List of Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Chile has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1990. 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]

Chile has submitted fourteen films for Oscar consideration, but none have yet been nominated for an Academy Award.

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Submissions

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.[1] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Chile for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

The Chilean submission is selected annually by the Consejo del Arte y la Industria Audiovisual.,[2] which chooses a nominee for the Spanish Goya Awards at the same time. The Goya nominee is usually the same film as the Oscar nominee (2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009) but not always (2005, 2008).

All films were made in Spanish [3]

Year
(Ceremony)		 Film title used in nomination Spanish title Director Result
1990:
(63rd)		 The Moon in the Mirror La Luna en el espejo Caiozzi, SilvioSilvio Caiozzi Not Nominated
1991:
(64th)		 The Frontier La Frontera Larraín, RicardoRicardo Larraín Not Nominated
1993:
(66th)		 Johnny 100 Pesos Johnny 100 Pesos Graef-Marino, GustavoGustavo Graef-Marino Not Nominated
1994:
(67th)		 Amnesia Amnesia Justiniano, GonzaloGonzalo Justiniano Not Nominated
2000:
(73rd)		 Coronation Coronación Caiozzi, SilvioSilvio Caiozzi Not Nominated
2001:
(74th)		 A Cab for Three Taxi para tres Lubbert, OrlandoOrlando Lubbert Not Nominated
2002:
(75th)		 Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui Ogu y Mampato en Rapa Nui Rojas, AlejandroAlejandro Rojas Not Nominated
2003:
(76th)		 Los Debutantes [4] Los Debutantes Waissbluth, AndresAndres Waissbluth Not Nominated
2004:
(77th)		 Machuca [5] Machuca Wood, AndrésAndrés Wood Not Nominated
2005:
(78th)		 Play [6] Play Scherson, AliciaAlicia Scherson Not Nominated
2006:
(79th)		 En la cama En la cama Bize, MatíasMatías Bize Not Nominated
2007:
(80th)		 Padre Nuestro [7] Padre Nuestro Sepúlveda, RodrigoRodrigo Sepúlveda Not Nominated
2008:
(81st)		 Tony Manero [8] Tony Manero Larrain, PabloPablo Larrain Not Nominated
2009:
(82nd)		 Dawson, Island 10 [9] Dawson, Isla 10 Littín, MiguelMiguel Littín Not Nominated
2010:
(83rd)		 The Life of Fish[10] La vida de los peces Bize, MatíasMatías Bize Not Nominated[11]
2011:
(84th)		 Violeta Violeta se fue a los cielos Wood, AndrésAndrés Wood Pending[12]

The 2009 race was particularly controversial in Chile when La Nana, one of the most awarded films in Chile's cinematic history, was passed over in favor of a historical drama Dawson, Isla 10 by two-time Oscar nominee Miguel Littin. The Chilean Cultural Council released a statement in November 2009, defending the decision.[13]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/rules/rule14.html. Retrieved 2008-08-21. 
  2. ^ http://www.consejodelacultura.cl/portal/index.php?page=articulo&articulo=10574
  3. ^ Source: Internet Movie Database
  4. ^ Also considered by the committee: Sangre Eterna, Sexo con Amor and Cesant. Source: http://web.latercera.cl/medio/articulo/0,0,3255_5688_41347404,00.html
  5. ^ Also considered by the committee: Mala leche, Azul y blanco, Subterra, Cachimba, El nominado, B-Happy and Xs, la peor talla. Source: http://www.mercuriovalpo.cl/prontus4_noticias/antialone.html?page=http://www.mercuriovalpo.cl/prontus4_noticias/site/artic/20040930/pags/20040930023322.html
  6. ^ Also considered by the committee: Mi mejor enemigo, Paréntesis, Un juego de verano, Mujeres infieles and Gente decente. Source: http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias/site/artic/20050928/pags/20050928204756.html
  7. ^ Also considered by the committee: El rey de San Gregorio, Pretendiendo, Fiesta Patria, Casa de Remolienda and Malta con Huevo Source: https://www.xing.com/net/gestionycultura/noticias-destacadas-81288/consejo-de-la-cultura-postula-pelicula-padre-nuestro-a-los-premios-oscar-y-goya-6482006/
  8. ^ Also considered by the committee: La buena vida, La vida me mata, Microfilia, Mirageman, 31 minutos, Mansacue, El brindis, 199 recetas para ser feliz and Desierto sur. Source: http://www.cooperativa.cl/prontus_nots/site/artic/20080925/pags/20080925192907.html
  9. ^ Also considered by the committee: "El Regalo", "Navidad", La Nana and "Muñeca". Source: http://www.consejodelacultura.cl/portalcnca/index.php?page=articulo&articulo=10588
  10. ^ ""La vida de los peces" postulará a ternas de Mejor Película Extranjera en los Oscar". lanacion.cl. http://www.lanacion.cl/-la-vida-de-los-peces-postulara-a-ternas-de-mejor-pelicula-extranjera-en-los-oscar/noticias/2010-10-01/173144.html. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  11. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.html. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
  12. ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111013.html. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  13. ^ http://www.cinechile.cl/noticia.php?noticiasid=74
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