List of Sri Lankan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.[3]
Though Sri Lanka has a relatively prolific film industry, they have only entered the Foreign Oscar competition twice.
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 Sri Lanka for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
| Year (Ceremony) |
Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 (76th) |
Mansion by the Lake | වෑකන්ද වලව්ව | Sinhala | Lester James Peries | Not nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) |
The Road from Elephant Pass | අලිමංකඩ | Sinhala, Tamil | Chandran Rutnam | Not nominated |
Sri Lanka's initial Oscar submission, Mansion by the Lake, is a
LTTE
rebel captive who are forced to work together during an escape through the jungle. Sri Lanka has not submitted a film since 2009.
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- Cinema of Sri Lanka
Notes
References
- ^ "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b "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.
