NEWS: Over Two Hundred Movies for Oscar Consideration

The recent numbers are down significantly from the highs of the 1940s and '50s, when films considered annually numbered in the 400s.



To qualify for consideration, a feature-length motion picture must have a running length of more than 40 minutes and have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.



The films must open in a commercial theater, for paid admission, in Los Angeles County between Jan. 1, 2004, and midnight Dec. 31, 2004, and run for seven consecutive days.



Films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion-picture release are not eligible in any category.



Films submitted in the documentary, foreign-language, animated feature and short-film categories have different eligibility requirements and are viewed and selected by special voting panels of Academy members.



Nomination ballots and a complete list of the 267 eligible films were mailed to members this week.

flowerfresh said:
are you serious. i don't remember any good movies coming out in '04.

jonasgrumby said:

I saw three or four dozen excellent new films this year. Granted, most of them probably didn't hit your local mall...