This is a list of submissions to the 95th Academy Awards for the Best International Feature 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 International Feature 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 International Feature Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. [2] The category was previously called the Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed in April 2019 to Best International Feature Film, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated. [3]
For the 95th Academy Awards, the submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 January 2022 and 30 November 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy was 3 October 2022, [4] and 93 countries submitted a film. [5] Uganda submitted a film for the first time, and Tanzania made a submission for the first time since 2001. [6] [7]
After the 15-film shortlist was announced on December 21, 2022, the five nominees were announced on January 24, 2023. [8] All Quiet on the Western Front by Edward Berger won the award for Germany.
Submitting Country | Film Title used in nomination | Original Title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On [9] | Një Filxhan Kafe dhe Këpucë të Reja Veshur | Albanian, Albanian Sign Language | Gentian Koçi | Not nominated |
Algeria | Our Brothers [10] | Nos frangins | French | Rachid Bouchareb | Not nominated |
Argentina | Argentina, 1985 [11] | Spanish | Santiago Mitre | Nominated [12] | |
Armenia | Aurora's Sunrise [13] | Արշալույսի լուսաբացը | Armenian, English, Turkish, Kurdish, German | Inna Sahakyan | Not nominated |
Australia | You Won't Be Alone [14] | Macedonian | Goran Stolevski | Not nominated | |
Austria | Corsage [15] | German, French, English, Hungarian | Marie Kreutzer | Made shortlist [12] | |
Azerbaijan | Creators [14] | Yaradanlar | Azerbaijani, Russian | Shamil Aliyev | Not nominated |
Bangladesh | Hawa [16] | হাওয়া | Bengali | Mejbaur Rahman Sumon | Not nominated |
Belgium | Close [17] | French, Dutch | Lukas Dhont | Nominated [12] | |
Bolivia | Utama [18] | South Bolivian Quechua, Spanish | Alejandro Loayza Grisi | Not nominated | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | A Ballad [19] | Balada | Bosnian | Aida Begić | Not nominated |
Brazil | Mars One [20] | Marte Um | Brazilian Portuguese | Gabriel Martins | Not nominated |
Bulgaria | In the Heart of the Machine [21] | В сърцето на машината | Bulgarian | Martin Makariev | Not nominated |
Cambodia | Return to Seoul [22] | Retour à Séoul | French, Korean, English | Davy Chou | Made shortlist [12] |
Cameroon | The Planter's Plantation [23] | Cameroonian Pidgin English | Eystein Young Dingha | Not nominated | |
Canada | Eternal Spring [24] | 長春 | Mandarin, English | Jason Loftus | Not nominated |
Chile | Blanquita [25] | Spanish | Fernando Guzzoni | Not nominated | |
China | Nice View [14] | 奇迹·笨小孩 | Mandarin | Wen Muye | Not nominated |
Colombia | The Kings of the World [26] | Los reyes del mundo | Spanish | Laura Mora | Not nominated |
Costa Rica | Domingo and the Mist [27] | Domingo y la niebla | Ariel Escalante | Not nominated | |
Croatia | Safe Place [28] | Sigurno mjesto | Croatian | Juraj Lerotić | Not nominated |
Czech Republic | Il Boemo [29] | Italian, German, Czech | Petr Václav | Not nominated | |
Denmark | Holy Spider [30] | عنکبوت مقدس | Persian | Ali Abbasi | Made shortlist [12] |
Dominican Republic | Bantú Mama [31] | French, Spanish | Ivan Herrera | Not nominated | |
Ecuador | Lo invisible [32] | Spanish | Javier Andrade | Not nominated | |
Estonia | Kalev [33] | Estonian, Russian | Ove Musting | Not nominated | |
Finland | Girl Picture [34] | Tytöt tytöt tytöt | Finnish, French | Alli Haapasalo | Not nominated |
France | Saint Omer [35] | French | Alice Diop | Made shortlist [12] | |
Georgia | A Long Break [36] | დიდი შესვენება | Georgian | Davit Pirtskhalava | Not nominated |
Germany | All Quiet on the Western Front [37] | Im Westen Nichts Neues | German, French, English | Edward Berger | Won Academy Award |
Greece | Magnetic Fields [38] | Μαγνητικά Πεδία | Greek | Yorgos Goussis | Not nominated |
Guatemala | The Silence of the Mole [39] | El silencio del topo | Spanish | Anäis Taracena | Not nominated |
Hong Kong | Where the Wind Blows [40] | 風再起時 | Cantonese | Philip Yung | Not nominated |
Hungary | Blockade [41] | Blokád | Hungarian | Ádám Tõsér | Not nominated |
Iceland | Beautiful Beings [42] | Berdreymi | Icelandic | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Not nominated |
India | Last Film Show [43] | છેલ્લો શો | Gujarati | Pan Nalin | Made shortlist [12] |
Indonesia | Missing Home [44] | Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap | Toba Batak, Indonesian | Bene Dion Rajagukguk | Not nominated |
Iran | World War III [45] | جنگ جهانی سوم | Persian | Houman Seyyedi | Not nominated |
Iraq | The Exam [46] | ئەزموون | Kurdish | Shawkat Amin Korki | Not nominated |
Ireland | The Quiet Girl [47] | An Cailín Ciúin | Irish | Colm Bairéad | Nominated [12] |
Israel | Cinema Sabaya [48] | סינמה סבאיא | Hebrew, Palestinian Arabic | Orit Fouks Rotem | Not nominated |
Italy | Nostalgia [49] | Italian, Egyptian Arabic | Mario Martone | Not nominated | |
Japan | Plan 75 [50] | Japanese, Filipino | Chie Hayakawa | Not nominated | |
Jordan | Farha [51] | فرحة | Palestinian Arabic, Hebrew, English | Darin J. Sallam | Not nominated |
Kazakhstan | Life [52] | Жизнь | Russian, Kazakh | Emir Baigazin | Not nominated |
Kenya | TeraStorm [53] | Swahili, English | Andrew Kaggia | Not nominated | |
Kosovo | Looking for Venera [54] | Në kërkim të Venerës | Albanian | Norika Sefa | Not nominated |
Kyrgyzstan | Home for Sale [55] | Продается дом | Kyrgyz | Taalaibek Kulmendeev | Not nominated |
Latvia | January [56] | Janvāris | Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian | Viestur Kairish | Not nominated |
Lebanon | Memory Box [57] | دفاتر مايا | French, Lebanese Arabic, English | Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige | Not nominated |
Lithuania | Pilgrimsy [58] | Piligrimai | Lithuanian | Laurynas Bareiša | Not nominated |
Luxembourg | Icare [59] | Icare | French | Carlo Vogele | Not nominated |
Malta | Carmen [60] | Maltese, English | Valerie Buhagiar | Not on the final list | |
Mexico | Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths [61] | Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades | Spanish, English | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Made shortlist [12] |
Moldova | Carbon [62] | Romanian, Russian | Ion Borș | Not nominated | |
Mongolia | Harvest Moon [63] | Эргэж ирэхгүй намар | Mongolian | Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam | Not nominated |
Montenegro | The Elegy of Laurel [64] | Elegija lovora | Serbian | Dušan Kasalica | Not nominated |
Morocco | The Blue Caftan [65] | Le bleu du caftan | Moroccan Arabic | Maryam Touzani | Made shortlist [12] |
Nepal | Butterfly on the Windowpane [66] | ऐना झ्यालको पुतली | Nepali | Sujit Bidari | Not nominated |
Netherlands | Narcosis [67] | Dutch | Martijn de Jong | Not nominated | |
New Zealand | Muru [68] | Māori, English | Tearepa Kahi | Not nominated | |
North Macedonia | The Happiest Man in the World [69] | Најсреќниот човек на светот | Bosnian | Teona Strugar Mitevska | Not nominated |
Norway | War Sailor[ citation needed] | Krigsseileren | Norwegian, German, English | Gunnar Vikene | Not nominated |
Pakistan | Joyland [70] | Urdu, Punjabi | Saim Sadiq | Made shortlist [12] | |
Palestine | Mediterranean Fever [71] | حمى البحر المتوسط | Palestinian Arabic | Maha Haj | Not nominated |
Panama | Birthday Boy [72] | Cumpleañero | Spanish | Arturo Montenegro | Not nominated |
Paraguay | Eami [73] | Ayoreo | Paz Encina | Not nominated | |
Peru | Moon Heart [74] | El corazón de la luna | No dialogue | Aldo Salvini | Not nominated |
Philippines | On the Job: The Missing 8 [75] | On the Job: The Missing 8 | Filipino, English | Erik Matti | Not nominated |
Poland | EO [76] | IO | Polish, Italian, English, French | Jerzy Skolimowski | Nominated [12] |
Portugal | Alma Viva [77] | Portuguese, French | Cristèle Alves Meira | Not nominated | |
Romania | Immaculate | Imaculat [78] | Romanian | Monica Stan , George Chiper-Lillemark | Not nominated |
Saudi Arabia | Raven Song [63] | أغنية الغراب | Najdi Arabic | Mohamed Al-Salman | Not nominated |
Senegal | Xalé [79] | Wolof | Moussa Sene Absa | Not nominated | |
Serbia | Darkling [80] | Мрак | Serbian, English, Italian | Dušan Milić | Not nominated |
Singapore | Ajoomma [81] | 花路阿朱妈 | Mandarin, Korean, English | He Shuming | Not nominated |
Slovakia | Victim [82] | Oběť | Czech, Ukrainian | Michal Blaško | Not nominated |
Slovenia | Orchestra [83] | Orkester | Slovene, German | Matevž Luzar | Not nominated |
South Korea | Decision to Leave [84] | 헤어질 결심 | Korean, Mandarin | Park Chan-wook | Made shortlist [12] |
Spain | Alcarràs [85] | Catalan | Carla Simón | Not nominated | |
Sweden | Cairo Conspiracy [86] | Boy from Heaven | Egyptian Arabic | Tarik Saleh | Made shortlist [12] |
Switzerland | A Piece of Sky [87] | Drii Winter | Swiss German | Michael Koch | Not nominated |
Taiwan | Goddamned Asura [88] | 該死的阿修羅 | Mandarin | Lou Yi-an | Not nominated |
Tanzania | Tug of War [6] | Vuta N'Kuvute | Swahili, English | Amil Shivji | Not nominated |
Thailand | One for the Road [89] | วันสุดท้าย..ก่อนบายเธอ | Thai | Nattawut Poonpiriya | Not nominated |
Tunisia | Under the Fig Trees [90] | تحت الشجرة | Tunisian Arabic | Erige Sehiri | Not nominated |
Turkey | Kerr [91] | Turkish | Tayfun Pirselimoğlu | Not nominated | |
Uganda | Tembele [92] | Swahili, Nkore, Luganda [93] | Morris Mugisha | Not nominated | |
Ukraine | Klondike [94] | Клондайк | Ukrainian, Russian, Chechen, Dutch | Maryna Er Gorbach | Not nominated |
United Kingdom | Winners [95] | برندهها | Persian | Hassan Nazer | Not nominated |
Uruguay | The Employer and the Employee [96] | El empleado y el patrón | Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French | Manolo Nieto | Not nominated |
Venezuela | The Box [97] | La caja | Spanish | Lorenzo Vigas | Not nominated |
Vietnam | 578 Magnum[ citation needed] | 578: Phát đạn của kẻ điên | Vietnamese | Lương Đình Dũng | Not nominated |
This is a list of submissions to the 95th Academy Awards for the Best International Feature 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 International Feature 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 International Feature Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. [2] The category was previously called the Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed in April 2019 to Best International Feature Film, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated. [3]
For the 95th Academy Awards, the submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 January 2022 and 30 November 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy was 3 October 2022, [4] and 93 countries submitted a film. [5] Uganda submitted a film for the first time, and Tanzania made a submission for the first time since 2001. [6] [7]
After the 15-film shortlist was announced on December 21, 2022, the five nominees were announced on January 24, 2023. [8] All Quiet on the Western Front by Edward Berger won the award for Germany.
Submitting Country | Film Title used in nomination | Original Title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On [9] | Një Filxhan Kafe dhe Këpucë të Reja Veshur | Albanian, Albanian Sign Language | Gentian Koçi | Not nominated |
Algeria | Our Brothers [10] | Nos frangins | French | Rachid Bouchareb | Not nominated |
Argentina | Argentina, 1985 [11] | Spanish | Santiago Mitre | Nominated [12] | |
Armenia | Aurora's Sunrise [13] | Արշալույսի լուսաբացը | Armenian, English, Turkish, Kurdish, German | Inna Sahakyan | Not nominated |
Australia | You Won't Be Alone [14] | Macedonian | Goran Stolevski | Not nominated | |
Austria | Corsage [15] | German, French, English, Hungarian | Marie Kreutzer | Made shortlist [12] | |
Azerbaijan | Creators [14] | Yaradanlar | Azerbaijani, Russian | Shamil Aliyev | Not nominated |
Bangladesh | Hawa [16] | হাওয়া | Bengali | Mejbaur Rahman Sumon | Not nominated |
Belgium | Close [17] | French, Dutch | Lukas Dhont | Nominated [12] | |
Bolivia | Utama [18] | South Bolivian Quechua, Spanish | Alejandro Loayza Grisi | Not nominated | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | A Ballad [19] | Balada | Bosnian | Aida Begić | Not nominated |
Brazil | Mars One [20] | Marte Um | Brazilian Portuguese | Gabriel Martins | Not nominated |
Bulgaria | In the Heart of the Machine [21] | В сърцето на машината | Bulgarian | Martin Makariev | Not nominated |
Cambodia | Return to Seoul [22] | Retour à Séoul | French, Korean, English | Davy Chou | Made shortlist [12] |
Cameroon | The Planter's Plantation [23] | Cameroonian Pidgin English | Eystein Young Dingha | Not nominated | |
Canada | Eternal Spring [24] | 長春 | Mandarin, English | Jason Loftus | Not nominated |
Chile | Blanquita [25] | Spanish | Fernando Guzzoni | Not nominated | |
China | Nice View [14] | 奇迹·笨小孩 | Mandarin | Wen Muye | Not nominated |
Colombia | The Kings of the World [26] | Los reyes del mundo | Spanish | Laura Mora | Not nominated |
Costa Rica | Domingo and the Mist [27] | Domingo y la niebla | Ariel Escalante | Not nominated | |
Croatia | Safe Place [28] | Sigurno mjesto | Croatian | Juraj Lerotić | Not nominated |
Czech Republic | Il Boemo [29] | Italian, German, Czech | Petr Václav | Not nominated | |
Denmark | Holy Spider [30] | عنکبوت مقدس | Persian | Ali Abbasi | Made shortlist [12] |
Dominican Republic | Bantú Mama [31] | French, Spanish | Ivan Herrera | Not nominated | |
Ecuador | Lo invisible [32] | Spanish | Javier Andrade | Not nominated | |
Estonia | Kalev [33] | Estonian, Russian | Ove Musting | Not nominated | |
Finland | Girl Picture [34] | Tytöt tytöt tytöt | Finnish, French | Alli Haapasalo | Not nominated |
France | Saint Omer [35] | French | Alice Diop | Made shortlist [12] | |
Georgia | A Long Break [36] | დიდი შესვენება | Georgian | Davit Pirtskhalava | Not nominated |
Germany | All Quiet on the Western Front [37] | Im Westen Nichts Neues | German, French, English | Edward Berger | Won Academy Award |
Greece | Magnetic Fields [38] | Μαγνητικά Πεδία | Greek | Yorgos Goussis | Not nominated |
Guatemala | The Silence of the Mole [39] | El silencio del topo | Spanish | Anäis Taracena | Not nominated |
Hong Kong | Where the Wind Blows [40] | 風再起時 | Cantonese | Philip Yung | Not nominated |
Hungary | Blockade [41] | Blokád | Hungarian | Ádám Tõsér | Not nominated |
Iceland | Beautiful Beings [42] | Berdreymi | Icelandic | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Not nominated |
India | Last Film Show [43] | છેલ્લો શો | Gujarati | Pan Nalin | Made shortlist [12] |
Indonesia | Missing Home [44] | Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap | Toba Batak, Indonesian | Bene Dion Rajagukguk | Not nominated |
Iran | World War III [45] | جنگ جهانی سوم | Persian | Houman Seyyedi | Not nominated |
Iraq | The Exam [46] | ئەزموون | Kurdish | Shawkat Amin Korki | Not nominated |
Ireland | The Quiet Girl [47] | An Cailín Ciúin | Irish | Colm Bairéad | Nominated [12] |
Israel | Cinema Sabaya [48] | סינמה סבאיא | Hebrew, Palestinian Arabic | Orit Fouks Rotem | Not nominated |
Italy | Nostalgia [49] | Italian, Egyptian Arabic | Mario Martone | Not nominated | |
Japan | Plan 75 [50] | Japanese, Filipino | Chie Hayakawa | Not nominated | |
Jordan | Farha [51] | فرحة | Palestinian Arabic, Hebrew, English | Darin J. Sallam | Not nominated |
Kazakhstan | Life [52] | Жизнь | Russian, Kazakh | Emir Baigazin | Not nominated |
Kenya | TeraStorm [53] | Swahili, English | Andrew Kaggia | Not nominated | |
Kosovo | Looking for Venera [54] | Në kërkim të Venerës | Albanian | Norika Sefa | Not nominated |
Kyrgyzstan | Home for Sale [55] | Продается дом | Kyrgyz | Taalaibek Kulmendeev | Not nominated |
Latvia | January [56] | Janvāris | Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian | Viestur Kairish | Not nominated |
Lebanon | Memory Box [57] | دفاتر مايا | French, Lebanese Arabic, English | Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige | Not nominated |
Lithuania | Pilgrimsy [58] | Piligrimai | Lithuanian | Laurynas Bareiša | Not nominated |
Luxembourg | Icare [59] | Icare | French | Carlo Vogele | Not nominated |
Malta | Carmen [60] | Maltese, English | Valerie Buhagiar | Not on the final list | |
Mexico | Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths [61] | Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades | Spanish, English | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Made shortlist [12] |
Moldova | Carbon [62] | Romanian, Russian | Ion Borș | Not nominated | |
Mongolia | Harvest Moon [63] | Эргэж ирэхгүй намар | Mongolian | Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam | Not nominated |
Montenegro | The Elegy of Laurel [64] | Elegija lovora | Serbian | Dušan Kasalica | Not nominated |
Morocco | The Blue Caftan [65] | Le bleu du caftan | Moroccan Arabic | Maryam Touzani | Made shortlist [12] |
Nepal | Butterfly on the Windowpane [66] | ऐना झ्यालको पुतली | Nepali | Sujit Bidari | Not nominated |
Netherlands | Narcosis [67] | Dutch | Martijn de Jong | Not nominated | |
New Zealand | Muru [68] | Māori, English | Tearepa Kahi | Not nominated | |
North Macedonia | The Happiest Man in the World [69] | Најсреќниот човек на светот | Bosnian | Teona Strugar Mitevska | Not nominated |
Norway | War Sailor[ citation needed] | Krigsseileren | Norwegian, German, English | Gunnar Vikene | Not nominated |
Pakistan | Joyland [70] | Urdu, Punjabi | Saim Sadiq | Made shortlist [12] | |
Palestine | Mediterranean Fever [71] | حمى البحر المتوسط | Palestinian Arabic | Maha Haj | Not nominated |
Panama | Birthday Boy [72] | Cumpleañero | Spanish | Arturo Montenegro | Not nominated |
Paraguay | Eami [73] | Ayoreo | Paz Encina | Not nominated | |
Peru | Moon Heart [74] | El corazón de la luna | No dialogue | Aldo Salvini | Not nominated |
Philippines | On the Job: The Missing 8 [75] | On the Job: The Missing 8 | Filipino, English | Erik Matti | Not nominated |
Poland | EO [76] | IO | Polish, Italian, English, French | Jerzy Skolimowski | Nominated [12] |
Portugal | Alma Viva [77] | Portuguese, French | Cristèle Alves Meira | Not nominated | |
Romania | Immaculate | Imaculat [78] | Romanian | Monica Stan , George Chiper-Lillemark | Not nominated |
Saudi Arabia | Raven Song [63] | أغنية الغراب | Najdi Arabic | Mohamed Al-Salman | Not nominated |
Senegal | Xalé [79] | Wolof | Moussa Sene Absa | Not nominated | |
Serbia | Darkling [80] | Мрак | Serbian, English, Italian | Dušan Milić | Not nominated |
Singapore | Ajoomma [81] | 花路阿朱妈 | Mandarin, Korean, English | He Shuming | Not nominated |
Slovakia | Victim [82] | Oběť | Czech, Ukrainian | Michal Blaško | Not nominated |
Slovenia | Orchestra [83] | Orkester | Slovene, German | Matevž Luzar | Not nominated |
South Korea | Decision to Leave [84] | 헤어질 결심 | Korean, Mandarin | Park Chan-wook | Made shortlist [12] |
Spain | Alcarràs [85] | Catalan | Carla Simón | Not nominated | |
Sweden | Cairo Conspiracy [86] | Boy from Heaven | Egyptian Arabic | Tarik Saleh | Made shortlist [12] |
Switzerland | A Piece of Sky [87] | Drii Winter | Swiss German | Michael Koch | Not nominated |
Taiwan | Goddamned Asura [88] | 該死的阿修羅 | Mandarin | Lou Yi-an | Not nominated |
Tanzania | Tug of War [6] | Vuta N'Kuvute | Swahili, English | Amil Shivji | Not nominated |
Thailand | One for the Road [89] | วันสุดท้าย..ก่อนบายเธอ | Thai | Nattawut Poonpiriya | Not nominated |
Tunisia | Under the Fig Trees [90] | تحت الشجرة | Tunisian Arabic | Erige Sehiri | Not nominated |
Turkey | Kerr [91] | Turkish | Tayfun Pirselimoğlu | Not nominated | |
Uganda | Tembele [92] | Swahili, Nkore, Luganda [93] | Morris Mugisha | Not nominated | |
Ukraine | Klondike [94] | Клондайк | Ukrainian, Russian, Chechen, Dutch | Maryna Er Gorbach | Not nominated |
United Kingdom | Winners [95] | برندهها | Persian | Hassan Nazer | Not nominated |
Uruguay | The Employer and the Employee [96] | El empleado y el patrón | Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French | Manolo Nieto | Not nominated |
Venezuela | The Box [97] | La caja | Spanish | Lorenzo Vigas | Not nominated |
Vietnam | 578 Magnum[ citation needed] | 578: Phát đạn của kẻ điên | Vietnamese | Lương Đình Dũng | Not nominated |