The following 41 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 68th Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] The bolded titles were the five nominated films, which came from Algeria, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden. The eventual winner was feminist comedy Antonia's Line from the Netherlands.[2]
Bolivia and Tunisia submitted films for the first time. The Philippines returned to the competition after a nine-year absence. Iran unsuccessfully tried to withdraw the film from contention but the Academy refused to accept the withdrawal.[3]
Submissions
Submitting country |
Film title used in nomination |
Original title |
Language(s) |
Director(s) |
Result |
Algeria |
Dust of Life |
Poussières de vie |
Vietnamese, French |
Rachid Bouchareb |
Nominated |
Argentina |
Wild Horses |
Caballos salvajes |
Spanish |
Marcelo Piñeyro |
Not Nominated |
Austria |
Ant Street |
Die Ameisenstraße |
German |
Michael Glawogger |
Not Nominated |
Belgium |
Mannekin Pis |
Mannekin Pis |
Dutch |
Frank Van Passel |
Not Nominated |
Bolivia |
Jonah and the Pink Whale |
Jonás y la ballena rosada |
Spanish |
Juan Carlos Valdivia |
Not Nominated |
Brazil |
O Quatrilho |
O Quatrilho |
Italian |
Fábio Barreto |
Nominated |
Canada |
Le Confessionnal |
Le Confessional |
French |
Robert Lepage |
Not Nominated |
China |
Red Cherry |
红樱桃 |
Mandarin Chinese, Russian, German |
Daying Ye |
Not Nominated |
Croatia |
Washed Out |
Isprani |
Croatian |
Zrinko Ogresta |
Not Nominated |
Czech Republic |
Thanks for Every New Morning |
Díky za kazdé nové ráno |
Czech, Ukrainian |
Milan Šteindler |
Not Nominated |
Dominican Republic |
Nueba Yol |
Nueba Yol |
Spanish |
Ángel Muñiz |
Not Nominated |
Finland |
The Last Wedding |
Kivenpyörittäjän kylä |
Finnish |
Markku Pölönen |
Not Nominated |
France |
French Twist |
Gazon Maudit |
French |
Josiane Balasko |
Not Nominated |
Germany |
Brother of Sleep |
Schlafes Bruder |
German |
Joseph Vilsmaier |
Not Nominated |
Greece |
Ulysses' Gaze |
Το Βλέμμα του Οδυσσέα |
Greek, English |
Theo Angelopoulos |
Not Nominated |
Hong Kong |
Summer Snow |
女人,四十 |
Cantonese |
Ann Hui |
Not Nominated |
Hungary |
The Outpost |
A részleg |
Hungarian |
Péter Gothár |
Not Nominated |
Iceland |
Tears of Stone |
Tár úr steini |
Icelandic, German |
Hilmar Oddsson |
Not Nominated |
India |
Kuruthipunal |
குருதிபுனல் |
Tamil |
P. C. Sreeram |
Not Nominated |
Iran |
The White Balloon |
بادکنک سفید- |
Persian |
Jafar Panahi |
Not Nominated |
Israel |
Lovesick on Nana Street |
חולה אהבה בשיכון גימל |
Hebrew |
Savi Gabizon |
Not Nominated |
Italy |
The Star Maker |
L'Uomo delle stelle |
Italian |
Giuseppe Tornatore |
Nominated |
Japan |
Deep River |
深い川 |
Japanese |
Kei Kumai |
Not Nominated |
Mexico |
Midaq Alley |
El Callejón de los milagros |
Spanish |
Jorge Fons |
Not Nominated |
Netherlands |
Antonia's Line |
Antonia |
Dutch |
Marleen Gorris |
Won Academy Award |
Norway |
Kristin Lavransdatter |
Kristin Lavransdatter |
Norwegian |
Liv Ullmann |
Not Nominated |
Philippines |
Harvest Home |
Inagaw mo ang lahat sa akin |
Filipino |
Carlos Siguion-Reyna |
Not Nominated |
Poland |
Crows |
Wrony |
Polish |
Dorota Kędzierzawska |
Not Nominated |
Portugal |
God's Comedy |
A Comédia de Deus |
Portuguese |
João César Monteiro |
Not Nominated |
Russia |
A Moslem |
Мусульманин |
Russian |
Vladimir Khotinenko |
Not Nominated |
Serbia |
Underground |
Подземље |
Serbian, German |
Emir Kusturica |
Not Nominated |
Slovakia |
The Garden |
Záhrada |
Slovak |
Martin Šulík |
Not Nominated |
South Korea |
301, 302 |
301 302 |
Korean |
Park Chul-soo |
Not Nominated |
Spain |
The Flower of My Secret |
La Flor de mi secreto |
Spanish |
Pedro Almodóvar |
Not Nominated |
Sweden |
All Things Fair |
Lust och fägring stor |
Swedish |
Bo Widerberg |
Nominated |
Switzerland |
Adultery: A User's Guide |
Adultère, mode d'emploi |
French |
Christine Pascal |
Not Nominated |
Taiwan |
Super Citizen Ko |
超級大國民 |
Taiwanese |
Wan Jen |
Not Nominated |
Thailand |
Once Upon a Time...This Morning |
กาลครั้งหนึ่ง เมื่อเช้านี้ |
Thai |
Bhandit Rittakol |
Not Nominated |
Tunisia |
Le magique |
Le magique |
French, Arabic |
Azdine Melliti |
Not Nominated |
United Kingdom |
Branwen |
Branwen |
Welsh |
Ceri Sherlock |
Not Nominated |
Venezuela |
Sicario |
Sicario |
Spanish |
José Ramón Novoa |
Not Nominated |
References
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