Paola Cortellesi, her film excluded from the 2025 Oscars

There are 19 Italian films that have self-nominated to represent Italy at the Oscars this year, but among these the lack of film by Paola Cortellesi, There is still tomorrow, the most watched Italian film in theaters in 2023with record figures: 37 million euros in revenue.

The film of the Cortellesi it had so much resonance that it was also exported abroad, but then why is it not included in this list? In order to be eligible to represent Italy at the Oscars (the awards ceremony will take place on March 2, 2025), Films must meet certain requirements. Among these, one requires that the first distribution in Italy or in another country, provided it is outside the United States and its territories, has occurred (or is planned) in the period between November 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024. Tomorrow Is Still Here was released in theaters on October 26, 2023, not even a week before the date scheduled by the Academy. Last year the film had been nominated, but in the end the beautiful film was selected I am the captain by Matteo Garrone to participate in the Oscars.

Italian films nominated for the 2025 Oscars

We’re going from Parthenopepresented at the last Cannes Film Festival, by Paolo Sorrentino (who has two nominations under his belt and won the statuette in 2014 for The Great Beauty) to Vermilionthe first work by Maura Delpero who has just won the Silver Lion in Venice, from Battlefield by Gianni Amelio (always presented in Venice) to Life next door by Marco Tullio Giordana up to first works such as Fly by Margherita Buy And Zamora by Neri Marcorè.

Many are banking on Sorrentino’s new work which will be distributed in the United States by A24between an independent production and distribution house that in recent years has represented many successful films (from Everything Everywhere All at Once of 2022 to Past Lives and Civil War of 2024 and even before The Whale, The Witch and many other successful films). The support of A24 and the Sorrentino’s Hollywood fame make us think that his film could reach the Oscars again this year.

Another title that seems like it could be coming to Los Angeles is Vermilion by Maura Delpero, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and received positive reviews internationally.

The Selection Committee, established at ANICA at the request of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will meet to vote and choose the film on Tuesday 24 September 2024The shortlists of the 2025 Oscar nominees will be announced on December 17, 2024, while The nominations announcement will take place on January 17, 2025The Oscars will be held in Los Angeles on March 2, 2025.

Italian films nominated for the 2025 Oscars

Without There is still tomorrow by Paola Cortellesi, these are the films that have submitted their nominations as best foreign film at the Oscars: Accattaromaby Daniele Costantini; Battlefieldby Gianni Amelio; One Hundred Sundaysby Antonio Albanese; Confidenceby Daniele Luchetti; Food for Profitby Giulia Innocenzi and Pablo D’Ambrosi; Glory!by Margherita Vicario; Children of Gaza – On the Waves of Freedomby Loris Lai; My place is hereby Daniela Porto and Cristiano Bortone; The time it takesby Francesca Comencini; The other wayby Saverio Cappiello; Ninetta’s houseby Lina Sastri; Life next doorby Marco Tullio Giordana; Luboby Giorgio Diritti; Laf Buildingby Michele Riondino; Parthenopeby Paolo Sorrentino; Taxi Monamourby Ciro De Caro; Vermilionby Maura Delpero; Flyby Margherita Buy; and Zamoraby Neri Marcorè.