List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States.[1] The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole.[2] Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country.[2]
For the
People's Republic of China submitted a film for the first time. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from France, Italy, Poland, Spain. West Germany won the award with the film The Tin Drum.[3]
Submissions
References
- ^ "History of the Academy Awards 2 - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". 22 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Rule 14 | 81st Academy Awards Rules | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 7 June 2013.