UK hopes ride high as Oscar International Film shortlist announced

Ireland also makes the grade

by Jennie Kermode

Santosh
Santosh

After the success of The Zone Of Interest last year, UK hopes are high once again, as Sandhya Suri's Santosh has made it onto the Oscar Best International Film shortlist. There's also good news for Ireland with Kneecap among the hottest titles there - if either of the can beat awards race leader Emilia Pérez.

The shortlist will be whittled down to five nominations on 17 January and the Oscar ceremony itself will take place on 2 March.

The full shortlist:

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