Overview

• The Spanish Academy unveiled a three-film preselection on September 3 for the 98th Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film race.
• Actors Emma Suárez and Juan Diego Botto presented the shortlist, joined by Academy president Fernando Méndez-Leite and notary Eva Fernández Medina.
• 'Sîrat' is directed by Óliver Laxe, 'Romería' by Carla Simón, and 'Sorda' by Eva Libertad.
• Academy members will choose one title on September 17 to become Spain’s official submission.
• The shortlist emerged from 57 eligible releases dated between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025 under Hollywood Academy rules, with the 98th Oscars set for March 15, 2026 at the Dolby Theatre.