This is a list of submissions to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country.
For the 45th Academy Awards, twenty-two films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Kuwait submitted a film for the first time. The five nominated films came from France, Israel, Spain, Sweden and the Soviet Union.
France won the eighth time with The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie by Luis Buñuel, which was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
Submissions
References
Sources
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
