Tamara Stepanyan’s My Armenian Phantoms has been selected as Armenia’s Oscar submission for the Best International Feature Film category for the 2026 Academy Awards.
The documentary premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival before touring festivals around the world. My Armenian Phantoms is a tender posthumous letter to the director’s father, Vigen Stepanyan, through archival footage of Soviet Armenian cinema.
Armenia has never been nominated in the Best International Documentary category.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will announce shortlists on December 16, followed by nominations on January 22.
The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 15 at the Dolby Theatre.