OUTscene: 'Undertow' now Out of the Oscar Race!

Beverly Hills, CA – Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards®. Sixty-six films had originally qualified in the category.

Sadly, Peru's official selection; The Gay-themed "Undertow" did make it to the Top 9 (It was Top winner (Pictured) at the Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival). Even the popular "I am Love " is Out!



The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Algeria, “Hors la Loi” (“Outside the Law”), Rachid Bouchareb, director;
Canada, “Incendies,” Denis Villeneuve, director;
Denmark, “In a Better World,” Susanne Bier, director;
Greece, “Dogtooth,” Yorgos Lanthimos, director;
Japan, “Confessions,” Tetsuya Nakashima, director;
Mexico, “Biutiful,” Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, director;
South Africa, “Life, above All,” Oliver Schmitz, director;
Spain, “Tambien la Lluvia” (“Even the Rain”), Iciar Bollain, director;
Sweden, “Simple Simon,” Andreas Ohman, director.