Today it was announced that Malaysia has submitted M For Malaysia to be considered for nomination in the Best Internation Film category at the 2020 Oscars. Malaysia is among 93 countries that have submitted a film in this category including Korea which submitted the highly critically acclaimed Parasite — next year’s favourite not just to get nominated but also win. We anticipate Tun M’s “hero-introduction” shot, but we don’t get it. No praises being sung, not by his fellow party members, not by his family. Instead, Roussille and Lee paint him in a manner that I never would’ve thought possible in a local film period, what more a big-screen release — they paint the truth. Alfonso Cuaron’s beautiful black and white film Roma won the award this year. The category was previously known as Best Foreign-Language Film. This would mark the fifth time Malaysia has submitted a film for Oscar consideration. Previous entries include Puteri Gunung Ledang (2004), Bunohan (2012), Lelaki Harapan Dunia (2015) and Redha (2016).
Check out the full list submissions for the Best International Film Category for the 2020 Academy Awards:
