This year, There are 323 feature films eligible for the 2025 Oscarsa slightly higher number compared to the 2024 edition, and the largest amount since the 2020 Oscars (366 films), the year in which AMPAS rules were relaxed to cope with the massive closure of movie theaters due to COVID.
Of the 323 feature films eligible for the 2025 Oscar, one 36% of them (116 feature films) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE to be considered in the BEST FILM category..
The new eligibility rules imposed by AMPAS require that Best Picture candidates meet additional diversity and inclusion parameters. This will be the second year that the Representation and Inclusion Standards (RAISE) have been applied, although they did not appear to disqualify any serious contenders in the aforementioned category.
To be eligible for consideration, Academy rules state that:
“Films must be released in a commercial theater in at least one of six U.S. metropolitan areas: Los Angeles County; New York City; the Bay area; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida; and Atlanta, Georgia, between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, and complete a minimum performance of seven consecutive days at the same location. Films must be more than 40 minutes long.”
Some of the films that do not meet one or more requirements to be eligible for the Best Picture category include, Bird by Andrea Arnold, Woman of the Year by Anna Kendrick, Knox Goes Away by Michael Keaton, Bad Boys: Ride or Die by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the musical Mean Girls by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Pérez Jr., Madame Web by SJ Clarkson, Mothers’ Instinct by Benoit Delhomme, Pedro Paramo by Rodrigo Prieto, Smile 2 de Parker Finn, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 by Jeff Fowler, among others.
The full list of eligibility rules can be found here.
With information from The Wrap.
Source: https://cine3.com/peliculas-califican-oscar-2025-no-son-elegibles/
