List of submissions to the 50th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

The following 24 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 50th Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from France, Greece, Israel, Italy and Spain. France won the award for Madame Rosa,[1] a drama by an Israeli director about Madame Rosa, a retired prostitute and Holocaust survivor in Paris.

Iran, Morocco and Venezuela entered the competition for the first time.

Submissions

Submitting countryFilm title used in nominationLanguage(s)Original titleDirector(s)Result
 ArgentinaWhat Does Fall Mean?Spanish¿Qué es el otoño?Daniel Portela and David José Kohon Not Nominated
 AustriaI Want to LiveGermanIch will lebenJörg A. Eggers Not Nominated
 BelgiumRubensDutchRubens, schilder en diplomaatRoland Verhavert Not Nominated
 BrazilTent of MiraclesPortugueseTenda dos MilagresNelson Pereira dos Santos Not Nominated
 CanadaJ.A. Martin PhotographerFrenchJ.A. Martin photographeJean Beaudin Not Nominated
 DenmarkBoysDanishDrengeNils Malmros Not Nominated
 FranceMadame RosaFrenchLa Vie devant soiMoshé Mizrahi Won Academy Award
 East GermanyMom, I Am AliveGermanMama, ich lebeKonrad Wolf Not Nominated
 West GermanyThe American FriendGermanDer Amerikanische FreundWim Wenders Not Nominated
 GreeceIphigeniaGreekἸφιγένειαMichael Cacoyannis Nominated
 HungaryA Strange RoleHungarianHerkulesfürdöi emlékPál Sándor Not Nominated
 IndiaManthanHindiमंथनShyam Benegal Not Nominated
 IranThe CyclePersianدايره ميناDariush Mehrjui Not Nominated
 IsraelOperation ThunderboltHebrew, Englishמבצע יונתןMenahem Golan Nominated
 ItalyA Special DayItalianUna Giornata particolareEttore Scola Nominated
 JapanMt. HakkodaJapanese八甲田山Shiro Moritani Not Nominated
 MexicoPafnucio SantoSpanishPafnucio SantoRafael Corkidi Not Nominated
 MoroccoBlood WeddingFrenchNoces de sangSouheil Ben-Barka Not Nominated
 NetherlandsSoldier of OrangeDutchSoldaat van OranjePaul Verhoeven Not Nominated
 PolandCamouflagePolishBarwy ochronneKrzysztof Zanussi Not Nominated
 SpainThat Obscure Object of DesireFrench, SpanishEse oscuro objeto del deseoLuis Buñuel Nominated
 SwedenThe Man on the RoofSwedishMannen på taketBo Widerberg Not Nominated
 Soviet UnionThe AscentRussianВосхождениеLarisa Shepitko Not Nominated
 VenezuelaThe Fish That SmokesSpanishEl Pez que fumaRomán Chalbaud Not Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.

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