Zvyagintsev's 'Minotaur' sits provisionally on Germany's Oscar longlist as France weighs a competing submission

Germany named eleven films for its International Feature Film Oscar longlist on 17 August 2026, per German Films. Zvyagintsev's Cannes Grand Prix winner 'Minotaur' was the only entry marked 'provisionally,' because France — the film's primary producer via MK2 and CG Cinema — could submit it instead. Academy rules permit only one country per film. Neither has committed.