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Recent awards seasons have seen the addition of a new yearly ritual to the Oscars calendar.
However, the switch now appears as equally ill-thought-out as its predecessors.
(The films dialogue is mostly in English, with portions in Igbo.)
Since its introduction in the 1950s, the Academys foreign-film award has been a strange category.
Accordingly, each country is only allowed to submit one film.
However, films from these countries have occasionally managed to sneak in.
Two British movies were nominated in the 90s; they were both in Welsh.
OnTwitter, directorLulu Wangraised similar questions: Can a foreign film be in OUR language (i.e.
Can a domestic (i.e American) film be in a foreign language?
What does it mean to be foreign?
And to be American?
For Wang, the issue is more than academic.
Meanwhile, at the Golden Globes,The Farewellis ineligible for Best Musical/Comedy because its a foreign-language film.
