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List of Czechoslovak submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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Elmar Klos, with Ján Kadár, directed the first Czechoslovak film to win the award, The Shop on Main Street.

Czechoslovakia submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] between 1964 and 1991 before splitting into the independent Czech and Slovakia republics in 1993. 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.[3]

Czechoslovak films received six Oscar nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, two of which won the Oscar, namely the Slovak-language The Shop on Main Street and the Czech-language Closely Watched Trains, both of which are black comedies set during World War II. Director Miloš Forman had two of his films selected to represent Czechoslovakia in the 1960s, and both were nominated. Forman eventually won two Oscars for Best Director after emigrating to the United States.

After the breakup of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic both began submitting films to the competition regularly. Since then, the Czech Republic has gotten three more Oscar nominations, including one win for Jan Svěrák's Kolya.[4]

Submissions

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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. 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.[3] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Czechoslovakia for review by the Academy for the award by the year of the submission and the respective Academy Award ceremony.

Almost all submissions were primarily in Czech, although their 1982 and 1984 submissions were mainly in Slovak.

Year
(Ceremony)		 Film title used in nomination Original title Director Result
1964
(37th) 		Lemonade Joe Limonádový Joe Oldřich Lipský Not nominated
1965
(38th) 		The Shop on Main Street Obchod na korze Ján Kadár & Elmar Klos Won Academy Award[5]
1966
(39th) 		Loves of a Blonde Lásky jedné plavovlásky Miloš Forman Nominated[6]
1967
(40th) 		Closely Watched Trains Ostře sledované vlaky Jiří Menzel Won Academy Award[7]
1968
(41st) 		The Firemen's Ball Hoří, má panenko Miloš Forman Nominated[8]
1969
(42nd) 		The Cremator Spalovač mrtvol Juraj Herz Not nominated
1973
(46th) 		Days of Betrayal Dny zrady I Otakar Vávra Not nominated
1974
(47th) 		Lovers in the Year One Milenci v roce jedna Jaroslav Balík Not nominated
1975
(48th) 		Circus in the Circus Cirkus v cirkuse Oldřich Lipský Not nominated
1976
(49th) 		One Silver Piece Jeden stříbrný Jaroslav Balík Not nominated
1978
(51st) 		Nick Carter in Prague Adéla ještě nevečeřela Oldřich Lipský Not nominated
1979
(52nd) 		Those Wonderful Men with a Crank Báječní muži s klikou Jiří Menzel Not nominated
1980
(53rd) 		Love Between the Raindrops Lásky mezi kapkami deště Karel Kachyňa Not nominated
1981
(54th) 		The Divine Emma Božská Ema Jiří Krejčík Not nominated
1982
(55th) 		The Assistant Pomocník Zoro Záhon Not nominated
1983
(56th) 		Incomplete Eclipse Neúplné zatmění Jaromil Jireš Not nominated
1984
(57th) 		The Millennial Bee Tisícročná včela Juraj Jakubisko Not nominated
1985
(58th) 		Scalpel, Please Skalpel, prosím Jiří Svoboda Not nominated
1986
(59th) 		My Sweet Little Village Vesničko má středisková Jiří Menzel Nominated[9]
1987
(60th) 		Forbidden Dreams Smrt krásných srnců Karel Kachyňa Not nominated
1989
(62nd) 		Tainted Horseplay Kopytem sem, kopytem tam Věra Chytilová Not nominated
1990
(63rd) 		Vojtech, Called the Orphan Vojtěch, řečený sirotek Zdeněk Tyc Not nominated
1991
(64th) 		The Elementary School Obecná škola Jan Svěrák Nominated[10]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The category was previously named the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in April 2019, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (16 September 2016). "Oscars: Czech Republic Selects 'Lost in Munich' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ "The 39th Academy Awards (1967) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ^ "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ^ "The 41st Academy Awards (1969) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  10. ^ "The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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