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96th Oscars. Predictions for the Films of 2023 / CEREMONY: March 10th, 2024
 For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes only discuss on the blog

   

SUBMISSION CHARTS 
most recent update 12/08/2023
CHART 1: ALBANIA through GEORGIA
28 official submissions on this page

 

 

Albania
never nominated | 
submitting since 1996

🇦🇱

ALEXANDER
Dir. Ardit Sadiku

80 minutes
Albanian and English

A documentary about a mechanic who hijacked a warship in order to gain freedom for his family.

recent key submissions
2021 -Two Lions
2020 -Open Door
2019 -The Delegation
2017 - Daybreak
2016 - Chromium

Argentina
7 noms | 2 wins |  submitting since 1961

🇦🇷

THE DELINQUENTS
Dir. Rodrigo Moreno
MUBI US, Oct 16

189 minutes
Spanish

A dramedy about the aftermath of a bank robbery for the thieves.

recent key submissions
2021 The Intruder
2018 - El Angel
2017 - Zama
2015 - The Clan
2014 - Wild Tales

Armenia
never nominated | 
submitting spottily since 2001

🇦🇲

AMERIKATSI
Dir Michael A Goorjian
Currently in US Release

115 minutes
Armenian, English, and Russian

A drama about a man who escapes the Armenian genocide but is later imprisoned.

recent key submissions
2021 Should the Wind...

Australia
1 nomination | 
submitting since 1996

🇦🇺

SHAYDA
dir. Noora Niasara
REVIEW
SPC in US, TBA

117 minutes
Persian & English

Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider) stars as an Iranian immigrant in Australia trying to escape her violent husband in a woman's shelter

recent key submissions
2016 -Tanna
2012 - Lore
2009 -Samson & Delilah

Austria
4 noms | 2 wins | +1 finalist | submitting since 1961

🇦🇹

VERA
Dir. Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel

115 minutes
Italian

A drama about a woman with a famous father who injures a child in a traffic accident. It premiered at Venice back in 2022.

recent key submission
2022 - Corsage
2021 - Great Freedom
2017 - Happy End
2015 - Goodnight Mommy
2012 - Amour

 

Bangladesh
never nominated | submitting since 2002

🇧🇩

NO GROUND BENEATH MY FEET
Dir. Mohammad Rabby Mridha

91 minutes
Bengali

A poor ambulance driver struggles with two wives, and the chaos of climate change, crime, and moral decay. This title first started showing in festivals in 2021 !

recent key submissions
2021 - Rehana
2018 No Bed of Roses

 

Belgium
7 noms | 0 wins | + 2 finalists | submitting since 1967

🇧🇪

OMEN
Dir. Baloji

90 minutes
French, Swahili, and Lingala

A man returns to the Congo after spending years living in Belgium.

recent key submissions
2022 - Close
2021 - Playground
2013 Two Days One Night
2011 Bullhead

Bhutan
1 nom | submitting infrequently since 1999

🇧🇹

THE MONK AND THE GUN
Dir. Pawo Choyning Dorji
REVIEW

107 minutes
Dzongkha & English

Pawo Choyning Dorji is the first filmmaker to nab Bhutan a nomination (Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom) and he's submitted again two years later for this drama about an American traveler and a monk he wanders with.

recent key submissions
2021 - Lunana
1999 - The Cup

Bolivia
never nominated
| submitting spottily since 1995

🇧🇴

THE VISITOR
dir. Martin Boulocq
No US Distrib.

86 min
Spanish

A drama about an ex-con and his evalengical father-in-law. It played Tribeca last year.

recent key submissions
2021 - Great Movement
2019  - Tu Me Manques
2009 - Zona Sur
2003 - Sexual Dependency

Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 noms | 1 win | + 1 finalist | submitting since 1994

🇧🇦

EXCURSION
Dir. Una Gunjak
No US Distrib. Yet

93 minutes
Bosnian

A drama about a teenage girls lie leading to major drama. It received a "special mention" from the jury at Locarno.

recent key submissions
2020 - Quo Vadis Aida
2016 - Death in Sarajevo
2006 Grbavica: Land o Dreams

 

 

 

Brazil
4 noms | 0 wins | + 1 finalist | submitting since 1960

🇧🇷

PICTURES OF GHOSTS
Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
REVIEW

93 minutes
Portuguese

A documentary about the filmmakers home town of Recife.

Not Selected
Brazil had 28 eligible films which they narrowed down to six. The other 5 finalists were Alien Nights, Nosso Sonho, A Strange Path, Toll, and Vultures.

recent key submissions
2022 - Mars One
2019 - Invisible Life
2014 - The Way He Looks

Bulgaria
never nominated | 1 finalist |  submitting since 1971

🇧🇬

BLAGA'S LESSONS
Dir. Stephan Komandarev

114 minutes
Bulgarian

A teacher who falls victim to scamming becomes a criminal herself. This is Komandarev's third submission for Bulgaria. He made the finals for The World is Big...

recent key submissions
2021 Fear
2017 Aga
2009 - The World is Big...

Burkina Faso
never nominated | submitting rarely since 1989

🇧🇫

SIRA
Dir. Apoline Traoré

122 minutes
French and Fula

A drama about a nomadic woman who fights back against terrorists. The film was nominated in several categories at the African Movie Academy Awards

only previous submission
1989 - Yaaba

Cameroon
never nominated | submitting infrequently since 1980

🇨🇲

HALF HEAVEN
Dir. Enah Johnscott
No US Distribution

127 minutes
Cameroonian Pidgin English

recent key submissions
2021 - Hidden Dreams

Canada
7 noms | 1 win | + 3 finalists | submitting since 1971

🇨🇦

ROJEK
dir. Zayne Akyol
No US Distribution

127 minutes
French, Kurdish, English, German, Arabic

A documentary about the aftermath of war in Syrian Kurdistan.

recent key submissions
2016 It's Only the End...
2014 - Mommy
2012 - War Witch
2010 - incendies

 

Chile
2 noms | 1 win | + 1 finalist | submitting since 1990

🇨🇱

THE SETTLERS
dir. Felipe Galvez Haberle
NO US Distribution Yet
REVIEW

97 minutes
Spanish, English

A violent crime drama about a group of men on an expedition to face off with a landowner

recent key submission
2020 - The Mole Agent
2017 - A Fantastic Woman
2016 - Neruda
2013 - Gloria
2012 - No

China
2 nominations | 
submitting since 1979

🇨🇳

THE WANDERING EARTH II
Dir Frant Gwo
Streaming on Prime

173 minutes
Mandarin, Russian, English, Hindi, French, Japanese, and Shanghaiese

Andy Lau stars in this sci-fi post apocalyptic action sequel about huge engines on the surface of the earth

recent key submissions
2021 - Cliff walkers
2011 - Flowers of War
2006 - Curse of the Golden Flower

Colombia
1 nomination | + 1 finalist | submitting since 1980

🇨🇴

A MALE
dir. Fabián Hernández 
US Release TBA

81 minutes
Spanish

A drama about a teenage boy living in a youth shelter and his family. Played festivals in 2022

Not Selected
Colombia considered 14 films: Alis, Anhell69
The Border, I'm Cris from Tiera Bomba, Itzia Tango & Cacao, Linea de TempaNubes grises soplan sobre el campo verdeThe Other ShapeThe Other SonPepe Cáceres Petit MalSimona Amaya, vivir o morir por la libertadSomos ecos  and Ultraviolence 

recent key submissions
2021 - Memoria
2018 -Birds of Passage
2015 -Embrace of Serpent

Costa Rica
never nominated | 
submitting since 2005

🇨🇷

I HAVE ELECTRIC DREAMS
Dir. Valentina Maurel
US Release VOD

102 minutes
Spanish

A teenage girl wants to live with her father instead of her mother in this drama.

recent key submissions
2021 - Clara Sola
2020 - Land of Ashes

Croatia
never nominated | 
submitting since 1992

🇭🇷

TRACES
Dir. Dubravka Turic

98 minutes
Croatian

A character study of a young scientist having an identity crisis after the death of her father.

recent key submissions
2021 - Tereza37
2020 - Extracurricular
2017 -Quit Staring at...
2015 - The High Sun

 

 

Czech Republic
3 noms | 1 wins* | + 2 finalists | submitting since 1994 as Czech Republic

🇨🇿

BROTHERS
Tomas Masin

135 minutes
Czech

A historical drama set in the 1950s

recent key submissions
2020 - Charlatan
2019 - The Painted Bird
2017 - Ice Mother

 Denmark
14 noms | 4 wins | + 2 finalists |  submitting since 1956

🇩🇰

THE PROMISED LAND
Dir. Nikolaj Arcel

127 minutes
Danish

Also known as "Bastarden". Mads Mikkelsen stars as a man who tries to tame the heath to make a name and a fortune for himself. 

Not Selected
The other finalists were Apolonia Apolonia,  and Before It Ends.

recent key submissions
2022 - Holy Spider
2021 - Flee
2020 - Another Round
2016 - Land of Mine

Dominican Republic
never nominated |  submitting since 1983

🇩🇴

CUARENCENA
Dir David Maler
No US Distribution

90 minutes
Spanish

A comedy about a group of friends falling out at a private dinner during the pandemic.

recent key submissions
2021 - Holy Beasts
2015 - Sand Dollars

Egypt
never nominated | submitting since 1958

🇪🇬

VOY! VOY! VOY!
Dir.  Omar Hilal

100 minutes
Arabic

A comedy about a security guard who pretends to be blind to join a blind soccer team and finally travel abroad.

recent key submissions
2018 -Yomeddine
2017 - Sheikh Jackson
2006 - Yacoubian Building

 

 

Estonia
1 nomination | 
submitting since 1992

🇪🇪

SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD
dir. Anna Hints
No US dist.

89 minutes
Estonian

A documentary about woman seeking community in local saunas. It was a prize winner at Sundance.

 

recent key submissions
2021 - On the Water
2019 - Truth and Justice
2017 - November
2014 - Tangerines

Finland
1 nomination | + 2 finalists
| submitting since 1973

🇫🇮

FALLEN LEAVES
Dir Aki Kaurismaki
MUBI, US, TBA
REVIEW

81 minutes
Finnish

Two lonely people meet in Helsinki, hoping to find the love of their lives. Kaurismaki is the only filmmaker ever nominated for Finland (Man Without a Past)

recent key submissions
2022 - Girl Picture
2021 - Compartment No 6
2016 - Happiest Day in...
2015 -The Fencer

France
3 Honoraries | 37 noms | 9 wins | + 3 finalists | submitting since 1956

🇫🇷

THE TASTE OF THINGS
Dir. Tran Anh Hung
CAPSULE

145 minutes
French

The story of an esteemed cook (Benoît Magimel) and his lover/employee (Juliette Binoche). In France it's known as La Passion de Dodin Bouffant. This beauty comes from the director of the Scent of Green Papaya.

Not Selected
The other finalists were the Palme d'Or winner Anatomy of a Fall, The Animal Kingdom, On the Wandering Paths, and Sons of Ramses 

recent key submissions
2022 - Saint Omer
2021 -Titane
2020 - Two of Us
2019 - Les Miserables
2017 - BPM
2016 - Elle

 Georgia
1 nom | 0 wins | 
submitting since 1996

🇬🇪

CITIZEN SAINT
Dir. Tinatin Kajrishvili

100 minutes
Georgian

This black and white drama about a resurrected Saint sounds like a religious parable.

Not Selected
The other finalists were Beautiful Helen by George Ovashvili (who made the shortlist with Corn Island in 2014), Black Blackbird Blackberry by Elene Naveriani, and The Secret of The Grakliani Gori Inscription by Lela Tsipuria

recent key submissions
2021 -Brighton 4th
2020 - Beginning
2018 - Namme
2014 - Corn Island

did not submit this year
Algeria, Cambodia. Cuba submitted Nelsito's World but it was not on the final eligibility list. 

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Pt 2 GERMANY to  NORWAY 


Pt 3 PAKISTAN to VIETNAM 

 

Current International Feature Predictions

Pt 2 GERMANY to  NORWAY 

Pt 3 PAKISTAN to VIETNAM 

Index | Picture | Actress | Actor | Supp Actor | Supp Actress | Director 
Screenplays | Visuals | Music and Sound | Animation & Docs | International Film

96th Oscars. Predictions for the Films of 2023 / CEREMONY: March 10th, 2024
 For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes only discuss on the blog