List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
South Korea has submitted films to compete for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1962. 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 Korean nominee is chosen annually by a special committee assembled by the Korean Film Council.
South Korea has submitted twenty-nine films for consideration, however, none have yet received an Oscar nomination. North Korea has never sought to participate in the competition, and has never sent any films.
Korea's first three submissions were directed by Shin Sang-ok, as was their 1990 submission. Shin later became internationally famous after he claimed to have been held hostage in North Korea between 1978–1986, and forced to make movies for Kim Jong-Il. Six other directors, Lee Chang-dong, Lee Doo-yong, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Tae-kyun, Lee Joon-ik and Jang Hoon, have had their films selected to represent South Korea on two occasions.
Submissions
Every year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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 South Korea for review by the Academy for the award since its conception. All submissions were filmed in the Korean language.
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- Cinema of Korea
Notes
- ^ Other shortlisted films: 3-Iron, April Snow, A Bittersweet Life, Crying Fist, Duelist, Marathon and Sympathy For Lady Vengeance. Source: http://www.koreanfilm.org/news2005.html
- ^ Other shortlisted films: The Host and Time. Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/sep/21/news
- ^ Other shortlisted films: Breath and May 18. Source: http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117971729.html?nav=news&categoryid=1982&cs=1&query=%22Secret+Sunshine%22
- ^ Other shortlisted films: The Chaser, Forever the Moment, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, and Sunny. Source: http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117990204.html?nav=news&categoryid=1982&cs=1
- ^ Other shortlisted films: Breathless, A Frozen Flower, Lifting King Kong, Old Partner and Thirst. Source: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/08/11/2009081100759.html
- ^ Other shortlisted films: Blades of Blood, The Housemaid, Poetry, Potato Symphony and 71: Into the Fire. Source: http://www.screendaily.com/news/asia-pacific/a-barefoot-dream-is-koreas-surprise-oscar-submission/5018003.article
- ^ Other shortlisted films: The Day He Arrives, Hanji, Poongsan, Sunny and The Yellow Sea.
- ^ Other shortlisted films: The Fortress, A Stray Goat, V.I.P., Becoming Who I Was, One Step, The Mayor, Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned, The Prison, Memoir of a Murderer and The Villainess. Source: http://www.munhwanews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=71698.
References
- ^ a b "Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
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- ^ https://www.clickkorea.or.kr/eventsnnews/news/newsContent.asp?idx=84&menubar=2&page=2&strContent=0&strSearch=&strTitle=0
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "South Korea submits The Front Line for Oscar race". Screendaily. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Noh, Jean (13 September 2012). "South Korea selects Pieta as Oscar submission". Screen International. EMAP. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Korean Pic "Juvenile Offender" to Compete at the Oscars". Ten Asia. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Korea Sets 'Sea Fog' on Foreign-Language Oscar Course". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ Hyo-won, Lee (1 September 2015). "Oscars: South Korea Submits 'The Throne' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Kil, Sonia (30 August 2016). "Warner Bros.' 'Age of Shadows' Picked as Korea's Oscar Contender". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Kil, Sonia (4 September 2017). "Korea Hails 'A Taxi Driver' For Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
