List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Since 1980, Portugal has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] every year but one (1981). The award is given 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.[3]
Forty Portuguese films have been submitted to the Academy for consideration for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. As of the 96th Academy Awards, none has been nominated; Portugal holds the record of the most submissions without a nomination in the category. One fifth of Portugal's submissions (8 out of 40) were directed by the prolific Manoel de Oliveira. The Portuguese animated short film Ice Merchants, by João Gonzalez, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards, becoming the first Portuguese film to receive an Oscar nomination.[4]
Submissions
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit a film for consideration for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (now Best International Feature Film) since 1956 (before this, it was given as an honorary award from 1947 to 1955). The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films, releasing a shortlist of 10 films in mid-December. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award.[3]
The Portuguese nominee is selected by a jury selected by the Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual [pt] (in English, the Cinema and Audiovisual Institute).[5] but 2012 was the first year the choice was made by the newly Portuguese Academy of Cinema.[6] All films are in Portuguese except for 2007's French language Belle Toujours. In 2003 Portugal submitted A Talking Picture, which featured a combination of English, French, Greek, Italian and Portuguese. 2013's submission Lines of Wellington was a combination of Portuguese, English and French.
Year (Ceremony) | English title | Portuguese title | Director | Result |
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1980: (53rd) | Morning Undersea | Manhã Submersa | Lauro António | Not nominated |
1982: (55th) | Francisca | Manoel de Oliveira | Not nominated | |
1983: (56th) | No Trace of Sin | Sem Sombra de Pecado | José Fonseca e Costa | Not nominated |
1984: (57th) | Dead Man's Seat | O Lugar do Morto | António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Not nominated |
1985: (58th) | Ana | Margarida Cordeiro & António Reis | Not nominated | |
1988: (61st) | Hard Times | Tempos Difíceis | João Botelho | Not nominated |
1989: (62nd) | The Cannibals | Os Canibais | Manoel de Oliveira | Not nominated |
1990: (63rd) | The King's Trial | O Processo do Rei | João Mário Grilo | Not nominated |
1991: (64th) | O Sangue | Pedro Costa | Not nominated | |
1992: (65th) | Day of Despair | O Dia do Desespero | Manoel de Oliveira | Not nominated |
1993: (66th) | Abraham's Valley | Vale Abraão | Manoel de Oliveira | Not nominated |
1994: (67th) | Three Palm Trees | Três Palmeiras | João Botelho | Not nominated |
1995: (68th) | God's Comedy | A Comédia de Deus | João César Monteiro | Not nominated |
1997: (70th) | Voyage to the Beginning of the World | Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo | Manoel de Oliveira | Not nominated |
1998: (71st) | Anxiety | Inquietude | Manoel de Oliveira | Not nominated |
1999: (72nd) | The Mutants | Os Mutantes | Teresa Villaverde | Not nominated |
2000: (73rd) | Too Late | Tarde Demais | José Nascimento | Not nominated |
2001: (74th) | Camarate | Luís Filipe Rocha | Not nominated | |
2002: (75th) | O Delfim | Fernando Lopes | Not nominated | |
2003: (76th) | A Talking Picture | Um Filme Falado | Manoel de Oliveira | Not nominated |
2004: (77th) | The Miracle According to Salomé | O Milagre segundo Salomé | Mário Barroso | Not nominated |
2005: (78th) | Noite Escura | João Canijo | Not nominated | |
2006: (79th) | Alice | Marco Martins | Not nominated | |
2007: (80th) | Belle Toujours | Manoel de Oliveira | Not nominated | |
2008: (81st) | Our Beloved Month of August | Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto | Miguel Gomes | Not nominated |
2009: (82nd) | Doomed Love | Um Amor de Perdição | Mário Barroso | Not nominated |
2010 (83rd) | To Die Like a Man[7] | Morrer Como Um Homem | João Pedro Rodrigues | Not nominated[8] |
2011 (84th) | José and Pilar[9] | José e Pilar | Miguel Gonçalves Mendes | Not nominated |
2012 (85th) | Blood of My Blood[10] | Sangue do Meu Sangue | João Canijo | Not nominated |
2013 (86th) | Lines of Wellington[11] | Linhas de Wellington | Valeria Sarmiento | Not nominated |
2014 (87th) | What Now? Remind Me[12] | E Agora? Lembra-me | Joaquim Pinto | Not nominated |
2015 (88th) | Arabian Nights: Volume 2 – The Desolate One[13] | As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2, O Desolado | Miguel Gomes | Not nominated |
2016 (89th) | Letters from War[14] | Cartas da Guerra | Ivo M. Ferreira | Not nominated |
2017 (90th) | Saint George[15] | São Jorge | Marco Martins | Not nominated |
2018 (91st) | Peregrinação[16] | João Botelho | Not nominated | |
2019 (92nd) | The Domain[17] | A Herdade | Tiago Guedes | Not nominated |
2020 (93rd) | Vitalina Varela[18] | Pedro Costa | Not nominated | |
2021 (94th) | The Metamorphosis of Birds[19] | A Metamorfose dos Pássaros | Catarina Vasconcelos | Not nominated |
2022 (95th) | Alma Viva[20] | Cristèle Alves Meira | Not nominated | |
2023 (96th) | Bad Living[21] | Mal Viver | João Canijo | Not nominated |
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- Cinema of Portugal
Notes
- ^ The category was previously named the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in April 2019, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Neves, Paulo Alexandre (24 January 2023). ""Ice Merchants", de João Gonzalez, está nomeado para os Óscares". Porto (in European Portuguese).
- ^ "'Noite Escura' filme pré-candidato ao Óscar – dn – DN". dn.sapo.pt. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Academia Portuguesa de Cinema escolhe candidatura portuguesa aos Óscares". 18 May 2012.
- ^ "To Die Like a Man represents Portugal in Hollywood". cineuropa. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ ""Sangue do meu Sangue" é o candidato oficial português aos Óscares 2013". splitscreen-blog.blogspot.com. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ ""Linhas de Wellington" é o candidato oficial português aos Óscares 2014". splitscreen-blog.blogspot.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ ""E Agora? Lembra-me" vai representar Portugal nos Óscares". Observador. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Portugal Selects 'Arabian Nights: Vol. 2 -The Desolate One' as Oscar Submission". IndieWire. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ ""Cartas da Guerra" é o candidato português aos Óscares". TVI24. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Nogueira, Rodrigo. "São Jorge é o candidato português aos Óscares e aos Goya" (in Portuguese). Público. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ Pinto, Vitor (12 September 2018). "Portugal enters the Oscars race with Peregrinação". Cineuropa. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (13 September 2019). "Oscars: Portugal Selects 'The Domain' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "'Vitalina Varela' is the new Portuguese candidate for the Oscars". re Jerusalem. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ ""The Metamorphosis of Birds" is Portugal's Oscar candidate". Prime Time Zone. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ """Alma Viva" representa Portugal nos Oscars®". C7nema. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ """MAL VIVER" É O FILME PORTUGUÊS CANDIDATO AOS OSCARS"". C7nema. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
External links
- The Official Academy Awards Database
- The Motion Picture Credits Database
- IMDb Academy Awards Page
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