Serbia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film [nb 1] under three different names since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. Despite the name changes, all submitted films since 1994 have been Serbian productions.
The 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. [3]
As of 2021 [update] , 28 Serbian films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but none of them have been accepted as nominees. In January 2008, it was announced that the acclaimed Serbian thriller The Trap had made the nine-film Oscar shortlist but it ultimately failed to make the final five. Furthermore, six films representing Yugoslavia received Oscar nominations between 1959 and 1992, most or all of which had significant Serbian input.
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. [3] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Serbia and its predecessor states for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
Enclave is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Goran Radovanović. It was one of six films shortlisted by Serbia to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. On 3 September 2015 it was selected to represent Serbia for the Foreign Language Oscar.
Train Driver's Diary is a 2016 Serbian drama film directed by Miloš Radović. It was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
The Black Pin is a 2016 Montenegrin drama film directed by Ivan Marinović. It was selected as the Montenegrin entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Iskra is a 2017 Montenegrin drama film directed by Gojko Berkuljan. It was selected as the Montenegrin entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
King Petar of Serbia is a 2018 Serbian-Greek war historical drama film directed by Petar Ristovski, starring Lazar Ristovski and Radovan Vujović. The screenplay is based on Milovan Vitezović's 1994 novel King Petar's socks. It was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated and the best film at the Festival of Serbian film in Chicago.