Clayton Davis The Oscars have made some adjustments for the best international feature category.The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has provided many challenges, both in viewing the films up for awards and voting.
To ensure that the process’ integrity remains intact, the international feature film preliminary committee will vote via a secret ballot that will produce a shortlist of 15 films from different countries, up from the previous 10.
In previous years, the preliminary voting would occur in person. This year, the process would need to be conducted in a virtual setting, which brought forth security concerns.
As a result, the International Executive Committee will not meet to augment the voting with additional selections. The Board approved.
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