The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards , and on 18 January 2012 , it was named as one of the nine shortlisted entries for the Oscars . Six days later , the film was named as one of the five nominees . Alongside the Polish-Canadian co-production '' In Darkness '' , which was submitted and nominated on behalf of Poland , the two films marked the first time in the history of Canadian cinema that two films with Canadian connections were finalists for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in the same year . It is also the second consecutive year that a Canadian film in French was nominated in this category , following the nomination of Denis Villeneuve 's '' Incendies '' at the 83rd Academy Awards , and with '' War Witch '' marking the third consecutive nomination in 2013
84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
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