List of Estonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Estonia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1992. 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.[1] It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.[2] Thirteen Estonian films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, of which one has been nominated for an Oscar.
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.[2] 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.[1] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Estonia for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
All submissions were in Estonian.
| Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 (65th) |
Those Old Love Letters | Need vanad armastuskirjad | Põldre, MatiMati Põldre | Not Nominated |
| 2001 (74th) |
The Heart of the Bear | Karu süda | Iho, ArvoArvo Iho | Not Nominated |
| 2004 (77th) |
Revolution of Pigs | Sigade revolutsioon | Kilmi, JaakJaak Kilmi, René Reinumägi | Not Nominated |
| 2005 (78th) |
Shop of Dreams | Stiilipidu | Urbla, PeeterPeeter Urbla | Not Nominated |
| 2007 (80th) |
The Class | Klass | Raag, IlmarIlmar Raag | Not Nominated |
| 2008 (81st) |
I Was Here | Mina olin siin | Vilbre, RenéRené Vilbre | Not Nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) |
December Heat | Detsembrikuumus | Kase, AskoAsko Kase | Not Nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) |
The Temptation of St. Tony[3] | Püha Tõnu kiusamine | Õunpuu, VeikoVeiko Õunpuu | Not Nominated[4] |
| 2011 (84th) |
Letters to Angel[5] | Kirjad Inglile | Keedus, SulevSulev Keedus | Not Nominated |
| 2012 (85th) |
Mushrooming[6] | Seenelkäik | Hussar, ToomasToomas Hussar | Not Nominated |
| 2013 (86th) |
Free Range[7] | Free Range: Ballaad maailma heakskiitmisest | Õunpuu, VeikoVeiko Õunpuu | Not Nominated |
| 2014 (87th) |
Tangerines[8] | Mandariinid | Urushadze, ZazaZaza Urushadze | Nominated[9] |
| 2015 (88th) |
1944[10] | 1944 | Nüganen, ElmoElmo Nüganen | Not Nominated |
| 2016 (89th) |
Mother[11] | Ema | Kõusaare, KadriKadri Kõusaare | TBD |
Three of Estonia's submissions (2004, 2007 and 2008) were about the lives of very different kinds disaffected youth:
- Revolution of Pigs is a teen comedy with serious undertones, taking place at a summer camp in 1986 Soviet Estonia where the kids begin a rebellion against Communist rule.
- The Class is a fast-paced and violent drama about two bullied teens who take drastic action against their tormenters.
- I Was Here is a crime drama about an upper-middle-class teen who becomes involved in drug dealing.
Estonia's earliest and latest submissions (1992 and 2009) were period films taking place in the mid-twentieth century:
- Those Old Love Letters was a biographical film about Estonian composer Raimond Valgre before and after the Soviet takeover.
- December Heat is a drama drenched in period music about an attempted Communist coup, set in 1924 during the Estonia's first period of independence.
Estonia's other submissions (2001 and 2005) included:
- The Heart of the Bear, a drama steeped in mythology about an Estonian man who moves from the city to become a hunter on the Siberian taiga.
- Shop of Dreams, a comedy-drama about three unemployed female friends who decide to go into business together.
Rain Simmul starred in three of the submissions.
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- Cinema of Estonia
References
- 1 2 "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- 1 2 "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (2010-09-10). "Estonia enters 'St. Tony' in Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "Two Films Get Nod for Submission to Oscars". ERR News. Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ "Estonia Nominates 'Free Range' for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar". ERR. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "Croatia, Serbia, Finland and Estonia have announced their nominations for the category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ↑ "Oscar Nominations 2015: See The Full List". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (14 September 2015). "Oscars: Estonia Nominates '1944' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (16 September 2016). "Oscars: Estonia Selects 'Mother' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
