AMPAS Announces Oscar®-eligible Films for 2009

Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced two-hundred and seventy-four feature films are eligible for Best Picture in the 82nd Academy Awards®. Feature films eligible are those which opened in a commercial theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, with a minimum run of seven consecutive days.

Feature-length motion pictures are defined by a running time of more than 40 minutes , exhibited theatrically in 35mm or 70mm optical or a qualifying digital format (e.g. 2K/4K DLP or Sony SXRD projection). Eligibility precedes the final nominations, which will be announced at 5:30am Pacific Time on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

On Thursday, December 16, AMPAS also announced sixty-three original songs eligible for the 2009 Oscars®. More information can be found at the AMPAS Official Website or Facebook page.