List of Romanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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Romania began submitting for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1966. As of 2018, Romania has submitted thirty-four films for Oscar consideration. Despite its long history of submitting films, Romania has yet to be nominated for an Academy Award in this category.

Romania Sovereign state in Europe

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate. With a total area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the 12th largest country and also the 7th most populous member state of the European Union, having almost 20 million inhabitants. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, and other major urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, Craiova, and Brașov.

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The Best Foreign Film award is handed out 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. [1]

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The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Most of the country is located contiguously in North America between Canada and Mexico.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honorary organization of film professionals

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy's corporate management and general policies are overseen by a Board of Governors, which includes representatives from each of the craft branches.

In motion picture terminology, feature length is the length of a feature film. According to the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes to be eligible for an Academy Award.

The Romanian nominee is selected each year by a jury selected by the National Center for Cinematography (Centrul Naţional al Cinematografiei (CNC)) [2]

Submissions

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award. [1] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Romania for review by the Academy for the award since 1966, by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony. Romania did not enter the competition every year, including a six-year absence from 1977-1982.

Secret ballot voting style that makes each vote anonymous

The secret ballot, also known as Australian ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are anonymous, forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing, and potential vote buying. The system is one means of achieving the goal of political privacy.

Sergiu Nicolaescu's films have been chosen to represent Romania five times since 1969, including once after the Revolution. All films were primarily in Romanian.

Sergiu Nicolaescu film director

Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu was a Romanian film director, actor and politician.

Romanian language Romance language

Romanian is an Eastern Romance language spoken by approximately 24–26 million people as a native language, primarily in Romania and Moldova, and by another 4 million people as a second language. It is an official and national language of each of Romania and Moldova. In addition, it is also one of the official languages of the European Union.

Year
(Ceremony)
Film title used in nominationOriginal titleDirector(s)Result
1966
(39th)
The Uprising Răscoala Mircea Mureşan Not Nominated
1968
(41st)
The Column Columna Mircea Drăgan Not Nominated
1969
(42nd)
A Woman for a Season Răutăciosul adolescent Gheorghe Vitanidis Not Nominated
1971
(44th)
The Last Crusade Mihai Viteazul Sergiu Nicolaescu Not Nominated
1973
(46th)
Veronica Veronica Elisabeta Bostan Not Nominated
1976
(49th)
The Doom Osânda Sergiu Nicolaescu Not Nominated
1983
(56th)
Return from Hell Întoarcerea din iad Nicolae Mărgineanu Not Nominated
1984
(57th)
Glissando Glissando Mircea Daneliuc Not Nominated
1985
(58th)
Ciuleandra Ciuleandra Sergiu Nicolaescu Not Nominated
1986
(59th)
The Last Assault Noi, cei din linia întîi Sergiu Nicolaescu Not Nominated
1989
(62nd)
Those Who Pay With Their Lives Cei care plătesc cu viaţa Șerban Marinescu Not Nominated
1990
(63rd)
Carnival Scenes [3] De ce trag clopotele, Mitică? Lucian Pintilie Not Nominated
1992
(65th)
Luxury Hotel Hotel de lux Dan Pița Not Nominated
1993
(66th)
The Conjugal Bed Patul conjugal Mircea Daneliuc Not Nominated
1994
(67th)
Pepe & Fifi Pepe şi Fifi Dan Piţa Not Nominated
1996
(69th)
State of Things Stare de fapt Stere Gulea Not Nominated
1998
(71st)
Terminus Paradis Terminus Paradis Lucian Pintilie Not Nominated
1999
(72nd)
The Famous Paparazzo Faimosul paparazzo Nicolae Mărgineanu Not Nominated
2002
(75th)
Philanthropy Filantropica Nae Caranfil Not Nominated
2004
(77th)
Orient Express Orient Express Sergiu Nicolaescu Not Nominated
2005
(78th)
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Moartea domnului Lăzărescu Cristi Puiu Not Nominated
2006
(79th)
The Way I Spent the End of the World Cum mi-am petrecut sfârşitul lumii Cătălin Mitulescu Not Nominated
2007
(80th)
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile Cristian Mungiu Not Nominated
2008
(81st)
The Rest is Silence Restul e tăcere Nae Caranfil Not Nominated
2009
(82nd)
Police, Adjective Politist, adj. Corneliu Porumboiu Not Nominated
2010
(83rd)
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle [4] Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier Florin Şerban Not Nominated [5]
2011
(84th)
Morgen [6] [7] Morgen Marian Crisan Not Nominated
2012
(85th)
Beyond the Hills [8] După dealuri Cristian Mungiu Made January Shortlist [9]
2013
(86th)
Child's Pose [10] Poziţia Copilului Călin Peter Netzer Not Nominated
2014
(87th)
The Japanese Dog [11] Câinele japonez Tudor Cristian Jurgiu Not Nominated
2015
(88th)
Aferim! [12] Aferim! Radu Jude Not Nominated
2016
(89th)
Sieranevada [13] Sieranevada Cristi Puiu Not Nominated
2017
(90th)
Fixeur [14] Fixeur Adrian Sitaru Not Nominated
2018
(91st)
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians [15] Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari Radu Jude Not Nominated

Among Romania's more notable nominees include:

Romanian Revolution period of violent civil unrest in Romania in December 1989

The Romanian Revolution was a period of violent civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several countries. The Romanian Revolution started in the city of Timișoara and soon spread throughout the country, ultimately culminating in the show trial and execution of longtime Communist Party General Secretary Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena, and the end of 42 years of Communist rule in Romania. It was also the last removal of a Marxist-Leninist government in a Warsaw Pact country during the events of 1989, and the only one that violently overthrew a country's government and executed its leader.

<i>4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days</i> 2007 film by Cristian Mungiu

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is a 2007 Romanian art film with drama and thriller elements, written and directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, and Vlad Ivanov. The film is set in Communist Romania in the final years of the Nicolae Ceaușescu era. It tells the story of two students, roommates in a university dormitory, who try to procure an illegal abortion. Inspired by an anecdote from the period and the general social historic context, it depicts the loyalty of the two friends and the struggles they face.

Palme dOr highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival

The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the highest prize at the festival was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, The Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. http://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/restul-e-tacere-de-nae-caranfil-propunerea-romaniei-la-oscar-video.html?1706;2810280
  3. The film was on AMPAS' list of accepted submissions in 1990, but was not on an updated list in 2007. It thus seems possible the film was not screened.
  4. ""Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier" – Romania's entry for Oscars". Nine O'Clock. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  5. "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  6. "Morgen by Marian Crisan is Romania's proposal to the Oscar in 2012". romania-insider.com. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  7. "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  8. "Romania picks 'Beyond the Hills' for Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  9. "9 Foreign Language Films Vie For Oscar". Oscars. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  10. "Best Foreign Language Oscar: Romania Nominates 'Child's Pose'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  11. "Tudor Jurgiu's The Japanese Dog is Romania's proposal to the Oscar in 2015". Romania Insider. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  12. "And Romania's nomination for next year's Oscars is..." Romania Insider. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  13. Kozlov, Vladimir (19 August 2016). "Oscars: Romania Selects 'Sieranevada' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  14. Holdsworth, Nick (7 September 2017). "Oscars: Romania Selects 'The Fixer' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  15. Barraclough, Leo (3 August 2018). "Oscars: Romania Selects 'Barbarians' as Academy Awards Entry". Variety . Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  16. Libby McCarthy; Steven Gaydos (15 January 2008). "Oscar's foreign film race heats up". Variety . Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  17. Ann Hornaday (19 January 2008). "Oscar Omissions Provoke Outcry, In Any Language". The Washington Post . Retrieved 18 June 2017.