Foreign-Language Is the Favorite Category for Most of the World
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Organizations that give awards think every category is important. The American public, on the other hand, seems to only care about best picture, actor and actress (and supporting, if Brad Pitt or Scarlett Johansson is a nominee).
However, to millions of people around the world, the most important category is the one devoted to movies that are not in the English language what the Oscars call international feature film and what the Globes call foreign language.
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For them, it’s not just about validation for one movie. Brillante Ma Mendoza, director of this year’s Philippines Oscar submission “Mindanao,” says, “An Oscar is more than a trophy,” adding that a nomination or win would be proof that “the whole Philippine film industry can stand with the best.”