Overview
- The Academy released eligibility rosters for the 98th Oscars with 35 animated features, 86 international entries and 201 documentaries.
- Shortlist voting for international and documentary features occurs in early December, with 15-film shortlists to be announced on Dec. 16.
- Animated features skip a shortlist stage, with five finalists due on Jan. 22, the same day overall Oscar nominations are unveiled ahead of the March 15 ceremony.
- Voters receive required-viewing slates—7–8 in animated, 12–13 in international, and 16–17 in documentary—and may watch additional eligible titles to maintain voting status.
- The lineups include Cannes standouts such as France’s It Was Just an Accident and Norway’s Sentimental Value alongside studio and anime entries like Zootopia 2 and Demon Slayer, with some titles, including 2000 Meters to Andriivka, eligible in multiple categories.