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

Serbia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film^{[nb 1]} under three different names since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. Despite the name changes, all submitted films since 1994 have been Serbian productions.

The Foreign Film 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]

As of 2021^[update], 28 Serbian films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but none of them have been accepted as nominees. In January 2008, it was announced that the acclaimed Serbian thriller The Trap had made the nine-film Oscar shortlist but it ultimately failed to make the final five. Furthermore, six films representing Yugoslavia received Oscar nominations between 1959 and 1992, most or all of which had significant Serbian input.

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

Year (Ceremony)	Film title used in nomination	Original title	Director	Result
1994 (67th)	Vukovar Poste Restante	Вуковар, једна прича	Boro Drašković	Not nominated
1995 (68th)	Underground	Подземље	Emir Kusturica	Not nominated
1996 (69th)	Pretty Village, Pretty Flame	Лепа села лепо горе	Srđan Dragojević	Not nominated
1997 (70th)	Three Summer Days	Три летња дана	Mirjana Vukomanović	Not nominated
1998 (71st)	Powder Keg	Буре барута	Goran Paskaljević	Not nominated
1999 (72nd)	The White Suit	Бело одело	Lazar Ristovski	Not nominated
2000 (73rd)	Sky Hook	Небеска удица	Ljubiša Samardžić	Not nominated
2001 (74th)	War Live	Рат уживо	Darko Bajić	Not nominated
2002 (75th)	Labyrinth	Лавиринт	Miroslav Lekić	Not nominated
2003 (76th)	The Professional	Професионалац	Dušan Kovačević	Not nominated
2004 (77th)	Goose Feather	Јесен стиже, дуњо моја	Ljubiša Samardžić	Not nominated
2005 (78th)	Midwinter Night's Dream	Сан зимске ноћи	Goran Paskaljević	Not nominated
2006 (79th)	Tomorrow Morning	Сутра ујутро	Oleg Novković	Not nominated
2007 (80th)	The Trap	Клопка	Srdan Golubović	Made shortlist
2008 (81st)	The Tour	Турнеја	Goran Marković	Not nominated
2009 (82nd)	St. George Shoots the Dragon	Свети Георгије убива аждаху	Srđan Dragojević	Not nominated
2010 (83rd)	Solemn Promise	Беса	Srđan Karanović	Not nominated[4]
2011 (84th)	Montevideo, God Bless You![5]	Монтевидео, Бог те видео	Dragan Bjelogrlić	Not nominated
2012 (85th)	When Day Breaks[6]	Кад сване дан	Goran Paskaljević	Not nominated
2013 (86th)	Circles[7]	Кругови	Srdan Golubović	Not nominated
2014 (87th)	See You in Montevideo[8]	Монтевидео, видимо се!	Dragan Bjelogrlić	Not nominated
2015 (88th)	Enclave[9]	Енклава	Goran Radovanović	Not nominated
2016 (89th)	Train Driver's Diary[10]	Дневник машиновође	Miloš Radović	Not nominated
2017 (90th)	Requiem for Mrs. J.[11]	Реквијем за госпођу Ј.	Bojan Vuletić	Not nominated
2018 (91st)	Offenders[12]	Изгредници	Dejan Zečević	Not nominated
2019 (92nd)	King Petar of Serbia[13]	Краљ Петар Први	Petar Ristovski	Not nominated
2020 (93rd)	Dara of Jasenovac[14]	Дара из Јасеновца	Predrag Antonijević	Not nominated
2021 (94th)	Oasis[15]	Оаза	Ivan Ikić	Not nominated
2022 (95th)	Darkling[16]	Mrak	Dušan Milić	Not nominated
2023 (96th)	The Duke and the Poet[17]	Што се боре мисли моје	Milorad Milinković	Not nominated

See also

• List of Kosovan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• List of Montenegrin submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• List of Yugoslav submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
• Cinema of Serbia

Notes

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

1. "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
2. "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
3. "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. "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
5. "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
6. ""Dan" sviće u Holivudu". Novosti. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
7. "Serbian movie "Circles" candidate for Oscar". In Serbia. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
8. "U TRCI ZA ZLATNU STATUU: Montevideo, vidimo se srpski kandidat za Oskara!". Kurir. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
9. Holdsworth, Nick (4 September 2015). "Oscars: Serbia Selects 'Enclave' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
10. Holdsworth, Nick (13 September 2016). "Oscars: Serbia Selects 'Train Driver's Diary' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
11. Holdsworth, Nick (5 September 2017). "Oscars: Serbia Selects 'Requiem for Mrs. J' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
12. Kozlov, Vladimir (7 September 2018). "Oscars: Serbia Selects 'Offenders' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
13. Kozlov, Vladimir (11 September 2019). "Oscars: Serbia Selects 'King Peter I' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
14. "'Dara from Jasenovac' Serbia's candidate for Oscar's best international film". N1. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
15. "Ljubavni trougao mladih i život u domu: "Oaza" pobedila na FEST-u i u Veneciji, sada ide po Oskara". Telegraf. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
16. "Film "Mrak" srpski kandidat za nagradu Oskar". Filmski Centar Srbije. 20 September 2022.
17. "Izabran srpski kandidat za nagradu "Oskar"" [Selected Serbian candidate for the "Oscar" award]. Film Center Serbia (in Serbian). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

External links

• The Official Academy Awards Database
• The Motion Picture Credits Database
• IMDb Academy Awards Page