List of submissions to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. 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 every year since the award was created in 1956.[1] The award is handed out annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.[1][2] The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films.[2]
The deadline for all countries to send in their submissions is September 30, 2009. The submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between October 1, 2008, and September 30, 2009.[2] For more details on the Academy's submission and nomination process for Best Foreign Language Film, see Rule Fourteen: Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
The Academy has received 67 official Oscar submissions, tying the record set in 2008. The submissions from Algeria and Mongolia were disqualified from competing.
A shortlist of nine semi-finalists was announced January 20, 2010.[3] The official nominees were announced on February 2, 2010.[4] The winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was Argentina's The Secret in Their Eyes.[5]
Submissions
Submitting country | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result [6] |
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Albania | Alive! | Gjallë | Albanian | Artan Minarolli | Not Nominated |
Algeria | London River [7] | London River | French, English | Rachid Bouchareb | Disqualified |
Argentina | The Secret in Their Eyes | El secreto de sus ojos | Spanish | Juan José Campanella | Won Academy Award |
Armenia | Autumn of the Magician | Հրաշագործի աշունը | Armenian | Ruben Gevorkyants & Vahe Gevorkyants | Not Nominated |
Australia | Samson & Delilah | Samson and Delilah | Walpiri, English | Warwick Thornton | Made January Shortlist |
Austria | For a Moment, Freedom | Ein Augenblick Freiheit | English, Persian, Turkish | Arash T. Riahi | Not Nominated |
Bangladesh | Beyond the Circle | Britter Bairey | Bengali | Golam Rabbani Biplob | Not Nominated |
Belgium | The Misfortunates | De helaasheid der dingen | Dutch | Felix van Groeningen | Not Nominated |
Bolivia | Southern Zone | Zona Sur | Spanish, Aymara | Juan Carlos Valdivia | Not Nominated |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Night Guards | Čuvari noći | Serbo-Croatian | Namik Kabil | Not Nominated |
Brazil | Time of Fear | Salve Geral | Portuguese | Sergio Rezende | Not Nominated |
Bulgaria | The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner | Светът е голям и спасение дебне отвсякъде | Bulgarian | Stephan Komandarev | Made January Shortlist |
Canada | I Killed My Mother | J'ai tué ma mère | French | Xavier Dolan | Not Nominated |
Chile | Dawson, Island 10 | Dawson, Isla 10 | Spanish | Miguel Littin | Not Nominated |
China | Forever Enthralled | 梅兰芳 | Mandarin Chinese | Chen Kaige | Not Nominated |
Colombia | The Wind Journeys | Los viajes del viento | Spanish | Ciro Guerra | Not Nominated |
Croatia | Donkey | Kenjac | Croatian | Antonio Nuić | Not Nominated |
Cuba | Fallen Gods | Los Dioses Rotos | Spanish | Ernesto Daranas | Not Nominated |
Czech Republic | Protector | Protektor | Czech | Marek Najbrt | Not Nominated |
Denmark | Terribly Happy | Frygtelig lykkelig | Danish | Henrik Ruben Genz | Not Nominated |
Estonia | December Heat | Detsembrikuumus | Estonian | Asko Kase | Not Nominated |
Finland | Letters to Father Jacob | Postia pappi Jaakobille | Finnish | Klaus Härö | Not Nominated |
France | A Prophet | Un prophète | French | Jacques Audiard | Nominated |
Georgia | The Other Bank | გაღმა ნაპირი | Georgian, Abkhaz, Russian | Giorgi Ovashvili | Not Nominated |
Germany | The White Ribbon | Das weiße Band | German | Michael Haneke | Nominated |
Greece | Slaves in their Bonds | Οι Σκλάβοι στα Δεσμά τους | Greek | Adonis Lykouresis | Not Nominated |
Hong Kong | Prince of Tears | 淚王子 | Mandarin | Yonfan | Not Nominated |
Hungary | Chameleon | Kaméleon | Hungarian | Krisztina Goda | Not Nominated |
Iceland | Reykjavík-Rotterdam | Reykjavik-Rotterdam | Icelandic | Oskar Jonasson | Not Nominated |
India | Harishchandrachi Factory | हरिश्चंद्राची फॅक्टरी | Marathi | Paresh Mokashi | Not Nominated |
Indonesia | Jamila and the President | Jamila dan Sang Presiden | Indonesian | Ratna Sarumpaet | Not Nominated |
Iran | About Elly | درباره الی | Persian | Asghar Farhadi | Not Nominated |
Israel | Ajami | عجمي עג'מי |
Israeli Arabic, Hebrew | Yaron Shani & Scandar Copti | Nominated |
Italy | Baarìa | Baarìa | Sicilian | Giuseppe Tornatore | Not Nominated |
Japan | Nobody to Watch Over Me | 誰も守ってくれない | Japanese | Ryoichi Kimizuka | Not Nominated |
Kazakhstan | Kelin | Келін | No dialogue | Ermek Tursunov | Made January Shortlist |
Lithuania | Vortex | Duburys | Lithuanian, Russian | Gytis Luksas | Not Nominated |
Luxembourg | Réfractaire | Réfractaire | French | Nicolas Steil | Not Nominated |
Macedonia | Wingless | Созерцание | Czech | Ivo Trajkov | Not Nominated |
Mexico | Backyard | El Traspatio | Spanish | Carlos Carrera | Not Nominated |
Mongolia | By the Will of Genghis Khan [8] | Тайна Чингис Хаана | Yakut, Russian, others | Andrei Borissov | Disqualified |
Morocco | Casanegra | Casanegra | Arabic | Nour Eddine Lakhmari | Not Nominated |
Netherlands | Winter in Wartime | Oorlogswinter | Dutch, German, English |
Martin Koolhoven | Made January Shortlist |
Norway | Max Manus | Max Manus | Norwegian, German | Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg | Not Nominated |
Peru | The Milk of Sorrow | La teta asustada | Spanish, Quechua | Claudia Llosa | Nominated |
Philippines | Grandpa is Dead | Ded na si Lolo | Filipino | Soxy Topacio | Not Nominated |
Poland | Reverse | Rewers | Polish | Borys Lankosz | Not Nominated |
Portugal | Doomed Love | Um Amor de Perdição | Portuguese | Mário Barroso | Not Nominated |
Puerto Rico | Kabo and Platon | Kabo Y Platon | Spanish | Edmundo H. Rodríguez | Not Nominated |
Romania | Police, Adjective | Politist, adj. | Romanian | Corneliu Porumboiu | Not Nominated |
Russia | Ward No. 6 | Палата №6 | Russian | Aleksandr Gornovsky & Karen Shakhnazarov | Not Nominated |
Serbia | St. George Shoots the Dragon | Свети Георгије убива аждаху | Serbian | Srdjan Dragojevic | Not Nominated |
Slovakia | Broken Promise | Nedodržaný sľub | Slovak | Jirí Chlumský | Not Nominated |
Slovenia | Landscape No. 2 | Pokrajina Št. 2 | Slovene | Vinko Moderndorfer | Not Nominated |
South Africa | White Wedding | White Wedding | Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, English |
Jann Turner | Not Nominated |
South Korea | Mother | 마더 | Korean | Bong Joon-ho | Not Nominated |
Spain | The Dancer and the Thief | El baile de la victoria | Spanish | Fernando Trueba | Not Nominated |
Sri Lanka | The Road from Elephant Pass | Alimankada Sita | Sinhala | Chandran Rutnam | Not Nominated |
Sweden | Involuntary | De ofrivilliga | Swedish | Ruben Östlund | Not Nominated |
Switzerland | Home | Home | French | Ursula Meier | Not Nominated |
Taiwan | No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti | 不能沒有你 | Hakka, Taiwanese, Mandarin | Leon Dai | Not Nominated |
Thailand | Best of Times | ความจำสั้น..แต่รักฉันยาว | Thai | Youngyooth Thongkonthun | Not Nominated |
Turkey | I Saw the Sun | Güneşi gördüm | Turkish | Mahsun Kırmızıgül | Not Nominated |
United Kingdom | Afghan Star | Afghan Star | Dari, Pashto, English | Havana Marking | Not Nominated |
Uruguay | Bad Day for Fishing | Mal día para pescar | Spanish | Álvaro Brechner | Not Nominated |
Venezuela | Libertador Morales, El Justiciero | Libertador Morales, El Justiciero | Spanish | Efterpi Charalambidis | Not Nominated |
Vietnam | Don't Burn It | Đừng đốt | Vietnamese | Đặng Nhật Minh | Not Nominated |
Other countries
- Thirteen other countries (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Nepal, Palestinian Territories, Singapore, and Ukraine) that submitted films within the three previous years opted not to send a movie for Oscar consideration in 2009.
Controversies and changes
The Netherlands chose The Silent Army as their official submission on September 2, but the decision was appealed since many Dutch producers feared that it would be declined for having too much English-language dialogue.[9][10] The Dutch Oscar committee reconvened the Oscar committee on September 21 to determine whether The Silent Army or a different film should represent the Netherlands. The committee came to the conclusion that the film met official Oscar requirements and has less than 50% English dialogue, and that the film would remain as the official Dutch Oscar submission.[11] However, AMPAS concluded that The Silent Army was in fact ineligible because the version submitted to the Oscars was not the same as the version that played in Dutch cinemas. Winter in Wartime was selected to be the Dutch entry.[12]
Serbia's Oscar selection committee originally voted to submit Here and There, which is set in Belgrade and New York City and features a mixed American and Serbian cast. After consulting with the Academy, Serbia changed its submission since the film appears to contain more than 50% English dialogue.[13]
Sri Lanka originally announced that they would send Flowers of the Sky [14] but The Road from Elephant Pass was eventually announced to be Sri Lanka's final submission.[15]
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- 82nd Academy Awards
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
References
- General
- Specific
- 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 2008-06-23.
- 1 2 3 "Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award". Rule Fourteen: Special Rules for the Makeup and Hairstyling Award. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ↑ "List of Academy Awards Nominations". CNN.com. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ "Argentina's 'The Secret in Their Eyes' a thriller and thrilling win for Juan Jose Campanella". Los Angeles Times. 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race | Press Release | The Academy". Oscars.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ↑ http://www.elwatan.com/Cinema-London-River-de-Rachid
- ↑ http://www.ysia.ru/full-news.php?id_news=5589 /
- ↑ Cooper, Sarah (2009-09-02). "The Silent Army selected as Dutch Oscar submission | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ↑ Mundell, Ian (2009-09-03). "Dutch to reconsider Oscar choice". Variety.
- ↑ "NOS Nieuws - Silent Army blijft Nederlandse Oscarinzending". Nos.nl. 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ↑ "Geen Wit Licht, maar Oorlogswinter naar Oscars | nu.nl/filmnieuws | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op". Nu.nl. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ↑ Petkovic, Vladan (2009-09-23). "Serbia sends Saint George to do battle at the Oscars | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ↑ 18 September 2009 (2009-09-18). "Academy Awards: foreign language entries | Calendar | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ↑ http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=62821. Retrieved October 14, 2009. Missing or empty
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External links
- Official website of the Academy Awards
- 65 Countries in Competition for 2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar