List of Russian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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Russia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1992. Prior to that, Russian films were strongly represented among the films submitted by the former Soviet Union. The Foreign Language Film award is handed out annually by the U.S.-based 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]
Each year, the Academy invites countries to submit their best films for competition, with only one film being accepted from each country.[4] After the breakup of the Soviet Union, films representing the Russian Federation have had six nominations, including one Oscar win for Burnt by the Sun.[5]
Nikita Mikhalkov has been chosen to represent Russia five times. While The Barber of Siberia was disqualified when the print did not arrive in Los Angeles in time,[6] three other films were nominated for an Oscar.
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.[4] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Russia for review by the Academy since 1992. All Russian submissions were filmed mostly in Russian.
Among the submissions were a horror film about vampires (2004), a Russian film dubbed into German (1999), a controversial anti-corruption film (2014) and a slew of historical dramas.
Year (Ceremony) |
Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1992 (65th) |
Close to Eden | Урга | Nikita Mikhalkov | Nominated[7] |
1994 (67th) |
Burnt by the Sun | Утомлённые солнцем | Nikita Mikhalkov | Won Academy Award[1] |
1995 (68th) |
A Moslem | Мусульманин | Vladimir Khotinenko | Not nominated |
1996 (69th) |
Prisoner of the Mountains | Кавказский пленник | Sergei Bodrov | Nominated[8] |
1997 (70th) |
The Thief | Вор | Pavel Chukhray | Nominated[9] |
1998 (71st) |
The Barber of Siberia | Сибирский цирюльник | Nikita Mikhalkov | Disqualified[6] |
1999 (72nd) |
Moloch | Молох | Alexander Sokurov | Not nominated |
2000 (73rd) |
His Wife's Diary | Дневник его жены | Alexei Uchitel | Not nominated |
2001 (74th) |
The Romanovs: An Imperial Family | Романовы - Венценосная семья | Gleb Panfilov | Not nominated |
2002 (75th) |
House of Fools | Дом д��раков | Andrei Konchalovsky | Not nominated |
2003 (76th) |
The Return | Возвращение | Andrey Zvyagintsev | Not nominated |
2004 (77th) |
Night Watch | Ночной дозор | Timur Bekmambetov | Not nominated |
2005 (78th) |
The Italian | Итальянец | Andrei Kravchuk | Not nominated |
2006 (79th) |
9th Company | 9 рота | Fyodor Bondarchuk | Not nominated |
2007 (80th) |
12 | 12 | Nikita Mikhalkov | Nominated[10] |
2008 (81st) |
Mermaid | Русалка | Anna Melikian | Not nominated |
2009 (82nd) |
Ward No. 6 | Палата №6 | and Karen Shakhnazarov | Not nominated |
2010 (83rd) |
The Edge | Край | Alexei Uchitel | Not nominated[11] |
2011 (84th) |
Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel[12] | Утомлённые солнцем 2: Цитадель | Nikita Mikhalkov | Not nominated |
2012 (85th) |
White Tiger[13] | Белый тигр | Karen Shakhnazarov | Not nominated |
2013 (86th) |
Stalingrad[14] | Сталинград | Fyodor Bondarchuk | Not nominated |
2014 (87th) |
Leviathan[15] | Левиафан | Andrey Zvyagintsev | Nominated[16] |
2015 (88th) |
Sunstroke[17] | Солнечный удар | Nikita Mikhalkov | Not nominated |
2016 (89th) |
Paradise[18] | Рай | Andrei Konchalovsky | Made shortlist[19] |
2017 (90th) |
Loveless[20] | Нелюбовь | Andrey Zvyagintsev | Nominated[21] |
2018 (91st) |
Sobibor[22] | Собибор | Konstantin Khabensky | Not nominated |
2019 (92nd) |
Beanpole[23] | Дылда | Kantemir Balagov | Made shortlist[24] |
2020 (93rd) |
Dear Comrades![25] | Дорогие товарищи! | Andrei Konchalovsky | Made shortlist[26] |
2021 (94th) |
Unclenching the Fists[27] | Разжимая кулаки | Not nominated |
See also[]
- List of Soviet submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Cinema of Russia
- Cinema of the Soviet Union
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
Notes[]
References[]
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- ^ a b c "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.
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- ^ a b "Will 'Sunstroke' Make the Oscar List?". The Moscow Times. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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- ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Karen Shakhnazarov's "White Tiger"nominated for Oscar". PanArmenian. PanArmenian. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Russia Nominates WWII Movie 'Stalingrad' for Oscars". RIA. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Oscars: Russia Shockingly Submits Russia-Bashing Hit 'Leviathan' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2015: See The Full List". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (22 September 2015). "Oscars: Russia Nominates 'Sunstroke' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (20 September 2016). "Oscars: Russia Selects 'Paradise' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Oscars: Nine Films Advance in Foreign-Language Race". Variety. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Oscars: Russia submits Zvyagintsev's film Loveless for Oscars". TASS. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (10 September 2018). "Oscars: Russia Selects 'Sobibor' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Kantemir Balagov's film Dylda nominated for an Oscar from Russia". Teller Report. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Academy Unveils 2020 Oscar Shortlists". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "The Union of Cinematographers appreciated the nomination for the "Oscar" of the film "Dear Comrades!"". Teller Report. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Davis, Clayton (9 February 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Announced in Nine Categories". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (25 October 2021). "Oscars: Russia Picks 'Unclenching the Fists' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award submissions by country
- Lists of Russian films