The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has selected Dukhtar to be submitted for Oscar consideration in the ‘Foreign Language Film Award’ category at the 87th Academy Awards.
The film was selected by way of a secret ballot and was the overwhelming film of choice of the Committee members, a press release stated.
As per standard practice, films selected by each individual country’s Academy selection committee are submitted to the Academy for screening, shortlisting and voting with official Oscar nominees announced at a later date.
In 2013, the Pakistani Academy Selection Committee selected Zinda Bhaag as the first Pakistani film in over fifty years to be submitted for Oscar consideration in the ‘Foreign Language Film Award’ category.
