List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Mexico has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1957. 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 award 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]
Mexico has submitted more than forty films for Oscar consideration over the years, and eight Mexican films have been nominated by the Academy for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Arturo Ripstein has represented Mexico five times- more than any other Mexican director- although he has never received an Oscar nomination.
The Mexican nominee is selected annually by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. The selection committee holds separate votes to decide which film goes to the Oscars and, in a separate vote, which film goes to the Spanish Goya Awards.
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 Mexico for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
All Mexican submissions were in Spanish except their 2007 submission, Silent Light, which was in the Plautdietsch dialect of German.
| Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 (30th) |
Torero! | Torero | Velo, CarlosCarlos Velo | Not Nominated |
| 1959 (32nd) |
Nazarín | Nazarín | Buñuel, LuisLuis Buñuel | Not Nominated |
| 1960 (33rd) |
Macario | Macario | Gavaldón, RobertoRoberto Gavaldón | Nominated |
| 1961 (34th) |
The Important Man | Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante) | Rodríguez, IsmaelIsmael Rodríguez | Nominated |
| 1962 (35th) |
The Pearl of Tlayucan | Tlayucan | Alcoriza, LuisLuis Alcoriza | Nominated |
| 1963 (36th) |
The Paper Man | El hombre de papel | Rodríguez, IsmaelIsmael Rodríguez | Not Nominated |
| 1965 (38th) |
Always Farther Away | Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos) | Alcoriza, LuisLuis Alcoriza | Not Nominated |
| 1966 (39th) |
Black Wind | Viento Negro | González, ServandoServando González | Not Nominated |
| 1967 (40th) |
The Adolescents | Los Adolescentes | Salazar, AbelAbel Salazar | Not Nominated |
| 1971 (44th) |
El Topo | El Topo | Jodorowsky, AlejandroAlejandro Jodorowsky | Not Nominated |
| 1973 (46th) |
Reed: Insurgent Mexico | Reed, México insurgente | Paul Leduc | Not Nominated |
| 1974 (47th) |
Calzonzin Inspector | Calzonzin Inspector | Arau, AlfonsoAlfonso Arau | Not Nominated |
| 1975 (48th) |
Letters from Marusia | Actas de Marusia | Littín, MiguelMiguel Littín | Nominated |
| 1976 (49th) |
Length of War | Longitud de guerra | Martínez Ortega, GonzaloGonzalo Martínez Ortega | Not Nominated |
| 1977 (50th) |
Pafnucio Santo | Pafnucio Santo | Corkidi, RafaelRafael Corkidi | Not Nominated |
| 1978 (51st) |
A Limitless Place | El Lugar sin límites | Ripstein, ArturoArturo Ripstein | Not Nominated |
| 1981 (54th) |
Mojado Power | Mojado Power | Arau, AlfonsoAlfonso Arau | Not Nominated |
| 1983 (56th) |
Eréndira | Eréndira | Guerra, RuyRuy Guerra | Not Nominated |
| 1985 (58th) |
Frida Still Life | Frida, naturaleza viva | Leduc, PaulPaul Leduc | Not Nominated |
| 1986 (59th) |
The Realm of Fortune | El Imperio de la fortuna | Ripstein, ArturoArturo Ripstein | Not Nominated |
| 1987 (60th) |
Life Is Most Important | Lo Que Importa es Vivir | Alcoriza, LuisLuis Alcoriza | Not Nominated |
| 1988 (61st) |
The Last Tunnel | El Último túnel | González, ServandoServando González | Not Nominated |
| 1990 (63rd) |
Cabeza de Vaca | Cabeza de Vaca | Echevarría, NicolásNicolás Echevarría | Not Nominated |
| 1991 (64th) |
Homework | La Tarea | Hermosillo, Jaime HumbertoJaime Humberto Hermosillo | Not Nominated |
| 1992 (65th) |
Like Water for Chocolate | Como agua para chocolate | Arau, AlfonsoAlfonso Arau | Not Nominated |
| 1993 (66th) |
Chronos | Cronos | del Toro, GuillermoGuillermo del Toro | Not Nominated |
| 1994 (67th) |
The Beginning and the End | Principio y fin | Ripstein, ArturoArturo Ripstein | Not Nominated |
| 1995 (68th) |
Midaq Alley | El callejón de los milagros | Fons, JorgeJorge Fons | Not Nominated |
| 1996 (69th) |
Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman | Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda | Berman, SabinaSabina Berman Tardán, IsabelleIsabelle Tardán |
Not Nominated |
| 1997 (70th) |
Deep Crimson | Profundo carmesí | Ripstein, ArturoArturo Ripstein | Not Nominated |
| 1998 (71st) |
Un embrujo | Un embrujo | Carrera, CarlosCarlos Carrera | Not Nominated |
| 1999 (72nd) |
El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba | El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba | Ripstein, ArturoArturo Ripstein | Not Nominated |
| 2000 (73rd) |
Amores perros | Amores perros | Iñárritu, Alejandro GonzálezAlejandro González Iñárritu | Nominated |
| 2001 (74th) |
Perfume de violetas, nadie te oye | Perfume de violetas, nadie te oye | Sistach, MaryseMaryse Sistach | Not Nominated |
| 2002 (75th) |
El crimen del Padre Amaro | El crimen del Padre Amaro | Carrera, CarlosCarlos Carrera | Nominated |
| 2003 (76th) |
Aro Tolbukhin | Aro Tolbukhin | Racine, Isaac PierreIsaac Pierre Racine Villaronga, AgustíAgustí Villaronga Zimmermann, LydiaLydia Zimmermann |
Not Nominated |
| 2004 (77th) |
Innocent Voices | Voces inocentes | Mandoki, LuisLuis Mandoki | Not Nominated |
| 2005 (78th) |
Al otro lado | Al otro lado | Loza, GustavoGustavo Loza | Not Nominated |
| 2006 (79th) |
Pan's Labyrinth | El laberinto del fauno | del Toro, GuillermoGuillermo del Toro | Nominated |
| 2007 (80th) |
Silent Light | Luz silenciosa | Reygadas, CarlosCarlos Reygadas | Not Nominated |
| 2008 (81st) |
Tear This Heart Out | Arráncame La Vida | Sneider, RobertoRoberto Sneider | Made January Shortlist |
| 2009 (82nd) |
Backyard[3] | El Traspatio | Carrera, CarlosCarlos Carrera | Not Nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) |
Biutiful[4] | Biutiful | Iñárritu, Alejandro GonzálezAlejandro González Iñárritu | Nominated[5] |
| 2011 (84th) |
Miss Bala[6] | Miss Bala | Naranjo, GerardoGerardo Naranjo | Not Nominated |
| 2012 (85th) |
After Lucia[7] | Después de Lucía | Franco, MichelMichel Franco | Not Nominated |
| 2013 (86th) |
Heli[8] | Heli | Escalante, AmatAmat Escalante | Not Nominated |
| 2014 (87th) |
Cantinflas[9] | Cantinflas | Sebastian del Amo | Not Nominated |
| 2015 (88th) |
600 Miles[10] | 600 Millas | Gabriel Ripstein | Not Nominated |
| 2016 (89th) |
Desierto[11] | Desierto | Jonás Cuarón | TBD |
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
External links
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 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ Also shortlisted: Bajo la sal, Five Days Without Nora, The Desert Within, Los bastardos, Los herederos, Rudo y Cursi and I'm Gonna Explode. Source: http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2009/139543/6/mexico-arma-su-equipo-para-el-oscar.htm
- ↑ "Biutiful Just Announced as Mexico's Oscar Entry". AwardsDaily. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Young, James (20 September 2012). "'Mexico picks 'Lucia' for Oscar". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑ "Oscars: Mexico Nominates 'Heli' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ↑ "Oscars: Mexico Selects 'Cantinflas' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ Hecht, John (17 September 2015). "Oscars: Mexico Selects '600 Miles' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ Hecht, John (14 September 2016). "Oscars: Mexico Selects 'Desierto' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
