"Blue Is the Warmest Color," "The Lunchbox" and "Like Father, Like Son" are among the acclaimed films eligible for the Globes - but not the Academy Awards

The Golden Globes' category for Best Foreign Language Film could sport an eye-catching slate of nominees this year, according to the list of eligible entries obtained by TheWrap: the Cannes Palme d'Or winner "Blue Is the Warmest Color" and Jury Prize winner "Like Father, Like Son"; India's beloved "The Lunchbox"; master animator Hayao Miyazaki's swan song "The Wind Rises"; Pedro Almodovar's "I'm So Excited"; the top-grossing Mexican film "Instructions Are Not Included"; and even the martial arts epic directed by Keanu Reeves, "Man of Tai Chi."

Those films have one thing in common: They're not eligible for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

While the Oscars hold fast to a one-country, one-film rule for now, credentialing a submitting body in each country to make the decision, the Globes' rules allow for multiple submissions from individual countries. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association accepts any predominantly non-English film released in its country of origin between November 2012 and December 2013, provided it officially screens for the HFPA membership.

A record 76 films qualified for the Oscars, while 58 are in the running for the Globes.

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