List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Poland has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film on a regular basis since 1963. The Oscar 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]

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]

As of 2016, 48 Polish films have been submitted for the award. Ten of these submissions resulted in nominations for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, with Ida winning in 2015.[3] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Poland 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 Director Result
1963
(36th)
Knife in the Water Nóż w wodzie Polanski, RomanRoman Polanski Nominated
1964
(37th)
Passenger Pasażerka Andrzej Munk & Witold Lesiewicz Not Nominated
1966
(39th)
Pharaoh Faraon Kawalerowicz, JerzyJerzy Kawalerowicz Nominated
1968
(41st)
Matthew's Days Żywot Mateusza Leszczyński, WitoldWitold Leszczyński Not Nominated
1969
(42nd)
Everything for Sale Wszystko na sprzedaż Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda Not Nominated
1970
(43rd)
The Taste of Black Earth Sól ziemi czarnej Kutz, KazimierzKazimierz Kutz Not Nominated
1971
(44th)
Family Life Życie rodzinne Zanussi, KrzysztofKrzysztof Zanussi Not Nominated
1972
(45th)
Pearl in the Crown Perła w koronie Kutz, KazimierzKazimierz Kutz Not Nominated
1973
(46th)
Copernicus Kopernik Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski Not Nominated
1974
(47th)
The Deluge Potop Hoffman, JerzyJerzy Hoffman Nominated
1975
(48th)
The Promised Land Ziemia Obiecana Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda Nominated
1976
(49th)
Nights and Days Noce i dnie Antczak, JerzyJerzy Antczak Nominated
1977
(50th)
Camouflage Barwy ochronne Zanussi, KrzysztofKrzysztof Zanussi Not Nominated
1978
(51st)
Death of a President Śmierć prezydenta Kawalerowicz, JerzyJerzy Kawalerowicz Not Nominated
1979
(52nd)
The Maids of Wilko Panny z Wilka Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda Nominated
1980
(53rd)
Olympics 40 Olimpiada 40 Kotkowski, AndrzejAndrzej Kotkowski Not Nominated
1981
(54th)
Man of Iron Człowiek z żelaza Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda Nominated
1985
(58th)
Yesterday Yesterday Piwowarski, RadosławRadosław Piwowarski Not Nominated
1986
(59th)
Axiliad Siekierezada Leszczyński, WitoldWitold Leszczyński Not Nominated
1987
(60th)
Hero of the Year Bohater roku Falk, FeliksFeliks Falk Not Nominated
1988
(61st)
A Short Film About Love Krótki film o miłości Kieślowski, KrzysztofKrzysztof Kieślowski Not Nominated
1989
(62nd)
Kornblumenblau Kornblumenblau Wosiewicz, LeszekLeszek Wosiewicz Not Nominated
1990
(63rd)
Korczak Korczak Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda Not Nominated
1991
(64th)
The Double Life of Véronique Podwójne życie Weroniki Kieślowski, KrzysztofKrzysztof Kieślowski Not Nominated
1992
(65th)
All That Really Matters Wszystko, co najważniejsze Gliński, RobertRobert Gliński Not Nominated
1993
(66th)
Squadron Szwadron Machulski, JuliuszJuliusz Machulski Not Nominated
1994
(67th)
Three Colors: White Trzy kolory. Biały Kieślowski, KrzysztofKrzysztof Kieślowski Not Nominated
1995
(68th)
Crows Wrony Kędzierzawska, DorotaDorota Kędzierzawska Not Nominated
1996
(69th)
At Full Gallop Cwał Zanussi, KrzysztofKrzysztof Zanussi Not Nominated
1997
(70th)
Love Stories Historie miłosne Stuhr, JerzyJerzy Stuhr Not Nominated
1999
(72nd)
Pan Tadeusz Pan Tadeusz Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda Not Nominated
2000
(73rd)
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową Zanussi, KrzysztofKrzysztof Zanussi Not Nominated
2001
(74th)
Quo Vadis Quo Vadis Kawalerowicz, JerzyJerzy Kawalerowicz Not Nominated
2002
(75th)
Edi Edi Trzaskalski, PiotrPiotr Trzaskalski Not Nominated
2003
(76th)
Pornografia Pornografia Jan Jakub Kolski Not Nominated
2004
(77th)
The Welts Pręgi Piekorz, MagdalenaMagdalena Piekorz Not Nominated
2005
(78th)
The Collector Komornik Falk, FeliksFeliks Falk Not Nominated
2006
(79th)
Retrieval Z odzysku Fabicki, SławomirSławomir Fabicki Not Nominated
2007
(80th)
Katyń Katyń Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda Nominated
2008
(81st)
Tricks Sztuczki Jakimowski, AndrzejAndrzej Jakimowski Not Nominated
2009
(82nd)
Reverse Rewers Lankosz, BorysBorys Lankosz Not Nominated
2010
(83rd)
All That I Love Wszystko, co kocham Borcuch, JacekJacek Borcuch Not Nominated
2011
(84th)
In Darkness[4][5] W ciemności Holland, AgnieszkaAgnieszka Holland Nominated
2012
(85th)
80 Million[6] 80 milionów Krzystek, WaldemarWaldemar Krzystek Not Nominated
2013
(86th)
Walesa. Man of Hope[7] Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda Not Nominated
2014
(87th)
Ida[8] Ida Pawlikowski, PawełPaweł Pawlikowski Won Academy Award[3]
2015
(88th)
11 Minutes[9] 11 minut Skolimowski, JerzyJerzy Skolimowski Not Nominated
2016
(89th)
Afterimage[10] Powidoki Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda
TBD

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