The film is Austria's official submission to the Academy Awards. Read the full article on AICN GOODNIGHT MOMMY is most certainly a horror film. It is also Austria’s official submission for the Best Foreign Film Academy Award. The film, which first opened in September, is the chilling, moody story of two twins, Elias and Lukas (real-life twins Elias and Lukas Schwarz), who have spent some time by themselves in their nice, modern house in the woods.