Sandeep Sawant's Marathi film Shwas was on Friday nominated for the coveted Oscar awards in the foreign film category.

The decision to nominate Shwas for Oscar was taken by the Film Federation of India after the body held screenings of films in various languages for last three days, producer of this year's President award winning Marathi film, Arun Nalawade said here.

Nalawade said that it was Federation's president Ramesh Sippy, who informed him about sending Shwas for this year's Oscar entry.

"It is unbelievable and I am really overwhelmed... I do not know as what to say," Nalawade, who has also acted in the film, said.

"It has reinforced my belief that whatever good is done is appreciated by the people," the actor-producer said in a choked voice.