The Broken Circle Breakdown won the Fipresci International Press Award for Best Foreign Language Film on Sunday night during the 25th edition of the Palm Springs International Film Festival (January 3-13). Since December 21, the Belgian Oscar entry, together with eight other titles, has been on a shortlist from which the five Oscar nominees in the category for Best Foreign Language Film are chosen. All nine films will be shown for a final time this weekend to two groups consisting of members of the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences (AMPAS) in both Los Angeles and New York.