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

Nikita Mikhalkov was the first post-Soviet Russian director to win the award, for Burnt by the Sun.[1]

Russia has submitted films for the American Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1992. Prior to that, Russian SFSR-produced films formed the vast majority of motion pictures submitted by the former Soviet Union. The Foreign Language Film award is handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.[4]

Each year, the Academy invites countries to submit their best films for competition, with only one film being accepted from each country.[4] The Soviet Union received a total of nine nominations in the category between 1968–1984, including three winners – War and Peace, Dersu Uzala and Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears. Eight of the nominees, including all three winners, were produced by Russian film studios. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, films representing the Russian Federation have had a further seven nominations, including one Oscar win for Burnt by the Sun.[5]

Nikita Mikhalkov has been chosen to represent Russia five times. While The Barber of Siberia was disqualified when the print did not arrive in Los Angeles in time,[6] three other films were nominated for an Oscar.

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  2. ^ "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Foreign Language Film Facts". Academy Award Statistics. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Will 'Sunstroke' Make the Oscar List?". The Moscow Times. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2018.


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