List of Dominican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Dominican Republic is among the one-hundred countries that have submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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]
The Dominican Republic has submitted a total of nine films since their debut in 1983, but they have never yet been nominated.
Submissions
Every year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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]
The following is a list of the films submitted by the Dominican Republic in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. All films were produced in Spanish.
| Year (Ceremony) | English title | Spanish title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 (56th) |
Guaguasi | Guaguasi | Ulla, JorgeJorge Ulla | Not Nominated |
| 1988 (61st) |
One Way Ticket | Un pasaje de Ida | Meléndez, AglibertoAgliberto Meléndez | Not Nominated |
| 1995 (68th) |
Nueba Yol | Nueba Yol | Muñiz, ÁngelÁngel Muñiz | Not Nominated |
| 2011 (84th) |
Love Child[2] | La hija natural | Tonos, LeticiaLeticia Tonos | Not Nominated |
| 2012 (85th) |
Jaque Mate[3] | Jaque Mate | José María Cabral | Not Nominated |
| 2013 (86th) |
Who's the Boss?[4] | ¿Quién Manda? | Ronni Castillo | Not Nominated |
| 2014 (87th) |
Cristo Rey[5] | Cristo Rey | Leticia Tonos | Not Nominated |
| 2015 (88th) |
Sand Dollars[6] | Dólares de Arena | Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas | Not Nominated |
| 2016 (89th) |
Sugar Fields[7] | Flor de Azúcar | Fernando Baez Mella | TBD |
Notes
The Dominican Republic's first submission, Guaguasi, was not a majority Dominican production. Set amidst the 1956 Cuban Revolution, it was filmed in the Dominican Republic by a Cuban-American exile.
References
- 1 2 "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "Jaque Mate, nominada por RD a los Oscar". El Nacional. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Dominican film vying for Oscar: Who's The Boss?". Dominican Today. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ↑ "87th Academy Awards Foreign Language Film Submissions". Move On. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dominican Republic Selects 'Sand Dollars' as Best Foreign Language Oscar Entry". Variety Latino. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ Salazar, Francisco (9 September 2016). "Oscar 2017 Predictions: Dominican Republic chooses 'Flor de Azcuar' for the Oscars". Latin Post. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑
- ↑ Scheib, Ronnie (2005-06-07). "Caribe Movie Review". Variety.
