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Following last weekend’s Governors Awards, we now have another sign that Oscar season is moving into high gear with the release of official qualified entries named today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for consideration in Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film, and International Feature Film.
A healthy Thirty-five features are eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards, meaning a full total of five nominees will be likely as long as all meet the requirements before the end of the year. Some of the films have not yet had their required qualifying release and must fulfill that requirement and comply with all the category’s other qualifying rules to advance in the voting process.
To determine the five nominees, members of the Animation Branch are automatically eligible to vote in the category. Academy members outside of the Animation Branch are invited to opt in to participate and must meet a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. Films submitted in the Animated Feature Film category may also qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture although none have been in the past 14 years since Pixar films like Toy Story 3 and Up managed the feat respectively in 2010 and 2009. Previous to that only Beauty And The Beast was a Best Picture nominee in 1991, before the Animated Feature category was even created. Animated features that have been submitted in the International Feature Film category as their country’s official selection are also eligible in the category as was the case with the 2024 winner, Flow which was also an International Film nominee.
Two hundred one features are eligible for consideration in the Documentary Feature Film category this year.. Again, some of the films have not yet had their required qualifying release and must fulfill that requirement and comply with all the category’s other qualifying rules to advance in the voting process.
Documentary features that have won a qualifying film festival award or have been submitted in the International Feature Film category as their country’s official selection are also eligible in the category. Films submitted in the Documentary Feature Film category may also qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture though none have ever been nominated to date. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees. The shortlist of 15 films will be announced on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, as well as short lists for Live Action and Animated Shorts.
Eighty-six countries or regions have submitted films that are eligible for consideration in the International Feature Film category which is not a record in the category formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (more than 40 minutes) produced outside the United States with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track. For instance Norway’s front running Sentimental Value has several scenes in English, mostly pertaining to co-star Elle Fanning’s significant role, but it did not time out to be more than half so the film is eligible here as well as in most other categories since any International entry that qualifies with at least a one week theatrical release can compete in regular categories where it applies. There are also several rule changes over the years that allow countries to submit films that may not be significantly, or at all, in the language of that country such as this year’s Iranian Cannes Palme d’Or winner, It Was Just An Accident which was submitted as the official French entry due to other reasons such as financing or residency of its filmmakers. The political nature of the film was felt to be a non-starter as a likely selection from Iran itself even though its director Jafar Panahi continues to live in Iran and the film is completely set in the country.
Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must meet a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. The shortlist of 15 films will also be announced on December 16.
98th Academy Awards preliminary voting for select categories will begin on Monday, December 8, 2025, and end on Friday, December 12, 2025.
Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Here are all the films eligible for the 2026 Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature Academy Awards:
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BEST ANIMATED FEATUREAll Operators Are Currently UnavailableArcoThe Bad Guys 2Black ButterfliesBoys Go to JupiterChainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze ArcChaOColorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t SingDavidDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity CastleDog ManDog of GodDragon Heart – Adventures Beyond This WorldElioEndless CookieFixedGabby’s Dollhouse: The MovieIn Your DreamsKPop Demon HuntersThe Legend of Hei 2Light of the WorldLittle Amélie or the Character of RainLost in StarlightA Magnificent LifeMahavatar NarsimhaNight of the ZoopocalypseOlivia & las Nubes100 MetersOut of the NestScarletSlideThe SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePantsStitch HeadThe TwitsZootopia 2
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATUREAbby’s List, A DogumentaryAda – My Mother the ArchitectAfternoons of SolitudeThe Age of DisclosureAi Weiwei’s TurandotThe Alabama SolutionAll God’s ChildrenThe Altar Boy, the Priest and the GardenerAlwaysAmakkiAmerican SonsAmong Neighborsanimal.AntidoteApocalypse in the TropicsArchitectonAre We Good?Art for EverybodyArt Spiegelman: Disaster Is My MuseThe Art WhispererArtfully UnitedAssemblyBTS ARMY: Forever We Are YoungBecoming Led ZeppelinBeing EddieBelow the CloudsBenitaBetween the Mountain and the SkyBeyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell’s Swimsuit IssueBilly Idol Should Be DeadBLKNWS: Terms & ConditionsBlum: Masters of Their Own DestinyBodyguard of LiesBrothers after WarCan’t Look Away: The Case against Social MediaCaterpillarChampions of the Golden ValleyCheckpoint ZooCheech & Chong’s Last MovieChild of DustChronicles of DisneyCoexistence, My Ass!Come See Me in the Good LightComplicatedCover-UpCracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech RevolutionCutting through RocksDalit SubbaiahThe Dating GameDeaf President Now!Democracy NoirDiane Warren: RelentlessDog WarriorsDrop Dead CityThe Duel We MissedEl Canto de las ManosElie Wiesel: Soul on FireThe EncampmentsEndless CookieEurope’s New FacesFacing WarFatherless No MoreFiume o Morte!FolktalesFood Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine SeaFor the Living14 Short Films about OperaFrom Island to IslandGhost BoyGirl ClimberGo to the PeopleGoodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q LazzarusGrand Theft HamletHeaven. Poste RestenteHeightened ScrutinyHolding LiatI Know Catherine, the Log LadyI, PoppyI Was Born This WayIf You Tell AnyoneI’m Not Everything I Want to BeI’m Only BlindImagoIn LimboIn Waves and WarIn Whose Name?Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989It’s Never Over, Jeff BuckleyJanis Ian: Breaking SilenceThe King of ColorThe Last ClassThe Last Holocaust SecretThe Last PhiladelphiaThe Last TwinsLi Cham (I Died)The LibrariansLife AfterLilith Fair: Building a Mystery – The Untold StoryLiza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StoryLove+WarMahamantra – The Great ChantThe Man Who Saves the World?A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth ColeMarlee Matlin: Not Alone AnymoreMeanwhileMen of WarMighty IndeedMr. Nobody against PutinMistress DispellerMonk in PiecesMy Armenian PhantomsMy Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska HargitayMy Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in MoscowNatchezThe New Yorker at 100Night in West Texas1985: Heroes among Ruins – The Triumph of the PeopleNoritaOf Mud and BloodOne to One: John and YokoOrwell 2+2=5Our Time Will ComeOut of Plain SightPaint Me a Road Out of HerePaparazziThe Parish of Bishop JohnPavementsThe Perfect NeighborThe PoolPredatorsPrime MinisterThe Prince of NanawaPut Your Soul on Your Hand and WalkRebel with a ClauseRemaining NativeRiefenstahlRise Up! 14 Short Films about Alliance for Positive ChangeRiver of GrassThe Road between Us: The Ultimate RescueThe Rose: Come Back to MeRow of LifeSanatoriumA Savage ArtSchindler Space ArchitectSecret Mall ApartmentSeedsSelena y Los DinosSensory Overload76 Days AdriftShari & Lamb ChopThe Shepherd and the BearShoot the PeopleShuffleThe Six Billion Dollar Man67 Bombs to EnidSlumlord MillionaireSongs from the HoleSoul of a NationSpeak.StansSteve Schapiro: Being EverywhereStiller & Meara: Nothing Is LostStop the Insanity: Finding Susan PowterStory of My VillageStrange Journey: The Story of Rocky HorrorThe StringerSuburban FurySudan, Remember UsSupercar SaintsSwamp Dogg Gets His Pool PaintedThe Tale of SilyanThank You Very MuchThere Was, There Was NotThird ActThis Ordinary ThingThrough the Fire (The Eaton Fire: The Aftermath)Torn: The Israel-Palestine Poster War on New York City StreetsTrade SecretTrainsTwin Towers: Legacy2000 Meters to AndriivkaUnbankedUnBrokenUnder the Flags, the SunUnseen InnocenceViktorViva Verdi!WTO/99Walk with MeWalls – Akinni InukWe Were Here – The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance EuropeWelded TogetherThe White House EffectWho in the Hell Is Regina Jones?Wisdom of HappinessThe Wolves Always Come at NightWorth the FightWriting HawaYalla ParkourYanuniZodiac Killer Project
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILMAlbania, “Luna Park”Argentina, “Belén”Armenia, “My Armenian Phantoms”Australia, “The Wolves Always Come at Night”Austria, “Peacock”Azerbaijan, “Taghiyev: Oil”Bangladesh, “A House Named Shahana”Belgium, “Young Mothers”Bhutan, “I, the Song”Bolivia, “The Southern House”Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny”Brazil, “The Secret Agent”Bulgaria, “Tarika”Canada, “The Things You Kill”Chile, “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo”China, “Dead to Rights”Colombia, “A Poet”Costa Rica, “The Altar Boy, the Priest and the Gardener”Croatia, “Fiume o Morte!”Czech Republic, “I’m Not Everything I Want to Be”Denmark, “Mr. Nobody against Putin”Dominican Republic, “Pepe”Ecuador, “Chuzalongo”Egypt, “Happy Birthday”Estonia, “Rolling Papers”Finland, “100 Liters of Gold”France, “It Was Just an Accident”Georgia, “Panopticon”Germany, “Sound of Falling”Greece, “Arcadia”Greenland, “Walls – Akinni Inuk”Haiti, “Kidnapping Inc.”Hong Kong, “The Last Dance”Hungary, “Orphan”Iceland, “The Love That Remains”India, “Homebound”Indonesia, “Sore: A Wife from the Future”Iran, “Cause of Death: Unknown”Iraq, “The President’s Cake”Ireland, “Sanatorium”Israel, “The Sea”Italy, “Familia”Japan, “Kokuho”Jordan, “All That’s Left of You”Kyrgyzstan, “Black Red Yellow”Latvia, “Dog of God”Lebanon, “A Sad and Beautiful World”Lithuania, “The Southern Chronicles”Luxembourg, “Breathing Underwater”Madagascar, “Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story”Malaysia, “Pavane for an Infant”Mexico, “We Shall Not Be Moved”Mongolia, “Silent City Driver”Montenegro, “The Tower of Strength”Morocco, “Calle Malaga”Nepal, “Anjila”Netherlands, “Reedland”North Macedonia, “The Tale of Silyan”Norway, “Sentimental Value”Palestine, “Palestine 36”Panama, “Beloved Tropic”Paraguay, “Under the Flags, the Sun”Peru, “Kinra”Philippines, “Magellan”Poland, “Franz”Portugal, “Banzo”Romania, “Traffic”Saudi Arabia, “Hijra”Serbia, “Sun Never Again”Singapore, “Stranger Eyes”Slovakia, “Father”Slovenia, “Little Trouble Girls”South Africa, “The Heart Is a Muscle”South Korea, “No Other Choice”Spain, “Sirât”Sweden, “Eagles of the Republic”Switzerland, “Late Shift”Taiwan, “Left-Handed Girl”Tunisia, “The Voice of Hind Rajab”Turkey, “One of Those Days When Hemme Dies”Uganda, “Kimote”Ukraine, “2000 Meters to Andriivka”United Kingdom, “My Father’s Shadow”Uruguay, “Don’t You Let Me Go”Venezuela, “Alí Primera”Vietnam, “Red Rain
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