Eighty-one countries will vie for the Oscar for foreign-language feature at the 88th Academy Awards, including first-time entrant Paraguay, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced.

The number is two shy of last year’s record-setting group.

Notable among this year’s submissions is China’s choice, Go Away Mr. Tumor, directed by Han Yan. The country had been expected to submit Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Wolf Totem as its foreign-language hopeful.

The 81 foreign-language submissions will be whittled down to a shortlist of nine, then furthered narrowed to five finalists. Nominations for next year’s Oscars will be announced Jan. 14, and the ceremony will take place Feb. 28.

The full list of foreign-language submissions is: