Academy Awards: Nine films make shortlist for foreign-language category

(CBS/AP) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Nine films have made the cut for consideration at the Academy Awards in the foreign-language category.

Among them is Iran's "A Separation" from writer-director Asghar Farhadi, which won the Golden Globe for best foreign language film on Sunday and has been earning praise from critics groups nationwide.

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Also on the list is German director Wim Wenders' "Pina," a 3-D tribute to the career of groundbreaking choreographer Pina Bausch which is also on the shortlist for best documentary feature.

The other contenders are: Belgium's "Bullhead," Canada's "Monsieur Lazhar," Denmark's "Superclasico," Israel's "Footnote," Morocco's, "Omar Killed Me," Poland's "In Darkness" and Taiwan's "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale."

Not included on the list is Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, "In the Land of Blood and Honey." That film, a love story set during the Bosnian War, was nominated in the foreign film category at the Globes.

Oscar nominations will be announced Tuesday, with the ceremony set for Feb. 26.