‘A Separation,’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Anatolia’ Top Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations

Iranian and Turkish Oscar submissions will compete for top honor with films from China and India

Two entries in the Academy's Best Foreign-Language Film category are among the five Best Feature Film nominees at the 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which announced its nominees on Monday.

A SeparationIran's "A Separation" (left) and Turkey's "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia," both Oscar entrants, were nominated for the APSA's top prize. Other nominees include another Iranian film, "Be Omid E Didar" ("Goodbye"), China's "Rang zidan fei" ("Let the Bullets Fly") and India's "Band Baaja Baaraat" ("Wedding Planners").

Overall, nominations went to 37 of the 240 films entered into the competition.

Asghar Farhadi's "A Separation" and Nuri Bilge Ceylan's "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" each received four nominations to lead the pack.

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