 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) | 電影最高榮譽奧斯卡獎的組織者們已經向全球87個國家發出邀請，希望他們報名參加明年奧斯卡最佳外語片的角逐。
這標志著好萊塢每年瘋狂的榮譽季節提前到來。2004年的奧斯卡獎將在2月份舉行，比往年提前了一個月。
美國電影藝術與科學學院要求參賽影片在10月15日之前正式報名，才能參加第76屆奧斯卡獎的評選。
符合評選條件的電影必須是非英語的，而且必須在2002年11月和2003年9月之間在當地電影院放映7天以上。
明年奧斯卡獎的提名會在1月27日公布，而最終的結果將于2004年2月29日在好萊塢的柯達劇院揭曉。 (中國日報網站譯) |
Updated: 2003-07-04 01:00
