The complete and final list of Oscar nominees will be announced on January 22, 2019
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 18th September, 2018) Aamina Sheikh, Sanam Saeed and Adnan Malik starrer ‘Cake’ has been selected as Pakistan’s official submission for 91st academy Awards.
The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee, chaired by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, has selected Cake to be submitted for Oscar consideration in the ‘Foreign Language Film Award’ category at the Oscar Awards 2019, a local publication reported on Tuesday.
The complete and final list of Oscar nominees will be announced on January 22, 2019, with the presentation show for the 91st Academy Awards scheduled to take place on 24th February 2019.
The committee is chaired by Sharmeen and includes Kamila Shamshi, Saira Kazmi, HM Naqvi, Hadiqa Kiani, Ali Sethi, Zoe Viccaji, Nadeem Farooq Paracha, Nabila Maqsoo, Khalid Malik and Faisal Qureishi as well.
Cake is a 2018 Pakistani comedy drama film directed by Asim Abbasi. The film is produced by Syed Zulfikar Bukhari.
It revolves around the life of two sisters – Sanam Saeed and Aamina Sheikh – one of whom lives abroad and the other is left behind here. It showcases their conflicts in dealing with their relationships and parents.
