# Austria selects Sandra Hüller drama Rose for 2027 Oscars

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/oscars-austria-picks-sandra-huller-drama-rose-as-best-international-feature-submission/
- Published: 2026-08-14T21:32:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-15T03:48:10+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/austria-sandra-huller-drama-rose-oscars-2027-1236673645/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Austria selects Rose for the 2027 Oscar race.
- Sandra Hüller plays a woman posing as a male farmer.
- Oscar nominees will be announced in January 2027.

## Summary

Austria has selected Markus Schleinzer’s black-and-white period drama Rose as its official submission for the 2027 Academy Awards’ Best International Feature category. The decision puts the Sandra Hüller-led film into the Oscar race, reinforcing the actor’s prominent international awards profile after recent acclaimed performances.

Set in 17th-century rural Germany, Rose follows a woman who poses as a male farmer to gain freedoms denied to women, with its central character informed by hundreds of comparable historical cases. The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, where Hüller won the Silver Bear for Best Lead Performance; Mubi will release it in North America, the UK, Italy, Australia and Latin America. The international-feature shortlist is due on 15 December, with nominees announced on 21 January 2027 and the ceremony held on 14 March.

## Coverage

- [The Hollywood Reporter: Austria selects Sandra Hüller drama Rose for 2027 Oscars](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/austria-sandra-huller-drama-rose-oscars-2027-1236673645/)
- [Deadline: Austria Selects Sandra Hüller Drama ‘Rose’ For International Oscar Category](https://deadline.com/2026/08/austria-chooses-sandra-huller-rose-international-oscar-1237040432/)

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