This is a list of submissions to the 33rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States.[1] The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole.[2] Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country.[2]

For the 33rd Academy Awards, twelve films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Brazil submitted a film to the competition for the first time. The titles highlighted were the five nominated films, which came from France, Italy, Mexico, Sweden and Yugoslavia. The eventual winner was Ingmar Bergman's revenge drama The Virgin Spring, which represented Sweden.[3]

Submissions

Submitting countryFilm title used in nominationOriginal titleLanguage(s)Director(s)Result
 BrazilDeath Commands BrigandageA Morte Comanda o CangaçoBrazilian PortugueseCarlos Coimbra & Walter Guimarães Motta Not nominated
 FranceLa VéritéFrenchHenri-Georges Clouzot Nominated
 West GermanyFaustGermanPeter Gorski Not nominated
 Hong KongThe Enchanting Shadow倩女幽魂MandarinLi Han-hsiang Not nominated
 IndiaThe Great Moghulमुग़ल-ए आज़म / مغلِ اعظمHindi, UrduK. Asif Not nominated
 ItalyKapòItalianGillo Pontecorvo Nominated
 JapanLate Autumn秋日和JapaneseYasujirō Ozu Not nominated
 MexicoMacarioSpanishRoberto Gavaldón Nominated
 Spain At Five O'Clock in the AfternoonA las cinco de la tardeJuan Antonio Bardem Not nominated
 SwedenThe Virgin SpringJungfrukällanSwedishIngmar Bergman Won Academy Award
 United Arab RepublicTeenagersالمراهقاتArabicAhmed Diaeddin Not nominated
 YugoslaviaThe Ninth CircleDeveti krugSerbo-CroatianFrance Štiglic Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Academy Awards 2 - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". 2008-06-22. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  2. 1 2 "Rule 14 | 81st Academy Awards Rules | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". 2008-08-09. Archived from the original on 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  3. ↑ "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-29.

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