requirement until the end of the year to meet the rules of the award. In the list of Oscar 2026, the Brazilian films 'The Secret Agent', by Kleber Mendonça Son, and 'Apocalypse in Tr…
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