List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film

2019 Best International Feature submissions
Highlights
Oscar winnerSouth Korea Parasite
Total submissions94
First-time submissions3
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Bong Joon Ho directed South Korea's first film to win the award, Parasite (2019).

This is a list of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for the Best International Feature Film.[1] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film every year since the award was created in 1956.[2] The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.[2][3] The International Feature Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films.[3] The category was previously called the Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed in April 2019 to Best International Feature Film, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.[4]

For the 92nd Academy Awards, the submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019.[5] The deadline for submissions was 1 October 2019, with the Academy announcing a list of eligible films on 7 October 2019. A total of 94 countries submitted a film, with a record number of 93 being accepted.[6][7] Three countries submitted a film for the first time. Ghana sent Azali,[8] Nigeria sent Lionheart,[9] and Uzbekistan sent Hot Bread.[10] However, on 4 November 2019, the Academy disqualified Nigeria's entry, as the majority of the film's dialogue is in English.[11]

From the longlist, ten finalists were shortlisted,[12] with those ten films announced on 16 December 2019,[13] with the final five nominees announced on 13 January 2020.[14][15] Parasite by Bong Joon Ho won the award for South Korea,[16] as well as the award for Best Picture, becoming the first non-English language film to do so.[17]

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  5. ^ "91st Academy Awards Rules (Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award)" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ^ "93 Countries in Competition for 2019 International Feature Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. ^ McNary, Dave (7 October 2019). "Oscars: Record 93 Countries Submit Entries for Best International Feature Film". Variety. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Oscars 2020: il Ghana sceglie Azali". RB Casting. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Genevieve Nnaji's Lionheart becomes Nigeria's first-ever Oscar entry". The Cable Lifestyle. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Uzbekistan announces movies for Oscar nomination". Togri.uz. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Lionheart: Nigeria's Oscar choice disqualified over English dialogue". BBC News. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  12. ^ "The Academy Announces New Rules for 92nd Oscars — "International Feature Film" to Replace "Foreign Language" Category". Awards Daily. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  13. ^ "10 Films Make Shortlist for Oscars' Best International Film". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  14. ^ Feinberg, Scott (7 October 2019). "Oscars: 93 Countries Will Compete for Best International Feature Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2020: The Complete List". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Parasite wins best international feature film Oscar". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Oscars 2020: South Korea's Parasite makes history by winning best picture". BBC News. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.