List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
The 66th Academy Awards, which were held on March 21, 1994,[1] saw 35 countries submit films for competition in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The Academy had initially invited 57 countries to send their best films, and the submission deadline was set on November 22, 1993. While the rules were basically unchanged, the applications for the 66th Academy Awards included a new form requesting information about the nationalities of the film's creative team, due to the controversy that had led to the disqualification of A Place in the World at the 65th Academy Awards.[2]
The bolded titles were the five nominated films, which came from Hong Kong, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. It was the first time that the majority of the nominees in this category came from outside Europe (it happened again in 1997, 2006 and 2011) and is the only time when there have been three Asian nominees. Vietnam made history by becoming the only Southeast Asian country ever to be nominated in this category (accurate as of 2013). The prize was ultimately awarded to Spain for the romantic comedy, Belle Epoque.
Submissions
Submitting country | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
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Argentina | Gatica, El Mono | Gatica, El Mono | Spanish | Leonardo Favio | Not Nominated[3] |
Austria | Indien | Indien | German | Paul Harather | Not Nominated |
Belgium | Just Friends | Just Friends | Dutch, French | Marc-Henri Wajnberg | Not Nominated[4] |
Bulgaria | The Canary Season | Сезонът на канарчетата | Bulgarian | Evgeni Mihailov | Not Nominated |
Canada | Le sexe des étoiles | Le sexe des étoiles | French | Paule Baillargeon | Not Nominated[5] |
Chile | Johnny 100 Pesos | Johnny cien pesos | Spanish | Gustavo Graef-Marino | Not Nominated[6] |
China | Country Teachers | 凤凰琴 | Mandarin Chinese | Qun He | Not Nominated[7] |
Croatia | Countess Dora | Kontesa Dora | Serbo-Croatian | Zvonimir Berković | Not Nominated |
Denmark | Black Harvest | Sort høst | Danish | Anders Refn | Not Nominated |
Finland | Ripa Hits the Skids | Ripa ruostuu | Finnish | Christian Lindblad | Not Nominated |
France | Germinal | Germinal | French | Claude Berri | Not Nominated[8] |
Germany | Justiz | Justiz | German | Hans W. Geissendörfer | Not Nominated[9] |
Hong Kong | Farewell My Concubine | 霸王別姬 | Mandarin Chinese | Chen Kaige | Nominated[8] |
Hungary | We Never Die | Sose halunk meg | Hungarian | Róbert Koltai | Not Nominated |
Iceland | The Sacred Mound | Hin helgu vé | Icelandic | Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Not Nominated[10] |
India | Rudaali | रुदाली | Hindi | Kalpana Lajmi | Not Nominated[11][12] |
Israel | Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein | נקמתו של איציק פינקלשטיין | Hebrew | Enrique Rottenberg | Not Nominated |
Italy | The Great Pumpkin | Il grande cocomero | Italian | Francesca Archibugi | Not Nominated[13] |
Japan | Madadayo | まだだよ | Japanese | Akira Kurosawa | Not Nominated[8] |
Mexico | Cronos | Cronos | Spanish | Guillermo del Toro | Not Nominated[8] |
Netherlands | Little Blond Death | De Kleine blonde dood | Dutch | Jean van de Velde | Not Nominated[14] |
Norway | The Telegraphist | Telegrafisten | Norwegian | Erik Gustavson | Not Nominated[15] |
Peru | Report on Death | Reportaje a la muerte | Spanish | Danny Gavidia | Not Nominated[16] |
Poland | Squadron | Szwadron | Polish | Juliusz Machulski | Not Nominated[17] |
Portugal | Abraham's Valley | Vale Abraão | Polish | Manoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
Romania | The Conjugal Bed | Patul conjugal | Romanian | Mircea Daneliuc | Not Nominated |
Slovakia | Everything I Like | Všetko čo mám rád | Slovak | Martin Sulík | Not Nominated[8] |
Slovenia | When I Close My Eyes | Ko zaprem oči | Slovene | Franci Slak | Not Nominated[8] |
Spain | Belle Epoque | Belle Epoque | Spanish | Fernando Trueba | Won Academy Award[8] |
Sweden | The Slingshot | Kådisbellan | Swedish | Åke Sandgren | Not Nominated[8] |
Switzerland | Le Journal de Lady M | Le Journal de Lady M | French | Alain Tanner | Not Nominated |
Taiwan | The Wedding Banquet | 喜宴 | Mandarin Chinese, English | Ang Lee | Nominated [8] |
Turkey | The Blue Exile | Mavi Surgun | Turkish | Erden Kiral | Not Nominated |
United Kingdom | Hedd Wyn | Hedd Wyn | Welsh, English | Paul Turner | Nominated[8] |
Vietnam | The Scent of Green Papaya | Mùi du du xanh | Vietnamese | Anh Hung Tran | Nominated[8] |
References
- ↑ "Oscar Legacy: Academy Awards Ceremonies from 1990–1999". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ↑ Marx, Andy (23 August 1993). "AMPAS spells out regs in foreign-lingo invites". Variety. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ↑ Ares, Carlos (28 January 1994). "El filme argentino Gatica, el mono se retira de los Oscar". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "Just Friends". Official website of Michel Herr. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "Monique Proulx" (in French). Éditions du Boréal (fr). Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "Biografía director: Gustavo Graef-Marino" (in Spanish). Canal 13. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ Hornaday, Ann (5 December 1993). "For Foreign Films, the Rules For an Oscar Are Set in Sand". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 Frook, John Evan (30 November 1993). "Acad inks Cates, unveils foreign-language entries". Variety. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ↑ "Best Features". German Films. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ↑ European Film Academy. "CV of Hrafn Gunnlaugsson" (DOC). Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Homepage. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "Oscar Wild". MiD DAY. 2006-09-10. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "India's Oscar Failures". NDTV. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "Il grande cocomero corre per l'Oscar". la Repubblica (in Italian): 41. 5 November 1993. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "De Kleine Blonde Dood (1994)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "Weekend". Norwegian Films 1999. Norwegian Film Institute (no). Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "Reportaje a la muerte" (in Spanish). Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (es). Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "Squadron". Zebra Film Studio (pl). Retrieved 2009-06-12.