List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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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]

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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 1947-1955). 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 titlePortuguese titleDirectorResult
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

Notes

  1. ↑ 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]

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