This is a list of submissions to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. 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 every year since the award was created in 1956.[1] The award is handed out annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.[1][2] The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films.[2]
The deadline for all countries to send in their submissions is September 30, 2009. The submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between October 1, 2008, and September 30, 2009.[2] For more details on the Academy's submission and nomination process for Best Foreign Language Film, see Rule Fourteen: Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
The Academy has received 67 official Oscar submissions, tying the record set in 2008. The submissions from Algeria and Mongolia were disqualified from competing.
A shortlist of nine semi-finalists was announced January 20, 2010.[3] The official nominees were announced on February 2, 2010.[4] The winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was Argentina's The Secret in Their Eyes.[5]
| Submitting Country | Film Title used in nomination | Original Title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania
|
Alive! | Gjallë | Albanian | Artan Minarolli | Not nominated |
 Algeria
|
London River[7] | French, English | Rachid Bouchareb | Disqualified | |
 Argentina
|
The Secret in Their Eyes | El secreto de sus ojos | Spanish | Juan José Campanella | Won Academy Award |
 Armenia
|
Autumn of the Magician | Հրաշագործի աշունը | Armenian, English, Italian | Ruben Gevorkyants & Vahe Gevorkyants | Not nominated |
 Australia
|
Samson and Delilah | Walpiri, English | Warwick Thornton | Made shortlist | |
 Austria
|
For a Moment, Freedom | Ein Augenblick Freiheit | English, Persian, Turkish | Arash T. Riahi | Not nominated |
 Bangladesh
|
Beyond the Circle | বৃত্তের বাইরে | Bengali | Golam Rabbani Biplob | Not nominated |
 Belgium
|
The Misfortunates | De helaasheid der dingen | Dutch, Flemish | Felix van Groeningen | Not nominated |
 Bolivia
|
Southern Zone | Zona Sur | Spanish, Aymara | Juan Carlos Valdivia | Not nominated |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Night Guards | Čuvari noći | Bosnian | Namik Kabil | Not nominated |
 Brazil
|
Time of Fear | Salve Geral | Brazilian Portuguese | Sergio Rezende | Not nominated |
 Bulgaria
|
The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner | Светът е голям и спасение дебне отвсякъде | Bulgarian | Stephan Komandarev | Made shortlist |
 Canada
|
I Killed My Mother | J'ai tué ma mère | French | Xavier Dolan | Not nominated |
 Chile
|
Dawson, Island 10 | Dawson, Isla 10 | Spanish | Miguel Littin | Not nominated |
 China
|
Forever Enthralled | 梅兰芳 | Mandarin | Chen Kaige | Not nominated |
 Colombia
|
The Wind Journeys | Los viajes del viento | Spanish, Palenquero, Wayuunaiki, Ikun | Ciro Guerra | Not nominated |
 Croatia
|
Donkey | Kenjac | Croatian | Antonio Nuić | Not nominated |
 Cuba
|
Fallen Gods | Los Dioses Rotos | Spanish, Yoruba | Ernesto Daranas | Not nominated |
 Czech Republic
|
Protector | Protektor | Czech, German | Marek Najbrt | Not nominated |
 Denmark
|
Terribly Happy | Frygtelig lykkelig | Danish | Henrik Ruben Genz | Not nominated |
 Estonia
|
December Heat | Detsembrikuumus | Estonian, Russian, English | Asko Kase | Not nominated |
 Finland
|
Letters to Father Jacob | Postia pappi Jaakobille | Finnish | Klaus Härö | Not nominated |
 France
|
A Prophet | Un prophète | French, Arabic, Corsican | Jacques Audiard | Nominated |
 Georgia
|
The Other Bank | გაღმა ნაპირი | Georgian, Abkhaz, Russian | Giorgi Ovashvili | Not nominated |
 Germany
|
The White Ribbon | Das weiße Band | German | Michael Haneke | Nominated |
 Greece
|
Slaves in their Bonds | Οι Σκλάβοι στα Δεσμά τους | Greek | Adonis Lykouresis | Not nominated |
 Hong Kong
|
Prince of Tears | 淚王子 | Mandarin | Yonfan | Not nominated |
 Hungary
|
Chameleon | Kaméleon | Hungarian | Krisztina Goda | Not nominated |
 Iceland
|
Reykjavík-Rotterdam | Icelandic | Óskar Jónasson | Not nominated | |
 India
|
Harishchandrachi Factory | हरिश्चंद्राची फॅक्टरी | Marathi | Paresh Mokashi | Not nominated |
 Indonesia
|
Jamila and the President | Jamila dan Sang Presiden | Indonesian | Ratna Sarumpaet | Not nominated |
 Iran
|
About Elly | درباره الی | Persian | Asghar Farhadi | Not nominated |
 Israel
|
Ajami | عجمي / עג'מי | Israeli Arabic, Hebrew | Yaron Shani & Scandar Copti | Nominated |
 Italy
|
Baarìa | Sicilian, Italian | Giuseppe Tornatore | Not nominated | |
 Japan
|
Nobody to Watch Over Me | 誰も守ってくれない | Japanese | Ryoichi Kimizuka | Not nominated |
 Kazakhstan
|
Kelin | Келін | (No dialogue) | Ermek Tursunov | Made shortlist |
 Lithuania
|
Vortex | Duburys | Lithuanian, Russian | Gytis Luksas | Not nominated |
 Luxembourg
|
Réfractaire | French | Nicolas Steil | Not nominated | |
 Macedonia
|
Wingless | Ocas ještěrky / Созерцание | Czech | Ivo Trajkov | Not nominated |
 Mexico
|
Backyard | El Traspatio | Spanish | Carlos Carrera | Not nominated |
 Mongolia
|
By the Will of Genghis Khan [8] | Тайна Чингис Хаана | Yakut, Russian | Andrei Borissov | Disqualified |
 Morocco
|
Casanegra | كازانيݣرا | Moroccan Arabic | Nour-Eddine Lakhmari | Not nominated |
 Netherlands
|
Winter in Wartime | Oorlogswinter | Dutch, German, English |
Martin Koolhoven | Made shortlist |
 Norway
|
Max Manus | Norwegian, German | Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg | Not nominated | |
 Peru
|
The Milk of Sorrow | La teta asustada | Spanish, Quechua | Claudia Llosa | Nominated |
 Philippines
|
Grandpa Is Dead | Ded na si Lolo | Filipino | Soxie Topacio | Not nominated |
 Poland
|
Reverse | Rewers | Polish | Borys Lankosz | Not nominated |
 Portugal
|
Doomed Love | Um Amor de Perdição | Portuguese | Mário Barroso | Not nominated |
 Puerto Rico
|
Kabo and Platon | Kabo y Platón | Spanish | Edmundo H. Rodríguez | Not nominated |
 Romania
|
Police, Adjective | Politist, adj. | Romanian | Corneliu Porumboiu | Not nominated |
 Russia
|
Ward No. 6 | Палата №6 | Russian | Aleksandr Gornovsky & Karen Shakhnazarov | Not nominated |
 Serbia
|
St. George Shoots the Dragon | Свети Георгије убива аждаху | Serbian | Srdjan Dragojevic | Not nominated |
 Slovakia
|
Broken Promise | Nedodržaný sľub | Slovak, Russian | Jirí Chlumský | Not nominated |
 Slovenia
|
Landscape No. 2 | Pokrajina Št. 2 | Slovene | Vinko Moderndorfer | Not nominated |
 South Africa
|
White Wedding | Afrikaans, Xhosa, Setswana, Zulu, English | Jann Turner | Not nominated | |
 South Korea
|
Mother | 마더 | Korean | Bong Joon-ho | Not nominated |
 Spain
|
The Dancer and the Thief | El baile de la victoria | Spanish | Fernando Trueba | Not nominated |
 Sri Lanka
|
The Road from Elephant Pass | අලිමාන්කාඩා | Sinhala, Tamil | Chandran Rutnam | Not nominated |
 Sweden
|
Involuntary | De ofrivilliga | Swedish | Ruben Östlund | Not nominated |
 Switzerland
|
Home | French | Ursula Meier | Not nominated | |
 Taiwan
|
Cannot Live Without You | 不能沒有你 | Hakka, Taiwanese Hokkien, Mandarin | Leon Dai | Not nominated |
 Thailand
|
Best of Times | ความจำสั้น แต่รักฉันยาว | Thai | Youngyooth Thongkonthun | Not nominated |
 Turkey
|
I Saw the Sun | Güneşi gördüm | Turkish | Mahsun Kırmızıgül | Not nominated |
 United Kingdom
|
Afghan Star | Dari, Pashto, English | Havana Marking | Not nominated | |
 Uruguay
|
Bad Day for Fishing | Mal día para pescar | Spanish | Álvaro Brechner | Not nominated |
 Venezuela
|
Libertador Morales, El Justiciero | Efterpi Charalambidis | Not nominated | ||
 Vietnam
|
Don't Burn It | Đừng đốt | Vietnamese | Đặng Nhật Minh | Not nominated |
