On 26 September 2016 , the National Center of Cinematography and the moving image selected '' Elle '' as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards . When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a shortlist of nine pictures competing for the category on 15 December 2016 that did not include '' Elle '' ; many media , including '' The Hollywood Reporter '' , '' The New York Times '' , '' Entertainment Weekly '' , '' The Independent '' and '' The Guardian '' , slammed '' Elle '' 's omission as a " snub . " Gregory Ellwood of '' The Playlist '' wrote that the film became " one of greatest Oscar Foreign Language Film Snubs of all-time . "
89th Academy Awards
89th Academy Awards
Elle (film)