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The following 41 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 68th Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film .[1] The bolded titles were the five nominated films, which came from Algeria, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden. The eventual winner was feminist comedy Antonia's Line from the Netherlands.[2]
Bolivia and Tunisia submitted films for the first time. The Philippines returned to the competition after a nine-year absence. Iran unsuccessfully tried to withdraw the film from contention but the Academy refused to accept the withdrawal.[3]
Submissions
Submitting country
Film title used in nomination
Original title
Language(s)
Director(s)
Result
Algeria
Dust of Life
Poussières de vie
Vietnamese , French
Rachid Bouchareb
Nominated
Argentina
Wild Horses
Caballos salvajes
Spanish
Marcelo Piñeyro
Not Nominated
Austria
Ant Street
Die Ameisenstraße
German
Michael Glawogger
Not Nominated
Belgium
Mannekin Pis
Mannekin Pis
Dutch
Frank Van Passel
Not Nominated
Bolivia
Jonah and the Pink Whale
Jonás y la ballena rosada
Spanish
Juan Carlos Valdivia
Not Nominated
Brazil
O Quatrilho
O Quatrilho
Italian
Fábio Barreto
Nominated
Canada
Le Confessionnal
Le Confessional
French
Robert Lepage
Not Nominated
China
Red Cherry
红樱桃
Mandarin Chinese , Russian , German
Daying Ye
Not Nominated
Croatia
Washed Out
Isprani
Croatian
Zrinko Ogresta
Not Nominated
Czech Republic
Thanks for Every New Morning
Díky za kazdé nové ráno
Czech , Ukrainian
Milan Šteindler
Not Nominated
Dominican Republic
Nueba Yol
Nueba Yol
Spanish
Ángel Muñiz
Not Nominated
Finland
The Last Wedding
Kivenpyörittäjän kylä
Finnish
Markku Pölönen
Not Nominated
France
French Twist
Gazon Maudit
French
Josiane Balasko
Not Nominated
Germany
Brother of Sleep
Schlafes Bruder
German
Joseph Vilsmaier
Not Nominated
Greece
Ulysses' Gaze
Το Βλέμμα του Οδυσσέα
Greek , English
Theo Angelopoulos
Not Nominated
Hong Kong
Summer Snow
女人,四十
Cantonese
Ann Hui
Not Nominated
Hungary
The Outpost
A részleg
Hungarian
Péter Gothár
Not Nominated
Iceland
Tears of Stone
Tár úr steini
Icelandic , German
Hilmar Oddsson
Not Nominated
India
Kuruthipunal
குருதிபுனல்
Tamil
P. C. Sreeram
Not Nominated
Iran
The White Balloon
بادکنک سفید-
Persian
Jafar Panahi
Not Nominated
Israel
Lovesick on Nana Street
חולה אהבה בשיכון גימל
Hebrew
Savi Gabizon
Not Nominated
Italy
The Star Maker
L'Uomo delle stelle
Italian
Giuseppe Tornatore
Nominated
Japan
Deep River
深い川
Japanese
Kei Kumai
Not Nominated
Mexico
Midaq Alley
El Callejón de los milagros
Spanish
Jorge Fons
Not Nominated
Netherlands
Antonia's Line
Antonia
Dutch
Marleen Gorris
Won Academy Award
Norway
Kristin Lavransdatter
Kristin Lavransdatter
Norwegian
Liv Ullmann
Not Nominated
Philippines
Harvest Home
Inagaw mo ang lahat sa akin
Filipino
Carlos Siguion-Reyna
Not Nominated
Poland
Crows
Wrony
Polish
Dorota Kędzierzawska
Not Nominated
Portugal
God's Comedy
A Comédia de Deus
Portuguese
João César Monteiro
Not Nominated
Russia
A Moslem
Мусульманин
Russian
Vladimir Khotinenko
Not Nominated
Serbia
Underground
Подземље
Serbian , German
Emir Kusturica
Not Nominated
Slovakia
The Garden
Záhrada
Slovak
Martin Šulík
Not Nominated
South Korea
301, 302
301 302
Korean
Park Chul-soo
Not Nominated
Spain
The Flower of My Secret
La Flor de mi secreto
Spanish
Pedro Almodóvar
Not Nominated
Sweden
All Things Fair
Lust och fägring stor
Swedish
Bo Widerberg
Nominated
Switzerland
Adultery: A User's Guide
Adultère, mode d'emploi
French
Christine Pascal
Not Nominated
Taiwan
Super Citizen Ko
超級大國民
Taiwanese
Wan Jen
Not Nominated
Thailand
Once Upon a Time...This Morning
กาลครั้งหนึ่ง เมื่อเช้านี้
Thai
Bhandit Rittakol
Not Nominated
Tunisia
Le magique
Le magique
French , Arabic
Azdine Melliti
Not Nominated
United Kingdom
Branwen
Branwen
Welsh
Ceri Sherlock
Not Nominated
Venezuela
Sicario
Sicario
Spanish
José Ramón Novoa
Not Nominated
References