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Best Foreign Language Film Academy Awards
Submissions (1947-2018)
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is handed out annually by the
U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion
picture produced outside the United States of America with a predominantly nonEnglish dialogue track.
Every country is invited to submit what it considers its best film to the Academy. The
designation of each country's official submission has to be done by an organization, jury
or committee composed of people from the film industry, whose members' names must
be sent to the Academy. Only one film is accepted from each country.
This is a list of submissions to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
from the 1957 ceremony onwards.
Notes indicate whether the submitted film won the Oscar, was nominated, made the
January shortlist (since the 79th Academy Awards), was disqualified, or won a
Special/Honorary Award (1947-1956)
Kissed by Winter (2005)
Kissed by Winter 2005
Norway
2005
(78th)
Norwegian
Not Nominated
Paradise Now (2005)
Paradise Now 2005
Palestine
2005
(78th)
Arabic
Nominated
Days of Santiago (2004)
Days of Santiago 2004
Peru
2005
(78th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
The Collector (2005)
The Collector 2005
Poland
2005
(78th)
Polish
Not Nominated
In the Darkness of the Night (2004)
In the Darkness of the Night 2004
Portugal
2005
(78th)
Portuguese
Not Nominated
Cayo (2005)
Cayo 2005
Puerto Rico
2005
(78th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu 2005
★★★★
Romania
2005
(78th)
Romanian
Not Nominated
The Italian (2005)
The Italian 2005
Russia
2005
(78th)
Russian
Not Nominated
Midwinter Night's Dream (2004)
Midwinter Night’s Dream 2004
Serbia
2005
(78th)
Serbian
Not Nominated
Be with Me (2005)
Be with Me 2005
Singapore
2005
(78th)
Cantonese,
Disqualified
The City of the Sun (2005)
The City of the Sun 2005
Slovakia
2005
(78th)
Slovak
Not Nominated
Ruins (2005)
Ruins 2005
Slovenia
2005
(78th)
Slovenian
Not Nominated
Tsotsi (2005)
Tsotsi 2005
South Africa
2005
(78th)
Zulu
Won Academy Award
Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
Welcome to Dongmakgol 2005
South Korea
2005
(78th)
Korean
Not Nominated
Obaba (2005)
Obaba 2005
Spain
2005
(78th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
Zozo (2005)
Zozo 2005
Sweden
2005
(78th)
Swedish
Not Nominated
One Long Winter Without Fire (2005)
One Long Winter Without Fire 2005
Switzerland
2005
(78th)
French
Not Nominated
The Wayward Cloud (2005)
The Wayward Cloud 2005
★★★★
Taiwan
2005
(78th)
Mandarin
Not Nominated
Sex & Philosophy (2006)
Sex & Philosophy 2006
Tajikistan
2005
(78th)
Tajik
Disqualified
The Tin Mine (2005)
The Tin Mine 2005
Thailand
2005
(78th)
Thai
Not Nominated
Lovelorn (2005)
Lovelorn 2005
Turkey
2005
(78th)
Turkish
Not Nominated
Alma mater (2004)
Alma mater 2004
Uruguay
2005
(78th)
Spanish
Not On Official List
1888: The Extraordinary Voyage of the Santa Isabel (2005)
1888: The Extraordinary Voyage of the Santa Isabel
2005
Venezuela
2005
(78th)
Spanish
Disqualified
Buffalo Boy (2004)
Buffalo Boy 2004
Vietnam
2005
(78th)
Vietnamese
Not Nominated
Earth and Ashes (2004)
Earth and Ashes 2004
Afghanistan
2004
(77th)
Dari
Not Nominated
Lost Embrace (2004)
Lost Embrace 2004
Argentina
2004
(77th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
Antares (2004)
Antares 2004
★★★½
Austria
2004
(77th)
German
Not Nominated
The Memory of a Killer (2003)
The Memory of a Killer 2003
Belgium
2004
(77th)
Dutch
Not Nominated
Days and Hours (2004)
Days and Hours 2004
Bosnia
2004
(77th)
Bosnian
Not Nominated
Olga (2004)
Olga 2004
Brazil
2004
(77th)
Portuguese
Not Nominated
Mila from Mars (2004)
Mila from Mars 2004
Bulgaria
2004
(77th)
Bulgarian
Not Nominated
Far Side of the Moon (2003)
Far Side of the Moon 2003
Canada
2004
(77th)
French
Not Nominated
Machuca (2004)
Machuca 2004
Chile
2004
(77th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
House of Flying Daggers 2004
★★★½
China
2004
(77th)
Mandarin
Not Nominated
El Rey (2004)
El Rey 2004
Colombia
2004
(77th)
Spanish
Disqualified
Long Dark Night (2004)
Long Dark Night 2004
Croatia
2004
(77th)
Croatian
Not Nominated
Up and Down (2004)
Up and Down 2004
Czech Republic
2004
(77th)
Czech
Not Nominated
The Five Obstructions (2003)
The Five Obstructions 2003
★★½
Denmark
2004
(77th)
Danish
Not Nominated
Chronicles (2004)
Chronicles 2004
Ecuador
2004
(77th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
I Love Cinema (2004)
I Love Cinema 2004
Egypt
2004
(77th)
Arabic
Not Nominated
Revolution of Pigs (2004)
Revolution of Pigs 2004
Estonia
2004
(77th)
Estonian
Not Nominated
Producing Adults (2004)
Producing Adults 2004
Finland
2004
(77th)
Finnish
Not Nominated
The Chorus (2004)
The Chorus 2004
★★★½
France
2004
(77th)
French
Nominated
Downfall (2004)
Downfall 2004
★★½
Germany
2004
(77th)
German
Nominated
A Touch of Spice (2003)
A Touch of Spice 2003
Greece
2004
(77th)
Greek
Not Nominated
Running on Karma (2003)
Running on Karma 2003
Hong Kong
2004
(77th)
Cantonese
Disqualified
Control (2003)
Control 2003
Hungary
2004
(77th)
Hungarian
Not Nominated
Cold Light (2004)
Cold Light 2004
Iceland
2004
(77th)
Icelandic
Not Nominated
Shwaas (2004)
Shwaas 2004
India
2004
(77th)
Marathi
Not Nominated
Turtles Can Fly (2004)
Turtles Can Fly 2004
★★½
Iran
2004
(77th)
Turtles Can Fly
Kurdish
Not Nominated
Campfire (2004)
Campfire 2004
Israel
2004
(77th)
Hebrew
Not Nominated
The Keys to the House (2004)
The Keys to the House 2004
Italy
2004
(77th)
Italian
Not Nominated
Nobody Knows (2004)
Nobody Knows 2004
★★★
Japan
2004
(77th)
Nobody Knows
Japanese
Not Nominated
The Great Water (2005)
The Great Water 2005
Macedonia
2004
(77th)
Macedonian
Not Nominated
A Legendary Love (2004)
A Legendary Love 2004
Malaysia
2004
(77th)
Malay
Not Nominated
Innocent Voices (2004)
Innocent Voices 2004
Mexico
2004
(77th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
Simon (2004)
Simon 2004
Netherlands
2004
(77th)
Dutch
Not Nominated
Hawaii, Oslo (2004)
Hawaii, Oslo 2004
★½
Norway
2004
(77th)
Norwegian
Not Nominated
The Olive Harvest (2003)
The Olive Harvest 2003
Palestine
2004
(77th)
Arabic
Not Nominated
Crying Ladies (2003)
Crying Ladies 2003
Philippines
2004
(77th)
Filipino
Not Nominated
The Welts (2004)
The Welts 2004
Poland
2004
(77th)
Polish
Not Nominated
O Milagre Segundo Salomé (2004)
O Milagre Segundo Salomé 2004
Portugal
2004
(77th)
Portuguese
Not Nominated
Orient Express (2004)
Orient Express 2004
Romania
2004
(77th)
Romanian
Not Nominated
Night Watch (2004)
Night Watch 2004
Russia
2004
(77th)
Russian
Not Nominated
Goose Feather (2004)
Goose Feather 2004
Serbia
2004
(77th)
Serbian
Not Nominated
Beneath Her Window (2003)
Beneath Her Window 2003
Slovenia
2004
(77th)
Slovenian
Not Nominated
Yesterday (2004)
Yesterday 2004
South Africa
2004
(77th)
Zulu
Nominated
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War 2004
South Korea
2004
(77th)
Korean
Not Nominated
The Sea Inside (2004)
The Sea Inside 2004
★★★½
Spain
2004
(77th)
Spanish
Won Academy Award
As It Is in Heaven (2004)
As It Is in Heaven 2004
Sweden
2004
(77th)
Swedish
Nominated
My Name Is Bach (2004)
My Name Is Bach 2004
Switzerland
2004
(77th)
German
Not Nominated
20 30 40 (2004)
20 30 40 2004
Taiwan
2004
(77th)
Mandarin
Not Nominated
The Overture (2004)
The Overture 2004
Thailand
2004
(77th)
Thai
Not Nominated
A Driver for Vera (2004)
A Driver for Vera 2004
Ukraine
2004
(77th)
Russian
Disqualified
Whisky (2004)
Whisky 2004
Uruguay
2004
(77th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
A Dot and a Line (2004)
A Dot and a Line 2004
Venezuela
2004
(77th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
Osama (2003)
Osama 2003
Afghanistan
2003
(76th)
Dari
Not Nominated
Valentin (2002)
Valentin 2002
Argentina
2003
(76th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
Vodka Lemon (2003)
Vodka Lemon 2003
Armenia
2003
(76th)
Kurdish
Not Nominated
Free Radicals (2003)
Free Radicals 2003
Austria
2003
(76th)
German
Not Nominated
Sea of Silence (2003)
Sea of Silence 2003
Belgium
2003
(76th)
Dutch
Not Nominated
Sexual Dependency (2003)
Sexual Dependency 2003
Bolivia
2003
(76th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
Fuse (2003)
Fuse 2003
Bosnia
2003
(76th)
Serbian
Not Nominated
Carandiru (2003)
Carandiru 2003
★★★★★
Brazil
2003
(76th)
Portuguese
Not Nominated
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Journey to Jerusalem (2003)
Journey to Jerusalem 2003
Bulgaria
2003
(76th)
Bulgarian
Not Nominated
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
The Barbarian Invasions 2003
★★★★
Canada
2003
(76th)
French
Won Academy Award
The Debutantes (2003)
The Debutantes 2003
Chile
2003
(76th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
Warriors of Heaven and Earth 2003
China
2003
(76th)
Mandarin
Not Nominated
The First Night (2003)
The First Night 2003
Colombia
2003
(76th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
Witnesses (2003)
Witnesses 2003
Croatia
2003
(76th)
Croatian
Not Nominated
Suite Habana (2003)
Suite Habana 2003
Cuba
2003
(76th)
Spanish
Not Nominated
Želary (2003)
Želary 2003
Czech Republic
2003
(76th)
Czech
Nominated
Reconstruction (2003)
Reconstruction 2003
★★½
Denmark
2003
(76th)
Danish
Not Nominated
Sleepless Nights (2003)
Sleepless Nights 2003
Egypt
2003
(76th)
Arabic
Not Nominated
Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002)
Elina: As If I Wasn’t There 2002
Finland
2003
(76th)
Finnish
Not Nominated
Bon voyage (2003)
Bon voyage 2003
France
2003
(76th)
French
Not Nominated
Good bye, Lenin! (2003)
Good bye, Lenin! 2003
★★★★½
Germany
2003
(76th)
German
Not Nominated
Think it Over (2002)
Think it Over 2002
Greece
2003
(76th)
Greek
Not Nominated
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Infernal Affairs 2002
★★½
Hong Kong
2003
(76th)
Cantonese
Not Nominated
Forest (2003)
Forest 2003
Hungary
2003
(76th)
Hungarian
Not Nominated
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DavidDC 1 year ago
What about "Cinema Paradiso"? I recorded it from TV (with English subtitles).
"Cinema Paradiso" is easy to find. "Portrait of Chieko" (1967) is a rare film and has
never been available in the U.S. on VHS or DVD.
MundoF 1 year ago
@DavidDC I was referring to cinemaparadiso, the website (not Cinema Paradiso
the movie). They seem to have Portrait of Chieko on DVD (or maybe as a rental).
Their website address is www.cinemaparadiso.co.uk (or you can click on the link
above to go to the Portrait of Chieko page on the cinemaparadiso website).
DavidDC 1 year ago
Oh, wow, thank you. I'll check out that site but I suspect that the company only
offers DVD rentals...and only to people living in the UK. Maybe the company can
tell me where they bought the DVD. The other very rare DVD I've been trying to
find is "What Happened to Santiago" (Puerto Rico, 1989).
MundoF 1 year ago
@DavidDC Yes, good luck!
DavidDC 1 year ago
No luck. Those films are listed on CinemaParadiso's website, but only for
informational purposes (the films are listed as "Not Released"). I have a project, in
which I am watching every Oscar nominated foreign language film, and these two
films are the rarest and totally unavailable in any format!
MundoF 1 year ago
@DavidDC I guess that makes getting a copy of Portrait of Chieko that much
harder. Good luck on your project, I'm at 19% (441 of 2310) myself.
possiblydylan 3 months ago
I love this list! I found it to be extremely help in finding more foreign films to
watch.
I could be wrong but I don't think The Story of Afanti was nominated for best
Foreign Language Film. You have it listed as nominated for the 52nd awards, but as
far as I can tell the only films nominated that year were The Tin Drum, Young Girls
of Wilko (The Maids of Wilko), Mama Turns 100, A Simple Story, and To Forget
Venice
MundoF 3 months ago
@possiblydylan You are right. That was a copy & paste mistake. There weren't 6
nominated movies that year, and the 5 that you mention were the lucky ones. I
updated the note for The Story of Afanti. Thanks.
Marcos Adrian Perez Llahi 1 month ago
Extraordinario trabajo. Muchas gracias.
MundoF 1 month ago
@Marcos Adrian Perez Llahi De nada!
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