List of submissions to the 32nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
The following 13 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 32nd Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands and West Germany. The Oscar went to Black Orpheus, a Portuguese-language drama, filmed in Brazil by a French director.[1] The film represented France.
The Netherlands, Pakistan and two Chinese-speaking British colonies- Hong Kong and Singapore- submitted films for the first time.
Submissions[]
Submitting country | Film title used in nomination | Language(s) | Original title | Director(s) | Result |
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Denmark | Paw | Danish | Paw | Astrid Henning-Jensen | Nominated |
Egypt | The Nightingale's Prayer | Arabic | دعاء الكروان (Doaa al-Karawan) | Henry Barakat | Not nominated |
France | Black Orpheus | Portuguese | Orfeu Negro | Marcel Camus | Won Academy Award |
West Germany | The Bridge | German | Die Brücke | Bernhard Wicki | Nominated |
Hong Kong | For Better, for Worse | Mandarin | 雨過天青 (Yu guo tian qing) | Yueh Feng | Not nominated |
India | The World of Apu | Bengali | অপুর সংসার (Opur Shôngshar) | Satyajit Ray | Not nominated |
Italy | The Great War | Italian | La Grande guerra | Mario Monicelli | Nominated |
Japan | Fires on the Plain | Japanese | 野火 (Nobi) | Kon Ichikawa | Not nominated |
Mexico | Nazarín | Spanish | Nazarín | Luis Buñuel | Not nominated |
Netherlands | The Village on the River | Dutch | Dorp aan de rivier | Fons Rademakers | Nominated |
Pakistan | The Day Shall Dawn | Urdu | Jago Hua Savera | A. J. Kardar | Not nominated |
Singapore | The Kingdom and the Beauty | Mandarin | 江山美人 (Jiang shan mei ren) | Li Han-hsiang | Not nominated |
Yugoslavia | Train Without a Timetable | Serbo-Croatian | Vlak bez voznog reda (Влак без возног реда) | Veljko Bulajić | Not nominated |
References[]
- ^ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
Sources[]
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Categories:
- Submissions for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award (by year)