List of Colombian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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Colombia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1980. 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.[3]

The Colombian submission is decided annually by the Consejo Nacional de Cinematografía, a branch of the Colombian Ministry of Culture.[4] As of 2021, Colombia has entered the competition 30 times, and has been nominated once for an Academy Award.

Submissions[edit]

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. 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.[3] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Colombia for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

In 2004, Colombia announced that it had selected Maria, Full of Grace as its Oscar submission, and the film was touted as an early front-runner to win the award. However, the film was disqualified by AMPAS which said that the film, a drama which had won Best Colombian Feature at the Cartagena Film Festival, featuring mostly Colombian characters and starring Colombian actress Catalina Sandino Moreno in the title role, did not qualify as a majority Colombian production because it was written and directed by an American, Joshua Marston. After an unsuccessful appeal, Colombia was allowed to send El Rey as a replacement.[5] Although it was disqualified, however, Catalina Sandino Moreno was eventually nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and holds the title as the only Colombian nominated to an acting category.

Ciro Guerra is currently the director with most submissions with four films, and his 2015 film Embrace of the Serpent is the only Colombian film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. Directors Sergio Cabrera, Carlos Moreno and Jorge Alí Triana have each had their films selected two times, but none have been nominated. Triana's son Rodrigo had one of his films selected in 2006. The actor with the most appearances in the Colombian submissions is renowned Colombian actress Vicky Hernández who co-starred in five of the national nominees.[citation needed] All Colombian submissions were filmed primarily in Spanish, with the exception being Birds of Passage (2018) that was filmed primarily in Wayuu language.

Year
(Ceremony)		 English title Original title Language(s) Director Result
1980
(53rd) 		The Latin Immigrant El inmigrante latino Spanish Gustavo Nieto Roa Not nominated
1984
(57th) 		A Man of Principle Cóndores no entierran todos los días Francisco Norden Not nominated
1986
(59th) 		A Time to Die Tiempo de morir Jorge Alí Triana Not nominated
1991
(64th) 		Confessing to Laura Confesión a Laura Jaime Osorio Gómez Not nominated
1994
(67th) 		The Strategy of the Snail La estrategia del caracol Sergio Cabrera Not nominated
1996
(69th) 		Oedipus Mayor Edipo Alcalde Jorge Alí Triana Not nominated
1997
(70th) 		The Debt La deuda Manuel José Álvarez & Nicolás Buenaventura Not nominated
1998
(71st) 		The Rose Seller La vendedora de rosas Víctor Gaviria Not nominated
1999
(72nd) 		Time Out Golpe de estadio Sergio Cabrera Not nominated
2001
(74th) 		Our Lady of the Assassins La virgen de los sicarios Barbet Schroeder Not nominated
2002
(75th) 		The Invisible Children Los niños invisibles Lisandro Duque Naranjo Not nominated
2003
(76th) 		La Primera Noche Luis Alberto Restrepo Not nominated
2004
(77th) 		El Rey Antonio Dorado Not nominated
2005
(78th) 		Wandering Shadows La sombra del caminante Ciro Guerra Not nominated
2006
(79th) 		A Ton of Luck Soñar no cuesta nada Rodrigo Triana Not nominated
2007
(80th) 		Satanás Andrés Baiz Not nominated
2008
(81st) 		Dog Eat Dog Perro come perro Carlos Moreno Not nominated
2009
(82nd) 		The Wind Journeys Los viajes del viento Spanish, Palenquero, Wayuunaiki, Ikun Ciro Guerra Not nominated
2010
(83rd) 		Crab Trap[6] El vuelco del cangrejo Spanish Oscar Ruiz Navia Not nominated[7]
2011
(84th) 		The Colors of the Mountain[8] Los colores de la montaña Carlos César Arbeláez Not nominated
2012
(85th) 		The Snitch Cartel[9] El Cartel de los Sapos Carlos Moreno Not nominated
2013
(86th) 		La Playa DC[10] Juan Andrés Arango Not nominated
2014
(87th) 		Mateo[11] María Gamboa Not nominated
2015
(88th) 		Embrace of the Serpent[12] El abrazo de la serpiente Cubeo, Ocaina, German, Huitoto,

Bora, Andoque, Yucuna, Muinane, Spanish, Ticuna, Wanano, Catalan, Portuguese, Latin, English

Ciro Guerra Nominated[13]
2016
(89th) 		Alias Maria[14] Spanish José Luis Rugeles Gracia Not nominated
2017
(90th) 		Guilty Men[15] Pariente Iván Gaona Not nominated
2018
(91st) 		Birds of Passage[16] Pájaros de verano Wayuu, Spanish, English, Wiwa Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra Made shortlist[17]
2019
(92nd) 		Monos[18] Spanish, English Alejandro Landes Not nominated
2020
(93rd) 		Forgotten We'll Be[19] El olvido que seremos Spanish Fernando Trueba Not nominated
2021
(94th) 		Memoria[20] Spanish, English Apichatpong Weerasethakul Not nominated
2022
(95th) 		The Kings of the World[21] Los reyes del mundo Spanish Laura Mora Ortega Not nominated
2023
(96th) 		A Male[22] Un varón Spanish Fabián Hernández Alvarado Not nominated


Shortlisted Films[edit]

Since 2014, Colombia has announced a list of finalists or eligible films that varied in number over the years (from 3 to 16 films) before announcing their official Oscar nominee, except in the year 2022 where an official list was not announced. The following films have been shortlisted by the Colombian Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences:

Year Film
2014 Dust on the Tongue · Los hongos[23]
2015 Ella · Gente de bien · Land and Shade[24]
2016 Anna · Dark Beast · The Seed of Silence[25]
2017 The Animal's Wife · The Dragon Defense · X500[26]
2018 Killing Jesus · Virus Tropical · We Are the Heat[27]
2019 Days of the Whale · Litigante · El Piedra[28]
2020 Accidental Blessing · After Norma · Disobedience or How to Train Fighting Roosters · La fortaleza · Jaguar: voz de un territorio · Jinetes del Paraíso · Luz[29]
2021 Ángel de mi vida · Noise · Suspensión · Valley of Souls[30]
2023 Alis · Anhell69 · The Border · I'm Cris from Tierra Bomba · Itzia, Tango & Cacao · Línea de tiempo · Nubes grises soplan sobre el campo verde · The Other Shape · The Other Son · Pepe Cáceres · Petit Mal · Simona Amaya, vivir o morir por la libertad · Somos ecos · Ultraviolence[31]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The category was previously named the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in April 2019, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.[1][2]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. ^ "'Perro come perro' representará a Colombia en los Premios Oscar - Ministerio de Cultura". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Foreign Oscar Quandary: Academy Nixes "Maria," Colombia Adds "El Rey," and Other Stories from the Fo". 3 November 2004.
  6. ^ "'Crab Trap' represents Colombia at Academy Awards". colombiareports. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  7. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  8. ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  9. ^ De La Fuente, Anna Marie (20 September 2012). "Colombia's 'Cartel' up for Oscar consideration". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Colombia Submits 'La Playa DC' for Academy Awards' 2014 Foreign Language Film Competition". Latinos Post. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Oscar Race: Colombia Taps 'Mateo' as Foreign-Language Entry". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  12. ^ Mango, Agustin (17 September 2015). "Oscars: Colombia Selects 'Embrace of the Serpent' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  13. ^ Ford, Rebecca (14 January 2016). "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  14. ^ Mango, Agustin (12 September 2016). "Oscars: Colombia Selects 'Alias Maria' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  15. ^ Hecht, John (11 September 2017). "Oscars: Colombia Selects 'Guilty Men' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  16. ^ Erbland, Kate (29 August 2018). "'Birds of Passage': Colombia Selects Cannes Breakout as Foreign Language Film Submission — Exclusive". IndieWire. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Academy Unveils 2019 Oscar Shortlists". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  18. ^ Mango, Agustin (27 August 2019). "Oscars: Colombia Selects 'Monos' for International Feature Film Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  19. ^ ""El olvido que seremos", de Trueba, representará a Colombia en los Óscar". iInfobae. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  20. ^ "'Memoria' representará a Colombia en los Premios Oscar 2022". El Nuevo Siglo. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  21. ^ Arango Holguin, Claudia (30 September 2022). "La película "Los reyes del mundo", de la paisa Laura Mora, representará a Colombia en los Óscar". El Colombia.
  22. ^ "'Un varón', película que representará a Colombia en los premios Oscar". Radio Nacional de Colombia. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Colombia camina hacia los Oscar". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). 10 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Ya está abierta la votación para escoger las películas que representarán a Colombia en los Premios Goya y los premios Óscar The Academy". Facebook. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  25. ^ "En video: filmes que Colombia preselecciona para los Óscar y Goya". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 7 September 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  26. ^ "Estas son las películas colombianas preseleccionadas para los Óscar y Goya 2018". Diario La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Las 5 películas colombianas prenominadas a los premios Oscar y goya 2019". W Radio (in Spanish). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  28. ^ Mejía, Fernando (20 August 2019). "Las películas preseleccionadas por Colombia para el Óscar 2020 • ENTER.CO". ENTER.CO (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  29. ^ "Nueve películas colombianas que compiten por llegar a los Oscar 2021". Radio Nacional de Colombia. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  30. ^ "Una de estas películas representará a Colombia en los Premios Óscar de 2022". Diario Criterio (in European Spanish). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  31. ^ "Les recordamos que llegó el momento de tomar decisiones importantes para el cine colombiano. Del 26 al 28 de agosto, deberán votar y seleccionar la película que nos representará en los Premios Óscar 2024". Facebook. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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