List of submissions to the 51st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
The following 19 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 51st Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from France, West Germany, Hungary, Italy and the USSR. France won the award with the comedy, Get Out Your Handkerchiefs,[1] starring Gérard Depardieu as a husband who finds a new lover for his depressed wife.
Cuba and Lebanon submitted films for consideration for the first time.
Submissions[]
Submitting country | Film title used in nomination | Language(s) | Original title | Director(s) | Result |
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Brazil | The Lyre of Delight | Portuguese | A Lira do Delírio | Walter Lima Jr. | Not Nominated |
Cuba | Viva el Presidente | Spanish | El Recurso del método | Miguel Littín | Not Nominated |
Czechoslovakia | Nick Carter in Prague | Czech | Adéla ještě nevečeřela | Oldřich Lipský | Not Nominated |
Denmark | Me and Charly | Danish | Mig og Charly | Morten Arnfred and Henning Kristiansen | Not Nominated |
France | Get Out Your Handkerchiefs | French | Préparez vos mouchoirs | Bertrand Blier | Won Academy Award |
West Germany | The Glass Cell | German | Die Gläserne Zelle | Hans W. Geißendörfer | Nominated |
Hungary | Hungarians | Hungarian | Magyarok | Zoltán Fábri | Nominated |
India | The Chess Players | Hindi, Urdu | शतरंज के खिलाड़ी | Satyajit Ray | Not Nominated |
Israel | Lemon Popsicle | Hebrew | אסקימו לימון | Boaz Davidson | Not Nominated |
Italy | Viva Italia! | Italian | I Nuovi mostri | Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli | Nominated |
Japan | Empire of Passion | Japanese | 愛の亡霊 | Nagisa Oshima | Not Nominated |
Kuwait | The Wedding of Zein | Arabic | عرس الزين | Not Nominated | |
Lebanon | Armenian | Սիրո Խոստումը | Not Nominated | ||
Mexico | The Place Without Limits | Spanish | El Lugar sin límites | Arturo Ripstein | Not Nominated |
Netherlands | Pastorale 1943 | Dutch | Pastorale 1943 | Wim Verstappen | Not Nominated |
Poland | Death of a President | Polish | Smierc prezydenta | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Not Nominated |
Soviet Union | White Bim Black Ear | Russian | Белый Бим Черное ухо | Stanislav Rostotsky | Nominated |
Spain | Spanish | Sonámbulos | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Not Nominated | |
Yugoslavia | Occupation in 26 Pictures | Croatian, Italian | Okupacija u 26 slika | Lordan Zafranović | Not Nominated |
References[]
- ^ "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
Sources[]
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Categories:
- Submissions for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award (by year)