List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
The People's Republic of China has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1979. 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] China has submitted more than twenty films for Oscar consideration, two of which were nominated for an Oscar. Both of these films were directed by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, whose films have been submitted by China six times. Zhang was also nominated for an Oscar for a third film, as a representative of British Hong Kong. The only other Mainland Chinese director to be selected multiple times is Chen Kaige, whose films represented Mainland China twice, and Hong Kong once, resulting in one Oscar nomination (for Hong Kong).
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are recognized as separate entities by AMPAS and each one routinely sends a film to the competition. Although China, Hong Kong and Taiwan used to have very separate film industries, a more film industry began to develop in the early 2000s, with directors, actors and crew members routinely working on projects outside their home territory. In recent years, Hong Kong in particular has begun to submit Mandarin-language Mainland co-productions like The Banquet and Painted Skin to represent Hong Kong.
Submissions[]
Every year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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 the People's Republic of China for review by the Academy for the award.
Year (Ceremony) |
Film title used in nomination | Chinese title | Director | Result |
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1979 (52nd) |
Effendi | 阿凡提 | Lang Xiao | Not Nominated |
1983 (56th) |
My Memories of Old Beijing [4] | 城南旧事 | Wu Yigong | Not Nominated |
1984 (57th) |
Life | 人生 | Wu Tianming | Not Nominated |
1986 (59th) |
Dr. Sun Yat-sen | 孙中山 | Not Nominated | |
1987 (60th) |
Hibiscus Town | 芙蓉镇 | Xie Jin | Not Nominated |
1988 (61st) |
Red Sorghum | 红高粱 | Zhang Yimou | Not Nominated |
1989 (62nd) |
The Birth of New China | 开国大典 | Not Nominated | |
1990 (63rd) |
Ju Dou | 菊豆 | Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang | Nominated[5] |
1991 (64th) |
The Spring Festival | 过年 | Not Nominated | |
1992 (65th) |
The Story of Qiu Ju | 秋菊打官司 | Zhang Yimou | Not Nominated |
1993 (66th) |
Country Teachers | 凤凰琴 | He Qun | Not Nominated |
1995 (68th) |
Red Cherry | 红樱桃 | Not Nominated | |
1998 (71st) |
Genghis Khan | 一代天骄成吉思汗 | & | Not Nominated |
1999 (72nd) |
Lover's Grief over the Yellow River | 黄河绝恋 | Feng Xiaoning | Not Nominated |
2000 (73rd) |
Breaking the Silence | 漂亮妈妈 | Not Nominated | |
2002 (75th) |
Hero | 英雄 | Zhang Yimou | Nominated[6] |
2003 (76th) |
Warriors of Heaven and Earth | 天地英雄 | He Ping | Not Nominated |
2004 (77th) |
House of Flying Daggers | 十面埋伏 | Zhang Yimou | Not Nominated |
2005 (78th) |
The Promise | 无极 | Chen Kaige | Not Nominated |
2006 (79th) |
Curse of the Golden Flower | 满城尽带黄金甲 | Zhang Yimou | Not Nominated |
2007 (80th) |
The Knot | 云水谣 | Not Nominated | |
2008 (81st) |
Dream Weavers: Beijing 2008[7] | 筑梦2008 | Not Nominated | |
2009 (82nd) |
Forever Enthralled[8] | 梅兰芳 | Chen Kaige | Not Nominated |
2010 (83rd) |
Aftershock[9] | 唐山大地震 | Feng Xiaogang | Not Nominated[10] |
2011 (84th) |
The Flowers of War[11][12] | 金陵十三釵 | Zhang Yimou | Not Nominated |
2012 (85th) |
Caught in the Web[13] | 搜索 | Chen Kaige | Not Nominated |
2013 (86th) |
Back to 1942[14] | 一九四二 | Feng Xiaogang | Not Nominated |
2014 (87th) |
The Nightingale[15] | 夜莺 | Not Nominated | |
2015 (88th) |
Go Away Mr. Tumor[16] | 滚蛋吧!肿瘤君 | Not Nominated | |
2016 (89th) |
Xuanzang[17] | 大唐玄奘 | Huo Jianqi | Not Nominated |
2017 (90th) |
Wolf Warrior 2[18] | 战狼2 | Wu Jing | Not Nominated |
2018 (91st) |
Hidden Man[19] | 邪不压正 | Jiang Wen | Not Nominated |
2019 (92nd) |
Ne Zha[20] | 哪吒之魔童降世 | Not Nominated | |
2020 (93rd) |
Leap[21] | 夺冠 | Peter Chan | Not Nominated |
See also[]
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- Cinema of China
- List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- List of Taiwanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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 22 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Derek Elley (20 October 2008). "Dream Weavers – Beijing 2008". Variety. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Steven Schwankert (26 September 2009). "China picks 'Forever Enthralled' for Oscars". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Coonan, Clifford (27 September 2010). "China sends 'Aftershock' to Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter Academy Releases Foreign-Language Oscar List Archived 29 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine 13 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-14
- ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Caught in the Web Competes for Academy Awards". Chinese Films. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "China Sends 'Back to 1942' on Oscar Trail". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Oscars: China Selects 'The Nightingale' for Foreign-Language Category (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "81 Countries In Competition For 2015 Foreign Language Film Oscar". AMPAS. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Rahman, Abid (5 October 2016). "Oscars: China Selects 'Xuan Zang' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (5 October 2017). "Oscars: 92 Films Submitted in Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "87 Countries In Competition for 2018 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (7 October 2019). "Academy confirms 93 films submitted for international feature film category". Screen International. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Davis, Rebecca (3 December 2020). "China Selects Peter Chan's Volleyball Drama 'Leap' as its Oscar Contender". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
External links[]
- Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award submissions by country
- Cinema of China
- Lists of Chinese films