9 films make the 2010 Oscar Foreign Film shortlist

The Academy announced today that nine movies have been selected for final consideration before the 83rd Oscar noms are announced on Tuesday.

From a field of 66 entries, the nine lucky movies are:

Algeria's "Hors la Loi" ("Outside the Law")
Canada's "Incendies"
Denmark's "In a Better World"
Greece's "Dogtooth"
Japan's "Confessions"
Mexico's "Biutiful"
South Africa's "Life, Above All"
Spain's "Tambien la Lluvia" ("Even the Rain")
Sweden's "Simple Simon"

The Philippines' entry "Noy" didn't make the shortlist and so did the Cannes-winning Thai entry "Uncle Boonme..."