List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film are handed out annually by representatives from the Guldbagge Awards jury.[1]
Sweden has submitted films for consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category since the inaugural award in 1956. The Swedes have sent more films that any other country, except from France, Italy, Japan and Spain, and have only failed to submit a film one time in the past thirty years.
14 films from Sweden have been nominated for the Academy Award: The Virgin Spring (1960), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Raven's End (1964), Dear John (1965), Ådalen '31 (1969), The Emigrants (1971), The New Land (1972), Flight of the Eagle (1982), Fanny and Alexander (1983), The Ox (1991), All Things Fair (1995), Under the Sun (1999), Evil (2003) and As It Is in Heaven (2004). Three Swedish films have won the Oscar: The Virgin Spring (1960), Through a Glass Darkly (1961) and Fanny and Alexander (1983). All the winners have been directed by Ingmar Bergman, who represented Sweden a record eight times. Other prominent directors include Bo Widerberg and Jan Troell, both who have had three of their films nominated. The 1988 winner Pelle the Conqueror was a Swedish-Danish co-production, but was submitted by Denmark. In 2002 there was a bit of controversy as Sweden's submission Lilja 4-ever had most of its dialogue in Russian and not Swedish.[2] Eventually it was accepted as eligible, but did not receive a nomination.
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.[3] 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.[4] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Sweden for review by the Academy for the award by year.
| Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 (29th) |
The Staffan Stolle Story | Ratataa | Ekman, HasseHasse Ekman | Not Nominated |
| 1957 (30th) |
The Seventh Seal | Det sjunde inseglet | Bergman, IngmarIngmar Bergman | Not Nominated |
| 1958 (31st) |
The Magician | Ansiktet | Bergman, IngmarIngmar Bergman | Not Nominated |
| 1960 (33rd) |
The Virgin Spring | Jungfrukällan | Bergman, IngmarIngmar Bergman | Won Academy Award |
| 1961 (34th) |
Through a Glass Darkly | Såsom i en spegel | Bergman, IngmarIngmar Bergman | Won Academy Award |
| 1962 (35th) |
The Mistress | Älskarinnan | Sjöman, VilgotVilgot Sjöman | Not Nominated |
| 1963 (36th) |
The Silence | Tystnaden | Bergman, IngmarIngmar Bergman | Not Nominated |
| 1964 (37th) |
Raven's End | Kvarteret Korpen | Widerberg, BoBo Widerberg | Nominated |
| 1965 (38th) |
Dear John | Käre John | Lindgren, Lars-MagnusLars-Magnus Lindgren | Nominated |
| 1966 (39th) |
Persona | Persona | Bergman, IngmarIngmar Bergman | Not Nominated |
| 1967 (40th) |
Here's Your Life | Här har du ditt liv | Troell, JanJan Troell | Not Nominated |
| 1968 (41st) |
Shame | Skammen | Bergman, IngmarIngmar Bergman | Not Nominated |
| 1969 (42nd) |
Ådalen 31 | Ådalen 31 | Widerberg, BoBo Widerberg | Nominated |
| 1970 (43rd) |
A Swedish Love Story | En kärlekshistoria | Andersson, RoyRoy Andersson | Not Nominated |
| 1971 (44th) |
The Emigrants | Utvandrarna | Troell, JanJan Troell | Nominated |
| 1972 (45th) |
The New Land | Nybyggarna | Troell, JanJan Troell | Nominated |
| 1976 (49th) |
City of My Dreams | Mina drömmars stad | Skogsberg, IngvarIngvar Skogsberg | Not Nominated |
| 1977 (50th) |
The Man on the Roof | Mannen på taket | Widerberg, BoBo Widerberg | Not Nominated |
| 1979 (52nd) |
A Respectable Life | Ett anständigt liv | Jarl, StefanStefan Jarl | Not Nominated |
| 1980 (53rd) |
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti | Herr Puntila och hans dräng Matti | LangbackaRalf Långbacka | Not Nominated |
| 1981 (54th) |
Children's Island | Barnens ö | Pollak, KayKay Pollak | Not Nominated |
| 1982 (55th) |
Flight of the Eagle | Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd | Troell, JanJan Troell | Nominated |
| 1983 (56th) |
Fanny and Alexander | Fanny och Alexander | Bergman, IngmarIngmar Bergman | Won Academy Award |
| 1984 (57th) |
Åke and His World | Åke och hans värld | Edwall, AllanAllan Edwall | Not Nominated |
| 1985 (58th) |
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter | Ronja Rövardotter | Danielsson, TageTage Danielsson | Not Nominated |
| 1986 (59th) |
The Sacrifice | Offret | Tarkovsky, AndreiAndrei Tarkovsky | Not Nominated |
| 1987 (60th) |
Hip Hip Hurrah! | Hip Hip Hurra! | Grede, KjellKjell Grede | Not Nominated |
| 1989 (62nd) |
The Women on the Roof | Kvinnorna på taket | Nykvist, Carl-GustavCarl-Gustav Nykvist | Not Nominated |
| 1990 (63rd) |
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg | God afton, Herr Wallenberg | Grede, KjellKjell Grede | Not Nominated |
| 1991 (64th) |
The Ox | Oxen | Nykvist, SvenSven Nykvist | Nominated |
| 1992 (65h) |
House of Angels | Änglagård | Nutley, ColinColin Nutley | Not Nominated |
| 1993 (66th) |
The Slingshot | Kådisbellan | Sandgren, ÅkeÅke Sandgren | Not Nominated |
| 1994 (67th) |
The Last Dance | Sista dansen | Nutley, ColinColin Nutley | Not Nominated |
| 1995 (68th) |
All Things Fair | Lust och fägring stor | Widerberg, BoBo Widerberg | Nominated |
| 1996 (69th) |
Jerusalem | Jerusalem | August, BilleBille August | Not Nominated |
| 1997 (70th) |
Tic Tac | Tic Tac | Alfredson, DanielDaniel Alfredson | Not Nominated |
| 1998 (71st) |
Show Me Love | Fucking Åmål | Moodysson, LukasLukas Moodysson | Not Nominated |
| 1999 (72nd) |
Under the Sun | Under solen | Nutley, ColinColin Nutley | Nominated |
| 2000 (73rd) |
Songs from the Second Floor | Sånger från andra våningen | Andersson, RoyRoy Andersson | Not Nominated |
| 2001 (74th) |
Jalla! Jalla! | Jalla! Jalla! | Fares, JosefJosef Fares | Not Nominated |
| 2002 (75th) |
Lilya 4-ever | Lilja 4-ever | Moodysson, LukasLukas Moodysson | Not Nominated |
| 2003 (76th) |
Evil | Ondskan | HafstromMikael Håfström | Nominated |
| 2004 (77th) |
As It Is in Heaven | Så som i himmelen | Pollak, KayKay Pollak | Nominated |
| 2005 (78th) |
Zozo | Zozo | Fares, JosefJosef Fares | Not Nominated |
| 2006 (79th) |
Falkenberg Farewell | Farväl Falkenberg | Ganslandt, JesperJesper Ganslandt | Not Nominated |
| 2007 (80th) |
You, the Living | Du levande | Andersson, RoyRoy Andersson | Not Nominated |
| 2008 (81st) |
Everlasting Moments | Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick | Troell, JanJan Troell | Made January Shortlist |
| 2009 (82nd) |
Involuntary | De ofrivilliga | OstlundRuben Östlund | Not Nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) |
Simple Simon[5] | I rymden finns inga känslor | OhmanAndreas Öhman | Made January Shortlist[6] |
| 2011 (84th) |
Beyond[7] | Svinalängorna | August, PernillaPernilla August | Not Nominated |
| 2012 (85th) |
The Hypnotist[8] | Hypnotisören | Hallström, LasseLasse Hallström | Not Nominated |
| 2013 (86th) |
Eat Sleep Die[9] | Äta sova dö | Pichler, GabrielaGabriela Pichler | Not Nominated |
| 2014 (87th) |
Force Majeure[10] | Turist | Östlund, RubenRuben Östlund | Made January Shortlist[11] |
| 2015 (88th) |
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence[12] | En duva satt på en gren och funderade över tillvaron | Andersson, RoyRoy Andersson | Not Nominated |
| 2016 (89th) |
A Man Called Ove[13] | En man som heter Ove | Holm, HannesHannes Holm | TBD |
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- Cinema of Sweden
References
- ↑ "Swedish Film and the Oscars". Swedish Film Institute (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑ "Swedes Irate Over Oscar Rule on Foreign Films". IMDb. Retrieved 2002-09-19.
- ↑ "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Simple Simon to represent Sweden in Oscar race". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Lasse Hallstrom's 'The Hypnotist' is Sweden's Oscar Candidate". Hollywood Reporter. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ↑ "Oscars: Sweden Nominates 'Eat Sleep Die' in Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ "Oscars: Sweden Picks 'Force Majeure' for Best Foreign-Language Film Candidate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race". AMPAS. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (1 September 2015). "Oscars: Sweden Picks 'A Pigeon Sat on a Branch' for Foreign Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (1 September 2016). "Oscars: Sweden Selects 'A Man Called Ove' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
