What are the chances of Iranian cinema in the upcoming Oscars?

Charso Press: One day before the end of the deadline announced by the Oscar Academy (October 10) for presenting films from countries to compete in the best international film category of these awards, nearly 80 films, including works from cinema-owning countries, have introduced their representatives. Have.

In a report, Variety magazine has analyzed the chances of getting a nomination in this category of the Oscars. According to Variety, he has finally predicted the films “Favorite Zone” directed by “Jonathan Glaser”, “Full Days” directed by “Wim Wenders” (Japan), “The Teacher’s Room” directed by “Ilker Chatak” (Germany), “The Taste of Things”. “Made by “Tran An Hung” (France) and “Snow Society” directed by “Juan Antonio Bayona” (Spain), will be the 5 finalists in the category of the best international film of Oscar 2024.

After these films, the 6th to 10th chances also include “Fallen Leaves” by “Aki Korismäki” (Finland), “I’m Captain” directed by Matteo Garrone (Italy), “The Residents” directed by Felipe Galvez Haberli (Chile). ), “Peasants” are made by “D.K. Welschman” and “Hugh Welschman” (Poland) and “Shida” is made by Nora Niasri (Australia).

Next in line are the chances of getting an Oscar nomination for the best non-English language film, and the films “Promised Land” (Denmark), “Four Girls” (Tunisia), “20 Days in Mariupol” (Ukraine), “Monk” are also in the 11th to 20th places. and Gun” (Bhutan), “About Dry Grass” (Turkey), “Totem” (Mexico), “Land of the Gods” (Iceland), “Night Watchman” (Iran)“mother of all lies” (Morocco) and “Americans” (Armenia).

Iranian cinema, which this year has chosen Reza Mirkarimi’s “Night Watchman” as its official representative, has the 18th chance to win an Oscar nomination in 2024. Mirkarimi previously represented Iranian cinema at the Oscars in 2005 with the movie “Very Far, Very Near” and in 2012 with the movie “Amorz”, and the movie “Night Watchman” will be his third appearance at this event.

The last time Iranian cinema was in 2021 with the movie “Hero” directed by Asghar Farhadi and the year before that in 2020 with the movie “Khorshid” directed by Majid Majidi was among the first 15 nominees of the Oscar category for the best film.

For the first time in 1977, Iran participated in the Oscar competition for the best international film with the film “Daireh Mina” directed by Dariush Mehrjooi. “The Watchman of the Night” marks the 29th appearance of Iranian cinema at the Oscars, which has so far won two Oscars in 2011 (Separation) and 2016 The Salesman, both directed by Asghar Farhadi. In 2011, Farhadi was also nominated for the best original screenplay award.

Iranian cinema was nominated for the Oscar for the best foreign language film for the first time in 1997 with the film “Children of the Sky” directed by Majid Majidi.

In the last Oscar Awards, 93 countries presented their representative films to the Academy to compete in the Best International Film category. During the first stage, 15 films were selected as initial candidates and finally 5 films were selected as final candidates of this category through voting by the members of the Academy, and finally, at the awards ceremony, the film “There is no news on the Western Front” by “Edward Berger” from Germany won. The Oscar was the best foreign film of the year.

The 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10 (March 20, 1402).