A Documentary About Beekeepers Just Made Oscar History

Where to watch Honeyland, a documentary so nice, the Oscars nominated it twice.

Honeylandwild beekeepers in the small village of Bekirlija, is only the second North Macedonian movie to be nominated in the Academy’s Best International Feature category, previously known as Best Foreign Language Film. It’s also the first film ever to be nominated for the Academy Awards for International FeatureThe word “foreign” was removed from the Best Foreign Language Film category on the grounds thatin 2020, but the rules for eligibility in the category remain the same.

The Republic of North Macedonia, as it’s officially known, is located in southern Europe and was formerly part of Yugoslavia before declaring independence in 1991. North Macedonia was previously nominated for the 1994 filmis up against films from Poland, Spain, France, and, in another historic first, South Korea.

, in a village without roads, electricity, running water, or available food, beaten by bees and fleas in +40C, or bitten by frost and cold in -20C.”two nonfiction films that both happen to be partially animated, have made the cut for Best International Feature, but neither was nominated for Best Documentary Feature, so

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