The films include such frontrunners “Wild Tales,” “Two Days, One Night,” “Mommy,” “Ida,” “Leviathan,” and “Winter Sleep.”

Christina Hodson is writing the script, which centers on a man whose new wife is menaced by his ex-wife.

The original, directed by Juan Jose Campanella and starring Ricardo Darin, was based on the Eduardo Sacheri novel.

The choice came as a shock, with the slow-burn drama much lower on the awards radar than films like “Boyhood,” “Birdman” and “Selma.”

Dean Georges Van Den Abbeele will present opening remarks about the future of Armenian Studies at University of California, Irvine.

The European Commission singled out France for special criticism, saying it had made "limited progress" in reducing fiscal red ink.

The court has jurisdiction to hear allegations of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights, which Turkey ratified in 1954.

Nearly 800 agencies reported about 2,400 killings by police, while more than 18,000 other departments did not report any.

“Predestination” collected nine nominations ahead of Russell Crowe’s eight for “The Water Diviner” and seven for David Michod’s “The Rover.”

Other high-profile films that were left off the list include “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me,” “Dancing in Jaffa,” “Documented” and “Red Army.”