This is a list of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States.[1] The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole.[2] Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country.[2]

For the 60th Academy Awards, thirty films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The critically acclaimed Wings of Desire, by Wim Wenders, submitted by West Germany, wasn't nominated, despite being one of the favourites. Indonesia submitted a film for the first time, and Cuba submitted a film for the first time in a decade. The Soviet Union submitted a film in Georgian (which was produced in 1984, but banned until 1987), India chose a film in Tamil, and Norway selected the first-ever film made in Northern Sami. The bolded titles were the five nominated films, which came from France, Italy, Norway, Spain, and the eventual winner, Babette's Feast, from Denmark.[3]

Submissions

Submitting countryFilm title used in nominationOriginal titleLanguage(s)Director(s)Result
 ArgentinaMan Facing SoutheastHombre mirando al sudesteSpanishEliseo Subiela Not nominated
 AustriaWelcome in ViennaWohin und zurück – Welcome in ViennaGermanAxel Corti Not nominated
 BelgiumThe Cruel EmbraceLes Noces barbaresFrenchMarion Hänsel Not nominated
 BrazilSubway to the StarsUm Trem para as EstrelasBrazilian PortugueseCarlos Diegues Not nominated
 CanadaNight ZooUn zoo la nuitFrenchJean-Claude Lauzon Not nominated
 ChinaHibiscus Town芙蓉镇MandarinXie Jin Not nominated
 CubaA Successful ManUn hombre de éxitoSpanishHumberto Solás Not nominated
 CzechoslovakiaForbidden DreamsSmrt krásných srncůCzechKarel Kachyňa Not nominated
 DenmarkBabette's FeastBabettes gæstebudDanish, Swedish, FrenchGabriel Axel Won Academy Award
 FinlandThe Snow QueenLumikuningatarFinnishPäivi Hartzell Not nominated
 FranceAu revoir les enfantsFrench, GermanLouis Malle Nominated
 West GermanyWings of DesireDer Himmel über BerlinGerman, English, French, Turkish, Hebrew, SpanishWim Wenders Not nominated
 GreeceTheofilosΘεόφιλοςGreekLakis Papastathis Not nominated
 HungaryDiary for My LoversNapló szerelmeimnekHungarianMárta Mészáros Not nominated
 IcelandWhite WhalesSkytturnarIcelandicFriðrik Þór Friðriksson Not nominated
 IndiaNayakanநாயகன்TamilMani Ratnam Not nominated
 IndonesiaNagabonarIndonesianM.T. Risyaf Not nominated
 IsraelI Don't Give a Damnלא שם זיןHebrewShmuel Imberman Not nominated
 ItalyThe FamilyLa famigliaItalianEttore Scola Nominated
 JapanZegen女衒JapaneseShohei Imamura Not nominated
 MexicoLiving Is What MattersLo que importa es vivirSpanishLuis Alcoriza Not nominated
 NetherlandsCount Your BlessingsVan geluk gesprokenDutchPieter Verhoeff Not nominated
 NorwayPathfinderOfelaš, VeiviserenNorthern SámiNils Gaup Nominated
 PolandHero of the YearBohater rokuPolishFeliks Falk Not nominated
 Soviet UnionRepentanceმონანიებაGeorgianTengiz Abuladze Not nominated
 SpainCourse CompletedAsignatura aprobadaSpanishJosé Luis Garci Nominated
 SwedenHip Hip Hurrah!Hip Hip Hurra!Swedish, DanishKjell Grede Not nominated
  SwitzerlandIf the Sun Never ReturnsSi le soleil ne revenait pasFrenchClaude Goretta Not nominated
 TaiwanOsmanthus Alley桂花巷MandarinChen Kunhou Not nominated
 YugoslaviaReflectionsVeć viđenoSerbo-Croatian, EsperantoGoran Marković Not nominated

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Academy Awards 2 - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". 22 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Rule 14 | 81st Academy Awards Rules | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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