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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Geopolitics of Foreign Film Oscars

    The 86th Academy Awards are March 2nd. 76 countries around the world submitted films for Oscar consideration but, as always, only five films were nominated - and only one will take home the hardware.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The 86th Academy Awards are March 2nd. 76 countries around the world submitted films for Oscar consideration but, as always, only five films were nominated - and only one will take home the hardware. But while politicking is always part of the whole Oscar process, in the Foreign Language Film category films, things can get political in a much more literal way.

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