This is a list of submissions to the 80th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. 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 every year since the award was created in 1956. [1] The award is handed out annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. [1] [2] The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. [2]
For the 80th Academy Awards, which were held on February 24, 2008, the Academy invited 95 countries to submit films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [3] Sixty-three countries submitted films to the Academy, the highest number of submissions in the history of the award, including Azerbaijan and Ireland, which submitted films for the first time. [4] [5] Several of the submissions were subject to controversy. The Academy determined that initial submissions from Israel and Taiwan did not meet Academy requirements, [6] [7] and both countries submitted new films as replacements. [8] [9] Bolivia's official submission, Los Andes no creen en Dios, did not appear on the Academy's list of accepted submissions. [10]
Due to a change in the rules made for the 79th Academy Awards, [11] the Academy published a shortlist of nine films on January 15, 2008, prior to the selection of the final five nominees. [12] The Academy engendered controversy with its selections, notably the omission of Romania's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, which had won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, and France's Persepolis, the winner of the Jury Prize at the same Cannes Film Festival. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] After revealing the shortlist, the Academy released a list of nominees on January 22, 2008. [18] The winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was Austria's The Counterfeiters, which was directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. [19]
Submissions
Notes
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Bolivia submitted
Los Andes no creen en Dios for review by the Academy, but it did not appear on the list of official submissions.
[10] -
The submission for India,
Eklavya: The Royal Guard, was the target of a lawsuit alleging that India's selection committee was tied to the production staff of Eklavya; however, India retained the film as its submission.
[20] -
The Academy determined that Israel's first submission,
The Band's Visit, contained too much English dialogue for the film to meet Academy requirements,
[6]
[7] and Israel submitted
Beaufort as a replacement.
[9] -
The Academy determined that Taiwan's initial submission,
Lust, Caution, had insufficient Taiwanese participation to be considered a valid entry under Academy rules, and Taiwan submitted
Island Etude as a replacement.
[8] -
The
British Academy of Film and Television Arts was subject to criticism for not submitting the
Scottish Gaelic
Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle or the
Welsh
Calon Gaeth.
[21]
References
- General
- "63 Countries Seeking Foreign Language Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2007-10-17. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- Specific
- ^ a b "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b "Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ "95 Countries to Receive Foreign Language Film Entry Forms for 2007 Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2007-06-22. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ "A Record 63 Countries Vying For Best Foreign-Language Oscar Nod". Yahoo! Movies. 2007-10-17. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Galloway, Steven (2007-11-12). "Oscar's Foreign Movie Rules Questioned". Backstage. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ a b Kershner, Isabel (2007-10-31). "The Band's Visit". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b Jaafar, Ali (2007-10-12). "Oscar deems 'Band's Visit' ineligible". Variety. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b Lee, Min (2007-10-19). "Taiwan drops 'Lust, Caution' as Oscar entry". The China Post. Archived from the original on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b Uni, Assaf (2008-01-22). "Israeli film Beaufort nominated for Oscar for Best Foreign Film". Haaretz. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b Orellana, Ruddy (2007-12-13). "110 mil personas vieron el último filme de Eguino". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Rules Change for Foreign-Language Oscar". San Francisco Chronicle. 2006-07-01. Retrieved 2008-06-23.[ dead link]
- ^ "Nine Foreign Language Films Advance in 2007 Oscar Race". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2008-01-15. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Gaydos, Steven; McCarthy, Libby (2008-01-15). "Oscar's foreign film race heats up". Variety. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ "Oscar-snubbed '4 Months' rivets". The Washington Post. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Kenny, Glenn (2008-01-17). "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days". Premiere. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Goodman, Dean (2008-01-22). "Acclaimed films miss out on foreign-Oscar bid". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Collett-White, Mike (2008-02-22). "Snubs, omissions taint Oscar foreign film award". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ "Nominations – 80th Annual Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2008-01-22. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ Pearson, Ryan (2008-02-25). "Austria's 'Counterfeiters' Wins Oscar". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "India Retains 'Eklavya: The Royal Guard' as Official Oscar Entry". Voice of America. 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2008-06-23. [ dead link]
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam (2007-10-04). "BAFTA attacked over Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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