Oscars: Armenia submits movie for foreign language category  

Eighty-seven countries, including Armenia, have submitted films for consideration in the foreign language category for the 91st Academy Awards.

Director Alexander Kott’s "Spitak", featuring the tragic history of the 1988 devastating earthquake, will represent the country.

Oscar nominations will be announced on January 22 and the ceremony will be held on February 24 at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. Malawi and Niger are first-time entrants. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the announcement on Monday, according to Variety.com.

High-profile titles include Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,” the Mexican entry; Denmark’s “The Guilty”; Germany’s “Never Look Away,” from previous Oscar winner Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck; Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Shoplifters,” the Japanese entry that won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival; Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum,” the Cannes jury prize winner from Lebanon; and Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Cold War,” the Cannes best director prize winner from Poland.