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 2018, Romania has submitted thirty-four 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 nominationOriginal titleDirector(s)Result
1966
(39th)		 The Uprising Răscoala Mircea Mureşan Not Nominated
1968
(41st)		 The Column Columna Mircea Drăgan Not Nominated
1969
(42nd)		 A Woman for a Season Răutăciosul adolescent Gheorghe Vitanidis Not Nominated
1971
(44th)		 The Last Crusade Mihai Viteazul Sergiu Nicolaescu Not Nominated
1973
(46th)		 Veronica Veronica Elisabeta Bostan Not Nominated
1976
(49th)		 The Doom Osânda Sergiu Nicolaescu Not Nominated
1983
(56th)		 Return from Hell Întoarcerea din iad Nicolae Mărgineanu Not Nominated
1984
(57th)		 Glissando Glissando Mircea Daneliuc Not Nominated
1985
(58th)		 Ciuleandra Ciuleandra Sergiu Nicolaescu Not Nominated
1986
(59th)		 The Last Assault Noi, cei din linia întîi Sergiu Nicolaescu Not Nominated
1989
(62nd)		 Those Who Pay With Their Lives Cei care plătesc cu viaţa Șerban Marinescu Not Nominated
1990
(63rd)		 Carnival Scenes [3] De ce trag clopotele, Mitică? Lucian Pintilie Not Nominated
1992
(65th)		 Luxury Hotel Hotel de lux Dan Pița Not Nominated
1993
(66th)		 The Conjugal Bed Patul conjugal Mircea Daneliuc Not Nominated
1994
(67th)		 Pepe & Fifi Pepe şi Fifi Dan Piţa Not Nominated
1996
(69th)		 State of Things Stare de fapt Stere Gulea Not Nominated
1998
(71st)		 Terminus Paradis Terminus Paradis Lucian Pintilie Not Nominated
1999
(72nd)		 The Famous Paparazzo Faimosul paparazzo Nicolae Mărgineanu Not Nominated
2002
(75th)		 Philanthropy Filantropica Nae Caranfil Not Nominated
2004
(77th)		 Orient Express Orient Express Sergiu Nicolaescu Not Nominated
2005
(78th)		 The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Moartea domnului Lăzărescu Cristi Puiu Not Nominated
2006
(79th)		 The Way I Spent the End of the World Cum mi-am petrecut sfârşitul lumii Cătălin Mitulescu Not Nominated
2007
(80th)		 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile Cristian Mungiu Not Nominated
2008
(81st)		 The Rest is Silence Restul e tăcere Nae Caranfil Not Nominated
2009
(82nd)		 Police, Adjective Politist, adj. Corneliu Porumboiu Not Nominated
2010
(83rd)		 If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle[4] Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier Florin Şerban Not Nominated[5]
2011
(84th)		 Morgen[6][7] Morgen Marian Crisan Not Nominated
2012
(85th)		 Beyond the Hills[8] După dealuri Cristian Mungiu Made January Shortlist[9]
2013
(86th)		 Child's Pose[10] Poziţia Copilului Călin Peter Netzer Not Nominated
2014
(87th)		 The Japanese Dog[11] Câinele japonez Tudor Cristian Jurgiu Not Nominated
2015
(88th)		 Aferim![12] Aferim! Radu Jude Not Nominated
2016
(89th)		 Sieranevada[13] Sieranevada Cristi Puiu Not Nominated
2017
(90th)		 Fixeur[14] Fixeur Adrian Sitaru Not Nominated
2018
(91st)		 I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians[15] Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari Radu Jude
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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 [16]
  • 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, the first Romanian winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, was not shortlisted, creating controversy among critics and online film fans [17] The controversy caused an Academy member to pledge nomination reform, though the category had often sparked criticism.[18]

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ http://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/restul-e-tacere-de-nae-caranfil-propunerea-romaniei-la-oscar-video.html?1706;2810280
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ ""Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier" – Romania's entry for Oscars". Nine O'Clock. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  5. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  6. ↑ "Morgen by Marian Crisan is Romania's proposal to the Oscar in 2012". romania-insider.com. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  7. ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  8. ↑ "Romania picks 'Beyond the Hills' for Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  9. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie For Oscar". Oscars. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  10. ↑ "Best Foreign Language Oscar: Romania Nominates 'Child's Pose'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  11. ↑ "Tudor Jurgiu's The Japanese Dog is Romania's proposal to the Oscar in 2015". Romania Insider. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "And Romania's nomination for next year's Oscars is..." Romania Insider. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  13. ↑ Kozlov, Vladimir (19 August 2016). "Oscars: Romania Selects 'Sieranevada' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  14. ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (7 September 2017). "Oscars: Romania Selects 'The Fixer' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  15. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (3 August 2018). "Oscars: Romania Selects 'Barbarians' as Academy Awards Entry". Variety. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  16. ↑
  17. ↑ Libby McCarthy; Steven Gaydos (15 January 2008). "Oscar's foreign film race heats up". Variety. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  18. ↑ Ann Hornaday (19 January 2008). "Oscar Omissions Provoke Outcry, In Any Language". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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