This is a list of submissions to the 42nd 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 42nd Academy Awards, twenty-four films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The five nominees came from Algeria, France, Sweden, the USSR and Yugoslavia. Algeria, submitting a film for the first time, became the first African country to receive an Oscar nomination in this category. Algeria ending up winning the award (for the only time) for the political thriller Z, a co-production with France.[3]

Submissions

Submitting countryFilm title used in nominationOriginal titleLanguage(s)Director(s)Result
 AlgeriaZFrench, Russian, EnglishCosta-Gavras Won Academy Award
 AustriaMoss on the StonesMoos auf den SteinenGermanGeorg Lhotsky Not nominated
 BelgiumPalaverSwahili, Dutch, French, English, German, LatinEmile Degelin Not nominated
 BrazilAntonio das MortesO Dragão da Maldade Contra o Santo GuerreiroBrazilian PortugueseGlauber Rocha Not nominated
 CzechoslovakiaThe CrematorSpalovač mrtvolCzech, HebrewJuraj Herz Not nominated
 DenmarkBallad of Carl-HenningBalladen om Carl-HenningDanishLene Grønlykke and Sven Grønlykke Not nominated
 FranceMy Night at Maud'sMa Nuit Chez MaudFrenchÉric Rohmer Nominated
 West GermanyHunting Scenes from BavariaJagdszenen aus NiederbayernGermanPeter Fleischmann Not nominated
 GreeceGirls in the SunΚοριτσια στον ΗλιοGreekVasilis Georgiadis Not nominated
 Hong KongThe Arch董夫人MandarinTang Shu Shuen Not nominated
 HungaryThe Upthrown StoneFeldobott kőHungarianSándor Sára Not nominated
 IndiaDeiva Maganதெய்வ மகன்TamilA. C. Tirulokchandar Not nominated
 IsraelSiege/MatzorמצורHebrewGilberto Tofano Not nominated
 ItalyFellini SatyriconItalian, LatinFederico Fellini Not nominated
 JapanKuragejima, Legends From a Southern Island神々の深き欲望JapaneseShōhei Imamura Not nominated
 South KoreaThe Old Craftsman of Jar독짓는 늙은이KoreanChoi Ha-won Not nominated
 NetherlandsMonsieur HawardenDutchHarry Kümel Not nominated
 PeruThe Green WallLa muralla verdeSpanishArmando Robles Godoy Not nominated
 PolandEverything for SaleWszystko na sprzedazPolishAndrzej Wajda Not nominated
 RomaniaA Woman for a SeasonRăutăciosul adolescentRomanianGheorghe Vitanidis Not nominated
 Soviet UnionThe Brothers KaramazovБратья КарамазовыRussianKirill Lavrov, Ivan Pyryev and Mikhail Ulyanov Nominated
 SpainLa CelestinaSpanishCésar Fernández Ardavín Not nominated
 SwedenÅdalen 31SwedishBo Widerberg Nominated
 YugoslaviaBattle of NeretvaBitka na NeretviSerbo-CroatianVeljko Bulajić Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Academy Awards 2 - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". 22 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Rule 14 | 81st Academy Awards Rules | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 November 2011.

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