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List of films
Hungarian director
László Nemes won the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for
Son of Saul .
This is a list of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film . The
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) 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 presented 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. Nine shortlisted contenders were revealed a week before the announcement of the Oscar nominations.
[2]
The submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2014, and 30 September 2015.
The deadline for submissions was 1 October 2015, with the Academy announcing a list of eligible films later that month.
[3]
[4]
A total of 81 countries submitted a film before the deadline,
[5]
[6]
[7] with
Paraguay submitting a film for the first time with the documentary
Cloudy Times , directed by
Arami Ullon .
[8]
The Academy announced a list of eligible submissions in October 2015. Nine finalists from among the dozens of entries were shortlisted on 17 December.
[9]
[10] The final five nominees were announced on 14 January 2016.
[3]
[11]
[12] The winner was Hungary's
Son of Saul , directed by
László Nemes .
[13]
[14]
Submissions
Submitting Country
Film Title used in nomination
Original Title
Language(s)
Director(s)
Result
Afghanistan
Utopia
[15]
آرمان شهر
Dari ,
English ,
Hindi ,
Persian
Hassan Nazer
Disqualified
[16]
Albania
Bota
[17]
Albanian
Iris Elezi, Thomas Logoreci
Not nominated
Algeria
Twilight of Shadows
[5]
غروب الظلال
Arabic
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Not nominated
Argentina
The Clan
[18]
El Clan
Spanish
Pablo Trapero
Not nominated
Australia
Arrows of the Thunder Dragon
[19]
Dzongkha
Greg Sneddon
Not nominated
Austria
Goodnight Mommy
[20]
Ich seh, ich seh
German
Severin Fiala ,
Veronika Franz
Not nominated
Bangladesh
Jalal's Story
[21]
জালালের গল্প
Bangla
Abu Shahed Emon
Not nominated
Belgium
The Brand New Testament
[22]
Le Tout Nouveau Testament
French
Jaco Van Dormael
Made shortlist
[23]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Our Everyday Life
[24]
Naša svakodnevna priča
Bosnian
Ines Tanović
Not nominated
Brazil
The Second Mother
[25]
Que horas ela volta?
Brazilian Portuguese
Anna Muylaert
Not nominated
Bulgaria
The Judgment
[26]
Съдилището
Bulgarian
Stephan Komandarev
Not nominated
Cambodia
The Last Reel
[27]
ដុំហ្វីលចុងក្រោយ
Khmer
Kulikar Sotho
Not nominated
Canada
Felix and Meira
[28]
Félix et Meira
French,
Yiddish , English
Maxime Giroux
Not nominated
Chile
The Club
[29]
El Club
Spanish
Pablo Larraín
Not nominated
China
Go Away Mr. Tumor
[30]
滚蛋吧!肿瘤君
Mandarin
Han Yan
Not nominated
Colombia
Embrace of the Serpent
[31]
El abrazo de la serpiente
Cubeo ,
Ocaina , German,
Huitoto ,
Bora ,
Andoque ,
Yucuna ,
Muinane , Spanish,
Ticuna ,
Wanano ,
Catalan ,
Portuguese ,
Latin , English
Ciro Guerra
Nominated
[12]
Costa Rica
Presos
[32]
Spanish
Esteban Ramírez
Not nominated
Croatia
The High Sun
[33]
Zvizdan
Croatian
Dalibor Matanić
Not nominated
Czech Republic
Home Care
[34]
Domácí péče
Czech
Slávek Horák
Not nominated
Denmark
A War
[35]
Krigen
Danish
Tobias Lindholm
Nominated
[12]
Dominican Republic
Sand Dollars
[36]
Dólares de Arena
Spanish
Laura Amelia Guzmán ,
Israel Cárdenas
Not nominated
Estonia
1944
[37]
Estonian ,
Russian
Elmo Nüganen
Not nominated
Ethiopia
Lamb
[38]
Amharic
Yared Zeleke
Not nominated
Finland
The Fencer
[39]
Miekkailija
Estonian , Russian
Klaus Härö
Made shortlist
[23]
France
Mustang
[40]
Turkish
Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Nominated
[12]
Georgia
Moira
[41]
მოირა
Georgian
Levan Tutberidze
Not nominated
Germany
Labyrinth of Lies
[42]
Im Labyrinth des Schweigens
German
Giulio Ricciarelli
Made shortlist
[23]
Greece
Xenia
[43]
Ξενία
Greek , Albanian
Panos H. Koutras
Not nominated
Guatemala
Ixcanul
[44]
Kaqchikel , Spanish
Jayro Bustamante
Not nominated
Hong Kong
To the Fore
[45]
破風
Mandarin
Dante Lam
Not nominated
Hungary
Son of Saul
[46]
Saul fia
Hungarian , Yiddish, German,
Polish , Russian,
Slovak , Czech, Greek
László Nemes
Won Academy Award
[13]
Iceland
Rams
[47]
Hrútar
Icelandic
Grímur Hákonarson
Not nominated
India
Court
[48]
कोर्ट
Marathi , Hindi,
Gujarati , English
Chaitanya Tamhane
Not nominated
Iran
Muhammad: The Messenger of God
[49]
محمد رسولالله
Persian
Majid Majidi
Not nominated
Iraq
Memories on Stone
[50]
Bîranînen li ser kevirî
Kurdish
Shawkat Amin Korki
Not nominated
Ireland
Viva
[51]
Spanish
Paddy Breathnach
Made shortlist
[23]
Israel
Baba Joon
[52]
באבא ג'ון / بابا جون
Persian
Yuval Delshad
Not nominated
Italy
Don't Be Bad
[53]
Non essere cattivo
Italian
Claudio Caligari
Not nominated
Ivory Coast
Run
[54]
French
Philippe Lacôte
Not nominated
Japan
100 Yen Love
[55]
百円の恋
Japanese
Masaharu Take
Not nominated
Jordan
Theeb
[56]
ذيب
Hejazi Arabic , English
Naji Abu Nowar
Nominated
[12]
Kazakhstan
Stranger
[57]
Жат
Kazakh
Ermek Tursunov
Not nominated
Kosovo
Babai
[58]
Albanian
Visar Morina
Not nominated
Kyrgyzstan
Heavenly Nomadic
[59]
Сутак
Kyrgyz
Mirlan Abdykalykov
Not nominated
Latvia
Modris
[60]
Latvian
Juris Kursietis
Not nominated
Lebanon
Void
[61]
وينن
Arabic
Tarek Korkomaz, Zeina Makki, Jad Beyrouthy, Christelle Ighniades, Salim Habr, Maria Abdel Karim, Naji Bechara
Not nominated
Lithuania
The Summer of Sangailė
[62]
Sangailės vasara
Lithuanian
Alantė Kavaitė
Not nominated
Luxembourg
Baby(a)lone
[63]
Luxembourgish
Donato Rotunno
Not nominated
Macedonia
Honey Night
[64]
Медена ноќ
Macedonian
Ivo Trajkov
Not nominated
Malaysia
Men Who Save the World
[65]
Lelaki Harapan Dunia
Malay
Liew Seng Tat
Not nominated
Mexico
600 Miles
[66]
Spanish, English
Gabriel Ripstein
Not nominated
Montenegro
You Carry Me
[67]
Ti mene nosiš
Croatian
Ivona Juka
Not nominated
Morocco
Aida
[68]
عايدة
Arabic
Driss Mrini
Not nominated
Nepal
Talakjung vs Tulke
[69]
टलकजंग भर्सेस टुल्के
Nepali
Nischal Basnet
Not nominated
Netherlands
The Paradise Suite
[70]
Bulgarian, Swedish, French, Bosnian, Serbian, Dutch, English
Joost van Ginkel
Not nominated
Norway
The Wave
[71]
Bølgen
Norwegian , Danish
Roar Uthaug
Not nominated
Pakistan
Moor
[72]
ماں, مور
Urdu ,
Pashto
Jami
Not nominated
Palestine
The Wanted 18
[73]
Arabic, English,
Hebrew
Paul Cowan ,
Amer Shomali
Not nominated
Panama
Box 25
[74]
Caja 25
Spanish
Mercedes Arias , Delfina Vidal
Not on the final list
Paraguay
Cloudy Times
[75]
El tiempo nublado
Spanish, English
Arami Ullon
Not nominated
Peru
NN
[76]
NN: Sin identidad
Spanish
Héctor Gálvez
Not nominated
Philippines
Heneral Luna
[77]
Filipino , English, Spanish, French,
Kinaray-a ,
Hiligaynon
Jerrold Tarog
Not nominated
Poland
11 Minutes
[78]
11 Minut
Polish, English
Jerzy Skolimowski
Not nominated
Portugal
Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One
[79]
As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2 - O Desolado
Portuguese
Miguel Gomes
Not nominated
Romania
Aferim!
[80]
Romanian ,
Romani
Radu Jude
Not nominated
Russia
Sunstroke
[81]
Солнечный удар
Russian
Nikita Mikhalkov
Not nominated
Serbia
Enclave
[82]
Енклава
Serbian, Albanian
Goran Radovanović
Not nominated
Singapore
7 Letters
[83]
Malay,
Hokkien , Mandarin,
Malayalam ,
Tamil , English
Boo Junfeng ,
Eric Khoo ,
Jack Neo ,
K Rajagopal ,
Tan Pin Pin ,
Royston Tan ,
Kelvin Tong
Not nominated
Slovakia
Goat
[84]
Koza
Slovak , Czech
Ivan Ostrochovský
Not nominated
Slovenia
The Tree
[85]
Drevo
Slovene
Sonja Prosenc
Not nominated
South Africa
The Two of Us
[86]
Thina Sobabili
Zulu
Ernest Nkosi
Not nominated
South Korea
The Throne
[87]
사도
Korean
Lee Joon-ik
Not nominated
Spain
Flowers
[88]
Loreak
Basque
Jon Garaño, Jose Mari Goenaga
Not nominated
Sweden
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
[89]
En duva satt på en gren och funderade över tillvaron
Swedish
Roy Andersson
Not nominated
Switzerland
Iraqi Odyssey
[90]
Arabic
Samir
Not nominated
Taiwan
The Assassin
[91]
刺客聶隱娘
Mandarin
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Not nominated
Thailand
How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)
[92]
พี่ชาย My Hero
Thai
Josh Kim
Not nominated
Turkey
Sivas
[93]
Turkish
Kaan Müjdeci
Not nominated
United Kingdom
Under Milk Wood
[94]
Dan y Wenallt
Welsh , English
Kevin Allen
Not nominated
Uruguay
A Moonless Night
[95]
Una noche sin luna
Spanish
Germán Tejeira
Not nominated
Venezuela
Gone with the River
[96]
Dauna. Lo que lleva el río
Warao
Mario Crespo
Not nominated
Vietnam
Jackpot
[97]
Trúng số
Vietnamese
Dustin Nguyen
Not nominated
Notes
Afghanistan Afghanistan's submission was on the official list, but it was disqualified a few days prior to its Academy screening for having too much dialogue in English.
[98] The Afghan filmmakers union tried to appeal, bringing the language breakdown by minutes, but they were unsuccessful.
[98]
China's submission was originally reported as being
Wolf Totem directed by
Jean-Jacques Annaud ,
[99] but this was changed to
Go Away Mr. Tumor by
Han Yan when the final list was released.
[5]
Cuba announced that it had convened a selection committee which decided by majority vote not to send a film to the Oscars.
[100]
The Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC) asked for films to be submitted by 6 July 2015.
[101] Nigeria planned to submit a film for the first time last year, but ultimately no entries were eligible.
[101]
Panama had reportedly submitted the documentary
Box 25 directed by
Mercedes Arias and
Delfina Vidal ,
[102] but the film was not on the final list.
[5]
Ukraine missed the deadline to submit a film, but requested an extension from the Academy.
[103]
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