Oscar-Nominated Films at National Geographic Society

You won’t have to wait for the Academy Awards to see some of this year’s Oscar-nominated foreign films on the big screen. The National Geographic Society, based in Washington D.C., will show five screenings this week of films nominated for Hollywood’s top honor in the foreign language category.

Each film will be from a different country and not widely distributed in American theaters. Starting on Thursday, Feb. 14, The Counterfeiters from Austria will kick off the series, with Poland’s Katyn wrapping up on Sunday, Feb. 17. At $7 per ticket, each film includes a free reception beforehand. For a full schedule of the screenings, plus a synopsis of each movie, visit nglive.org.