List of Puerto Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rican nominee is selected by the Corporación de Cine de Puerto Rico.[2] However, the territory is no longer allowed to submit films due the Academy altering its rules to disqualify films from American protectorates.[3]
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 Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 (59th) |
The Great Party | La gran fiesta | Zurinaga, MarcosMarcos Zurinaga | Not Nominated |
| 1988 (61st) |
Tango Bar | Tango Bar | Zurinaga, MarcosMarcos Zurinaga | Not Nominated |
| 1989 (62nd) |
Santiago, the Story of his New Life | Lo que le pasó a Santiago | Morales, JacoboJacobo Morales | Nominated |
| 1994 (67th) |
Linda Sara | Linda Sara | Morales, JacoboJacobo Morales | Not Nominated |
| 1998 (71st) |
Heroes from Another Country | Héroes de Otra Patria | Ortíz, Iván DarielIván Dariel Ortíz | Not Nominated |
| 2001 (74th) |
12 Hours | 12 horas | Marchand-Sánchez, RaúlRaúl Marchand-Sánchez | Not Nominated |
| 2005: (78th) |
Cayo | Cayo | Juarbe, VicenteVicente Juarbe | Not Nominated |
| 2006 (79th) |
Thieves and Liars | Ladrones y mentirosos | Méndez Matta, RicardoRicardo Méndez Matta | Not Nominated |
| 2007 (80th) |
Maldeamores [4] | Maldeamores | Mariem Perez & Carlitos Ruiz | Not Nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) |
Kabo & Platon | Kabo & Platon | Rodriguez, Edmundo H.Edmundo H. Rodriguez | Not Nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) |
Miente | Miente | Mercado, RafiRafi Mercado | Not Nominated[5] |
| 2011 (84th) |
America | America | Fritz, SoniaSonia Fritz | Disqualified[6] |
Notes:
The producers of local box-office smash Talento de Barrio protested that they submitted their film for consideration in 2008, but that Puerto Rico's film board chose not to send a film that year.[7]
Since foreign language films produced in the United States are not permitted to compete in this category, Puerto Rican filmmakers were often cited as the only American citizens who are regularly able to compete for the award.
References: IMDB[8] Variety[9]
- 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.
- ↑ http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci195684.htm
- ↑ "Oscar rejects". Variety. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ Runners-up: Angel, Cimarrón, ElClown and Ruido. Source: http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci195684.htm
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ↑ "Academy unveils 63 foreign Oscar entries". Variety. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ↑ http://www.blogreggaeton.com/talento-de-barrio-censurada-para-los-oscar/
- ↑
- ↑ Scheib, Ronnie (2005-06-07). "Caribe Movie Review". Variety.
