Five Oscar shortlistings for Film i Väst co-productions

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has now published the shortlists for twelve categories ahead of the 98th Academy Awards. Film i Väst co-productions have received a total of five shortlistings across four categories: Best International Feature Film, Best Cinematography, Best Casting, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Competing for Oscar nominations in these categories are the co-productions "Sentimental Value", "Palestine 36", and "The Ugly Stepsister," with "Sentimental Value" shortlisted in three categories.

Shortlisted for the Oscars

Best International Feature Film

"Sentimental Value"
Directed by Joachim Trier. Norway’s national Oscar entry.

"Palestine 36"
Directed by Annemarie Jacir. Palestine’s national Oscar entry.

Best Cinematography

"Sentimental Value"

Best Casting

"Sentimental Value"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

"The Ugly Stepsister"
Directed by Emilie Blichfeldt.

Nomination dates

The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on January 22, 2026. The Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Los Angeles.

National Oscar entries

Ahead of the shortlist, seven of Film i Väst’s co-productions had been selected as national Oscar submissions in the category Best International Feature Film.

"Eagles of the Republic"
Directed by Tarik Saleh. Sweden’s national Oscar entry.

"Palestine 36"
Directed by Annemarie Jacir. Palestine’s national Oscar entry.

"The Love That Remains"
Directed by Hlynur Pálmason. Iceland’s national Oscar entry.

"Sentimental Value"
Directed by Joachim Trier. Norway’s national Oscar entry.

"Traffic"
Directed by Teodora Ana Mihai. Romania’s national Oscar entry.

"Un Poeta"
Directed by Simón Mesa Soto. Colombia’s national Oscar entry.

Photo: Erlend Štaub for Norsk filminstitutt. Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier in Cannes 2025.