List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Belgium has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1967.[citation needed] 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.[3] The "Best Foreign Language Film" category was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.[4] Between 1947 and 1955, the Academy presented a non-competitive Honorary Award for the best foreign language films released in the United States.[5]
As of 2020, seven Belgian films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Of these films, two have been directed by Gérard Corbiau: The Music Teacher and Farinelli.[6] The five other Belgian directors to have films accepted as nominees are Jacques Boigelot, Stijn Coninx, Dominique Deruddere, Michaël R. Roskam and Felix Van Groeningen. Boigelot's Peace in the Fields was accepted as a nominee at the 43rd Academy Awards,[7] Stijn Coninx's Daens was a nominee in 1993,[8] Deruddere's Everybody's Famous! was a nominee at the 73rd Academy Awards,[9] Roskam's Bullhead for the 84th and Van Groeningen's The Broken Circle Breakdown for the 86th.
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.[4] 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.[3] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Belgium for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
Year (Ceremony) |
Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 (40th) |
Le Départ | Le Départ | French | Jerzy Skolimowski | Not Nominated |
1969 (42nd) |
Palaver | Palaver | Dutch | Emile Degelin | Not Nominated |
1970 (43rd) |
Peace in the Fields | Paix sur les champs | French | Jacques Boigelot | Nominated[10] |
1972 (45th) |
The Lonely Killers | Les Tueurs Fous | French | Boris Szulzinger | Not Nominated |
1974 (47th) |
The Conscript | De loteling | Dutch | Roland Verhavert | Not Nominated |
1976 (49th) |
High Street | Rue Haute | French | André Ernotte | Not Nominated |
1977 (50th) |
Rubens | Rubens, schilder en diplomaat | Dutch | Roland Verhavert | Not Nominated |
1979 (52nd) |
Woman in a Twilight Garden | Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf | Dutch | André Delvaux | Not Nominated |
1981 (54th) |
Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven | Le Grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven | French | Jean-Jacques Andrien | Not Nominated |
1982 (55th) |
Minuet | Menuet | Dutch | Not Nominated | |
1985 (58th) |
Dust | Dust | English | Marion Hänsel | Not Nominated |
1986 (59th) |
Jumping | Springen | Dutch | Not Nominated | |
1987 (60th) |
The Cruel Embrace | Les noces barbares | French | Marion Hänsel | Not Nominated |
1988 (61st) |
The Music Teacher | Le maître de musique | French | Gérard Corbiau | Nominated[11] |
1989 (62nd) |
The Sacrament | Het Sacrament | Dutch | Hugo Claus | Not Nominated |
1991 (64th) |
Toto the Hero | Toto le héros | French | Jaco Van Dormael | Not Nominated |
1992 (65th) |
Daens | Daens | Dutch, French | Stijn Coninx | Nominated[12] |
1993 (66th) |
Just Friends | Just Friends | Dutch, French | Marc-Henri Wajnberg | Not Nominated |
1994 (67th) |
Farinelli | Farinelli Il Castrato | French, Italian | Gérard Corbiau | Nominated[13] |
1995 (68th) |
Manneken Pis | Manneken Pis | Dutch | Frank Van Passel | Not Nominated |
1996 (69th) |
The Eighth Day | Le huitième jour | French | Jaco Van Dormael | Not Nominated |
1997 (70th) |
My Life in Pink | Ma vie en rose | French | Alain Berliner | Not Nominated |
1998 (71st) |
Rosie | Rosie | Dutch | Patrice Toye | Not Nominated |
1999 (72nd) |
Rosetta | Rosetta | French | Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
2000 (73rd) |
Everybody's Famous! | Iedereen beroemd! | Dutch, English | Dominique Deruddere | Nominated[14] |
2001 (74th) |
Pauline & Paulette | Pauline & Paulette | Dutch | Not Nominated | |
2002 (75th) |
The Son | Le fils | French | Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
2003 (76th) |
Sea of Silence | Verder dan de maan | Dutch | Stijn Coninx | Not Nominated |
2004 (77th) |
The Alzheimer Case | De zaak alzheimer | Dutch | Erik Van Looy | Not Nominated |
2005 (78th) |
The Child | L'enfant | French | Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
2006 (79th) |
Someone Else's Happiness | Een ander zijn geluk | Dutch | Fien Troch | Not Nominated |
2007 (80th) |
Ben X | Ben X | Dutch[citation needed] | Nic Balthazar | Not Nominated |
2008 (81st) |
Eldorado | Eldorado | French | Bouli Lanners | Not Nominated |
2009 (82nd) |
The Misfortunates | De Helaasheid der Dingen | Dutch | Felix Van Groeningen | Not Nominated |
2010 (83rd) |
Illegal[15] | Illégal | French | Olivier Masset-Depasse | Not Nominated |
2011 (84th) |
Bullhead | Rundskop | Dutch | Michaël R. Roskam | Nominated[16] |
2012 (85th) |
Our Children[17] | À perdre la raison | French | Joachim Lafosse | Not Nominated |
2013 (86th) |
The Broken Circle Breakdown[18] | The Broken Circle Breakdown | Dutch | Felix Van Groeningen | Nominated[19] |
2014 (87th) |
Two Days, One Night[20] | Deux jours, une nuit | French | Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
2015 (88th) |
The Brand New Testament[21] | Le Tout Nouveau Testament | French | Jaco Van Dormael | Made Shortlist[22] |
2016 (89th) |
The Ardennes[23] | D'Ardennen | Dutch | Not Nominated | |
2017 (90th) |
Racer and the Jailbird[24] | Le Fidèle | French | Michaël R. Roskam | Not Nominated |
2018 (91st) |
Girl[25] | Girl | Dutch, French | Lukas Dhont | Not Nominated |
2019 (92nd) |
Our Mothers[26] | Nuestras madres | Spanish | César Díaz | Not Nominated |
2020 (93rd) |
Working Girls[27] | Filles de joie | French | Frédéric Fonteyne, | Not Nominated |
See also[]
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of countries by number of Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- Cinema of Belgium
Notes[]
References[]
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- ^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "History of the Academy Awards – Page 1". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Gerard Corbiau - Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
- ^ "James Boigelot - Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
- ^ "Daens, Academy Award nominee in 1993". Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Meek, Tom (19 July 2001). "Short Reviews - Everybody's Famous". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
- ^ "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Mundell, Ian (17 September 2010). "Belgium selects 'Illegal' for Oscars". Variety. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Oscars 2012: Nominees in full". BBC News. 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "" A perdre la raison " représentera la Belgique pour l'Oscar du " Meilleur film en langue étrangère "". Radio Télévision Belge Francophone. 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "The Broken Circle Breakdown represents Belgium at Foreign Language Oscars". Flanders Image. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Oscars: Main nominations 2014". BBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Belgium enters Dardennes to Oscar race". Screendaily. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (22 September 2015). "Belgium Sends 'The Brand New Testament' To Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance In Oscar Race". Oscars. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Cavassuto, Maria (30 August 2016). "'The Ardennes' to Represent Belgium in Academy Awards Race". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (25 August 2017). "Belgium's 'Racer and the Jailbird' to Vie for Foreign-Language Oscar Nomination". Variety. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (27 August 2018). "Oscars: Belgium Selects 'Girl', Cannes' Camera D'Or, As Foreign Language Entry". Deadline. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa. "Oscars: Belgium Sends Cannes Prizewinner 'Our Mothers' to International Feature Film Race". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Oscars: le film «Filles de joie» représentera la Belgique dans la catégorie film internationaux". Le Soir. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
External links[]
- Cinema of Belgium
- Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award submissions by country
- Lists of Belgian films
- Belgian film-related lists