List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Each year, the Academy invites countries to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country.
West Germany and East Germany were formally reunited on 3 October 1990.[7] The 63rd Academy Awards, held on 25 March 1991,[8] were thus the first at which Germany was able to participate as a single country. Reunified Germany has been successful in the Best International Feature Film category, securing three wins and nine nominations in three decades.[4] The three German films that received the award since reunification are All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) by Edward Berger, The Lives of Others (2006) by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and Nowhere in Africa (2001) by Caroline Link. Donnersmarck and Link are the only two German directors to have had more than one film selected and nominated in this category. Several other German films have received Academy Awards in categories other than Best International Feature Film.[a]
Submissions
According to Academy rules, the selection of each country's official submission has to be made by "one organization, jury or committee that should include artists and/or craftspeople from the field of motion pictures".[3] In Germany's case, the selection committee and procedure are organized by the Munich-based German Films Service + Marketing GmbH, known as Export-Union of German Cinema until 2004.[9] Film producers and distributors can submit a film for consideration to German Films, which verifies the completeness of the application and the compliance with Academy rules. A committee composed of representatives of nine different German film institutions and film industry trade groups selects a film for submission to the Academy.[b] German Films is not represented in the committee and concentrates solely on the organizational aspects.[10] Although East Germany used to submit films sparingly, West Germany and later reunified Germany have been regular participants, and have sent a film to the Academy in every year except from 1962 to 1964 and in 1991. The refusal of the selection committee to submit a film in 1991 was highly controversial.[c] The selection of The White Ribbon in 2009 also caused a minor controversy.[d]
West Germany
Germany
East Germany
Year[e] (Ceremony) |
Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1973 (46th) |
Her Third | Der Dritte | Egon Günther | Not nominated |
1976 (49th) |
Jacob the Liar | Jakob der Lügner | Frank Beyer | Nominated |
1977 (50th) |
Mama, I'm Alive | Mama, ich lebe | Konrad Wolf | Not nominated |
1980 (53rd) |
The Fiancee | Die Verlobte | Günter Reisch Günther Rücker |
Not nominated |
1983 (56th) |
The Turning Point | Der Aufenthalt | Frank Beyer | Not nominated |
Shortlisted Films
Every year since 2006, Germany has announced a list of finalists that varied in number over the years (from 4 to 17 films) before announcing its official Oscar nominee, except in the years 2008, 2009 and 2017 where an official list was not announced. The following films have been shortlisted by the Germany's selection committee:
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
Notes
- aAcademy Award for Documentary Feature. The eight other nominated documentaries were: Kahl (1961) by Haro Senft, Chariots of the Gods (1970) by Harald Reinl, The Silent Revolution (1972) by Edouard de Laurot, Battle of Berlin (1973) by Franz Baake, The Yellow Star – The Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933–45 (1980) by Dieter Hildebrandt, Marlene (1984) by Maximilian Schell, Buena Vista Social Club (1999) by Wim Wenders and The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004) by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni.[50]
- Five non-documentary German short films won Academy Awards as well. The Spielzeugland (Toyland) in 2008. Gregor's Greatest Invention by Johannes Kiefer was nominated for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film in 2001 but lost.[51]
- b^ : The committee which selects the German submission to the Academy is composed of the following nine associations:[10]
- Verband der Filmproduzenten (Association of German Feature Film Producers);
- Verband Deutscher Filmexporteure (Association of German Film Exporters);
- AG Neuer Deutscher Spielfilmproduzenten (Association of New Feature Film Producers);
- Verband der Filmverleiher (Association of Film Distributors);
- Hauptverband Deutscher Filmtheater (Association of German Film Theaters);
- Bundesverband Kamera (Association of Cinematographers);
- Verband der deutschen Filmkritik (Association of German Film Critics);
- Bundesverband Regie/Bundesverband der Fernseh- und Filmregisseure (Association of Television & Film Directors);
- Filmförderungsanstalt (German Federal Film Board).
- cBest Adapted Screenplay but did not win.[54]
- d^ : In 2009 the selection committee chose The White Ribbon as the official German submission. This has caused some controversy as well as confusion about the rules of the Academy, which would have accepted a submission from either Germany or Austria. Martin Schweighofer, head of the Austrian Film Commission, has expressed that he isn't happy with the decision: "The discomfort arises because of the vague rules of the Academy. In essential regards the film is Austrian." It has been reported that the American distributor, Sony Pictures Classics, pressured Germany to submit it rather than Austria for tactical reasons, since Austrian films have been nominated two years in a row with 2007's The Counterfeiters and 2008's Revanche.[55]
- e1 2 3 : Each year is linked to an article about that particular year in film history.
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