Oscars: Israel Selects ‘The Sea’ As Candidate For 2026 Best International Feature Film Race

Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s The Sea, about a Palestinian boy, will be Israel’s entry to the Best International Feature Film category of the 98th Academy Awards after it won Best Film in the country’s Ophir Awards on Tuesday evening. Under Israel’s protocol, the winner of the Best Film Ophir is automatically put forward as Israel’s Oscar candidate. […]