Austrian Entry 'Joy' Disqualified From International Feature Competition

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Entries must feature "a predominantly non-English dialogue track," per Academy rules, but a review found that two-third of Austria's entry is in English... https://t.co/3XMfW6WUJf via @thr
- Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) November 11, 2019

Entries must feature "a predominantly non-English dialogue track," per Academy rules.
A review found that two-third of Austria's entry is in English.
Only 33% of the dialogue is non-English.
Joy, centers on Nigerian sex workers in Vienna.

They recently disqualified Lionheart, Nigeria's entry for best international feature Oscar.

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