Oscars 2024: Nigeria’s selection fails to make cut for Int’l feature film

The ambition for a Nigerian film to win the International Feature Film category at the 2024 Oscars has been crushed as the country’s nominee failed to make the cut.

The Nigerian Official Selection Committee, NOSC, has chosen the Sundance Festival award-winning film “Mami Wata” as its nominee for the 96th Academy Awards’ International Feature Film, IFF, category.

However, the picture fell short following the release of the shortlisted films from the 15 countries that made the cut.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the award shortlists on its website.

Films listed are:

Bhutan, “The Monk and the Gun”
Armenia, “Amerikatsi”
Denmark, “The Promised Land”
France, “The Taste of Things”
Finland, “Fallen Leaves”
Germany, “The Teachers’ Lounge”
Iceland, “Godland”
Japan, “Perfect Days”
Italy, “Io Capitano”
Mexico, “Totem”
Morocco, “The Mother of All Lies”
Tunisia, “Four Daughters”
Spain, “Society of Snow”
Ukraine, “20 Days in Mariupol”
United Kingdom, “The Zone of Interest”

The 96th Oscars, which will take place on Sunday, March 10, 2024, will be aired live in more than 200 territories worldwide from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation, Hollywood.

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