Academy Releases Foreign-Language Shortlist - NYTimes.com January 18, 2012, 1:14 pm The Academy has released its shortlist for the foreign-language Oscar and it's an interesting list, with some names expected (like the entries from Iran, Israel, Germany) and some more surprising. The Belgians declined to nominate the Dardenne brothers film "The Kid With a Bike," and their choice, "Bullhead," a crime drama, made the cut: Belgium: "Bullhead," directed by Michael R. Roskam - Canada: "Monsieur Lazhar," Philippe Falardeau - Denmark: "Superclásico," Ole Christian Madsen - Germany: "Pina," Wim Wenders - Iran: "A Separation," Asghar Farhadi - Israel: "Footnote," Joseph Cedar - Morocco: "Omar Killed Me," Roschdy Zem - Poland: "In Darkness," Agnieszka Holland - Taiwan: "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale," Wei Te-sheng