BEIRUT – Lebanese movies Under the Bombs by filmmaker Philippe Aractingi is short listed for an Academy Award in the category Best Foreign Language Film. 

The movie, which already won awards in many prestigious festivals is one of 67 features lined up for the Oscars' Foreign Language Film award. The 67 entries will eventually be whittled down to five nominees who be competing for the coveted statuette at the 2009 Academy Awards, in Hollywood on February 22 next year.