Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Thailand Submits 'A Useful Ghost' for Oscar Consideration
Thailand has chosen the movie 'A Useful Ghost' to represent them at the Oscars.
The movie is about a man whose wife died and comes back as a ghost in a vacuum cleaner.
She wants to prove their love, so she offers to help the family.
To become a useful ghost, she must first get rid of other ghosts.
The movie premiered at a film festival in Cannes, where it won an award.
A group in Thailand picked this movie to send to the Oscars from a selection of other films.
Thailand has selected 'A Useful Ghost' as its entry for the 98th Academy Awards.
The film, directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, features a man whose deceased wife returns as a ghost.
The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week and won the Grand Prize.
The story involves the ghost trying to prove their love by cleansing the factory of other ghosts.
The selection was made by the National Film Association of Thailand from 57 entries.
- Who
- Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke directed the film, and the National Film Association of Thailand made the selection.
- What
- 'A Useful Ghost' was selected as Thailand's entry for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.
- When
- The announcement was made for the 98th Academy Awards.
- Where
- The movie is from Thailand.
- Why
- Thailand submits a film to the Oscars each year to compete for the Best International Feature Film award.
- Film Title
- A Useful Ghost
- Director
- Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
- Award Category
- Best International Feature Film
- Academy Awards
- 98th Annual
- Won
- Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize
- Previous Submission
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