by Nancy Tartaglione

Last weekend, I profiled 15 films that had a lot of heat ahead of the Foreign Language Oscar shortlist unveiling today. Of those 15 (plus a handful of wildcards), seven have ended up among the Academy's nine selections that will move on to the second round of voting. As with many of the Oscar categories this year, this was a field jam-packed with strong contenders and the ultimate shortlist reflects that.

Among the films that were roundly expected to make the cut, Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty out of Italy, and Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt from Denmark, are both in.

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Source: http://www.deadline.com/