List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Egypt has submitted films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1958, when Youssef Chahine's Cairo Station became both the first African and the first Arab film to contend for the award.

The 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. The award was created for the 1956 Academy Awards, succeeding the non-competitive Honorary Academy Awards which were presented between 1947 and 1955 to the best foreign language films released in the United States.

Egypt has submitted thirty-three films to the Foreign Oscar competition but has never yet achieved a coveted Oscar nomination. They virtually disappeared from the competition during the sixteen-year period between 1982-2001 (sending a total of three films), but returned as a regular participant in 1999.

Youssef Chahine represented Egypt four times, more than any other director.

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.[1] 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.[2] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Egypt for review by the Academy for the award by year.

Submissions between 1958 and 1960 were submitted under the name of the United Arab Republic, which was the formal name of Egypt at the time.

All films were in Arabic.

Year
(Ceremony)		Film title used in nominationOriginal titleDirectorResult
1958
(31st)		 Cairo Stationباب الحديدYoussef Chahine Not Nominated
1959
(32nd)		 The Nightingale's Prayerدعاء الكروانHenry Barakat Not Nominated
1960
(33rd)		 TeenagersالمراهقاتAhmed Diaeddin Not Nominated
1961
(34th)		 Love and Faithوا إسلاماهEnrico Bomba, Andrew Marton Not Nominated
1962
(35th)		 Chased by the Dogsاللص والكلابKamal El Sheikh Not Nominated
1964
(37th)		 Mother of the Brideأم العروسةAtef Salem Not Nominated
1965
(38th)		 The ImpossibleالمستحيلHussein Kamal Not Nominated
1966
(39th)		 Cairo 30القاهرة 30Salah Abu Seif Not Nominated
1970
(43rd)		 The Night of Counting the YearsالمومياءShadi Abdel Salam Not Nominated
1971
(44th)		 A Woman and a Manامرأة و رجلHoussam Eddine Mostafa Not Nominated
1972
(45th)		 My Wife and the Dogزوجتي و الكلبSaid Marzouk Not Nominated
1973
(46th)		 Empire Mإمبراطورية ميمHussein Kamal Not Nominated
1974
(47th)		 Enslaved by the Past Not Nominated
1975
(48th)		 I Want a Solutionأريد حلاًSaid Marzouk Not Nominated
1976
(49th)		 Whom Should We Shoot?على من نطلق الرصاصKamal El Sheikh Not Nominated
1979
(52nd)		 Alexandria... Why?إسكندرية... ليه؟Youssef Chahine Not Nominated
1981
(54th)		 People on the Topأهل القمةAli Badrakhan Not Nominated
1990
(63rd)		 Alexandria Again and Foreverاسكندرية كمان وكمانYoussef Chahine Not Nominated
1994
(67th)		 Land of Dreamsأرض الاحلامDaoud Abdel Sayed Not Nominated
1997
(70th)		 DestinyالمصيرYoussef Chahine Not Nominated
2002
(75th)		 A Girl's Secretأسرار البناتMagdy Ahmed Aly Not Nominated
2003
(76th)		 Sleepless Nightsسهر الليالىHany Khalifa Not Nominated
2004
(77th)		 I Love Cinemaبحب السيماOsama Fawzy Not Nominated
2006
(79th)		 The Yacoubian Buildingعمارة يعقوبيانMarwan Hamed Not Nominated
2007
(80th)		 In the Heliopolis Flatفي شقة مصر الجديدةMohamed Khan Not Nominated
2008
(81st)		 The IslandالجزيرةSherif Arafa Not Nominated
2010
(83rd)		 Messages from the Sea[3]رسائل بحرDaoud Abdel Sayed Not Nominated[4]
2011
(84th)		 Lust[5]الشوقKhaled El Hagar Not Nominated
2013
(86th)		 Winter of Discontent[6]الشتا إللى فاتIbrahim El Batout Not Nominated
2014
(87th)		 Factory Girl[7]فتاة المصنعMohamed Khan Not Nominated
2016
(89th)		 Clash[8]اشتباكMohamed Diab Not Nominated
2017
(90th)		 Sheikh Jackson[9]شيخ جاكسونAmr Salama Not Nominated
2018
(91st)		 Yomeddine[10]يوم الدينAbu Bakr Shawky
TBD

The Egyptian Academy has been known in recent years for choosing topical films that are controversial at home. Coptic Christians launched an unsuccessful court case against 2004 submission I Love Cinema [11] while dozens of Egyptian parliamentarians and a number of Muslim clerics similarly tried to ban The Yacoubian Building for depicting its depictions of Islamic fundamentalism and particularly homosexuality.[12] 2002's Secret of the Young Girl a drama about teenage pregnancy,[13] and 2003's Sleepless Nights, an examination of sex, divorce and relationships inside and outside of marriage [14] also courted controversy among conservatives in Egypt.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  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. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Messages From The Sea represents Egypt in Oscar". alarabiacinema. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  4. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  5. ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  6. ↑ "Egypt Pics "Winter" as its Oscar Contender". Variety. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  7. ↑ "Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Factory Girl' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Ritman, Alex (1 September 2016). "Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Clash' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (11 September 2017). "Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Sheikh Jackson' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Kozlov, Vladimir (13 September 2018). "Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Yomeddine' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  12. ↑ http://www.aljadid.com/interviews/Alaa-al-Aswany-interview.html
  13. ↑ "Girls' secrets aired in Egypt". BBC News. 5 May 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  14. ↑ http://www.screendaily.com/egyptian-oscar-nominee-courts-controversy/4014993.article
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