Oscars: International Committee Brings Back Required Viewings (and Leniency) in Time of COVID (Exclusive)
Oscars: International Committee Brings Back Required Viewings (and Leniency) in Time of COVID (Exclusive) Courtesy Everett Collection; Courtesy Photo 'Funny Boy' and 'Listen' In this year of the pandemic, Portugal and Canada were allowed to provide alternate entries, even after the submission deadline passed, upon learning that their original entries were deemed ineligible. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' international feature voting committee, a group of hundreds of Academy members which is annually tasked with picking a shortlist of contenders for the best international fea...