List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

The following 45 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 71st Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (release at the country of origin November 1, 1997 - October 31, 1998, ceremony March 1999).[1] The five nominated films came from Argentina, Brazil, Iran, Spain and the eventual winner, Life Is Beautiful, from Italy.[2] The Academy had initially invited 73 countries to submit their films.[3]

Kyrgyzstan submitted a film for the first time, and Lebanon & Morocco both returned to the competition after a 20-year absence.

Submissions

Submitting country Film title used in nomination Language(s) Original title Director(s) Result
 Argentina Tango SpanishTango, no me dejes nuncaCarlos Saura Nominated
 AustriaThe Inheritors German Die SiebtelbauernStefan Ruzowitzky Not Nominated
 Belgium Rosie Dutch RosiePatrice Toye Not Nominated
 Brazil Central Station Portuguese Central do BrasilWalter Salles Nominated
 Canada August 32nd on Earth French Un 32 Août sur Terre Denis Villeneuve Not Nominated
 China Genghis Khan Chinese, Mongolian 一代天骄成吉思汗Sai Fu & Lisi Mai Not Nominated
 Colombia La vendedora de rosas Spanish La Vendedora de RosasVíctor Gaviria Not Nominated
 Croatia Transatlantic CroatianTransatlantikMladen Juran Not Nominated
 Czech Republic Sekal Has to Die Czech Je třeba zabít SekalaVladimír Michálek Not Nominated
 Denmark The Celebration DanishFestenThomas Vinterberg Not Nominated
 Finland A Summer by the River Finnish KuningasjätkäMarkku Pölönen Not Nominated
 France The Dreamlife of Angels French La vie rêvée des angesErick Zonca Not Nominated
 Germany Run Lola Run German Lola renntTom Tykwer Not Nominated
 Greece Eternity and a Day Greek Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέραTheo Angelopoulos Not Nominated
 Hong Kong Made in Hong Kong Cantonese 香港製造Fruit Chan Not Nominated
 Hungary Gypsy Lore Hungarian Romani kris - CigánytörvényBence Gyöngyössy Not Nominated
 Iceland Count Me Out Icelandic StikkfríAri Kristinsson Not Nominated
 India Jeans Tamil ஜீன்ஸ்S. Shankar Not Nominated
 Indonesia Leaf on a Pillow IndonesianDaun di atas bantalGarin Nugroho Not Nominated
 Iran Children of Heaven Persian بچه هاي آسمانMajid Majidi Nominated
 Israel Circus Palestine Hebrew, Arabic, Russian קרקס פלשתינה
سرك فلسطين		Eyal Halfon Not Nominated
 Italy Life Is Beautiful Italian La vita è bellaRoberto Benigni Won Academy Award
 Japan Begging for Love Japanese 愛を乞う人Hideyuki Hirayama Not Nominated
 Kyrgyzstan Beshkempir KyrgyzБешкемпирAktan Abdykalykov Not Nominated
 Lebanon West Beyrouth Arabicغرب بيروتZiad Doueiri Not Nominated
 Luxembourg Back in Trouble LuxembourgishBack in TroubleAndy Bausch Not Nominated
 Macedonia Goodbye, 20th Century! MacedonianЗбогум на 20-тиот векDarko Mitrevski & Aleksandar Popovski Not Nominated
 Mexico Un embrujo Spanish Un embrujoCarlos Carrera Not Nominated
 Morocco Mektoub Arabic مكتوبNabil Ayouch Not Nominated
 Netherlands The Polish Bride Dutch, Polish De Poolse bruidKarim Traidia Not Nominated
 Norway Only Clouds Move the Stars NorwegianBare skyer beveger stjerneneTorun Lian Not Nominated
 Philippines In the Navel of the Sea Tagalog Sa Pusod ng Dagat Marilou Diaz-Abaya Not Nominated
 Portugal Anxiety PortugueseInquietudeManoel de Oliveira Not Nominated
 Puerto Rico Heroes from Another Country Spanish Heroes de Otra PatriaIván Dariel Ortíz Not Nominated
 Romania Terminus Paradise Romanian Terminus ParadisLucian Pintilie Not Nominated
 Russia The Barber of Siberia[4] Russian, EnglishСибирский цирюльникNikita Mikhalkov Disqualified
 Serbia The Powder Keg Serbian Bure barutaGoran Paskaljević Not Nominated
 Slovakia Rivers of Babylon Slovak Rivers of BabylonVlado Balco Not Nominated
 Spain The Grandfather Spanish El AbueloJosé Luis Garci Nominated
 Sweden Show Me Love SwedishFucking ÅmålLukas Moodysson Not Nominated
  Switzerland War in the Highlands French La Guerre Dans le Haut PaysFrancis Reusser Not Nominated
 Taiwan Flowers of Shanghai Chinese 海上花Hou Hsiao-Hsien Not Nominated
 Thailand Who Is Running? Thai ท้าฟ้าลิขิตOxide Pang Chun Not Nominated
 United Kingdom Cameleon WelshCameleonCeri Sherlock Not Nominated
 VenezuelaLoop Spanish RizoJulio Sosa Pietri Not Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Hernandez, Eugene (2008-08-12). "Academy Seeking Foreign Language Oscar Submissions". indieWire. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  4. ↑ The film was withdrawn when a print of the just-finished film was unable to be sent to Los Angeles in time.
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