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Academy's Approach to Foreign Films The Best Foreign Film category of the Oscars has a quirky nominating process that often results in popular movies losing out to obscure ones in getting nominated. NPR's David D'Arcy reports.

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The Best Foreign Film category of the Oscars has a quirky nominating process that often results in popular movies losing out to obscure ones in getting nominated. NPR's David D'Arcy reports.