{"id":21950,"date":"2017-12-19T12:08:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T20:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/?p=21950"},"modified":"2017-12-19T12:08:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T20:08:04","slug":"341-feature-films-in-contention-for-2017-best-picture-oscar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/news\/341-feature-films-in-contention-for-2017-best-picture-oscar\/","title":{"rendered":"341 feature films in contention for 2017 BEST PICTURE OSCAR\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21948\" src=\"http:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/oscars-90-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/oscars-90-banner.jpg 680w, https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/oscars-90-banner-400x85.jpg 400w, https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/oscars-90-banner-300x64.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Three hundred forty-one feature films are eligible for the 2017 Academy Awards<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for 90th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.<\/p>\n<p>Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.<\/p>\n<p>Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. The \u201cReminder List of Productions Eligible for the 90th Academy Awards\u201d is available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oscars.org\/oscars\/rules-eligibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.oscars.org\/oscars\/rules-eligibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 90th Oscars<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018<\/strong>, at the Dolby Theatre<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0at Hollywood &amp; Highland Center<sup>\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the <strong>ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET\/3:30 p.m. PT<\/strong>. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three hundred forty-one feature films are eligible for the 2017 Academy Awards\u00ae, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced earlier today. 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