Sebastián Lelio was the first Chilean director to win the award, for A Fantastic Woman.

Chile has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1990. 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.[3]

Chile has submitted twenty-six films for Oscar consideration, with their first film being nominated for an Academy Award in 2013. Chile won its first Foreign Language Oscar in 2018, with A Fantastic Woman.[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. 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 Chile for review by the academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

The Chilean submission is selected annually by the Consejo del Arte y la Industria Audiovisual,[5] which chooses a nominee for the Spanish Goya Awards at the same time. The Goya nominee is usually the same film as the Oscar nominee (1991, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009) but not always (1990, 2005, 2008, 2012).

All films selected are primary spoken in Spanish.[6]

Year
(Ceremony)		 Film title used in nomination Original title Language(s) Director Result
1990
(63rd) 		The Moon in the Mirror La luna en el espejo Spanish Silvio Caiozzi Not nominated
1991
(64th) 		The Frontier La frontera Ricardo Larraín Not nominated
1993
(66th) 		Johnny 100 Pesos Gustavo Graef Marino Not nominated
1994
(67th) 		Amnesia Gonzalo Justiniano Not nominated
2000
(73rd) 		Coronation Coronación Silvio Caiozzi Not nominated
2001
(74th) 		A Cab for Three Taxi para tres Orlando Lubbert Not nominated
2002
(75th) 		Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui Alejandro Rojas Not nominated
2003
(76th) 		Los Debutantes Andrés Waissbluth Not nominated
2004
(77th) 		Machuca Andrés Wood Not nominated
2005
(78th) 		Play Alicia Scherson Not nominated
2006
(79th) 		In Bed En la cama Matías Bize Not nominated
2007
(80th) 		Padre Nuestro Spanish, English Rodrigo Sepúlveda Not nominated
2008
(81st) 		Tony Manero Spanish Pablo Larraín Not nominated
2009
(82nd) 		Dawson, Island 10 Dawson, Isla 10 Miguel Littín Not nominated
2010
(83rd) 		The Life of Fish[7] La vida de los peces Matías Bize Not nominated
2011
(84th) 		Violeta Went to Heaven[8] Violeta se fue a los cielos Andrés Wood Not nominated
2012
(85th) 		No[9] Spanish, English Pablo Larraín Nominated[10]
2013
(86th) 		Gloria[11] Spanish Sebastián Lelio Not nominated
2014
(87th) 		To Kill a Man[12] Matar a un hombre Alejandro Fernández Almendras Not nominated
2015
(88th) 		The Club[13] El Club Pablo Larraín Not nominated
2016
(89th) 		Neruda[14] Not nominated
2017
(90th) 		A Fantastic Woman[15] Una mujer fantástica Sebastián Lelio Won Academy Award[4]
2018
(91st) 		And Suddenly the Dawn[16] ...Y de pronto el amanecer Silvio Caiozzi Not nominated
2019
(92nd) 		Spider[17] Araña Spanish, German, Haitian Creole Andrés Wood Not nominated
2020
(93rd) 		The Mole Agent[18] El agente topo Spanish Maite Alberdi Made shortlist[19]
2021
(94th) 		White on White[20] Blanco en blanco Spanish, English Théo Court Not nominated
2022
(95th) 		Blanquita[21] Spanish Fernando Guzzoni Not nominated
2023
(96th) 		The Settlers[22] Los colonos Spanish, English Felipe Gálvez Haberle Not nominated

The 2009 race was particularly controversial in Chile when The Maid, one of the most awarded films in Chile's cinematic history, was passed over in favor of a historical drama Dawson, Island 10 by Miguel Littin. The Chilean Cultural Council released a statement in November 2009, defending the decision.[23]

The 2020 film The Mole Agent made the shortlist for Best International Feature Film, but ended up being nominated in another category, Best Documentary Feature.[24]

Statistics

Number of submissions Name Films
4 Pablo Larraín Tony Manero, No, The Club, Neruda
3 Silvio Caiozzi The Moon in the Mirror, Coronation, And Suddenly the Dawn
Andrés Wood Machuca, Violeta Went to Heaven, Spider
2 Matías Bize In Bed, The Life of Fish
Sebastián Lelio Gloria, A Fantastic Woman

Shortlisted Films

Since 2000, Chile has announced a list of finalists or eligible films that varied in number over the years (from 2 to 14 films) before announcing their official Oscar nominee, except in the years 2002, 2006, 2013 - 2015 and 2018 where an official list was not announced. The following films have been shortlisted by the Audiovisual Art and Industry Council, a collegiate committee of audiovisual specialists brought together by the CNCA between 2003 and 2019, and by the Chilean Film Academy from 2020:

Year Films
2000 Somewhere in the Night · Tierra del Fuego[25]
2001 Loco Fever[26]
2003 Cesante · Eternal Blood · Sex with Love[27]
2004 Azul y blanco · B-Happy · Bad Blood · The Chosen One · Underground · XS: The Worst Size[28]
2005 Decent People · Juego de verano · My Best Enemy · Time Off · Unfaithful Women[29]
2007 Casa de remolienda · Fiestapatria · The King of San Gregorio · Scrambled Beer · Ugly Me[30]
2008 31 minutos, la película · 199 Tips to Be Happy · The Good Life · Life Kills Me · Mansacue · Microfilia · Mirageman · South Desert · The Toast[31]
2009 Christmas · El regalo · The Maid · Muñeca[32]
2010 Huacho · Optical Illusions · Tendida mirando las estrellas · Tourists[7]
2011 Post mortem · Ulysses[33]
2012 Bonsái · Old Cats · Sal[34]
2016 Chicago Boys · The Inca Prince · Inside the Mind of a Psychopath · The Pearl Button · No Filter · Sex Life of Plants · Talion[35]
2017 Damn Kids[36]
2019 Dry Martina · Ema · The Man of the Future · Too Late to Die Young[37]
2020 Jailbreak Pact · Kill Pinochet · Lina from Lima · My Tender Matador[38]
2021 Bad Neighbor · The Eternal Moment · Fever Dream · Forgotten Roads · The Journey of Monalisa · My Brothers Dream Awake · The Promise of Return · Superno · Take a Spin in the Air · Three Souls · La Verónica[39]
2022 130 Children · 1976 · Burning Patience · The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future · Gaucho Americano · Immersion · (Im)Patient · Karnawal · My Imaginary Country · A Place Called Dignity · La Provisoria · The Punishment · Songs of Repression[40]
2023 El Conde · The Eternal Memory · Meeting Point · El vacío[41]

See also

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. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Rule Fourteen: Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b Roxborough, Scott (4 March 2018). "Oscars: Chile's Win for "A Fantastic Woman" a Transgender Watershed". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  6. ^ Source: Internet Movie Database
  7. ^ a b ""La vida de los peces" postulará a ternas de Mejor Película Extranjera en los Oscar". lanacion.cl. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  8. ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  9. ^ Mango, Agustin (24 September 2012). "Chile Sends "No" to Foreign Oscar Race". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Oscars: Hollywood announces 85th Academy Award nominations". BBC News. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Oscars: Chile Nominates "Gloria" in Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Oscars: Chile Nominates "To Kill a Man" for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  13. ^ Mango, Agustin (9 September 2015). "Oscars: Chile Selects "The Club" for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  14. ^ Mango, Agustin (13 September 2016). "Oscars: Chile Selects "Neruda" for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  15. ^ ""Una mujer fantástica" representará a Chile en los Oscar y Goya" (in Spanish). Cooperativa.cl. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  16. ^ Mango, Agustin (13 September 2018). "Oscars: Chile Selects "And Suddenly the Dawn" for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  17. ^ Mango, Agustin (11 September 2019). "Oscars: Chile Picks "Spider" for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  18. ^ ""El Agente Topo" será el representante de Chile en los premios Oscar". Fotech. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  19. ^ Davis, Clayton (9 February 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Announced in Nine Categories". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Oscars Race: Chile Submits Venice Horizons Winner "White on White"". Variety. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  21. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (7 October 2022). "Oscars: Chile Selects "Blanquita" For International Best Film Category". Deadline. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  22. ^ Valdivia, Gonzalo (23 August 2023). "Los Colonos representará a Chile en los Oscar y La Memoria Infinita irá por los Goya". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Cinechile - Consejo de la Cultura defiende nominación de Dawson, Isla 10 a los premios Oscar". Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  24. ^ "El Agente Topo logra histórica nominación a los premios Oscar". 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  25. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (5 February 2001). "Chile destina US$24 mil para promover "Coronación" al Oscar | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  26. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (6 November 2001). ""Taxi para Tres" será postulada al Oscar | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  27. ^ Cooperativa.cl. ""Los debutantes" representará a Chile en la carrera por el Goya y el Oscar". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  28. ^ "Machuca fue la elegida para ser nominada al Oscar". 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  29. ^ ""Mi mejor enemigo" y "Play" quieren una estatuilla". 29 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 November 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  30. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (1 October 2007). ""Padre nuestro" será la candidata de Chile a los premios Oscar y Goya | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  31. ^ Cooperativa.cl. ""Tony Manero" postulará al Oscar en nombre de Chile". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  32. ^ "Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes". 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  33. ^ Cooperativa.cl. "Tres películas competirán por representar a Chile en los Oscar y Goya". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  34. ^ "Seis películas chilenas inscritas para pelear los Oscar y Goya | El Dínamo". 24 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  35. ^ Concierto.cl, Equipo (12 September 2016). "Las películas chilenas que buscan llegar a los Premios Oscar 2017". Radio Concierto Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  36. ^ González, Rodrigo (12 September 2017). "Una Mujer Fantástica representará a Chile en los premios Oscar y Goya". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  37. ^ Erik Anderson (26 July 2019). "2020 Oscars: Official Submissions for International Feature Film". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  38. ^ Rivera, Diego (16 November 2020). "Five Chilean Movies Competing For An Oscar Nomination". Chile Today. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  39. ^ Velvet, Revista (14 October 2021). "Las 12 películas que podrían representar a Chile en los Premios Óscar". Revista Velvet (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  40. ^ Academia de Cine de Chile [@academia_cine] (23 August 2022). "Hasta el próximo 19 de septiembre los miembros de la #Academia de Cine de Chile, podrán votar para elegir a la película que nos representará como candidata a Mejor Película Extranjera en los #Oscar 2023. ¡Conoce a las 14 películas en carrera! @cinemachile https://t.co/09MZ49RCOy" [Until next September 19, members of the #Film Academy of Chile will be able to vote to choose the film that will represent us as a candidate for Best Foreign Film at the #Oscar 2023. Meet the 14 films in the race! @cinemachile] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  41. ^ "Premios Óscar 2024: Estos son los tráilers de las películas que están postulando para representar a Chile". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

External links

Academy Award for Best International Feature Film submissions
Academy Awards
Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Categories