Each branch of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nominates in that branch for the Oscars; that is, actors nominate actors, directors nominate directors, etc.

Everyone also gets to nominate as many as ten films for “Best” Picture. Then, when the nominations are announced, we all get to vote in most categories for the actual Oscars. The Academy, however, insists that members attend and sign in at actual screenings of foreign, documentary, and short films before we can vote. Wisely, this rule is meant to guarantee that voters see all these less-publicized and not as easily accessible films before voting.

Cool. So be it. Nonetheless, I love the two films I mention below so much that I want to highly recommend these two movies. One got nominated. One didn’t.

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