List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Poland has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film on a regular basis since 1963. The Oscar is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.[1] It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.[2]
Submissions
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956.[2] The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award.[1]
As of 2016, 48 Polish films have been submitted for the award. Ten of these submissions resulted in nominations for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, with Ida winning in 2015.[3] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Poland for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1963 (36th) |
Knife in the Water | Nóż w wodzie | Polanski, RomanRoman Polanski | Nominated |
1964 (37th) |
Passenger | Pasażerka | Andrzej Munk & Witold Lesiewicz | Not Nominated |
1966 (39th) |
Pharaoh | Faraon | Kawalerowicz, JerzyJerzy Kawalerowicz | Nominated |
1968 (41st) |
Matthew's Days | Żywot Mateusza | Leszczyński, WitoldWitold Leszczyński | Not Nominated |
1969 (42nd) |
Everything for Sale | Wszystko na sprzedaż | Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda | Not Nominated |
1970 (43rd) |
The Taste of Black Earth | Sól ziemi czarnej | Kutz, KazimierzKazimierz Kutz | Not Nominated |
1971 (44th) |
Family Life | Życie rodzinne | Zanussi, KrzysztofKrzysztof Zanussi | Not Nominated |
1972 (45th) |
Pearl in the Crown | Perła w koronie | Kutz, KazimierzKazimierz Kutz | Not Nominated |
1973 (46th) |
Copernicus | Kopernik | Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski | Not Nominated |
1974 (47th) |
The Deluge | Potop | Hoffman, JerzyJerzy Hoffman | Nominated |
1975 (48th) |
The Promised Land | Ziemia Obiecana | Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda | Nominated |
1976 (49th) |
Nights and Days | Noce i dnie | Antczak, JerzyJerzy Antczak | Nominated |
1977 (50th) |
Camouflage | Barwy ochronne | Zanussi, KrzysztofKrzysztof Zanussi | Not Nominated |
1978 (51st) |
Death of a President | Śmierć prezydenta | Kawalerowicz, JerzyJerzy Kawalerowicz | Not Nominated |
1979 (52nd) |
The Maids of Wilko | Panny z Wilka | Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda | Nominated |
1980 (53rd) |
Olympics 40 | Olimpiada 40 | Kotkowski, AndrzejAndrzej Kotkowski | Not Nominated |
1981 (54th) |
Man of Iron | Człowiek z żelaza | Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda | Nominated |
1985 (58th) |
Yesterday | Yesterday | Piwowarski, RadosławRadosław Piwowarski | Not Nominated |
1986 (59th) |
Axiliad | Siekierezada | Leszczyński, WitoldWitold Leszczyński | Not Nominated |
1987 (60th) |
Hero of the Year | Bohater roku | Falk, FeliksFeliks Falk | Not Nominated |
1988 (61st) |
A Short Film About Love | Krótki film o miłości | Kieślowski, KrzysztofKrzysztof Kieślowski | Not Nominated |
1989 (62nd) |
Kornblumenblau | Kornblumenblau | Wosiewicz, LeszekLeszek Wosiewicz | Not Nominated |
1990 (63rd) |
Korczak | Korczak | Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda | Not Nominated |
1991 (64th) |
The Double Life of Véronique | Podwójne życie Weroniki | Kieślowski, KrzysztofKrzysztof Kieślowski | Not Nominated |
1992 (65th) |
All That Really Matters | Wszystko, co najważniejsze | Gliński, RobertRobert Gliński | Not Nominated |
1993 (66th) |
Squadron | Szwadron | Machulski, JuliuszJuliusz Machulski | Not Nominated |
1994 (67th) |
Three Colors: White | Trzy kolory. Biały | Kieślowski, KrzysztofKrzysztof Kieślowski | Not Nominated |
1995 (68th) |
Crows | Wrony | Kędzierzawska, DorotaDorota Kędzierzawska | Not Nominated |
1996 (69th) |
At Full Gallop | Cwał | Zanussi, KrzysztofKrzysztof Zanussi | Not Nominated |
1997 (70th) |
Love Stories | Historie miłosne | Stuhr, JerzyJerzy Stuhr | Not Nominated |
1999 (72nd) |
Pan Tadeusz | Pan Tadeusz | Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda | Not Nominated |
2000 (73rd) |
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease | Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową | Zanussi, KrzysztofKrzysztof Zanussi | Not Nominated |
2001 (74th) |
Quo Vadis | Quo Vadis | Kawalerowicz, JerzyJerzy Kawalerowicz | Not Nominated |
2002 (75th) |
Edi | Edi | Trzaskalski, PiotrPiotr Trzaskalski | Not Nominated |
2003 (76th) |
Pornografia | Pornografia | Jan Jakub Kolski | Not Nominated |
2004 (77th) |
The Welts | Pręgi | Piekorz, MagdalenaMagdalena Piekorz | Not Nominated |
2005 (78th) |
The Collector | Komornik | Falk, FeliksFeliks Falk | Not Nominated |
2006 (79th) |
Retrieval | Z odzysku | Fabicki, SławomirSławomir Fabicki | Not Nominated |
2007 (80th) |
Katyń | Katyń | Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda | Nominated |
2008 (81st) |
Tricks | Sztuczki | Jakimowski, AndrzejAndrzej Jakimowski | Not Nominated |
2009 (82nd) |
Reverse | Rewers | Lankosz, BorysBorys Lankosz | Not Nominated |
2010 (83rd) |
All That I Love | Wszystko, co kocham | Borcuch, JacekJacek Borcuch | Not Nominated |
2011 (84th) |
In Darkness[4][5] | W ciemności | Holland, AgnieszkaAgnieszka Holland | Nominated |
2012 (85th) |
80 Million[6] | 80 milionów | Krzystek, WaldemarWaldemar Krzystek | Not Nominated |
2013 (86th) |
Walesa. Man of Hope[7] | Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei | Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda | Not Nominated |
2014 (87th) |
Ida[8] | Ida | Pawlikowski, PawełPaweł Pawlikowski | Won Academy Award[3] |
2015 (88th) |
11 Minutes[9] | 11 minut | Skolimowski, JerzyJerzy Skolimowski | Not Nominated |
2016 (89th) |
Afterimage[10] | Powidoki | Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda | TBD |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- 1 2 "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- 1 2 "Oscars 2015: Winners list". BBC News. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Poland to Submit Agnieszka Holland's In Darkness for Oscars". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "80 milionów polskim kandydatem do Oscara". Polish Daily News. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ↑ "Oscars: Poland Nominates Andrzej Wajda's 'Walesa' in Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ "Oscars: Poland Anoints 'Ida' as Candidate for Foreign-Language Academy Award". Variety. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "Poland Taps Thriller '11 Minutes' as Oscar Entry in Foreign-Language Race". IndieWire. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (28 September 2016). "Oscars: Poland Selects 'Afterimage' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 September 2016.