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

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Friðrik Þór Friðriksson directed Iceland's first and only film nominated for the award so far, Children of Nature.

Iceland has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1981. The first film to be sent to AMPAS by Iceland was Land and Sons which was released in Iceland in 1980. Since then, Iceland has sent in a film every year.

Only one Icelandic film, Börn náttúrunnar (Children of Nature), directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, has received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Three others have made the shortlist, and a short film titled Síðasti bærinn (The Last Farm) by Rúnar Rúnarsson was nominated for Best Live Action Short in 2006.

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's films have been selected to represent Iceland six times- more than any other Icelandic director. Ágúst Guðmundsson, Baltasar Kormákur and Hrafn Gunnlaugsson have each represented Iceland four times. In 1990, Guðný Halldórsdóttir became the first Icelandic woman to represent the country.

Submissions[edit]

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.[3] 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.[4] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Iceland for review by the Academy for the award by year.

The Icelandic nominee is chosen annually in September by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, which is also responsible for the Edda Awards.[5] All films were primarily in Icelandic.

Year
(Ceremony)		 English title Icelandic title Director Result
1980
(53rd) 		Land and Sons Land og synir Ágúst Guðmundsson Not nominated
1981
(54th) 		Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli Útlaginn Not nominated
1982
(55th) 		Inter Nos Okkar á milli: Í hita og þunga dagsins Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Not nominated
1983
(56th) 		The House Húsið Egill Eðvarðsson Not nominated
1984
(57th) 		When the Raven Flies Hrafninn flýgur Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Not nominated
1985
(58th) 		Deep Winter Skammdegi Þráinn Bertelsson Not nominated
1986
(59th) 		The Beast Eins og skepnan deyr Hilmar Oddsson Not nominated
1987
(60th) 		White Whales Skytturnar Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Not nominated
1988
(61st) 		In the Shadow of the Raven Í skugga hrafnsins Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Not nominated
1989
(62nd) 		Under the Glacier Kristnihald undir jökli Guðný Halldórsdóttir Not nominated
1990
(63rd) 		The Adventures of Paper Peter Pappírs Pési Ari Kristinsson Not nominated
1991
(64th) 		Children of Nature Börn náttúrunnar Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Nominated
1992
(65th) 		As in Heaven Svo á jörðu sem á himni Kristín Jóhannesdóttir Not nominated
1993
(66th) 		The Sacred Mound Hin helgu vé Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Not nominated
1994
(67th) 		Movie Days Bíódagar Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Not nominated
1995
(68th) 		Tears of Stone Tár úr steini Hilmar Oddsson Not nominated
1996
(69th) 		Devil's Island Djöflaeyjan Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Not nominated
1997
(70th) 		Blossi/810551 Júlíus Kemp Not nominated
1998
(71st) 		Count Me Out Stikkfrí Ari Kristinsson Not nominated
1999
(72nd) 		The Honour of the House Ungfrúin góða og húsið Guðný Halldórsdóttir Not nominated
2000
(73rd) 		Angels of the Universe Englar alheimsins Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Not nominated
2001
(74th) 		The Seagull's Laughter Mávahlátur Ágúst Guðmundsson Not nominated
2002
(75th) 		The Sea Hafið Baltasar Kormákur Not nominated
2003
(76th) 		Noi the Albino Nói Albínói Dagur Kari Petursson Not nominated
2004
(77th) 		Cold Light Kaldaljós Hilmar Oddsson Not nominated
2005
(78th) 		Ahead of Time Í takt við tímann Ágúst Guðmundsson Not nominated
2006
(79th) 		Children Börn Ragnar Bragason Not nominated
2007
(80th) 		Jar City Mýrin Baltasar Kormákur Not nominated
2008
(81st) 		White Night Wedding Brúðguminn Baltasar Kormákur Not nominated
2009
(82nd) 		Reykjavík-Rotterdam Reykjavík-Rotterdam Óskar Jónasson Not nominated
2010
(83rd) 		Mamma Gógó[6] Mamma Gógó Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Not nominated
2011
(84th) 		Volcano[7] Eldfjall Rúnar Rúnarsson Not nominated
2012
(85th) 		The Deep[8] Djúpið Baltasar Kormákur Made shortlist
2013
(86th) 		Of Horses and Men[9] Hross í oss Benedikt Erlingsson Not nominated
2014
(87th) 		Life in a Fishbowl[10] Vonarstræti Baldvin Zophoníasson Not nominated
2015
(88th) 		Rams[11] Hrútar Grímur Hákonarson Not nominated
2016
(89th) 		Sparrows[12] Þrestir Rúnar Rúnarsson Not nominated
2017
(90th) 		Under the Tree[13] Undir trénu Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Not nominated
2018
(91st) 		Woman at War[14] Kona fer í stríð Benedikt Erlingsson Not nominated
2019
(92nd) 		A White, White Day[15] Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur Hlynur Pálmason Not nominated
2020
(93rd) 		Agnes Joy[16] Agnes Joy Silja Hauksdóttir Not nominated
2021
(94th) 		Lamb[17] Dýrið Valdimar Jóhannsson Made shortlist[18]
2022
(95th) 		Beautiful Beings[19] Berdreymi Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson Not nominated
2023
(96th) 		Godland[20] Vanskabte land Hlynur Pálmason Made shortlist

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "White Wedding Night is Icelandic submission for Oscar".
  6. ^ "Iceland Submits Mamma Gógó to Oscars Race". icelandreview. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  7. ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Djúpið framlag Íslands til Óskarsverðlaunanna". svarthofdi.is. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Oscars: Iceland Nominates 'Of Horses and Men' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Iceland submits Life in a Fishbowl to Oscars". Screen International. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Iceland Sends 'Rams' to Vie For Foreign Language Oscar Nom". Variety. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  12. ^ Roxborough, Scott (21 September 2016). "Oscars: Iceland Selects 'Sparrows' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  13. ^ Roxborough, Scott (22 September 2017). "Oscars: Iceland Selects 'Under the Tree' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  14. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (20 September 2018). "Oscars: Iceland Selects 'Woman at War' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  15. ^ Sigríður Einarsdóttir, Gréta (25 September 2019). "A White, White Day Will Be Iceland's Submission to the Oscars". Iceland Review. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Agnes Joy Represents Iceland In Oscar Race". Nordic Drama. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  17. ^ Kjartan Gestsson, Davíð (18 October 2021). "Kvikmyndin Dýrið verður framlag Íslands til Óskarsverðlauna 2022". RÚV. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  18. ^ Davis, Clayton (21 December 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Include Beyoncé, 'Spider-Man' and Two Jonny Greenwood Scores as France's 'Titane' Is Snubbed". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  19. ^ "BERDREYMI framlag Íslands til forvals Óskarsverðlauna". Klapptre. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Iceland submits Hlynur Palmason's 'Godland' for international Oscar race (exclusive)". Screen Daily. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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