List of Romanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Romania began submitting for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1966. As of 2016, Romania has submitted thirty-two films for Oscar consideration. Despite its long history of submitting films, Romania has yet to be nominated for an Academy Award in this category.
The Best Foreign Film award 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]
The Romanian nominee is selected each year by a jury selected by the National Center for Cinematography (Centrul Naţional al Cinematografiei (CNC)) [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. 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] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Romania for review by the Academy for the award since 1966, by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony. Romania did not enter the competition every year, including a six-year absence from 1977-1982.
Sergiu Nicolaescu's films have been chosen to represent Romania five times since 1969, including once after the Revolution. All films were primarily in Romanian.
| Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 (39th) |
The Uprising | Răscoala | Mureşan, MirceaMircea Mureşan | Not Nominated |
| 1968 (41st) |
The Column | Columna | Drăgan, MirceaMircea Drăgan | Not Nominated |
| 1969 (42nd) |
A Woman for a Season | Răutăciosul adolescent | Vitanidis, GheorgheGheorghe Vitanidis | Not Nominated |
| 1971 (44th) |
The Last Crusade | Mihai Viteazul | Nicolaescu, SergiuSergiu Nicolaescu | Not Nominated |
| 1973 (46th) |
Veronica | Veronica | Bostan, ElisabetaElisabeta Bostan | Not Nominated |
| 1976 (49th) |
The Doom | Osânda | Nicolaescu, SergiuSergiu Nicolaescu | Not Nominated |
| 1983 (56th) |
Return from Hell | Întoarcerea din iad | Mărgineanu, NicolaeNicolae Mărgineanu | Not Nominated |
| 1984 (57th) |
Glissando | Glissando | Daneliuc, MirceaMircea Daneliuc | Not Nominated |
| 1985 (58th) |
Ciuleandra | Ciuleandra | Nicolaescu, SergiuSergiu Nicolaescu | Not Nominated |
| 1986 (59th) |
The Last Assault | Noi, cei din linia întîi | Nicolaescu, SergiuSergiu Nicolaescu | Not Nominated |
| 1989 (62nd) |
Those Who Pay With Their Lives | Cei care plătesc cu viaţa | Marinescu, ȘerbanȘerban Marinescu | Not Nominated |
| 1990 (63rd) |
Carnival Scenes [3] | De ce trag clopotele, Mitică? | Pintilie, LucianLucian Pintilie | Not Nominated |
| 1992 (65th) |
Luxury Hotel | Hotel de lux | Pița, DanDan Pița | Not Nominated |
| 1993 (66th) |
The Conjugal Bed | Patul conjugal | Daneliuc, MirceaMircea Daneliuc | Not Nominated |
| 1994 (67th) |
Pepe & Fifi | Pepe şi Fifi | Piţa, DanDan Piţa | Not Nominated |
| 1996 (69th) |
State of Things | Stare de fapt | Gulea, StereStere Gulea | Not Nominated |
| 1998 (71st) |
Terminus Paradis | Terminus Paradis | Pintilie, LucianLucian Pintilie | Not Nominated |
| 1999 (72nd) |
The Famous Paparazzo | Faimosul paparazzo | Mărgineanu, NicolaeNicolae Mărgineanu | Not Nominated |
| 2002 (75th) |
Philanthropy | Filantropica | Caranfil, NaeNae Caranfil | Not Nominated |
| 2004 (77th) |
Orient Express | Orient Express | Nicolaescu, SergiuSergiu Nicolaescu | Not Nominated |
| 2005 (78th) |
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu | Moartea domnului Lăzărescu | Puiu, CristiCristi Puiu | Not Nominated |
| 2006 (79th) |
The Way I Spent the End of the World | Cum mi-am petrecut sfârşitul lumii | Mitulescu, CătălinCătălin Mitulescu | Not Nominated |
| 2007 (80th) |
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile | Mungiu, CristianCristian Mungiu | Not Nominated |
| 2008 (81st) |
The Rest is Silence | Restul e tăcere | Caranfil, NaeNae Caranfil | Not Nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) |
Police, Adjective | Politist, adj. | Porumboiu, CorneliuCorneliu Porumboiu | Not Nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) |
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle[4] | Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier | Şerban, FlorinFlorin Şerban | Not Nominated[5] |
| 2011 (84th) |
Morgen[6][7] | Morgen | Crisan, MarianMarian Crisan | Not Nominated |
| 2012 (85th) |
Beyond the Hills[8] | După dealuri | Mungiu, CristianCristian Mungiu | Made January Shortlist[9] |
| 2013 (86th) |
Child's Pose[10] | Poziţia Copilului | Netzer, Călin PeterCălin Peter Netzer | Not Nominated |
| 2014 (87th) |
The Japanese Dog[11] | Câinele japonez | Jurgiu, Tudor CristianTudor Cristian Jurgiu | Not Nominated |
| 2015 (88th) |
Aferim![12] | Aferim! | Jude, RaduRadu Jude | Not Nominated |
| 2016 (89th) |
Sieranevada[13] | Sieranevada | Puiu, CristiCristi Puiu | TBD |
Among Romania's more notable nominees include:
- Carnival Scenes, which was produced in 1981 and probably banned by Romania's Communist regime, and eventually released in 1989 after the Romanian Revolution.
- The Rest is Silence, the most expensive film in Romanian history [14]
- Four Months, Three Weeks and Two Days, the first Romanian winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and one of the early favorites for the 2008 Oscar. There was quite an outcry in the international media when the film failed to make the 9-film Oscar shortlist.
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- List of Romanian films
- Cinema of Romania
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.
- ↑ http://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/restul-e-tacere-de-nae-caranfil-propunerea-romaniei-la-oscar-video.html?1706;2810280
- ↑ The film was on AMPAS' list of accepted submissions in 1990, but was not on an updated list in 2007. It thus seems possible the film was not screened.
- ↑ ""Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier" – Romania's entry for Oscars". Nine O'Clock. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ↑ "Morgen by Marian Crisan is Romania's proposal to the Oscar in 2012". romania-insider.com. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "Romania picks 'Beyond the Hills' for Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie For Oscar". Oscars. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ↑ "Best Foreign Language Oscar: Romania Nominates 'Child's Pose'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- ↑ "Tudor Jurgiu's The Japanese Dog is Romania's proposal to the Oscar in 2015". Romania Insider. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "And Romania's nomination for next year's Oscars is...". Romania Insider. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ Kozlov, Vladimir (19 August 2016). "Oscars: Romania Selects 'Sieranevada' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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