Nine Foreign Language Oscar Nominees

These are the list of nine foreign language films nominated for the 81st Academy Awards:

1. Austria, Revanche, Gotz Spielmann, director
2. Canada, The Necessities of Life, Benoit Pilon, director
3. France, The Class, Laurent Cantet, director
4. Germany, The Baader Meinhof Complex, Uli Edel, director
5. Israel, Waltz with Bashir, Ari Folman, director
6. Japan, Departures, Yojiro Takita, director
7. Mexico, Tear This Heart Out, Roberto Sneider, director
8. Sweden, Everlasting Moments, Jan Troell, director
9. Turkey, 3 Monkeys, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director

The 81st Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009 in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.