List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

The following 41 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 68th Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] The bolded titles were the five nominated films, which came from Algeria, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden. The eventual winner was feminist comedy Antonia's Line from the Netherlands.[2]

Bolivia and Tunisia submitted films for the first time. The Philippines returned to the competition after a nine-year absence. Iran unsuccessfully tried to withdraw the film from contention but the Academy refused to accept the withdrawal.[3]

Submissions

Submitting countryFilm title used in nominationOriginal titleLanguage(s)Director(s)Result
 AlgeriaDust of LifePoussières de vieVietnamese, FrenchRachid BoucharebNominated
 ArgentinaWild HorsesCaballos salvajesSpanishMarcelo PiñeyroNot Nominated
 AustriaAnt StreetDie AmeisenstraßeGermanMichael GlawoggerNot Nominated
 BelgiumMannekin PisMannekin PisDutchFrank Van PasselNot Nominated
 BoliviaJonah and the Pink WhaleJonás y la ballena rosadaSpanishJuan Carlos ValdiviaNot Nominated
 BrazilO QuatrilhoO QuatrilhoItalianFábio BarretoNominated
 CanadaLe ConfessionnalLe ConfessionalFrenchRobert LepageNot Nominated
 ChinaRed Cherry红樱桃Mandarin Chinese, Russian, GermanDaying YeNot Nominated
 CroatiaWashed OutIspraniCroatianZrinko OgrestaNot Nominated
 Czech RepublicThanks for Every New MorningDíky za kazdé nové ránoCzech, UkrainianMilan ŠteindlerNot Nominated
 Dominican RepublicNueba YolNueba YolSpanishÁngel MuñizNot Nominated
 FinlandThe Last WeddingKivenpyörittäjän kyläFinnishMarkku PölönenNot Nominated
 FranceFrench TwistGazon MauditFrenchJosiane BalaskoNot Nominated
 GermanyBrother of SleepSchlafes BruderGermanJoseph VilsmaierNot Nominated
 GreeceUlysses' GazeΤο Βλέμμα του ΟδυσσέαGreek, EnglishTheo AngelopoulosNot Nominated
 Hong KongSummer Snow女人，四十CantoneseAnn HuiNot Nominated
 HungaryThe OutpostA részlegHungarianPéter GothárNot Nominated
 IcelandTears of StoneTár úr steiniIcelandic, GermanHilmar OddssonNot Nominated
 IndiaKuruthipunalகுருதிபுனல்TamilP. C. SreeramNot Nominated
 IranThe White Balloonبادکنک سفید-PersianJafar PanahiNot Nominated
 IsraelLovesick on Nana Streetחולה אהבה בשיכון גימלHebrewSavi GabizonNot Nominated
 ItalyThe Star MakerL'Uomo delle stelleItalianGiuseppe TornatoreNominated
 JapanDeep River深い川JapaneseKei KumaiNot Nominated
 MexicoMidaq AlleyEl Callejón de los milagrosSpanishJorge FonsNot Nominated
 NetherlandsAntonia's LineAntoniaDutchMarleen GorrisWon Academy Award
 NorwayKristin LavransdatterKristin LavransdatterNorwegianLiv UllmannNot Nominated
 PhilippinesHarvest HomeInagaw mo ang lahat sa akinFilipinoCarlos Siguion-ReynaNot Nominated
 PolandCrowsWronyPolishDorota KędzierzawskaNot Nominated
 PortugalGod's ComedyA Comédia de DeusPortugueseJoão César MonteiroNot Nominated
 RussiaA MoslemМусульманинRussianVladimir KhotinenkoNot Nominated
 SerbiaUndergroundПодземљеSerbian, GermanEmir KusturicaNot Nominated
 SlovakiaThe GardenZáhradaSlovakMartin ŠulíkNot Nominated
 South Korea301, 302301 302KoreanPark Chul-sooNot Nominated
 SpainThe Flower of My SecretLa Flor de mi secretoSpanishPedro AlmodóvarNot Nominated
 SwedenAll Things FairLust och fägring storSwedishBo WiderbergNominated
  SwitzerlandAdultery: A User's GuideAdultère, mode d'emploiFrenchChristine PascalNot Nominated
 TaiwanSuper Citizen Ko超級大國民TaiwaneseWan JenNot Nominated
 ThailandOnce Upon a Time...This Morningกาลครั้งหนึ่ง เมื่อเช้านี้ThaiBhandit RittakolNot Nominated
 TunisiaLe magiqueLe magiqueFrench, ArabicAzdine MellitiNot Nominated
 United KingdomBranwenBranwenWelshCeri SherlockNot Nominated
 VenezuelaSicarioSicarioSpanishJosé Ramón NovoaNot Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "The 68th Academy Awards (1996) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Iran Requests Academy Not to Consider Its Film Entry". Highbeam. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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