The Academy engendered controversy with its selections, notably the omission of Romania's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, which had won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, and France's Persepolis, the winner of the Jury Prize at the same Cannes Film Festival.
Academy mengundang kontroversi dengan pemilihannya, terutama tidak dinominasikannya 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days dari Rumania, yang memenangkan Palme d'Or di Festival Film Cannes 2007, dan Persepolis dari Prancis, pemenang Penghargaan Juri pada Festival Film Cannes.