An outside feature of speech picture is define as a characteristic - duration move word-painting ( more than 40 minutes ) raise outside the United States with a predominantly non - English language duologue running . The Oscars too will be televise subsist in more than 225 commonwealth and dominion worldwide . nominating address for the 92nd Oscars will be announce on Monday , January 13 , 2020 . early this twelvemonth , the Academy ’s Board of Governors vote to rename the Foreign Language Film class to International Feature Film and expatiate the short list from nine to 10 cinema . Ninety - three state have put forward moving-picture show for consideration in the International Feature Film family for the 92nd Academy Awards . Ghana , Nigeria and Uzbekistan are first- time fledgeling . The shortlist of 10 moving-picture show will be harbinger on Monday , December 16 , 2019 . The 92nd Oscars will be make on Sunday , February 9 , 2020 , at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood , and will be telecast inhabit on the ABC Television Network .