List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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Greece has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[nb 1] 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] It was created for 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.

For the 78th Academy Awards, Greece selected Nyfes but it was ruled ineligible for being in English.

In the 1990s, Greek film law stipulated that the winner of the Greek Film Competition at the Thessaloniki Film Festival would represent Greece at the Oscars the following year. After Greek films that were mostly in English (and thus ineligible for the Foreign Language Film award) won the award in 2005 and 2007, Greece decided to revise the selection process. Beginning in 2008, the Greek submission is determined by an ad hoc committee appointed under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture. The first film to be selected under the new rules was Correction, since El Greco contained too much English to qualify.[4]

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. 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 Greece for review by the Academy for the award by the year of the submission and the respective Academy Award ceremony.

Year
(Ceremony)		 Film title used in nomination Original title Director Result
1957
(30th) 		The Lagoon of Desire Η λίμνη των πόθων Not nominated
1962
(35th) 		Electra Ilektra (Ηλέκτρα) Michael Cacoyannis Nominated[5]
1963
(36th) 		The Red Lanterns Τα κόκκινα φανάρια Vasilis Georgiadis Nominated[6]
1964
(37th) 		Treason Προδοσία Kostas Manoussakis Not nominated
1965
(38th) 		Blood on the Land Το χώμα βάφτηκε κόκκινο Vasilis Georgiadis Nominated[7]
1966
(39th) 		Queen of Clubs Dama Spathi (Ντάμα σπαθί) George Skalenakis Not nominated
1968
(41st) 		Imperiale Βυζαντινή Ραψωδία George Skalenakis Not nominated
1969
(42nd) 		Girls in the Sun Κορίτσια στον Ήλιο Vasilis Georgiadis Not nominated
1975
(48th) 		The Travelling Players O Thiasos (Ο Θίασος) Theo Angelopoulos Not nominated
1977
(50th) 		Iphigenia Ifigeneia (Iφιγένεια) Michael Cacoyannis Nominated[8]
1981
(54th) 		The Man with the Carnation Ο άνθρωπος με το γαρίφαλο Not nominated
1982
(55th) 		Angel Angelos (Άγγελος) Giorgos Katakouzinos Not nominated
1987
(60th) 		Theofilos Theofilos (Θεόφιλος) Not nominated
1988
(61st) 		In the Shadow of Fear Στη σκιά του τρόμου Not nominated
1989
(62nd) 		Landscape in the Mist Τοπίο στην ομίχλη Theo Angelopoulos Not nominated
1990
(63rd) 		Love Under the Date-Tree Erotas sti hourmadia (Έρωτας στη χουρμαδιά) Not nominated
1995
(68th) 		Ulysses' Gaze Το Βλέμμα του Οδυσσέα Theo Angelopoulos Not nominated
1997
(70th) 		Slaughter of the Cock Η Σφαγή του Κόκορα Not nominated
1998
(71st) 		Eternity and a Day Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα Theo Angelopoulos Not nominated
1999
(72nd) 		From the Edge of the City Apo tin akri tis polis (Από την άκρη της πόλης) Constantinos Giannaris Not nominated
2000
(73rd) 		Peppermint Peppermint Not nominated
2001
(74th) 		In Good Company Enas & enas (Ένας κι ένας) Not nominated
2002
(75th) 		The Only Journey of His Life Το μόνον της ζωής του ταξείδιον Not nominated
2003
(76th) 		Think It Over Θα το Μετανιώσεις Not nominated
2004
(77th) 		A Touch of Spice Politiki kouzina (Πολίτικη Κουζίνα) Not nominated
2006
(79th) 		Chariton's Choir I Horodia tou Haritona (Η χωρωδία του Χαρίτωνα) Not nominated
2007
(80th) 		Eduart Eduart Angeliki Antoniou Not nominated
2008
(81st) 		Διόρθωση Not nominated
2009
(82nd) 		Slaves in Their Bonds Οι Σκλάβοι στα Δεσμά τους Not nominated
2010
(83rd) 		Dogtooth Κυνόδοντας Yorgos Lanthimos Nominated[9]
2011
(84th) 		Attenberg[10] Attenberg Athina Rachel Tsangari Not nominated
2012
(85th) 		Unfair World[11] Άδικος Κόσμος Filippos Tsitos Not nominated
2013
(86th) 		Boy Eating the Bird's Food[12] Το Αγόρι Τρώει το Φαγητό του Πουλιού Not nominated
2014
(87th) 		Little England[13] Μικρά Αγγλία Pantelis Voulgaris Not nominated
2015
(88th) 		Xenia[14] Ξενία Panos H. Koutras Not nominated
2016
(89th) 		Chevalier[15] Chevalier Athina Rachel Tsangari Not nominated
2017
(90th) 		Amerika Square[16] Amerika Square Not nominated
2018
(91st) 		Polyxeni[17] Πολυξένη Not nominated
2019
(92nd) 		When Tomatoes Met Wagner[18] Όταν ο Βάγκνερ Συνάντησε τις Ντομάτες Not nominated
2020
(93rd) 		Apples[19] Μήλα Not nominated
2021
(94th) 		Digger[20] Digger Georgis Grigorakis Not nominated

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The category was previously named the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in April 2019, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.[1][2]

References[]

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  12. ^ "Oscars: Greece Nominates 'Boy Eating the Bird's Food' in Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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  15. ^ Grivas, Alexis (21 September 2016). "Greece submits 'Chevalier' to Oscars". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  16. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (6 September 2017). "Oscars: Greece Selects 'Amerika Square' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Polyxeni is Greece's selection for Oscars Best Foreign Film". Greek City Times. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  18. ^ Kampouris, Nick. "When Tomatoes Met Wagner: Greece's Entry in 2020 Academy Awards". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  19. ^ Vourlias, Christopher (4 November 2020). "Greece Selects Venice Horizons Opener 'Apples' for International Feature Film Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Digger proposes EAK for Greek representation at the Oscars". Athina984. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

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