List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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Zhang Yimou directed China's first film nominated for the award, Ju Dou.

The People's Republic of China has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1979. 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] China has submitted more than twenty films for Oscar consideration, two of which were nominated for an Oscar. Both of these films were directed by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, whose films have been submitted by China eight times. Zhang was also nominated for an Oscar for a third film, as a representative of British Hong Kong. The only other Mainland Chinese director to be selected multiple times is Chen Kaige, whose films represented Mainland China twice, and Hong Kong once, resulting in one Oscar nomination (for Hong Kong).

China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are recognized as separate entities by AMPAS and each one routinely sends a film to the competition. Although China, Hong Kong and Taiwan used to have very separate film industries, a more Pan-Chinese film industry began to develop in the early 2000s, with directors, actors and crew members routinely working on projects outside their home territory. In recent years, Hong Kong in particular has begun to submit Mandarin-language Mainland co-productions like The Banquet and Painted Skin to represent Hong Kong.

Submissions

Every year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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 the People's Republic of China for review by the academy for the award.

Year
(Ceremony)
Film title used in nomination Original title Language(s) Director Result
1979
(52nd)
Effendi (zh) 阿凡提 Mandarin Lang Xiao Not nominated
1983
(56th)
My Memories of Old Beijing[4] 城南旧事 Wu Yigong Not nominated
1984
(57th)
Life 人生 Wu Tianming Not nominated
1986
(59th)
Dr. Sun Yat-sen 孙中山 Ding Yinnan Not nominated
1987
(60th)
Hibiscus Town 芙蓉镇 Xie Jin Not nominated
1988
(61st)
Red Sorghum 红高粱 Zhang Yimou Not nominated
1989
(62nd)
The Birth of New China 开国大典 Li Qiankuan Not nominated
1990
(63rd)
Ju Dou 菊豆 Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang Nominated[5]
1991
(64th)
The Spring Festival 过年 Huang Jianzhong Not nominated
1992
(65th)
The Story of Qiu Ju 秋菊打官司 Zhang Yimou Not nominated
1993
(66th)
Country Teachers 凤凰琴 He Qun Not nominated
1995
(68th)
Red Cherry 红樱桃 Mandarin, Russian, German Ye Daying Not nominated
1998
(71st)
Genghis Khan 一代天骄成吉思汗 Mandarin, Mongolian Sai Fu & Lisi Mai Not nominated
1999
(72nd)
Lover's Grief over the Yellow River 黄河绝恋 Mandarin Feng Xiaoning Not nominated
2000
(73rd)
Breaking the Silence 漂亮妈妈 Sun Zhou Not nominated
2002
(75th)
Hero 英雄 Zhang Yimou Nominated[6]
2003
(76th)
Warriors of Heaven and Earth 天地英雄 He Ping Not nominated
2004
(77th)
House of Flying Daggers 十面埋伏 Zhang Yimou Not nominated
2005
(78th)
The Promise 无极 Chen Kaige Not nominated
2006
(79th)
Curse of the Golden Flower 满城尽带黄金甲 Zhang Yimou Not nominated
2007
(80th)
The Knot 云水谣 Yin Li Not nominated
2008
(81st)
Dream Weavers: Beijing 2008 筑梦 Yu Gun Not nominated
2009
(82nd)
Forever Enthralled[7] 梅兰芳 Chen Kaige Not nominated
2010
(83rd)
Aftershock[8] 唐山大地震 Feng Xiaogang Not nominated[9]
2011
(84th)
The Flowers of War[10][11] 金陵十三釵 Mandarin, English Zhang Yimou Not nominated
2012
(85th)
Caught in the Web[12] 搜索 Mandarin Chen Kaige Not nominated
2013
(86th)
Back to 1942[13] 一九四二 Mandarin, English, Japanese Feng Xiaogang Not nominated
2014
(87th)
The Nightingale[14] 夜莺 Mandarin Philippie Muyl Not nominated
2015
(88th)
Go Away Mr. Tumor[15] 滚蛋吧!肿瘤君 Han Yan Not nominated
2016
(89th)
Xuanzang[16] 大唐玄奘 Huo Jianqi Not nominated
2017
(90th)
Wolf Warrior 2[17] 战狼2 Mandarin, English Wu Jing Not nominated
2018
(91st)
Hidden Man[18] 邪不压正 Mandarin Jiang Wen Not nominated
2019
(92nd)
Ne Zha[19] 哪吒之魔童降世 Jiaozi Not nominated
2020
(93rd)
Leap[20] 夺冠 Peter Chan Not nominated
2021
(94th)
Cliff Walkers[21] 悬崖之上 Zhang Yimou Not nominated
2022
(95th)
Nice View[22] 奇迹·笨小孩 Wen Muye Not nominated
2023
(96th)
The Wandering Earth 2[23] 流浪地球2 Frant Gwo Not nominated

See also

Notes

  1. The category was previously named the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in April 2019, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.[1][2]

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