List of Croatian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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Vinko Brešan's films were submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2000 and 2003.

Independent Croatia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1992. 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 introduced for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.[2]

Since achieving independence from Yugoslavia, Croatia has submitted 25 films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as of 2016, but none have been nominated for an Oscar. Croatia also unsuccessfully tried to submit a film in 1991 while the country was in the process of achieving international recognition.[3] Since independence, five Croatian directors have had multiple films submitted to the Academy for review. Directors Branko Schmidt, Arsen Anton Ostojić and Zrinko Ogresta had three of their films selected, and two other directors had two films submitted – Vinko Brešan and Dalibor Matanić.

Prior to independence, Croatian actors and filmmakers participated in the Yugoslav film industry and several films made by Croatian filmmakers or produced by Croatian-based film studios were submitted for Oscar consideration representing Yugoslavia.[4] Of these films, two received a nomination: The Road a Year Long directed by Giuseppe De Santis in 1958 (co-produced by Croatian film companies Croatia Film and Jadran Film), and The Ninth Circle directed by France Štiglic in 1960 (produced by Jadran Film).[4]

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 five nominees for the award.[1]

According to Academy rules, the selection of each country's official submission has to be made by "one organization, jury or committee that should include artists and/or craftspeople from the field of motion pictures".[1] In Croatia's case the selection committee and procedure are organized by the Film Artists' Association of Croatia (Hrvatsko društvo filmskih djelatnika or HDFD).[5] Film producers and directors can submit a film for consideration to HDFD, which verifies the completeness of the application and compliance with Academy rules. According to the latest revision of the HDFD criteria in 2007, these include that the film must have had its cinema release between 1 October and 30 September in the preceding year and that the application enclosed must contain a written statement confirming that all financial obligations to performers and craftspeople involved with the film's production have been fulfilled.[5] A 17-member committee composed of HDFD members then proceeds to vote for nominated films in a secret ballot.[5]

Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Croatia for review by the Academy by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

Year
(Ceremony) 		Film title used in nomination Original title Director(s) Result
1992
(65th)		 Story from Croatia[6][7] Priča iz Hrvatske Papić, KrstoKrsto Papić Not Nominated
1993
(66th)		 Countess Dora[8][9] Kontesa Dora Berković, ZvonimirZvonimir Berković Not Nominated
1994
(67th)		 Vukovar: The Way Home[10][11] Vukovar se vraća kući Schmidt, BrankoBranko Schmidt Not Nominated
1995
(68th)		 Washed Out[12][13] Isprani Ogresta, ZrinkoZrinko Ogresta Not Nominated
1996
(69th)		 Nausikaya[14][15] Nausikaja Ruić, VickoVicko Ruić Not Nominated
1997
(70th)		 Lapitch the Little Shoemaker[16][17] Čudnovate zgode Šegrta Hlapića Blažeković, MilanMilan Blažeković Not Nominated
1998
(71st)		 Transatlantic[18][19] Transatlantik Juran, MladenMladen Juran Not Nominated
1999
(72nd)		 Red Dust[20][21] Crvena prašina Ogresta, ZrinkoZrinko Ogresta Not Nominated
2000
(73rd)		 Marshal Tito's Spirit[22][23] Maršal Brešan, VinkoVinko Brešan Not Nominated
2001
(74th)		 Queen of the Night[24][25] Kraljica noći Schmidt, BrankoBranko Schmidt Not Nominated
2002
(75th)		 Fine Dead Girls[26][27] Fine mrtve djevojke Matanić, DaliborDalibor Matanić Not Nominated
2003
(76th)		 Witnesses[28][29] Svjedoci Brešan, VinkoVinko Brešan Not Nominated
2004
(77th)		 Long Dark Night[30][31] Duga mračna noć Vrdoljak, AntunAntun Vrdoljak Not Nominated
2005
(78th)		 WonderfulA Wonderful Night in Split[32][33] Ta divna splitska noć Ostojić, Arsen AntonArsen Anton Ostojić Not Nominated
2006
(79th)		 Libertas[34][35] Libertas Bulajić, VeljkoVeljko Bulajić Not Nominated
2007
(80th)		 Armin[36][37] Armin Sviličić, OgnjenOgnjen Sviličić Not Nominated
2008
(81st)		 No One's Son[38][39] Ničiji sin Ostojić, Arsen AntonArsen Anton Ostojić Not Nominated
2009
(82nd)		 Donkey[40][41] Kenjac Nuić, AntonioAntonio Nuić Not Nominated
2010
(83rd)		 BlacksThe Blacks[42][43] Crnci Goran Dević & Zvonimir Jurić Not Nominated
2011
(84th)		 72 Days[44][45] Sedamdeset i dva dana SzerbedzijaDanilo Šerbedžija Not Nominated
2012
(85th)		 Vegetarian Cannibal[46] Ljudožder vegetarijanac Schmidt, BrankoBranko Schmidt Not Nominated
2013
(86th)		 Halima's Path[47] Halimin put Ostojić, Arsen AntonArsen Anton Ostojić Not Nominated
2014
(87th)		 Cowboys[48] Kauboji Mršić, TomislavTomislav Mršić Not Nominated
2015
(88th)		 The High Sun[49] Zvizdan Matanić, DaliborDalibor Matanić Not Nominated
2016
(89th)		 On the Other Side[50] S one strane Ogresta, ZrinkoZrinko Ogresta
TBD

See also

References

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  48. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (3 September 2014). "OSCARS: Croatia's 'Cowboys' to Chase Academy Award". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  49. ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (27 August 2015). "Oscars: Croatia Selects 'The High Sun' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  50. ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (12 September 2016). "Oscars: Croatia Selects 'On the Other Side' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

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