List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
France has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since the conception of the award in 1956. France has been one of the most successful countries in the world in this category, and more than half of their Oscar submissions have achieved Oscar nominations. As of October 2015, France has submitted 60 films for consideration. Of these, 36 have achieved Oscar nominations and nine have won the award, not including Honorary Awards.
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]
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was not created until 1956; however, between 1947 and 1955, the Academy presented Honorary Awards to the best foreign language films released in the United States. These awards were not competitive, as there were no nominees but simply a winner every year that was voted on by the Board of Governors of the Academy.[2] Three French films received Honorary Awards during this period. For the 1956 Academy Awards, 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.[3]
The French submission is decided annually by the Centre national de la cinématographie, affiliated with the French Ministry of Culture.[4]
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.[3] 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] Before the award was created, the Board of Governors of the Academy voted on a film every year that was considered the best foreign-language film released in the United States, and there were no submissions.[2]
France is the only country that has submitted a film every year since the creation of the award in 1956 and also the only country which has been nominated at more than half of the occasions where the award was given.
Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by France for review by the Academy. All submissions were primarily in French, with the notable exceptions of the winning Portuguese-language Black Orpheus in 1959, which was a co-production with Brazil and Mustang in 2015, which was in Turkish.
| Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 (21st) |
Monsieur Vincent | Monsieur Vincent | Cloche, MauriceMaurice Cloche | Won Honorary Award |
| 1950 (23rd) |
The Walls of Malapaga | Au-delà des grilles | Clément, RenéRené Clément | Won Honorary Award |
| 1952 (25th) |
Forbidden Games | Jeux interdits | Clément, RenéRené Clément | Won Honorary Award |
| 1956 (29th) |
Gervaise | Gervaise | Clément, RenéRené Clément | Nominated |
| 1957 (30th) |
Gates of Paris | Porte des Lilas | Clair, RenéRené Clair | Nominated |
| 1958 (31st) |
My Uncle | Mon Oncle | Tati, JacquesJacques Tati | Won Academy Award |
| 1959 (32nd) |
Black Orpheus | Orfeu Negro | Camus, MarcelMarcel Camus | Won Academy Award |
| 1960 (33rd) |
La Vérité | La Vérité | Clouzot, Henri-GeorgesHenri-Georges Clouzot | Nominated |
| 1961 (34th) |
Last Year at Marienbad | L'année dernière à Marienbad | Resnais, AlainAlain Resnais | Not Nominated |
| 1962 (35th) |
Sundays and Cybele | Les dimanches de ville d'Avray | Bourguignon, SergeSerge Bourguignon | Won Academy Award |
| 1963 (36th) |
The Fire Within | Le feu follet | Malle, LouisLouis Malle | Not Nominated |
| 1964 (37th) |
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | Les Parapluies de Cherbourg | Demy, JacquesJacques Demy | Nominated |
| 1965 (38th) |
Pierrot le Fou | Pierrot le fou | Godard, Jean-LucJean-Luc Godard | Not Nominated |
| 1966 (39th) |
A Man and a Woman | Un homme et une femme | Lelouch, ClaudeClaude Lelouch | Won Academy Award |
| 1967 (40th) |
Live for Life | Vivre Pour Vivre | Lelouch, ClaudeClaude Lelouch | Nominated |
| 1968 (41st) |
Stolen Kisses | Baisers volés | Truffaut, FrançoisFrançois Truffaut | Nominated |
| 1969 (42nd) |
My Night with Maud | Ma nuit chez Maud | Rohmer, ÉricÉric Rohmer | Nominated |
| 1970 (43rd) |
Hoa-Binh | Hoa-Binh | Coutard, RaoulRaoul Coutard | Nominated |
| 1971 (44th) |
Ramparts of Clay | Remparts d'argile | Bertucelli, Jean-LouisJean-Louis Bertucelli | Not Nominated |
| 1972 (45th) |
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie | Buñuel, LuisLuis Buñuel | Won Academy Award |
| 1973 (46th) |
Day for Night | La Nuit américaine | Truffaut, FrançoisFrançois Truffaut | Won Academy Award |
| 1974 (47th) |
Lacombe, Lucien | Lacombe Lucien | Malle, LouisLouis Malle | Nominated |
| 1975 (48th) |
India Song | India Song | Duras, MargueriteMarguerite Duras | Not Nominated |
| 1976 (49th) |
Cousin, cousine | Cousin, cousine | Tacchella, Jean-CharlesJean-Charles Tacchella | Nominated |
| 1977 (50th) |
Madame Rosa | La Vie devant soi | Mizrahi, MoshéMoshé Mizrahi | Won Academy Award |
| 1978 (51st) |
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs | Préparez vos mouchoirs | Blier, BertrandBertrand Blier | Won Academy Award |
| 1979 (52nd) |
A Simple Story | Une histoire simple | Sautet, ClaudeClaude Sautet | Nominated |
| 1980 (53rd) |
The Last Metro | Le Dernier Métro | Truffaut, FrançoisFrançois Truffaut | Nominated |
| 1981 (54th) |
Diva | Diva | Beineix, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Beineix | Not Nominated |
| 1982 (55th) |
Coup de Torchon | Coup de torchon | Tavernier, BertrandBertrand Tavernier | Nominated |
| 1983 (56th) |
Entre Nous | Coup de foudre | Kurys, DianeDiane Kurys | Nominated |
| 1984 (57th) |
So Long, Stooge | Tchao Pantin | Berri, ClaudeClaude Berri | Not Nominated |
| 1985 (58th) |
Three Men and a Cradle | Trois hommes et un couffin | Serreau, ColineColine Serreau | Nominated |
| 1986 (59th) |
Betty Blue | 37°2 le matin | Beineix, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Beineix | Nominated |
| 1987 (60th) |
Au revoir les enfants | Au revoir les enfants | Malle, LouisLouis Malle | Nominated |
| 1988 (61st) |
The Reader | La Lectrice | Deville, MichelMichel Deville | Not Nominated |
| 1989 (62nd) |
Camille Claudel | Camille Claudel | Nuytten, BrunoBruno Nuytten | Nominated |
| 1990 (63rd) |
Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | Rappeneau, Jean-PaulJean-Paul Rappeneau | Nominated |
| 1991 (64th) |
Van Gogh | Van Gogh | Pialat, MauriceMaurice Pialat | Not Nominated |
| 1992 (65th) |
Indochine | Indochine | Wargnier, RégisRégis Wargnier | Won Academy Award |
| 1993 (66th) |
Germinal | Germinal | Berri, ClaudeClaude Berri | Not Nominated |
| 1994 (67th) |
Wild Reeds | Les roseaux sauvages | Téchiné, AndréAndré Téchiné | Not Nominated |
| 1995 (68th) |
French Twist | Gazon maudit | Balasko, JosianeJosiane Balasko | Not Nominated |
| 1996 (69th) |
Ridicule | Ridicule | Leconte, PatricePatrice Leconte | Nominated |
| 1997 (70th) |
Western | Western | Poirier, ManuelManuel Poirier | Not Nominated |
| 1998 (71st) |
The Dreamlife of Angels | La vie rêvée des anges | Zonca, ErickErick Zonca | Not Nominated |
| 1999 (72nd) |
East/West | Est-Ouest [A] | Wargnier, RégisRégis Wargnier | Nominated |
| 2000 (73rd) |
The Taste of Others | Le goût des autres | Jaoui, AgnèsAgnès Jaoui | Nominated |
| 2001 (74th) |
Amélie | Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain | Jeunet, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Jeunet | Nominated |
| 2002 (75th) |
8 Women | 8 femmes | Ozon, FrançoisFrançois Ozon | Not Nominated |
| 2003 (76th) |
Bon Voyage | Bon voyage | Rappeneau, Jean-PaulJean-Paul Rappeneau | Not Nominated |
| 2004 (77th) |
The Chorus | Les Choristes | Barratier, ChristopheChristophe Barratier | Nominated |
| 2005 (78th) |
Joyeux Noël | Joyeux Noël | Carion, ChristianChristian Carion | Nominated |
| 2006 (79th) |
Avenue Montaigne | Fauteuils d'orchestre | Thompson, DanièleDanièle Thompson | Made January Shortlist |
| 2007 (80th) |
Persepolis | Persepolis* | Paronnaud, VincentVincent Paronnaud Satrapi, MarjaneMarjane Satrapi |
Not Nominated |
| 2008 (81st) |
The Class | Entre les murs | Cantet, LaurentLaurent Cantet | Nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) |
A Prophet | Un prophéte | Audiard, JacquesJacques Audiard | Nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) |
Of Gods and Men[5] | Des hommes et des dieux | Beauvois, XavierXavier Beauvois | Not Nominated[6] |
| 2011 (84th) |
Declaration of War[7] | La Guerre est déclarée | Donzelli, ValérieValérie Donzelli | Not Nominated |
| 2012 (85th) |
The Intouchables[8] | Intouchables | Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache | Made January Shortlist[9] |
| 2013 (86th) |
Renoir[10] | Renoir | Bourdos, GillesGilles Bourdos | Not Nominated |
| 2014 (87th) |
Saint Laurent[11] | Saint Laurent | Bonello, BertrandBertrand Bonello | Not Nominated |
| 2015 (88th) |
Mustang[12] | Mustang | Ergüven, Deniz GamzeDeniz Gamze Ergüven | Nominated[13] |
| 2016 (89th) |
Elle[14] | Elle | Verhoeven, PaulPaul Verhoeven | TBD |
References
- General
- "81ST Annual Academy Awards - Oscar Nominations Fact Sheet" (PDF). Oscars.org. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- Specific
- 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 1". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- 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 2008-08-22.
- ↑ Kadivar, Darius (2007-09-19). "Persepolis to Represent France at Hollywood Oscars 2008!". Payvand.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ↑ "France names 'Of Gods and Men' in Oscar bid". hollywoodreporter. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "'Intouchables' selected for Oscar race". Variety. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie For Oscar". Oscars. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ↑ "Renoir représentera la France aux Oscars 2014". L'Express. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ↑ "Oscars: France Selects 'Saint Laurent' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ Richford, Rhonda (22 September 2015). "Oscars: France Selects 'Mustang' As Foreign-Language Submission". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ Ford, Rebecca (14 January 2016). "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ Richford, Rhonda (26 September 2016). "Oscars: France Selects 'Elle' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
Notes
- A Russian title: Восток-Запад
