List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Spain has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since the conception of the award. The 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 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.[2]
As of 2018, nineteen Spanish films have been nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, four of which have won the award: Begin the Beguine in 1982, Belle Époque in 1993, All About My Mother in 1999 and The Sea Inside in 2004.[3] Among all countries that have submitted films for the award, Spain ranks third in terms of films that have won the award, behind Italy (ten awards) and France (nine awards) and tied with Japan (four awards), and third in terms of nominees, behind France (thirty-four nominations) and Italy (twenty-seven nominations).[4]
Since the 1980s, the Spanish submission has been decided annually by the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España (known in English as the 'Spanish Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences or AACCE). Beginning in 2001, the Academy has announced a three-film shortlist before announcing the winning Spanish film.
José Luis Garci has represented Spain in the competition six times, achieving four Oscar nominations, including one win. Pedro Almodóvar and Carlos Saura have each represented Spain five times apiece.
All submissions were primarily in Spanish language, with the notable exceptions of That Obscure Object of Desire (French and Spanish), Black Bread (Catalan), Flowers (Basque) and Summer 1993 (Catalan).
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.[5] 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] Before the award was created, the Board of Governors of the Academy voted on a film every year that was considered the best foreign language film released in the United States, and there were no submissions.[2] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Spain for review by the Academy for the award since its first entry in 1959.
See also
Notes
- A^ : Also shortlisted: Map of the Sounds of Tokyo and Gordos. Source: http://www.screendaily.com/awards/academy-awards/academy-awards-news/spain-picks-the-dancer-and-the-thief-for-oscars/5006212.article
- B^ : Also shortlisted: Seven Billiard Tables and Sangre de Mayo. Source: http://cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?documentID=86797
- C^ : Also shortlisted: Las 13 rosas and Sunday Light. Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/orfanato/news/1675642/the_orphanage_is_oscar_bound
- D^ : Also shortlisted: Alatriste and Salvador. Source: http://www.screendaily.com/spain-backs-almodovars-volver-in-oscar-race/4028883.article
- E^ : Also shortlisted: Ninette and Princesas. Source: http://www.elmulticine.com/noticias2.php?orden=264
- F^ : Also shortlisted: Bad Education and Tiovivo c. 1950. Source: http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/Mar/adentro/mala/educacion/Tiovivo/C/1950/optan/representar/Espana/Oscar/elpepucul/20040917elpepucul_2/Tes
- G^ : Also shortlisted: Al sur de Granada and Hotel Danubio. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20110718090339/http://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=79228
- H^ : Also shortlisted: Talk to Her and Story of a Kiss. Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2002/nov/12/awardsandprizes.oscars2003
- I^ : Also shortlisted: Lucía y el sexo and Sin noticias de Dios. Source: http://www.comohacercine.com/articulo.php?id_art=303&id_cat=1%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
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.
- 1 2 "History of the Academy Awards - Page 1". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ↑ "Foreign Language Film Facts". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ↑ "Foreign Language Film Facts". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
- ↑ "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ↑ "Bollaín's Even the Rain joins Oscar race". cineuropa. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ↑ ""PA NEGRE" REPRESENTARÁ A ESPAÑA EN LOS OSCAR". CBC. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ Fernández-Santos, Estela (27 September 2012). "'Blancanieves' será la candidata española a los Oscar". El País. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Oscars: Spain Nominates '15 Years and One Day' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ↑ "Oscars: Spain Selects 'Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ Aguilar, Carlos (29 September 2015). "Spain Chooses Basque-Language Drama 'Loreak' as Oscar Submission". IndieWire. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Rolfe, Pamela (7 September 2016). "Oscars: Spain Selects Pedro Almodovar's 'Julieta' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (7 September 2017). "Spain Sends Carla Simon's feature debut 'Summer 1993' to Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ Hopewell, John (6 September 2018). "Javier Fesser's 'Champions' Chosen as Spain's Oscar Submission". Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
