Oscars International Race Takes Shape as Academy Asks Voters to Save In-Person Screenings

More than 50 countries have announced their submissions in the Oscar race for Best International Feature Film, putting that category on track to reach the 85-90 films that have typically qualified in recent years. The entries with the highest profiles so far include Joachim Trier's Cannes-winning "Sentimental Value" (Norway), Kleber Mendonca Filho's "The Secret Agent" (Brazil), Mascha Schilinski's "Sound of Falling" (Germany), Jasmila Zbanic's "Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny" (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Laszlo Nemes' "Orphan" (Hungary), the Dardenne brothers' . . .