List of submissions to the 80th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

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 every year since the award was created in 1956.cite web | title = History of the Academy Awards - Page 2| publisher = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | url = http://www.oscars.org/aboutacademyawards/history02.html | accessdate = 2008-06-23] The award is handed out annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.cite web | title = Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award|publisher = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | url = http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/rules/rule14.html | accessdate = 2008-06-23] The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films.

For the 80th Academy Awards, which were held on February 24, 2008, the Academy invited 95 countries to submit films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.06.22.html|title=95 Countries to Receive Foreign Language Film Entry Forms for 2007 Oscar|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=2007-06-22|accessdate=2008-06-23] Sixty-three countries submitted films to the Academy, the highest number of submissions in the history of the award, including Azerbaijan and Ireland, which submitted films for the first time.cite web|url=http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/iw/20071018/1355.html|title=A Record 63 Countries Vying For Best Foreign-Language Oscar Nod|publisher=Yahoo! Movies|date=2007-10-17|accessdate=2008-06-23] cite web|url=http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003671349|title=Oscar's Foreign Movie Rules Questioned|publisher=Back Stage|author=Galloway, Steven|date=2007-11-12|accessdate=2008-06-25] Several of the submissions were subject to controversy. The Academy determined that initial submissions from Israel and Taiwan did not meet Academy requirements,cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/movies/31band.html?ex=1351486800&en=27df238de4801812&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|title=The Band’s Visit|publisher="The New York Times"|author=Kershner, Isabel|date=2007-10-31|accessdate=2008-06-23] cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117973998.html?nav=naacpn|title=Oscar deems 'Band's Visit' ineligible|publisher="Variety"|author=Jaafar, Ali|date=2007-10-12|accessdate=2008-06-23] and both countries submitted new films as replacements.cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/10/19/127294/Taiwan-drops.htm|title=Taiwan drops 'Lust, Caution' as Oscar entry|publisher="The China Post"|author=Lee, Min|date=2007-10-19|accessdate=2008-06-23] cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/947162.html|title=Israeli film Beaufort nominated for Oscar for Best Foreign Film|publisher="Haaretz"|author=Uni, Assaf|date=2008-01-22|accessdate=2008-06-23] The British Academy of Film and Television Arts was subject to criticism for not submitting the Scottish Gaelic "" or the Welsh "Calon Gaeth".cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117973511.html?nav=news&categoryid=1982&cs=1|title=BAFTA attacked over Oscars|publisher="Variety"|author=Dawtrey, Adam|date=2007-10-04|accessdate=2008-06-24] Bolivia's official submission, "Los Andes no creen en Dios", did not appear on the Academy's list of accepted submissions.cite web|url=http://www.lostiempos.com/noticias/13-12-07/tragaluz.php|title=110 mil personas vieron el último filme de Eguino|language=Spanish|publisher="Los Tiempos"|author=Orellana, Ruddy|date=2007-12-13|accessdate=2008-06-24]

Due to a change in the rules made for the 79th Academy Awards,cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/07/01/entertainment/e190800D07.DTL|title=Rules Change for Foreign-Language Oscar|publisher="San Francisco Chronicle"|date=2006-07-01|accessdate=2008-06-23] the Academy published a shortlist of nine films on January 15, 2008, prior to the selection of the final five nominees.cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2008/08.01.15a.html|title=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2008/08.01.15a.html|title=Nine Foreign Language Films Advance in 2007 Oscar Race|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=2008-01-15|accessdate=2008-06-23] The Academy engendered controversy with its selections, notably the omission of Romania's "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", which had won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, and France's "Persepolis", the winner of the Jury Prize at the same Cannes Film Festival.cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117979064.html?nav=news&categoryid=1982&cs=1|title=Oscar's foreign film race heats up|publisher="Variety"|author=Gaydos, Steven|coauthors=McCarthy, Libby|date=2008-01-15|accessdate=2008-06-23] cite web|url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/feb/01/oscar-snubbed-4-months-rivets/|title=Oscar-snubbed '4 Months' rivets|publisher="The Washington Post"|date=2008-02-01|accessdate=2008-06-23] cite web|url=http://www.premiere.com/moviereviews/4368/4-months-3-weeks-and-2-days.html|title=4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days|publisher="Premiere"|author=Kenny, Glenn|date=2008-01-17|accessdate=2008-06-23] cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2223591720080122?sp=true|title=Acclaimed films miss out on foreign-Oscar bid|publisher=Reuters|author=Goodman, Dean|date=2008-01-22|accessdate=2008-06-23] cite web|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20080222/120369717000.html|title=Snubs, omissions taint Oscar foreign film award|publisher=Yahoo! Movies|author=Collett-White, Mike|date=2008-02-22|accessdate=2008-06-23] After revealing the shortlist, the Academy released a list of nominees on January 22, 2008.cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/nominees/announcement.html|title=Nominations | 80th Annual Academy Awards|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=2008-01-22|accessdate=2008-06-24] The winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was Austria's "The Counterfeiters", which was directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Feb25/0,4670,OscarsForeign,00.html|title=Austria's 'Counterfeiters' Wins Oscar|publisher=Fox News|author=Pearson, Ryan|date=2008-02-25|accessdate=2008-06-24]

ubmissions

ee also

*List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
*80th Academy Awards nominees and winners
*List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films

Notes

*note label|Note1|A|A Bolivia submitted "Los Andes no creen en Dios" for review by the Academy, but it did not appear on the list of official submissions.
*note label|Note1|B|B The submission for India, "", was the target of a lawsuit alleging that India's selection committee was tied to the production staff of "Eklavya"; however, India retained the film as its submission.cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-10/2007-10-18-voa33.cfm?CFID=188995916&CFTOKEN=86286970|title=India Retains 'Eklavya: The Royal Guard' as Official Oscar Entry|publisher=Voice of America|date=2007-10-18|accessdate=2008-06-23]
*note label|Note1|C|C The Academy determined that Israel's first submission, "The Band's Visit", contained too much English dialogue for the film to meet Academy requirements, and Israel submitted "Beaufort" as a replacement.
*note label|Note1|D|D The Academy determined that Taiwan's initial submission, "Lust, Caution", had insufficient Taiwanese participation to be considered a valid entry under Academy rules, and Taiwan submitted "Island Etude" as a replacement.

References

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*cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.10.17a.html|title=63 Countries Seeking Foreign Language Film Oscar|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=2007-10-17|accessdate=2008-06-23

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External links

* [http://www.oscars.com/index2 Official website for the 80th Academy Awards]