95th Academy Awards

Ninety-two countries submitted films that were eligible for consideration in the International Feature Film category for the 95th Academy Awards, one less than the numbers submitted for the 94th, 93rd and 92nd Academy Awards.

Edward Berger accepts the Oscar® for International Feature Film during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany) directed by Edward Berger won the Oscar for International Feature Film. It was Germany’s third win in the category (fourth if your count The Tin Drum when West Germany). All Quiet on the Western Front was the eighth non-English language film to be nominated for both International Feature Film and Best Picture in the same year. Each of the previous films (Z, 1969; Life Is Beautiful, 1998; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000; Amour, 2012; Roma, 2018; Parasite, 2019; and Drive My Car, 2021) also won for International Feature Film. Parasite is still the only film to also win Best Picture.

The five nominated films for the 95th awards were:

All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany) [Directed by Edward Berger.] – This is the twelfth nomination for Germany. Previous nominations were for The Nasty Girl (1990), Schtonk! (1992), Beyond Silence (1997), Nowhere in Africa, which won the award for 2002, Downfall (2004), Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (2005), The Lives of Others, which won the award for 2006, The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), The White Ribbon (2009), Toni Erdmann (2016) and Never Look Away (2018). Prior to reunification in 1990, the Federal Republic of Germany received a total of eight nominations. They were for The Captain of Kopenick (1956), The Devil Came at Night (1957), Arms and the Man (1958), The Bridge (1959), The Pedestrian (1973), The Glass Cell (1978), The Tin Drum (1979), which won the award, and Angry Harvest (1985). Also prior to reunification, the German Democratic Republic received one nomination, for Jacob, the Liar (1976).

All Quiet on the Western Front is the eighth non-English language film to be nominated for both International Feature Film and Best Picture in the same year. Each of the previous films (Z, 1969; Life Is Beautiful, 1998; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000; Amour, 2012; Roma, 2018; Parasite, 2019; and Drive My Car, 2021) won for International Feature Film. To date, Parasite is the only film to also win Best Picture.

Argentina, 1985 (Argentina) [Directed by Santiago Mitre.] – This is the eighth nomination for Argentina. Previous nominations were for The Truce (1974), Camila (1984), The Official Story, which won the award for 1985, Tango (1998), Son of the Bride (2001), The Secret in Their Eyes, which won the award for 2009, and Wild Tales (2014).

Close (Belgium) [Directed by Lukas Dhont.] – This is the eighth nomination for Belgium. Previous nominations were for Paix Sur Les Champs (1970), The Music Teacher (1988), Daens (1992), Farinelli: Il Castrato (1994), Everybody Famous! (2000), Bullhead (2011) and The Broken Circle Breakdown (2013).

EO (Poland) [Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.] – This is the thirteenth nomination for Poland. Previous nominations were for Knife in the Water (1963), Pharaoh (1966), The Deluge (1974), Land of Promise (1975), Nights and Days (1976), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Man of Iron (1981), Katyn (2007), In Darkness (2011), Ida, which won the award for 2014, Cold War (2018) and Corpus Christi (2019).

The Quiet Girl (Ireland) [Directed by Colm Bairéad.] – This is the first nomination for Ireland.

An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (more than 40 minutes) produced outside the United States with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track. 

Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must meet a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.

The shortlist of 15 films announced on Wednesday, 21 December 2022 were in alphabetical order by country:

Argentina, “Argentina, 1985”
Austria, “Corsage”
Belgium, “Close”
Cambodia, “Return to Seoul”
Denmark, “Holy Spider”
France, “Saint Omer”
Germany, “All Quiet on the Western Front”
India, “Last Film Show”
Ireland, “The Quiet Girl”
Mexico, “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
Morocco, “The Blue Caftan”
Pakistan, “Joyland”
Poland, “EO”
South Korea, “Decision to Leave”
Sweden, “Cairo Conspiracy”

Edward Berger accepts the Oscar® for International Feature Film during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

The full list of the 92 films submitted for the 95th awards were:

  1. Albania, “A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On”
  2. Algeria, “Our Brothers”
  3. Argentina, “Argentina, 1985”
  4. Armenia, “Aurora’s Sunrise”
  5. Australia, “You Won’t Be Alone”
  6. Austria, “Corsage”
  7. Azerbaijan, “Creators”
  8. Bangladesh, “Hawa”
  9. Belgium, “Close”
  10. Bolivia, “Utama”
  11. Bosnia and Herzegovina, “A Ballad”
  12. Brazil, “Mars One”
  13. Bulgaria, “In the Heart of the Machine”
  14. Cambodia, “Return to Seoul”
  15. Cameroon, “The Planters Plantation”
  16. Canada, “Eternal Spring”
  17. Chile, “Blanquita”
  18. China, “Nice View”
  19. Colombia, “The Kings of the World”
  20. Costa Rica, “Domingo and the Mist”
  21. Croatia, “Safe Place”
  22. Czech Republic, “Il Boemo”
  23. Denmark, “Holy Spider”
  24. Dominican Republic, “Bantú Mama”
  25. Ecuador, “Lo Invisible”
  26. Estonia, “Kalev”
  27. Finland, “Girl Picture”
  28. France, “Saint Omer”
  29. Georgia, “A Long Break”
  30. Germany, “All Quiet on the Western Front”
  31. Greece, “Magnetic Fields”
  32. Guatemala, “The Silence of the Mole”
  33. Hong Kong, “Where the Wind Blows”
  34. Hungary, “Blockade”
  35. Iceland, “Beautiful Beings”
  36. India, “Last Film Show”
  37. Indonesia, “Missing Home”
  38. Iran, “World War III”
  39. Iraq, “The Exam”
  40. Ireland, “The Quiet Girl”
  41. Israel, “Cinema Sabaya”
  42. Italy, “Nostalgia”
  43. Japan, “Plan 75”
  44. Jordan, “Farha”
  45. Kazakhstan, “Life”
  46. Kenya, “TeraStorm”
  47. Kosovo, “Looking for Venera”
  48. Kyrgyzstan, “Home for Sale”
  49. Latvia, “January”
  50. Lebanon, “Memory Box”
  51. Lithuania, “Pilgrims”
  52. Luxembourg, “Icarus”
  53. Mexico, “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
  54. Moldova, “Carbon”
  55. Mongolia, “Harvest Moon”
  56. Montenegro, “The Elegy of Laurel”
  57. Morocco, “The Blue Caftan”
  58. Nepal, “Butterfly on a Windowpane”
  59. Netherlands, “Narcosis”
  60. New Zealand, “Muru”
  61. North Macedonia, “The Happiest Man in the World”
  62. Norway, “War Sailor”
  63. Pakistan, “Joyland”
  64. Palestine, “Mediterranean Fever”
  65. Panama, “Birthday Boy”
  66. Paraguay, “Eami”
  67. Peru, “Moon Heart”
  68. Philippines, “On the Job: The Missing 8”
  69. Poland, “EO”
  70. Portugal, “Alma Viva”
  71. Romania, “Imaculat”
  72. Saudi Arabia, “Raven Song”
  73. Senegal, “Xalé”
  74. Serbia, “Darkling”
  75. Singapore, “Ajoomma”
  76. Slovakia, “Victim”
  77. Slovenia, “Orchestra”
  78. South Korea, “Decision to Leave”
  79. Spain, “Alcarràs”
  80. Sweden, “Cairo Conspiracy”
  81. Switzerland, “A Piece of Sky”
  82. Taiwan, “Goddamned Asura”
  83. Tanzania, “Tug of War”
  84. Thailand, “One for the Road”
  85. Tunisia, “Under the Fig Trees”
  86. Turkey, “Kerr”
  87. Uganda, “Tembele”
  88. Ukraine, “Klondike”
  89. United Kingdom, “Winners”
  90. Uruguay, “The Employer and the Employee”
  91. Venezuela, “The Box”
  92. Vietnam, “578: Magnum”