Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy Awards, in what might be the least controversial foreign film shortlist ever.

Among the chosen nine were the expected likes of France's "The Intouchables," Austria's "Amour" and Denmark's "A Royal Affair." Seventy-one films had originally qualified in the category.

The most glaring omissions were probably Germany's "Barbara," Australia's "Lore" and Belgium's "Our Children," each of which were considered good possibilities for the list. Though there was no snub on the level of, say, "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days." And the director of that film -- Cristian Mungiu -- finally did make the shortlist thanks to the somewhat unexpected inclusion of Romania's "Beyond The Hills."

All nine countries save Canada and Chile were notably from Europe, with no Asian or African representation. Nordic countries did especially well, with Norway, Denmark and Iceland (for Baltasar Kormakur's "The Deep," another surprise) all on the list.

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

2013年第85届奥斯卡最佳外语片短名单：

Austria, "Amour"
奥地利《爱》

Canada, "War Witch"
加拿大《战地女巫》

Chile, "No"
智利《不》

Denmark, "A Royal Affair"
丹麦 《皇室风流史》

France, "The Intouchables"
法国 《触不可及》

Iceland, "The Deep"
冰岛《深渊》

Norway, "Kon-Tiki"
挪威《康其基号》

Romania, "Beyond the Hills"
罗马尼亚 《山之外》

Switzerland, "Sister"
瑞士 《姐妹》

【娱乐快讯】在洛杉矶当地时间12月21日早，主办奥斯卡的美国电影科学与艺术学院公布了入围2013年第85届奥斯卡最佳外语片短名单的九部电影，奥地利的《爱》(Amour)、法国的《触不可及》(The Intouchables)、丹麦的《皇室风流史》（A Royal Affair）三部获得金球奖提名的影片均入围短名单，华语片再度无缘角逐。

本届奥斯卡的短名单以欧洲电影为主，9部影片中有7部来自欧洲，另外2部来自美洲地区。来自中国大陆、香港和台湾的三部华语片《搜索》《夺命金》《逆光飞翔》全部落选，华语片上一次入围还是2003年张艺谋《英雄》。

第85届奥斯卡提名名单将于美国当地时间1月10日公布，第85届奥斯卡颁奖典礼将于2013年2月24日晚举行。