Twenty-five features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 91st Academy Awards.

The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are:

GLENN WEISS TO CO-PRODUCE AND DIRECT THE OSCARS

Oscar-winning producer Donna Gigliotti will produce the 91st Oscars, and Emmy®-winning director Glenn Weiss will co-produce and direct the show, Academy President John Bailey announced today.  The Oscars will air live on the ABC Television Network and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, February 24, 2019.

“Donna and Glenn will infuse new energy and vision into this 91st awards presentation, and we are excited about a broad-based creative relationship with these two artists,” said Bailey.

Eighty-seven countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 91st Academy Awards®.  Malawi and Niger are first-time entrants.

The 2018 submissions are:

Afghanistan, “Rona Azim’s Mother,” Jamshid Mahmoudi, director;

Algeria, “Until the End of Time,” Yasmine Chouikh, director;

Argentina, “El Ángel,” Luis Ortega, director;

Armenia, “Spitak,” Alexander Kott, director;

Australia, “Jirga,” Benjamin Gilmour, director;

Austria, “The Waldheim Waltz,” Ruth Beckermann, director;

ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH E! ENTERTAINMENT FOR LOS ANGELES EVENT WITH HANNAH GADSBY AND LENA WAITHE IN CONVERSATION

SWAROVSKI JOINS AS MULTI-YEAR GLOBAL PARTNER

EVENTS WILL INTRODUCE THE ACADEMY GOLD FELLOWSHIP FOR WOMEN
AND THE ACADEMY DIRECTORY

Panel discussions with Academy governors and members, Oscar-winning and nominated filmmakers, industry professionals live-streamed on Oscars.org for LA event

David Ayer, Rod Bogart, Theo Gluck, Leslie Iwerks, Colette Mullenhoff and Jeff Taylor have accepted invitations to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, bringing the Council’s 2018–2019 membership roster to 25.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today published its list of upcoming submission deadlines for 91st Academy Awards consideration.

Submissions for individual categories and the General Entry/Oscars Submission Form (OSF) are due by 5 p.m. PT on the following dates:

Monday, October 1
Animated Feature Film
Documentary Feature
Documentary Short Subject
Foreign Language Film
Animated Short Film
Live Action Short Film

Thursday, November 15
General Entry categories (including Best Picture)
Original Score
Original Song

Scripts to be performed at live read in November

The Academy has voted 19 students as winners of the 45th Student Academy Awards® competition.  This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received a total of 1,582 entries from 278 domestic and 122 international colleges and universities, which were voted upon by a record number of Academy members.  The 2018 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award winners as Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, John Lasseter, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, Patricia Riggen and Robert Zemeckis.