2012 Best foreign film Academy Award nominees announced (PHOTOS)
Israeli director Joseph Cedar (C) poses with Israeli actors Shlomo Bar Aba and Alma Zak during the photocall of ‘Hearat Skhulayim’ (Footnote) presented in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2011 in Cannes.
The Acadmey of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2012 Academy Awards this morning, including those for Best Foreign Language Film. This year's nominees hail from as far as Iran and as close as Canada, and tackle an eclectic array of subject matter. Among them is the Iranian Golden Globe winner from the same category "A Separation," which portrays the marital issues of a couple and its repercussions. The other four films nominated are: "Bullhead" (Belgium), "Footnote" (Israel), "In Darkness" (Poland), and "Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada).
Photos of the nominees are included above.
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