List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Greece has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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 created for 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.
For the 78th Academy Awards, Greece selected Nyfes but it was ruled ineligible for being in English.
In the 1990s, Greek film law stipulated that the winner of the Greek Film Competition at the Thessaloniki Film Festival would represent Greece at the Oscars the following year. After Greek films that were mostly in English (and thus ineligible for the Foreign Language Film award) won the award in 2005 and 2007, Greece decided to revise the selection process. Beginning in 2008, the Greek submission is determined by an ad hoc committee appointed under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture. The first film to be selected under the new rules was Correction, since El Greco contained too much English to qualify.[2]
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. 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 Greece for review by the Academy for the award by the year of the submission and the respective Academy Award ceremony.
| Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 (30th) |
The Lagoon of Desire | Η λίμνη των πόθων | Zervos, GiorgosGiorgos Zervos | Not Nominated |
| 1962 (35th) |
Electra | Ilektra (Ηλέκτρα) | Cacoyannis, MichaelMichael Cacoyannis | Nominated |
| 1963 (36th) |
The Red Lanterns | Τα κόκκινα φανάρια | Georgiadis, VasilisVasilis Georgiadis | Nominated |
| 1964 (37th) |
Treason | Προδοσία | Manoussakis, KostasKostas Manoussakis | Not Nominated |
| 1965 (38th) |
Blood on the Land | Το χώμα βάφτηκε κόκκινο | Georgiadis, VasilisVasilis Georgiadis | Nominated |
| 1966 (39th) |
Queen of Clubs | Dama Spathi (Ντάμα σπαθί) | Skalenakis, GeorgeGeorge Skalenakis | Not Nominated |
| 1968 (41st) |
Imperiale | Βυζαντινή Ραψωδία | Skalenakis, GeorgeGeorge Skalenakis | Not Nominated |
| 1969 (42nd) |
Girls in the Sun | Κορίτσια στον Ήλιο | Georgiadis, VasilisVasilis Georgiadis | Not Nominated |
| 1975 (48th) |
The Travelling Players | O Thiasos (Ο Θίασος) | Angelopoulos, TheoTheo Angelopoulos | Not Nominated |
| 1977 (50th) |
Iphigenia | Ifigeneia (Iφιγένεια) | Cacoyannis, MichaelMichael Cacoyannis | Nominated |
| 1981 (54th) |
The Man with the Carnation | Ο άνθρωπος με το γαρίφαλο | Tzimas, NikosNikos Tzimas | Not Nominated |
| 1982 (55th) |
Angel | Angelos (Άγγελος) | Katakouzinos, GiorgosGiorgos Katakouzinos | Not Nominated |
| 1987 (60th) |
Theofilos | Theofilos (Θεόφιλος) | Papastathis, LakisLakis Papastathis | Not Nominated |
| 1988 (61st) |
In the Shadow of Fear | Στη σκιά του τρόμου | Karypidis, YiorgosYiorgos Karypidis | Not Nominated |
| 1989 (62nd) |
Landscape in the Mist | Τοπίο στην ομίχλη | Angelopoulos, TheoTheo Angelopoulos | Not Nominated |
| 1990 (63rd) |
Love Under the Date-Tree | Erotas sti hourmadia (Έρωτας στη χουρμαδιά) | Tsiolis, StavrosStavros Tsiolis | Not Nominated |
| 1995 (68th) |
Ulysses' Gaze | Το Βλέμμα του Οδυσσέα | Angelopoulos, TheoTheo Angelopoulos | Not Nominated |
| 1997 (70th) |
Slaughter of the Cock | Η Σφαγή του Κόκορα | Pantzis, AndreasAndreas Pantzis | Not Nominated |
| 1998 (71st) |
Eternity and a Day | Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα | Angelopoulos, TheoTheo Angelopoulos | Not Nominated |
| 1999 (72nd) |
From the Edge of the City | Apo tin akri tis polis (Από την άκρη της πόλης) | Giannaris, ConstantinosConstantinos Giannaris | Not Nominated |
| 2000 (73rd) |
Peppermint | Peppermint | Kapakas, CostasCostas Kapakas | Not Nominated |
| 2001 (74th) |
In Good Company | Enas & enas (Ένας κι ένας) | Zapatinas, NikosNikos Zapatinas | Not Nominated |
| 2002 (75th) |
The Only Journey of His Life | Το μόνον της ζωής του ταξείδιον | Papastathis, LakisLakis Papastathis | Not Nominated |
| 2003 (76th) |
Think It Over | Θα το Μετανιώσεις | Evangelakou, KaterinaKaterina Evangelakou | Not Nominated |
| 2004 (77th) |
A Touch of Spice | Politiki kouzina (Πολίτικη Κουζίνα) | Boulmetis, TassosTassos Boulmetis | Not Nominated |
| 2006 (79th) |
Chariton's Choir | I Horodia tou Haritona (Η χωρωδία του Χαρίτωνα) | Karantinakis, GrigorisGrigoris Karantinakis | Not Nominated |
| 2007 (80th) |
Eduart | Eduart | Antoniou, AngelikiAngeliki Antoniou | Not Nominated |
| 2008 (81st) |
Correction | Διόρθωση | Anastopoulos, ThanosThanos Anastopoulos | Not Nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) |
Slaves in Their Bonds | Οι Σκλάβοι στα Δεσμά τους | Lykouresis, AdonisAdonis Lykouresis | Not Nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) |
Dogtooth | Κυνόδοντας | Lanthimos, YorgosYorgos Lanthimos | Nominated[3] |
| 2011 (84th) |
Attenberg[4] | Attenberg | Athina Rachel Tsangari | Not Nominated |
| 2012 (85th) |
Unfair World[5] | Άδικος Κόσμος | Filippos Tsitos | Not Nominated |
| 2013 (86th) |
Boy Eating the Bird's Food[6] | Το Αγόρι Τρώει το Φαγητό του Πουλιού | Ektoras Lygizos | Not Nominated |
| 2014 (87th) |
Little England[7] | Μικρά Αγγλία | Pantelis Voulgaris | Not Nominated |
| 2015 (88th) |
Xenia[8] | Ξενία | Panos H. Koutras | Not Nominated |
| 2016 (89th) |
Chevalier[9] | Chevalier | Athina Rachel Tsangari | TBD |
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- List of Greek award-winning films in International Film Festivals
- Cinema of Greece
References
- General
- 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.
- ↑ http://www.screendaily.com/thanos-anastopoulos-diorthosi-is-greek-oscar-entry-in-policy-switch/4041095.article
- ↑ "Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "Greece picks 'Unfair World' for Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ↑ "Oscars: Greece Nominates 'Boy Eating the Bird's Food' in Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- ↑ "Greece enters Oscar race with Little England". Screendaily. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ Thompson, Anne (3 September 2015). "Foreign Oscar Submissions So Far". Indie Wire. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ Grivas, Alexis (21 September 2016). "Greece submits 'Chevalier' to Oscars". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
