List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

The 66th Academy Awards, which were held on March 21, 1994,[1] saw 35 countries submit films for competition in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The Academy had initially invited 57 countries to send their best films, and the submission deadline was set on November 22, 1993. While the rules were basically unchanged, the applications for the 66th Academy Awards included a new form requesting information about the nationalities of the film's creative team, due to the controversy that had led to the disqualification of A Place in the World at the 65th Academy Awards.[2]

The bolded titles were the five nominated films, which came from Hong Kong, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. It was the first time that the majority of the nominees in this category came from outside Europe (it happened again in 1997, 2006 and 2011) and is the only time when there have been three Asian nominees. Vietnam made history by becoming the only Southeast Asian country ever to be nominated in this category (accurate as of 2013). The prize was ultimately awarded to Spain for the romantic comedy, Belle Epoque.[3]

Submissions

Submitting countryFilm title used in nominationOriginal titleLanguage(s)Director(s)Result
 ArgentinaGatica, el monoGatica, el monoSpanishLeonardo FavioNot Nominated[4]
 AustriaIndienIndienGermanPaul HaratherNot Nominated
 BelgiumJust FriendsJust FriendsDutch, FrenchMarc-Henri WajnbergNot Nominated[5]
 BulgariaCanary SeasonСезонът на канарчетатаBulgarianEvgeni MihailovNot Nominated
 CanadaThe Sex of the StarsLe sexe des étoilesFrenchPaule BaillargeonNot Nominated[6]
 ChileJohnny 100 PesosJohnny cien pesosSpanishGustavo Graef-MarinoNot Nominated[7]
 ChinaCountry Teachers凤凰琴Mandarin ChineseHe QunNot Nominated[8]
 CroatiaCountess DoraKontesa DoraSerbo-CroatianZvonimir BerkovićNot Nominated
 DenmarkBlack HarvestSort høstDanishAnders RefnNot Nominated
 FinlandRipa Hits the SkidsRipa ruostuuFinnishChristian LindbladNot Nominated
 FranceGerminalGerminalFrenchClaude BerriNot Nominated[9]
 GermanyJustizJustizGermanHans W. GeißendörferNot Nominated[10]
 Hong KongFarewell My Concubine霸王別姬Mandarin ChineseChen KaigeNominated[9]
 HungaryWe Never DieSose halunk megHungarianRóbert KoltaiNot Nominated
 IcelandThe Sacred MoundHin helgu véIcelandicHrafn GunnlaugssonNot Nominated[11]
 IndiaRudaaliरुदालीHindiKalpana LajmiNot Nominated[12][13]
 IsraelRevenge of Itzik Finkelsteinנקמתו של איציק פינקלשטייןHebrewEnrique RottenbergNot Nominated
 ItalyThe Great PumpkinIl grande cocomeroItalianFrancesca ArchibugiNot Nominated[14]
 JapanMadadayoまだだよJapaneseAkira KurosawaNot Nominated[9]
 MexicoCronosCronosSpanishGuillermo del ToroNot Nominated[9]
 NetherlandsLittle Blond DeathDe Kleine blonde doodDutchJean van de VeldeNot Nominated[15]
 NorwayThe TelegraphistTelegrafistenNorwegianErik GustavsonNot Nominated[16]
 PeruReport on DeathReportaje a la muerteSpanishDanny GavidiaNot Nominated[17]
 PolandSquadronSzwadronPolishJuliusz MachulskiNot Nominated[18]
 PortugalAbraham's ValleyVale AbraãoPolishManoel de OliveiraNot Nominated
 RomaniaThe Conjugal BedPatul conjugalRomanianMircea DaneliucNot Nominated
 SlovakiaEverything I LikeVšetko čo mám rádSlovakMartin ŠulíkNot Nominated[9]
 SloveniaWhen I Close My EyesKo zaprem očiSloveneFranci SlakNot Nominated[9]
 SpainBelle EpoqueBelle EpoqueSpanishFernando TruebaWon Academy Award[9]
 SwedenThe SlingshotKådisbellanSwedishÅke SandgrenNot Nominated[9]
  SwitzerlandThe Diary of Lady MLe journal de Lady MFrenchAlain TannerNot Nominated
 TaiwanThe Wedding Banquet喜宴Mandarin Chinese, EnglishAng LeeNominated [9]
 TurkeyThe Blue ExileMavi SurgunTurkishErden KıralNot Nominated
 United KingdomHedd WynHedd WynWelsh, EnglishPaul TurnerNominated[9]
 VietnamThe Scent of Green PapayaMùi du du xanhVietnameseTran Anh HungNominated[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Oscar Legacy: Academy Awards Ceremonies from 1990–1999". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  2. ↑ Marx, Andy (23 August 1993). "AMPAS spells out regs in foreign-lingo invites". Variety. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  3. ↑ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Ares, Carlos (28 January 1994). "El filme argentino Gatica, el mono se retira de los Oscar". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  5. ↑ "Just Friends". Official website of Michel Herr. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  6. ↑ "Monique Proulx" (in French). Éditions du Boréal (fr). Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  7. ↑ "Biografía director: Gustavo Graef-Marino" (in Spanish). Canal 13. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  8. ↑ Hornaday, Ann (5 December 1993). "For Foreign Films, the Rules For an Oscar Are Set in Sand". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Frook, John Evan (30 November 1993). "Acad inks Cates, unveils foreign-language entries". Variety. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  10. ↑ "Best Features". German Films. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  11. ↑ European Film Academy. "CV of Hrafn Gunnlaugsson" (DOC). Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Homepage. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  12. ↑ "Oscar Wild". MiD DAY. 2006-09-10. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  13. ↑ "India's Oscar Failures". NDTV. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  14. ↑ "Il grande cocomero corre per l'Oscar". la Repubblica (in Italian): 41. 5 November 1993. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  15. ↑ "De Kleine Blonde Dood (1994)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  16. ↑ "Weekend". Norwegian Films 1999. Norwegian Film Institute (no). Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  17. ↑ "Reportaje a la muerte" (in Spanish). Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (es). Archived from the original on 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  18. ↑ "Squadron". Zebra Film Studio (pl). Retrieved 2009-06-12.
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