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17 December 2019The 92nd edition of the Hollywood Film Oscars will not see "Il traditore" by Marco Bellocchio in the category dedicated to the best foreign film. Italy, with the film on the history of the mafia boss Tommaso Buscetta played by Pierfrancesco Favino, has been excluded from the nomination shortlist, revealed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts. The nominations will be announced on Monday, January 13th, while the award ceremony for the most coveted movie is scheduled for Sunday, February 9th. Expected expectations on favorites among foreign films, "Parasite", from South Korea and the Spanish "Dolor y Gloria". The Czech Republic has also passed this first selection phase with "The Painted bird", Estonia ("Truth and Justice"), France ("Les Mise'rables"), Hungary ("Those Who Remained"), Northern Macedonia ( "Honeyland"), Poland ("Corpus Christi"), Russia ("Beanpole") Senegal ("Atlantics").