List of Hungarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Hungary has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since 1965. Only France has a longer unbroken streak entering the Foreign Oscar competition.
The Best Foreign Language 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] Hungary's submission is selected annually by a Selection Committee of esteemed film professionals.[2]
Hungarian films have been nominated for Oscar awards ten times, and István Szabó's Mephisto won an Oscar. Hungarian films were nominated six times in eleven years, between 1978 and 1988. The next win came in 2015 with Son of Saul.[3]
István Szabó has had his films selected to represent Hungary seven times between 1967 and 1992, more than any other Hungarian director. Four of his films were nominated for an Oscar, including one win. Zoltán Fábri's films were selected four times between 1965 and 1978, and nominated twice.
Submissions
Every year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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 Hungary for review by the Academy for the award.
Almost all films were primarily in Magyar (also known as Hungarian), although three of Istvan Szabo's films- Colonel Redl, Hanussen and Mephisto- all of which starred Austrian actor Klaus Maria Brandauer, were largely in German.
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. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- ↑ http://cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?documentID=109135
- 1 2 "Oscars: Hungary Wins Its First Foreign-Language Honor Since Fall of Communism". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Hungary submits Bibliotheque Pascal for Oscar consideration". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "Hungary selects 'Just the Wind' for Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
- ↑ "86th Academy Awards Foreign Language Film Submissions". Movie On. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race". Oscars. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "Hungary submits White God to Oscars". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (11 June 2015). "Oscars: Hungary Selects 'Son of Saul' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (31 August 2016). "Oscars: Hungary Chooses 'Kills on Wheels' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Clarke, Stewart (5 September 2017). "Hungary Selects Golden Bear Winner 'On Body and Soul' as Foreign Language Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ Barraclough, Leo (11 September 2018). "Oscar Winner László Nemes' 'Sunset' to Represent Hungary at Academy Awards". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2018.