MUMBAI: Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu, India‘s official entry to the upcoming Academy Awards, has failed to make it to the top nine shortlist for the Best Foreign Film for 2011.

With the Indian entry out of the race, nine films including Bullhead (Belgium), Monsieur Lazhar (Canada), Superclasico (Denmark), Pina (Germany), Footnote (Israel), Omar Killed Me (Morocco), In Darkness (Poland) and Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Taiwan) are among the shortlisted entries, according to a statement on the official Oscars website.

These will be further winnowed down to the five nominees by specially invited committees in New York and Los Angeles. Over the weekend, the committee will review the films again and cast their ballots.

India is, thus, left out with the only remaining hope at this year‘s Academy Awards, director Sohan Roy‘s DAM 999. It featured among the 265 films contending for the ‘Best Picture’ nomination at the Oscars. Along with it, three of its songs were among the 39 shortlisted for nominations in the Original Song category for the upcoming 84th Academy Awards.

The final Oscars presentation ceremony will take place on 26 February at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.