Paraguay submitted a film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] for the first time in 2015.[3] The 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.[4] It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.[5]
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.[5] 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.[4] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Paraguay for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
| Year (Ceremony) |
Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 (88th) |
Cloudy Times[3] | El tiempo nublado | Spanish | Arami Ullon | Not nominated |
| 2017 (90th) |
The Gold Seekers[6] | Los Buscadores | Spanish | Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schembori | Not nominated |
| 2018 (91st) |
The Heiresses[7] | Las herederas | Spanish | Marcelo Martinessi | Not nominated |
| 2020 (93rd) |
Killing the Dead[8] | Matar a un muerto | Spanish, Guarani | Hugo Giménez | Not nominated |
| 2021 (94th) |
Nothing but the Sun[9] | Apenas el Sol | Ayore, Spanish | Arami Ullón | Not nominated |
| 2022 (95th) |
Eami[10] | Ayore | Paz Encina | Not nominated | |
| 2023 (96th) |
The Last Runway 2, Commando Yaguarete[11] | Leal 2, Comando Yaguareté | Spanish | Armando Aquino, Mauricio Rial | Not nominated |
Shortlisted Films
Since 2017, Paraguay has occasionally announced a list of finalists that varies in number over the years (from 2 to 3 films) before announcing its official Oscar nominee. The following films have been preselected by the Paraguayan Film Academy:
- 2017: Memory Exercises[12]
- 2018: The Last Runway[13]
- 2021: Charlotte[14]
- 2023: The Apartment · La última obra[15]
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
Notes
References
- ^ "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Oscars: Paraguay Selects 'Cloudy Times' as its Academy Award Entry". Variety. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "Paraguay postula "Los Buscadores" para los Óscar". ABC.com. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Mango, Agustin (10 September 2018). "Oscars: Paraguay Selects 'The Heiresses' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Matar a un muerto representará a Paraguay en los Óscar". El Nacional. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ ""Apenas el sol" representará a Paraguay en los premios Óscar". La Nacion. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Con mucho entusiasmo anunciamos..." Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas del Paraguay. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Leal 2 representará a Paraguay en los premios Óscar". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "COMUNICADO CIERRE DE CONVOCATORIA PREMIOS OSCAR 90º Y PREMIOS GOYA 32º EDICIÓN". Facebook. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Anuncian a Las Herederas como candidata al Oscar, Goya y Ariel". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Presentamos a las películas candidatas para representar a Paraguay en la próxima edición de los Premios Oscars en la categoría Mejor Película Internacional". Facebook. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Presentamos a las películas candidatas para representar a Paraguay en la edición 96º de los Premios Oscar en la categoría International Feature Film". Instagram. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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