Saudi Arabia submitted a film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] for the first time in 2013.[3][4][5][6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
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.[8] 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.[7] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 (86th) |
Wadjda[3] | وجدة | Arabic | Haifaa al-Mansour | Not nominated |
| 2016 (89th) |
Barakah Meets Barakah[9] | بركة يقابل بركة | Mahmoud Sabbagh | Not nominated | |
| 2019 (92nd) |
The Perfect Candidate[10] | المرشح المثالي | Haifaa al-Mansour | Not nominated | |
| 2020 (93rd) |
Scales[11] | سيدة البحر | Shahad Ameen | Not nominated | |
| 2021 (94th) |
The Tambour of Retribution[12] | حد الطار | Abdulaziz Alshlahei | Not nominated | |
| 2022 (95th) |
Raven Song | الھامور ح.ع | Mohamed Al-Salman | Not nominated | |
| 2023 (96th) |
Alhamour H.A. | أغنية الغراب | Abdulelah Alqurashi | Not nominated |
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: Saudi Arabia Nominates 'Wadjda' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Oscars: Saudi Arabia Taps 'Wadjda' As First Foreign-Language Entry". Variety. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "'Wadjda' is Saudi Arabia's first nominee for foreign-language Oscar". LA Times. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia submits first film for Oscars with 'Wadjda'". Gulf News. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (24 August 2016). "Oscars: Saudi Arabia Selects 'Barakah Meets Barakah' For Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (4 October 2019). "Haifaa Al Mansour's The Perfect Candidate Is Saudi Arabia's Oscar Contender". Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Pond, Steve (17 December 2020). "Oscars International Entries Are Close to New Record, But Voters Can't See Them All Yet". The Wrap. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Oscars 2022: 10 films from the Arab world submitted for Best International Feature". The National News. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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