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 International Feature Film[nb 1] 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.[3] The Korean nominee is chosen annually by a special committee assembled by the Korean Film Council.
South Korea has submitted thirty-three films for consideration. In 2019, Burning became the first Korean film to make it to the final nine-film shortlist of the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.[4] In 2020, Parasite became the first South Korean film to earn a nomination and to win for Best International Feature Film as well as three other awards who also have nominated including Best Picture.
South Korea's first three submissions were directed by Shin Sang-ok, as was their 1990 submission. Shin later became internationally famous after he was held hostage in North Korea between 1978 and 1986, and forced to make movies for Kim Jong-Il. Lee Chang-dong has had three films selected to represent South Korea. Six other directors, Lee Doo-yong, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Tae-kyun, Lee Joon-ik, Jang Hoon and Bong Joon-ho, have had two of their films selected.
Submissions
[edit]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.[3] 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
[edit]- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- Cinema of Korea
- In the Absence
- List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ Noh, Jean (13 September 2012). "South Korea selects Pieta as Oscar submission". Screen International. EMAP. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (7 September 2018). "Oscars: South Korea Selects 'Burning' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Oscars: South Korea Selects Palme d'Or Winner 'Parasite' for International Feature Film Award". Variety. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Parasite wins best international feature film Oscar". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Noh, Jean (21 October 2020). "South Korea submits 'The Man Standing Next' for 2021 Oscars". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "'Mogadishu' Selected as Representative of Korean Film for International Feature Film at Academy". Star News. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Bae Hyo-joo (22 December 2021). "올해 최고 흥행작 '모가디슈' 美 아카데미 시상식 진출 불발" ['Mogadishu', the highest-grossing film of the year, fails to advance to the Academy Awards]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (11 August 2022). "'Decision To Leave' revealed as South Korea's Oscar submission". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories". Oscars. 21 December 2022. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (17 August 2023). "International Oscar Race: Korea Selects Disaster Action Film 'Concrete Utopia'". Variety. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "'12.12: The Day' chosen as Korea's Oscar entry". 4 September 2024.
