 Organisers of cinema's top honours, the Oscar, have called for 87 countries around the world to submit entries for next year's best foreign film award.
The call marks an early start for Hollywood's frenzied annual kudos season which has been moved forward with the 2004 Academy Awards taking place in February, about a month earlier than usual. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is asking for the official national entries to be submitted by October 15 in order to qualify for the 76th annual Academy Awards. Eligible movies must be produced in a language other than English, and must have played in commercial theatres in their home countries for at least seven days between November 2002 and September 2003 to qualify for the awards. Nominations for next year's Oscars will be unveiled January 27 and the awards will be handed out on February 29, 2004, at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. (Agencies) | 电影最高荣誉奥斯卡奖的组织者们已经向全球87个国家发出邀请，希望他们报名参加明年奥斯卡最佳外语片的角逐。
这标志着好莱坞每年疯狂的荣誉季节提前到来。2004年的奥斯卡奖将在2月份举行，比往年提前了一个月。
美国电影艺术与科学学院要求参赛影片在10月15日之前正式报名，才能参加第76届奥斯卡奖的评选。
符合评选条件的电影必须是非英语的，而且必须在2002年11月和2003年9月之间在当地电影院放映7天以上。
明年奥斯卡奖的提名会在1月27日公布，而最终的结果将于2004年2月29日在好莱坞的柯达剧院揭晓。 (中国日报网站译) |
Updated: 2003-07-04 01:00
