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	AS IT IS IN HEAVEN Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller FILM SYNOPSIS Daniel Daréus, a talented conductor recovering from a heart attack, returns to the community where he spent his youth. As he confronts his past demons, Daniel also upsets the insular town's social balance when he takes over as leader of the church choir. ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY This is the fourteenth Academy Award nomination for Sweden. Previous nominations were: -EVIL (2003) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -UNDER THE SUN (1999) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -ALL THINGS FAIR (1995) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THE OX (1991) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -FANNY & ALEXANDER (1983) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE (1982) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THE NEW LAND (1972) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THE EMIGRANTS (1971) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -ÅDALEN '31 (1969) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -DEAR JOHN (1965) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -RAVEN'S END (1964) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THROUGH A GLASS DARK7


	THE CHORUS France Directed by Christophe Barratier FILM SYNOPSIS The new music teacher at a harshly repressive boys reform school uses music and compassion to reach his troubled students. When Clément Mathieu arrives at the school, he soon finds himself in conflict with its domineering director, who objects to the new teacher's more enlightened approach to discipline and education. FILM SYNOPSIS The new music teacher at a harshly repressive boys reform school uses music and compassion to reach his troubled students. When Clément Mathieu arrives at the school, he soon finds himself in conflict with its domineering director, who objects to the new teacher's more enlightened approach to discipline and education. ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY This is the thirty-third Academy Award nomination (including nine wins) for France. Previous nominations were: -AMÉLIE (2001) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THE TASTE OF OTHERS (2000) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -EAST-WEST (1999) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -RIDICULE (1996) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -INDOCHINE (1992) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -CYRANO DE BERGERAC (1990) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -CAMILLE CLAUDEL (1989) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS (GOODBYE, CHILDREN) (1987) -- Nominee, -Foreign Language Film -BETTY BLUE (1986) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THREE MEN AND A CRADLE (1985) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -ENTRE NOUS (1983) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -COUP DE TORCHON ("CLEAN SLATE") (1982) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THE LAST METRO (1980) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -A SIMPLE STORY (1979) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS (1978) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -MADAME ROSA (1977) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -COUSIN, COUSINE (1976) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -LACOMBE, LUCIEN (1974) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -DAY FOR NIGHT (1973) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE (1972) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -HOA-BINH (1970) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S (1969) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -STOLEN KISSES (1968) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -LIVE FOR LIFE (1967) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -A MAN AND A WOMAN (1966) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -SUNDAYS AND CYBELE (1962) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -LA VÉRITÉ (1960) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -BLACK ORPHEUS (1959) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -MY UNCLE (1958) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -GATES OF PARIS (1957) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -GERVAISE (1956) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film Additionally, France received three Special/Honorary Awards prior to the establishment of Foreign Language Film as a regular category in 1956: -FORBIDDEN GAMES (1952) -- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award -THE WALLS OF MALAPAGA (1950) -- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award [shared with Italy] -MONSIEUR VINCENT (1948) -- Special Foreign Language Film Award


	DOWNFALL Germany Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel FILM SYNOPSIS In the final days of World War II, Adolf Hitler grows increasingly distanced from reality as Germany's certain defeat draws nearer. The experiences of several individuals, including Hitler's young secretary and an S.S. doctor, provide a framework for this portrait of the downfall of the Third Reich. ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY This is the fifth Academy Award nomination for Germany. Previous nominations were: -NOWHERE IN AFRICA (2002) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -BEYOND SILENCE (1997) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -SCHTONK! (1992) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THE NASTY GIRL (1990) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film Prior to reunification in 1990, the Federal Republic of Germany received a total of eight Academy Award nominations, including one win: -ANGRY HARVEST (1985) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THE TIN DRUM (1979) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -THE GLASS CELL (1978) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THE PEDESTRIAN (1973) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film


	YESTERDAY South Africa Directed by Darrell Roodt FILM SYNOPSIS Yesterday, a young woman suffering from AIDS, travels on foot with her daughter to a clinic hoping to receive medical treatment. When she is initially turned away at the understaffed facility, Yesterday persists in her efforts and is soon befriended by a local schoolteacher. ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY This is the first Academy Award nomination for South Africa.


	THE SEA INSIDE Spain Directed by Alejandro Amenábar FILM SYNOPSIS Based on a true story, the film focuses on the life of Ramón Sampedro, a man paralyzed from the neck down who pursues legal action that will allow him to end his own life. Cared for lovingly by friends and family, Ramón has nevertheless reached a decision, after twenty-six years confined to his bed, that he does not want his life to continue. ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY This is the nineteenth Academy Award nomination for Spain. Previous nominations were: -ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (1999) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -THE GRANDFATHER (1998) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -SECRETS OF THE HEART (1997) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -BELLE EPOQUE (1993) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film -WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (1988) -- Nominee, -Foreign Language Film -COURSE COMPLETED (1987) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -DOUBLE FEATURE (1984) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -CARMEN (1983) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -VOLVER A EMPEZAR ("TO BEGIN AGAIN") (1982) -- Winner, Foreign -Language Film -THE NEST (1980) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -MAMA TURNS A HUNDRED (1979) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE (1977) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -MY DEAREST SEÑORITA (1972) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -TRISTANA (1970) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -EL AMOR BRUJO (1967) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -LOS TARANTOS (1963) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -PLACIDO (1961) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film -LA VENGANZA (1958) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film