For the 80 or so countries this year, the goal is simple; make it to the shortlist of 15 nominees; Easier said than done as the process, a complicated one involving voting percentages, sometimes spurs a number of snubs and surprises every given year. With that being said, there have been 70 submissions so far this year snd there are 10 major contenders not only vying to get nominated in the category, but to win the whole Megillah. Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the WorldAsghar Farhadi’s A HeroPaolo Sorrentino’s The Hand of GodJonas Rasmussen’s FleeJulia Ducournau’s TitaneRyusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My CarJuho Kuosammen’s Compartment No. 6Tatiana Huezo’s Prayers For the StolenMaria Schrader’s I’m Your ManValdimar Jóhannsson‘s Lamb Nathaniel Rogers over at The Film Experience has had, year-in and year-out, the best coverage of this category. He actually tries to watch every single submission. The last ten winners of this category have been Thomas Vinterberg, Alfonso Cuaron, Bong Joon-ho, Sebastien Lelio, Asghar Farhadi (twice), Pawel Pawlikowski, Paolo Sorrentino, Michael Haneke, and Laszlo Nemes. Contribute Hire me
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