Global InformationList of British submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film information
The United Kingdom has submitted films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] irregularly since 1991. 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] The UK has one of the world's most visible film industries and British films, as well as British actors, actresses and behind-the-scenes crew members have been prominently featured amongst Oscar nominees since the 1930s. Most British features are not eligible for the Best International Feature Film award, because they are produced in English.
The British nominee is selected by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).[4]
As of 2024[update], the United Kingdom has submitted twenty films for Oscar consideration, with three of them getting Oscar nominations: The Zone of Interest became the first British co-production film to earn a nomination for Best International Feature Film and Best Picture simultaneously, winning the former as the first film to win in that category.[5]
Half of these films were made by directors from or based in Wales, and were partially or completely filmed in the Welsh language.
Other films have been in languages spoken in the UK's ethnic minority communities. As yet, there have been no submissions in Scots, Angloromani, Cornish or Scottish Gaelic, and one film (Branwen) that was partially in Irish. The 2007 film Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle (Scottish Gaelic) was promoted by campaigners but was not submitted to the Academy.[6][7]
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Afghan Star named UK's foreign language Oscar submission". Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Oscars 2024: 'Oppenheimer' triumphs - Full results & viral moments". euronews. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "THE TIMES: Gaelic film tipped for Oscar". SEACHD. 16 September 2007.
- ^ Carrell, Severin; correspondent, Scotland (4 October 2007). "Bafta snub for Gaelic and Welsh films" – via The Guardian.
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