List of Guatemalan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Guatemala submitted a film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] for the first time in 1994.[3] 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.[4] It 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.[5]
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.[5] 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.[4] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Guatemala 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 |
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1994 (67th) |
The Silence of Neto[3] | El Silencio de Neto | Spanish | Luis Argueta | Not nominated |
2015 (88th) |
Ixcanul[6] | Ixcanul | Kaqchikel, Spanish | Jayro Bustamante | Not nominated |
2020 (93rd) |
La Llorona[7] | La Llorona | Spanish, Kaqchikel, Ixil | Jayro Bustamante | Made shortlist[8] |
See also[]
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b Horn, John (20 January 1995). "Oscars are gold for foreign films". Daily News. AP. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hopewell, John (27 August 2015). "'Ixcanul (Volcano)' Chosen as Guatemala's First Ever Academy Awards Entry". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (6 November 2020). "Guatemala Submits Horror Pic 'La Llorona' For International Oscar Race". Deadline. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Davis, Clayton (9 February 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Announced in Nine Categories". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links[]
- Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award submissions by country
- Lists of mass media in Guatemala
- Cinema of Guatemala