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

Switzerland has submitted 44 films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since their first entry in 1961. 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]

As of 2009, five Swiss films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and two of these have won the award, most recently for the Turkish refugee drama Journey of Hope at the 1991 Academy Awards.

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. 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 Switzerland for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

The Swiss submission is decided annually by the Federal Office for Culture.[2]

Since they began submitting regularly in 1972, they have only failed to enter a film on three occasions: 1977, 1978 and 2003. In 1994, the Swiss entered but were disqualified in a controversial ruling in which AMPAS determined that one of the favorites, Krzysztof Kieslowski's Red, was not a majority Swiss production.[3]

Director Alain Tanner had had his films selected five times, but none have been nominated. Xavier Koller and Swiss-based French director Jean-Luc Godard have each been selected to represent Switzerland three times.

Switzerland has four official languages- Twenty-two of the Swiss submissions have been French-language films, while thirteen were in some variety of German, and only one in Italian, but none have been in Romansh. In addition, two Swiss submissions were in Turkish.

Year
(Ceremony) 		Film title used in nomination Original title Language(s) Director Result
1961
(34th)		 The Shadows Grow Longer Die Schatten werden länger German Vajda, LadislaoLadislao Vajda Not Nominated
1970
(43rd)		 First Love Erste Liebe German Schell, MaximilianMaximilian Schell Nominated
1972
(45th)		 La Salamandre La Salamandre French Tanner, AlainAlain Tanner Not Nominated
1973
(46th)		 L'Invitation L'Invitation French Goretta, ClaudeClaude Goretta Nominated
1974
(47th)		 The Middle of the World Le Milieu du monde French Tanner, AlainAlain Tanner Not Nominated
1975
(48th)		 Confrontation Konfrontation Swiss German Lyssy, RolfRolf Lyssy Not Nominated
1976
(49th)		 Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000 French Tanner, AlainAlain Tanner Not Nominated
1979
(52nd)		 Les petites fugues Les petites fugues French Yersin, YvesYves Yersin Not Nominated
1980
(53rd)		 Every Man for Himself Sauve qui peut (la vie) French Godard, Jean-LucJean-Luc Godard Not Nominated
1981
(54th)		 The Boat Is Full Das Boot ist Voll German Imhoof, MarkusMarkus Imhoof Nominated
1982
(55th)		 Yol Yol Turkish Gören, ŞerifŞerif Gören Not Nominated
1983
(56th)		 In the White City Dans la ville blanche French Tanner, AlainAlain Tanner Not Nominated
1984
(57th)		 Dangerous Moves La Diagonale du fou French Dembo, RichardRichard Dembo Won Academy Award
1985
(58th)		 Alpine Fire Höhenfeuer Swiss German Murer, FrediFredi Murer Not Nominated
1986
(59th)		 Tanner Der Schwarze Tanner Swiss German Koller, XavierXavier Koller Not Nominated
1987
(60th)		 If the Sun Never Returns Si le soleil ne revenait pas French Goretta, ClaudeClaude Goretta Not Nominated
1988
(61st)		 La Méridienne La Méridienne French Amiguet, Jean-FrançoisJean-François Amiguet Not Nominated
1989
(62nd)		 My Dear Subject Mon cher sujet French Miéville, Anne-MarieAnne-Marie Miéville Not Nominated
1990
(63rd)		 Journey of Hope Reise der Hoffnung Turkish, Swiss German, Italian Koller, XavierXavier Koller Won Academy Award
1991
(64th)		 Der Berg Der Berg German Imhoof, MarkusMarkus Imhoof Not Nominated
1992
(65th)		 Off Season Hors Saison French Schmid, DanielDaniel Schmid Not Nominated
1993
(66th)		 The Diary of Lady M Le Journal de Lady M French Tanner, AlainAlain Tanner Not Nominated
1994
(67th)		 Three Colors: Red Trois Couleurs: Rouge French Kieślowski, KrzysztofKrzysztof Kieślowski Disqualified[3]
1995
(68th)		 Adultery: A User's Guide Adultère, mode d'emploi French Pascal, ChristineChristine Pascal Not Nominated
1996
(69th)		 Les Agneaux Les Agneaux French Schüpbach, MarcelMarcel Schüpbach Not Nominated
1997
(70th)		 For Ever Mozart For Ever Mozart French Godard, Jean-LucJean-Luc Godard Not Nominated
1998
(71st)		 War in the Highlands La Guerre Dans le Haut Pays French Reusser, FrancisFrancis Reusser Not Nominated
1999
(72nd)		 Beresina, or The Last Days of Switzerland Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz Swiss German Schmid, DanielDaniel Schmid Not Nominated
2000
(73rd)		 Gripsholm Gripsholm German Koller, XavierXavier Koller Not Nominated
2001
(74th)		 In Praise of Love Éloge de l'amour French Godard, Jean-LucJean-Luc Godard Not Nominated
2002
(75th)		 Aime ton père Aime ton père French Berger, JacobJacob Berger Not Nominated
2004
(77th)		 Mein Name Ist Bach Mein Name Ist Bach German de Rivaz, DominiqueDominique de Rivaz Not Nominated
2005
(78th)		 Tout un Hiver sans Feu Tout un Hiver sans Feu French Zglinski, GregGreg Zglinski Not Nominated
2006
(79th)		 Vitus Vitus Swiss German Murer, FrediFredi Murer Made January Shortlist
2007
(80th)		 Late Bloomers Die Herbstzeitlosen Swiss German Oberli, BettinaBettina Oberli Not Nominated
2008
(81st)		 The Friend Der Freund Swiss German Lewinsky, MichaMicha Lewinsky Not Nominated
2009
(82nd)		 Home Home French Meier, UrsulaUrsula Meier Not Nominated
2010
(83rd)		 La petite chambre La petite chambre French Chuat, StéphanieStéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond Not Nominated[4]
2011
(84th)		 Summer Games[5] Giochi d'estate Italian Colla, RolandoRolando Colla Not Nominated
2012
(85th)		 Sister[6] L'Enfant d'en haut French Meier, UrsulaUrsula Meier Made January Shortlist[7]
2013
(86th)		 More than Honey[8] More than Honey German Imhoof, MarkusMarkus Imhoof Not Nominated
2014
(87th)		 The Circle[9] Der Kreis German Haupt, StefanStefan Haupt Not Nominated
2015
(88th)		 Iraqi Odyssey[10] Iraqi Odyssey Arabic Samir Not Nominated
2016
(89th)		 My Life as a Courgette[11] Ma vie de Courgette French Claude Barras
TBD

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ http://www.swissfilms.ch/detail_n.asp?id=2137729389
  3. 1 2 "This year's foreign Oscar race reflects a growingly global medium". Hitfix. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  5. ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  6. ↑ Blaney, Martin (21 September 2012). "Ursula Meier's Sister entered for Oscar race". Screen International. EMAP. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie For Oscar". Oscars. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  8. ↑ "Le film "More than Honey" représentera la Suisse aux Oscars 2014". RTS Info. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  9. ↑ "Oscars: Switzerland Selects 'The Circle' for Foreign-Language Oscar". Hollywood Report. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "'Iraqi Odyssey' to represent Switzerland at Oscars". Swiss Info. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (5 August 2016). "Switzerland Sends Claude Barras's 'My Life as a Courgette' to Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

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