List of countries by number of Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film

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This is a list of countries by number of Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film before 2020), a table showing the total number of submissions, nominations, and awards of the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film received by each country. It follows Academy convention by not grouping the tally of extinct countries with that of their successor states. As of 2023, at least one film has been submitted by 135 countries. Of this number, 63 countries have received a nomination, [lower-alpha 1] with 29 countries ultimately winning the Oscar.

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Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film tally by country

Submitting countryNumber of
winning films		Number of
nominated films		Number of
submitted films		First
submitted		Last
submitted
Flag of Italy.svg Italy [lower-alpha 2] +14+33+7019472023
Flag of France.svg France [lower-alpha 3] +12+41+7119482023
Flag of Japan.svg Japan [lower-alpha 4] +5+18+7019512023
Flag of Spain.svg Spain +4+21+6619562023
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark +4+14+6119562023
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden +3+16+6319562023
Flag of Germany.svg Germany [lower-alpha 5] +3+13+3319902023
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union [lower-alpha 6] +3+9+2419631991
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands +3+7+5619592023
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary +2+10+5919652023
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina +2+8+5019612023
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia [lower-alpha 7] +2+6+2319641991
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland +2+5+5119612023
Flag of Austria.svg Austria +2+4+4719612023
Flag of Iran.svg Iran +2+3+2919772023
Flag of Poland.svg Poland +1+13+5519632023
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico +1+9+5619572023
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany [lower-alpha 5] +1+8+3119561989
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada +1+7+4919712023
Flag of Russia.svg Russia [lower-alpha 6] +1+7+2919922021
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria +1+5+2419692022
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan +1+3+4919572023
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic [lower-alpha 7] +1+3+3019942023
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [lower-alpha 8] +1+3+2019912023
Flag of Chile.svg Chile +1+2+2819902023
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina [lower-alpha 9] +1+2+2319942023
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa +1+2+1919892023
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea +1+1+3619622023
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast +1+1+319762020
Flag of Israel.svg Israel +0+10+5619642023
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium +0+8+4819672023
Flag of Norway.svg Norway +0+6+4519572023
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia [lower-alpha 9] +0+6+2919581991
Flag of Greece.svg Greece +0+5+4319572023
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil +0+4+5319602023
Flag of India.svg India +0+3+5619572023
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong +0+3+4219592023
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China +0+2+3719792023
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia [lower-alpha 9] +0+2+2019942023
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon +0+2+191978 [1] 2022
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine [lower-alpha 10] +0+2+1620032023
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland +0+1+4419802023
Flag of Romania.svg Romania +0+1+3919662023
Flag of Finland.svg Finland +0+1+3719732023
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia +0+1+3219802023
Flag of Peru.svg Peru +0+1+3019672023
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba +0+1+2319782023
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay +0+1 [lower-alpha 1] +2319922023
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia [lower-alpha 6] +0+1+2219962023
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia [lower-alpha 6] +0+1+2119922023
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam +0+1+2019932023
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan [lower-alpha 6] +0+1+1719922022
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia +0+1+1619962023
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal +0+1+1319992023
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico [lower-alpha 11] +0+1+1219862011
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia +0+1+1119942022
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland +0+1+1020072023
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia +0+1+1019952023
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan +0+1+720082023
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany [lower-alpha 5] +0+1+519731983
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan +0+1+319992023
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua +0+1+319822010
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania +0+1+120142014
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal +0+0+4019802023
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt [lower-alpha 12] +0+0+3719582023
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria +0+0+3419712023
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines +0+0+3419532023
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia +0+0+3319922023
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela +0+0+3319782023
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia +0+0+3019942023
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand +0+0+3019842023
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey +0+0+3019642023
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia +0+0+2719932023
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia +0+0+2719932023
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia +0+0+2519872023
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh +0+0+1920022022
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg +0+0+1919972023
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco +0+0+1919772023
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore +0+0+1719592023
Flag of Albania.svg Albania +0+0+1619962023
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia +0+0+1619952023
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic +0+0+1619832023
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan +0+0+1619982023
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania +0+0+1620062023
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine +0+0+1619972023
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia +0+0+1519922023
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan +0+0+1420022019
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia +0+0+1320012023
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica +0+0+1220052023
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq +0+0+1220052023
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan +0+0+1219592023
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador +0+0+1120002022
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro +0+0+1020132023
Flag of Panama.svg Panama +0+0+1020142023
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan +0+0+920072022
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo +0+0+920142022
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya +0+0+820122023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia +0+0+820042023
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia +0+0+820032023
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand +0+0+720112022
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay +0+0+720152023
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia +0+0+720132023
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon +0+0+619802023
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus +0+0+519942020
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal +0+0+520172023
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia +0+0+420102019
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala +0+0+419942022
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova +0+0+420132023
Flag of Chad.svg Chad +0+0+320022021
Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras +0+0+320172020
Flag of Malta.svg Malta +0+0+320142022
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria +0+0+320192023
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan +0+0+319992023
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen +0+0+320162023
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso +0+0+219892023
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland +0+0+220102012
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti +0+0+220172021
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait +0+0+219721978
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi +0+0+220182021
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka +0+0+220032009
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan +0+0+220202023
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania +0+0+220012022
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan +0+0+220192021
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo +0+0+119971997
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji +0+0+120052005
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana +0+0+120192019
Flag of Laos.svg Laos +0+0+120172017
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho +0+0+120202020
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique +0+0+120172017
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia +0+0+120232023
Flag of Niger.svg Niger +0+0+120182018
Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia +0+0+120212021
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname +0+0+120202020
Flag of Syria.svg Syria [lower-alpha 12] +0+0+120172017
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda +0+0+120222022

Notes

Submitted films include disqualified entries, except those resubmitted, so as to not count twice.

  1. 1 2 Includes a disqualified nomination for Uruguay. After nominations were announced in 1992, information came to light showing that A Place in the World (1992) was wholly produced in Argentina, and had insufficient Uruguayan artistic control. The film was declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot.
  2. ↑ Italy's tally includes two Special Awards for Shoe-Shine (1946) and The Bicycle Thief (1948), as well as an Honorary Award shared with France for The Walls of Malapaga (1949).
  3. ↑ France's tally includes a Special Award for Monsieur Vincent (1947) as well as two Honorary Awards: one for Forbidden Games (1952) and one shared with Italy for The Walls of Malapaga (1949).
  4. ↑ Japan's tally includes three Honorary Awards.
  5. 1 2 3 East Germany received its only nomination in 1976, and West Germany was nominated for the last time in 1985. The two countries formally reunited on October 3, 1990. Reunified Germany has received twelve nominations since then, three of which have resulted in a successful win.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 The Soviet Union, which received all of its nominations for Russian-language films, was nominated for the last time in 1984 and was formally dissolved on December 26, 1991. Russia, Georgia, Estonia and Kazakhstan are the only post-Soviet states to have been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
  7. 1 2 Czechoslovakia was nominated for the first time in 1965 for a Slovak-language film. Its five other nominations, the last of which occurred in 1991, were received for Czech-language films. The formerly Communist country formally split into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic on January 1, 1993. Since then, only the Czech Republic has been able to get nominated in the Foreign Language Film category.
  8. ↑ The United Kingdom has a very small tally even though it has a prolific film industry. This is due to the fact that the overwhelming majority of British films are in English and are thus ineligible for competition in the Foreign Language Film category. Two of the three British films nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award have been Welsh-language films.
  9. 1 2 3 Yugoslavia was nominated for the first time in 1958 for an Italian-language film. Its five other nominations, the last of which occurred in 1985, were received for Serbo-Croatian-language films. The formerly Communist country gradually disintegrated at the beginning of the 1990s. North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are the only post-Yugoslav states to have been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
  10. ↑ Paradise Now (2005) was initially nominated as a submission from "Palestine" and presented as such on the official Academy website. However, following protests from pro-Israeli groups in the United States, the Academy decided to designate it as a submission from the Palestinian Authority, a move that was decried by the film's director Hany Abu-Assad. During the awards ceremony, the film was eventually announced by presenter Will Smith as a submission from the Palestinian Territories.
  11. ↑ Although films produced inside the United States are not eligible for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film Award, those produced in U.S. overseas possessions are. Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, was thus able to receive a nomination for What Happened to Santiago (1989). [2] However, this rule was changed in 2011 barring Puerto Rican submissions. [3]
  12. 1 2 From 1966 until 1971, the United Arab Republic made submissions. In 1961, the union between Egypt and Syria was dissolved.

Submissions by year

YearCeremonySubmitted filmsCountries submitting for the first time
1956 29th 8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark , Flag of France.svg  France , Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , Flag of Japan.svg  Japan , Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines , Flag of Spain.svg  Spain , Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1957 30th 12Flag of Greece.svg  Greece , Flag of India.svg  India , Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , Flag of Norway.svg  Norway , Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
1958 31st 10Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt , Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1959 32nd 13Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong , Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan , Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
1960 33rd 12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1961 34th 14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , Flag of Austria.svg  Austria , Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
1962 35th 13Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
1963 36th 14Flag of Poland.svg  Poland , Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1964 37th 18Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia , Flag of Israel.svg  Israel , Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
1965 38th 15Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1966 39th 19Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
1967 40th 16Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium , Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
1968 41st 18
1969 42nd 24Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
1970 43rd 13
1971 44th 20Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria , Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1972 45th 22Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
1973 46th 21Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany , Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1974 47th 20
1975 48th 21
1976 49th 24Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
1977 50th 24Flag of Iran.svg  Iran , Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco , Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
1978 51st 19Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba , Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
1979 52nd 23Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1980 53rd 26Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon , Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia , Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland , Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
1981 54th 25
1982 55th 25Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
1983 56th 26Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
1984 57th 32Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
1985 58th 30
1986 59th 32Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
1987 60th 30Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
1988 61st 31
1989 62nd 37Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso , Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
1990 63rd 37Flag of Chile.svg  Chile , Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1991 64th 34Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
1992 65th 33Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia , Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan , Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia , Flag of Russia.svg  Russia , Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1993 66th 35Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia , Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia , Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
1994 67th 46Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus , Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina , Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia , Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic , Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia , Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
1995 68th 41Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia , Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
1996 69th 39Flag of Albania.svg  Albania , Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
1997 70th 44Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo, Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg , Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
1998 71st 45Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
1999 72nd 47Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan , Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal , Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
2000 73rd 46Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
2001 74th 51Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia , Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
2002 75th 54Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan , Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh , Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
2003 76th 56Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia , Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine , Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
2004 77th 51Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
2005 78th 63Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica , Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq , Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
2006 79th 63Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
2007 80th 63Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan , Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
2008 81st 67Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
2009 82nd 67
2010 83rd 66Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland , Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
2011 84th 63Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2012 85th 71Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2013 86th 76Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova , Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro , Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
2014 87th 83Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo , Flag of Malta.svg  Malta , Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania , Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
2015 88th 82Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
2016 89th 89Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
2017 90th 92Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti , Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras , Flag of Laos.svg  Laos , Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique , Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal , Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
2018 91st 89Flag of Niger.svg  Niger , Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
2019 92nd 94Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana , Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria , Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
2020 93rd 97Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho , Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan , Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
2021 94th 93Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
2022 95th 93Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
2023 96th 92Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia

See also

Related Research Articles

The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.

References

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  1. ↑ "The 51ST Academy Awards, 1979". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Lo Que Le Paso a Santiago (1989) - Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  3. ↑ Puerto Rico queda excluido de la carrera por el Oscar; El Nuevo Día (October 5, 2011)
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