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Over the years, the Best International Feature Film and its predecessors have been given almost exclusively to European films: out of the 74 awards handed out by the Academy since 1947 to foreign language films, fifty-seven have gone to European films, nine to Asian films, five to films from the Americas and three to African films.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film every year since the award was created in 1956.
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When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929, no foreign-language film was honored. During the early post-war era (1947–1955), eight foreign language films received Special or Honorary Awards. Academy leader and board member Jean Hersholt argued that "an international award, if properly and carefully administered, would promote a closer ...
Unlike other Academy Awards, the International Feature Film Award does not require films to be released in the United States in order to be eligible for competition. Films competing in the category must have been first released in the country submitting them during the eligibility period defined by the rules of the academy and must have been exhibi...
Every country (excluding the United States) is invited to submit what it considers its best film to the academy. Only one film is accepted from each country. The designation of each country's official submission has to be done by an organization, jury or committee composed of people from the film industry. For example, the British entry is submitte...
Unlike the Academy Award for Best Picture, which officially goes to the winning film's producers, the International Feature Film Award is not given to a specific individual but is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. For example, the Oscar statuette won by the Canadian film The Barbarian Invasions (2003) was until recently on ...
Because each country chooses its official submission according to its own rules, the decisions of the nominating bodies in each respective country are sometimes mired in controversy: for instance, the Indian selection committee (Film Federation of India) was accused of bias by Bhavna Talwar, the director of Dharm (2007), who claimed her film was re...
The Official Academy Awards Database. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
- Another Round. StudioCanal/Henrik Ohsten. Mads Mikkelsen stars in Another Round. Country - Denmark. Language - Danish. Director - Thomas Vinterberg (also nominated as best director)
- Better Days. We Distribution Limited. Better Days stars Zhou Dongyu and Jackson Yee. Country - Hong Kong. Language - Mandarin Chinese. Director - Derek Tsang. Hong Kong's track record in this category - Two nominations, no wins.
- Collective. Dogwoof. Mirela Neag and Catalin Tolontan are the journalists seeking justice for those who died as a result of the 2015 fire at the Collectiv nightclub in Bucharest.
- The Man Who Sold His Skin. Samuel Goldwyn Films. The Man Who Sold His Skin stars Yahya Mahayni as a Syrian refugee named Sam. Country - Tunisia. Language - Arabic, French (plus rather a lot of English)
Apr 26, 2021 · Hollywood's biggest night has taken place, honouring the movie industry's finest from the past 12 months. Here is the full list of the winners of the 93rd Academy Awards.
Apr 25, 2021 · In two of the night’s most memorable moments, Daniel Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah, while Another Round was named Best International Feature Film, allowing...
Apr 26, 2021 · Hollywood's biggest night has taken place, honouring the movie industry's finest from the past 12 months. Here is the full list of the winners of the 93rd Academy Awards.
