Billed as a psychological horror movie, the feature film Tenement could be competing for Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards next year, Variety reports. Directed by Inrasothythep Neth and Sokyou Chea, Tenement is Cambodia’s official submission for the category. How this works is that each non-U.S. country is allowed to submit just *one* […]
Billed as a psychological horror movie, the feature film Tenement could be competing for Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards next year, Variety reports.
Directed by Inrasothythep Neth and Sokyou Chea, Tenement is Cambodia’s official submission for the category. How this works is that each non-U.S. country is allowed to submit just *one* movie for potential Oscar consideration. That list of submissions is then whittled down by members of the Academy, who ultimately select the films that will compete for the award.
That shortlist will be announced on December 16, Variety notes in today’s report, and the final five nominees in the Best International Feature category will be announced January 22.
So what is the Cambodian-made Tenement about, you ask? “The film is set within a decaying Khmer Rouge–era tenement in Phnom Penh. It follows Soriya (Thorn Thanet), a Cambodian-Japanese manga artist who returns home after her mother’s death and becomes trapped in a series of terrifying visions that blur the boundaries between the past and present.”
Stay tuned for more on Tenement and its Oscars chances as we learn it.
The 98th Academy Awards will air on March 15, 2026.
