List of submissions to the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

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 every year since the award was created in 1956.cite web | title = History of the Academy Awards - Page 2| publisher = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | url = http://www.oscars.org/aboutacademyawards/history02.html | accessdate = 2008-06-23] The award is handed out annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.cite web | title = Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award|publisher = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | url = http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/rules/rule14.html | accessdate = 2008-06-20] The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films.

For the 79th Academy Awards, which were held on February 25, 2007, the Academy invited 83 countries to submit films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, including Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan, which were invited to submit a film for the first time in the history of the Academy.cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2006/06.07.11.html|title=83 Countries Invited to Submit Foreign Language Films for 2006 Oscar|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|accessdate=2008-06-21] cite web|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,329527337-3156,00.html|title=83 countries compete for foreign language Oscar|publisher="The Guardian"|date=2006-07-12|accessdate=2008-06-21] Sixty-three countries submitted films to the Academy and sixty-one of those films were accepted for review by the Academy, a record number for the time.cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117952315.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1|title=Oscar race counts 61 countries|publisher="Variety"|author=Sneider, Jeff|date=2006-10-19|accessdate=2008-06-21] The submissions of Finland and Luxembourg were rejected before the formal review process.cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117952175.html?nav=news&categoryid=1982&cs=1|title=Kaurismaki turns off 'Lights' on Oscar bid|publisher="Variety"|author=Selkokari, Antti|date=2006-10-18|accessdate=2008-06-21] cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117953559.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1|title=Lux out of 'Name' game|publisher="Variety"|author=Goodfellow, Melanie|date=2006-11-08|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Two rule changes were made for the 79th Academy Awards in regards to the Best Foreign Language Film process.cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2006/06.06.30.html|title=79th Oscar Rules Approved by Academy|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=2006-06-30|accessdate=2008-06-21] The first was instituting a two-step process in choosing the nominees for the award in order to allow New York-based members of the Academy to participate.cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires/2006Jul02/0,4675,OscarsForeignFilms,00.html|title=Rules Change for Foreign-Language Oscar|publisher=Fox News|date=2006-07-02|accessdate=2008-06-21] An initial committee would select nine films to form a shortlist in January that would then be reviewed by a committee composed of ten members of the initial committee, ten Los Angeles-based members, and ten New York-based members that would select the final five nominees.cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/07/01/entertainment/e190800D07.DTL|title=Rules Change for Foreign-Language Oscar|publisher="San Francisco Chronicle"|date=2006-07-01|accessdate=2008-06-21] The second change was the removal of a rule requiring that the films be in the official language of the submitting country.cite web|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-et-oscars3jul03,0,5982335.story?coll=env-oscars|title=Foreign film rules altered|publisher="Los Angeles Times"|author=Welkos, Robert|date=2006-07-03|accessdate=2008-06-21] This was done in response to the rejection of Italy's and Austria's submissions for the 78th Academy Awards, "Private" and "Caché" respectively, because they were not filmed in the official language of their respective countries.cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/22water.htm|title=Water is Canada's Oscar entry|publisher=Rediff.com|author=Pais, Arthur|date=2006-09-22|accessdate=2008-06-21] This allowed for the acceptance of submissions such as Canada's "Water", which contained solely Hindi dialogue. Following the revealing of the shortlist, the Academy released a list of the five nominees on January 23, 2007.cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/nomannc/index.html|title=Nominations Announcement | The 79th Annual Academy Awards|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=2007-01-23|accessdate=2008-06-24] The winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was Germany's "The Lives of Others", which was directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07060/765635-120.stm|title='The Lives of Others'|publisher="Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"|author=Paris, Barry|date=2007-03-01|accessdate=2008-06-24]

ubmissions

ee also

*List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
*79th Academy Awards nominees and winners
*List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films

Notes

*note label|Note1|A|A Rejected before the formal review process because director Aki Kaurismäki withdrew the film from consideration.
*note label|Note1|B|B Rejected before the formal review process because the Academy determined that not enough creative input was received from within Luxembourg for the film to meet the Academy's requirements.

References

;General
*cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2006/06.10.19a.html|title=61 Countries Seeking Foreign Language Film Oscar|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=2006-10-19|accessdate=2008-06-20

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External links

* [http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/ Official website for the 79th Academy Awards]