List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Brazil has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1960. The award is handed out annually by the United States-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature length motion picture produced outside the U.S. that contains primarily non-English language dialogue.[1] It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.[2]
As of 2018, 48 Brazilian films have been submitted for the award. Four of these submissions resulted in nominations for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, but none of them won. Orfeu Negro, a Portuguese language film shot in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus, won the award at the 1959 ceremony, but it was submitted by the French government and thus France was credited as the only recipient of the award.
Statistics
Films directed by Carlos Diegues (also known as Cacá Diegues) have been chosen to represent Brazil at the Academy Awards six times, more than any other director. He is followed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, which had four of his films selected. None of their films, however, managed to achieve an Oscar nomination. Three films by Bruno Barreto were submitted, although his biggest success, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, the second highest-grossing film in the history of Brazilian cinema, was not chosen. Four Days in September got nominated in 1998. Suzana Amaral's 1987 film Hour of the Star was the only Brazilian submission by a female director until The Second Mother, directed by Anna Muylaert, was submitted as the Brazilian's entry for the 88th Academy Awards.
| Name | Number of submissions |
|---|---|
| Carlos Diegues | 6 |
| Nelson Pereira dos Santos | 4 |
| Bruno Barreto e Walter Salles | 3 |
| Héctor Babenco, Luis Sérgio Person, Glauber Rocha e Fábio Barreto | 2 |
Submissions
Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by the Brazilian government for Academy Award consideration. The Brazilian nominee is selected annually by a committee assembled by the Ministry of Culture (formerly the Ministry of Education and Culture).
See also
Notes
^ a: Also known as The Given Word and The Promise in the English-speaking market.
^ b: Central do Brasil was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film's lead actress, Fernanda Montenegro, holds the title as the only Brazilian nominated to an acting category.[15]
^ c: Cidade de Deus was submitted for the 75th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated for the Best Foreign Language award. The film, however, was eventually nominated for four awards—Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing—at the following year. It shares the title with Kiss of the Spider Woman as the Brazilian film with the highest number of nominations. All of Cidade de Deus' nominees were Brazilians, while Hector Babenco was the only Brazilian nominee for Kiss of the Spider Woman, an American co-production.[15]
References
- ↑ "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- ↑ "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ↑ Harmetz, Aljean. "Nomination Intricacies For Foreign-Film Oscar". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ Mendes, Letícia. "Anna Muylaert é a 1ª mulher em 30 anos a representar o Brasil no Oscar" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ ""Lula, O Filho do Brasil" vai representar o Brasil no Oscar 2011". ultimosegundo. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ Cajueiro, Marcelo (21 September 2012). "Brazil sends in 'Clown' to entertain Oscar". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑ "Brazil picks "O Som Ao Redor" as Oscars entry". Global Post. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Oscars: Brazil Selects 'The Way He Looks' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Brazil Names Foreign Oscar Submission". IndieWire. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ Giannini, Alessandro (September 12, 2016). "'Pequeno segredo' é o selecionado brasileiro para disputar uma vaga no Oscar(Portuguese)". O Globo.
- ↑ Ortega, Rodrigo (12 September 2016). "Brasil indica 'Pequeno segredo' para tentar Oscar; 'Aquarius' fica de fora". G1. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Mango, Agustin (19 September 2017). "Oscars: Brazil Selects 'Bingo - The King of the Mornings' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ↑ Mango, Agustin (18 September 2018). "Oscars: Brazil Selects 'The Great Mystical Circus' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- 1 2 "Academy Awards Database - List of films nominated for the Academy Awards whose country of origin is Brazil". Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
