List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Belgium has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1967. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.[1] It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.[2]
Seven Belgian films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Of these films, two have been directed by Gérard Corbiau: The Music Teacher and Farinelli.[3] The five other Belgian directors to have films accepted as nominees are Jacques Boigelot, Stijn Coninx, Dominique Deruddere, Michaël R. Roskam and Felix Van Groeningen. Boigelot's Peace in the Fields was accepted as a nominee at the 43rd Academy Awards,[4] Stijn Coninx's Daens was a nominee in 1993,[5] Deruddere's Everybody's Famous! was a nominee at the 73rd Academy Awards,[6] Roskam's Bullhead for the 84th and Van Groeningen's The Broken Circle Breakdown for the 86th.
Submissions
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 since 1956.[2] The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award.[1] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Belgium for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 (40th) |
Le Départ | Le Départ | French | Skolimowski, JerzyJerzy Skolimowski | Not Nominated |
1969 (42nd) |
Palaver | Palaver | Dutch | Degelin, EmileEmile Degelin | Not Nominated |
1970 (43rd) |
Peace in the Fields | Paix sur les champs | French | Boigelot, JacquesJacques Boigelot | Nominated |
1972 (45th) |
The Lonely Killers | Les Tueurs Fous | French | Szulzinger, BorisBoris Szulzinger | Not Nominated |
1974 (47th) |
The Conscript | De loteling | Dutch | Verhavert, RolandRoland Verhavert | Not Nominated |
1976 (49th) |
High Street | Rue Haute | French | Ernotte, AndréAndré Ernotte | Not Nominated |
1977 (50th) |
Rubens | Rubens, schilder en diplomaat | Dutch | Verhavert, RolandRoland Verhavert | Not Nominated |
1979 (52nd) |
Woman in a Twilight Garden | Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf | Dutch | Delvaux, AndréAndré Delvaux | Not Nominated |
1981 (54th) |
Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven | Le Grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven | French | Andrien, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Andrien | Not Nominated |
1982 (55th) |
Minuet | Menuet | Dutch | Rademakers, LiliLili Rademakers | Not Nominated |
1985 (58th) |
Dust | Dust | English | Hänsel, MarionMarion Hänsel | Not Nominated |
1986 (59th) |
Jumping | Springen | Dutch | De Decker, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre De Decker | Not Nominated |
1987 (60th) |
The Cruel Embrace | Les noces barbares | French | Hänsel, MarionMarion Hänsel | Not Nominated |
1988 (61st) |
The Music Teacher | Le maître de musique | French | Corbiau, GérardGérard Corbiau | Nominated |
1989 (62nd) |
The Sacrament | Het Sacrament | Dutch | Claus, HugoHugo Claus | Not Nominated |
1991 (64th) |
Toto the Hero | Toto le héros | French | Van Dormael, JacoJaco Van Dormael | Not Nominated |
1992 (65th) |
Daens | Daens | Dutch, French | Coninx, StijnStijn Coninx | Nominated |
1993 (66th) |
Just Friends | Just Friends | Dutch, French | Wajnberg, Marc-HenriMarc-Henri Wajnberg | Not Nominated |
1994 (67th) |
Farinelli | Farinelli Il Castrato | French, Italian | Corbiau, GérardGérard Corbiau | Nominated |
1995 (68th) |
Manneken Pis | Manneken Pis | Dutch | Van Passel, FrankFrank Van Passel | Not Nominated |
1996 (69th) |
The Eighth Day | Le huitième jour | French | Van Dormael, JacoJaco Van Dormael | Not Nominated |
1997 (70th) |
My Life in Pink | Ma vie en rose | French | Berliner, AlainAlain Berliner | Not Nominated |
1998 (71st) |
Rosie | Rosie | Dutch | Toye, PatricePatrice Toye | Not Nominated |
1999 (72nd) |
Rosetta | Rosetta | French | Dardenne, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
2000 (73rd) |
Everybody's Famous! | Iedereen beroemd! | Dutch, English | Deruddere, DominiqueDominique Deruddere | Nominated |
2001 (74th) |
Pauline & Paulette | Pauline & Paulette | Dutch | Debrauwer, LievenLieven Debrauwer | Not Nominated |
2002 (75th) |
The Son | Le fils | French | Dardenne, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
2003 (76th) |
Sea of Silence | Verder dan de maan | Dutch | Coninx, StijnStijn Coninx | Not Nominated |
2004 (77th) |
The Alzheimer Case | De zaak alzheimer | Dutch | Van Looy, ErikErik Van Looy | Not Nominated |
2005 (78th) |
The Child | L'enfant | French | Dardenne, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
2006 (79th) |
Someone Else's Happiness | Een ander zijn geluk | Dutch | Troch, FienFien Troch | Not Nominated |
2007 (80th) |
Ben X | Ben X | Dutch | Balthazar, NicNic Balthazar | Not Nominated |
2008 (81st) |
Eldorado | Eldorado | French | Lanners, BouliBouli Lanners | Not Nominated |
2009 (82nd) |
The Misfortunates | De Helaasheid der Dingen | Dutch | Van Groeningen, FelixFelix Van Groeningen | Not Nominated |
2010 (83rd) |
Illegal[7] | Illégal | French | Masset-Depasse, OlivierOlivier Masset-Depasse | Not Nominated |
2011 (84th) |
Bullhead[8] | Rundskop | Dutch | Roskam, Michael R.Michael R. Roskam | Nominated |
2012 (85th) |
Our Children[9] | À perdre la raison | French | Lafosse, JoachimJoachim Lafosse | Not Nominated |
2013 (86th) |
The Broken Circle Breakdown[10] | The Broken Circle Breakdown | Dutch | Felix Van Groeningen | Nominated[11] |
2014 (87th) |
Two Days, One Night[12] | Deux jours, une nuit | French | Dardenne, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
2015 (88th) |
The Brand New Testament[13] | Le Tout Nouveau Testament | French | Van Dormael, JacoJaco Van Dormael | Made December Shortlist[14] |
2016 (89th) |
The Ardennes[15] | D'Ardennen | Dutch | Pront, RobinRobin Pront | TBD |
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- Cinema of Belgium
References
- 1 2 "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- 1 2 "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ↑ "Gerard Corbiau - Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ↑ "James Boigelot - Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ↑ Daens, Academy Award nominee in 1993
- ↑ Meek, Tom (2001-07-19). "Short Reviews - Everybody's Famous". The Phoenix. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ↑ Mundell, Ian (2010-09-17). "Belgium selects 'Illegal' for Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ↑ "Oscars 2012: Nominees in full". BBC News. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ↑ "" A perdre la raison " représentera la Belgique pour l'Oscar du " Meilleur film en langue étrangère "". Radio Télévision Belge Francophone. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "The Broken Circle Breakdown represents Belgium at Foreign Language Oscars". Flanders Image. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ "Oscars: Main nominations 2014". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- ↑ "Belgium enters Dardennes to Oscar race". Screendaily. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (22 September 2015). "Belgium Sends 'The Brand New Testament' To Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance In Oscar Race". Oscars. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ Cavassuto, Maria (30 August 2016). "'The Ardennes' to Represent Belgium in Academy Awards Race". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2016.