List of Iraqi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Iraq has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 2005. 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.[1] 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.[2] As of 2016, seven Iraqi films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and none of them have been accepted as nominees.
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.[2] 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.[1] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Iraq 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 | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 (78th) |
Requiem of Snow | Marsiyeh barf | Kurdish | Rostami, JamilJamil Rostami | Not Nominated |
| 2006 (79th) |
Dreams | Ahlaam | Arabic | Al-Daradji, MohamedMohamed Al-Daradji | Not Nominated |
| 2007 (80th) |
Jani Gal | Jani Gal | Kurdish | Rostami, JamilJamil Rostami | Not Nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) |
Son of Babylon[3] | ابن بابل | Arabic | Al-Daradji, MohamedMohamed Al-Daradji | Not Nominated[4] |
| 2014 (87th) |
Mardan[5] | Mardan | Kurdish | Ghobadi, BatinBatin Ghobadi | Not Nominated |
| 2015 (88th) |
Memories on Stone[6] | Bîranînen li ser kevirî | Kurdish | Shawkat Amin Korki | Not Nominated |
| 2016 (89th) |
El clásico[7] | El clásico | Kurdish | Halkawt Mustafa | TBD |
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- Cinema of Iraq
References
- 1 2 "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- 1 2 "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ↑ "Son of Babylon selected as Iraq's entry for Oscar race". Screendaily. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ↑ "Iraqi film "Mardan" entered into Academy Awards foreign language film category". Albawaba. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "Iraq's 'Memories on Stone' Oscar Entry". Financial Tribune. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ Salazar, Francisco (5 September 2016). "Oscar 2017 Predictions: 'El Clasico' to represent Iraq at the Academy Awards". Latin Post. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
