List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Finland has submitted twenty-seven films for consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category to the Oscars. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 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]
The Finnish Academy Awards submission is selected by an expert jury which is chosen by the Finnish Film Foundation.[2]
All 29 films listed below were accepted by AMPAS, although two films- Drifting Clouds and Lights in the Dusk- were withdrawn by director Aki Kaurismäki after the films were sent to Hollywood in both 1996 and 2006.[3] As of 2009, only one Finnish film has been nominated for the Foreign Film Oscar- their 2002 submission The Man Without a Past was nominated for an Oscar on January 2003. Ironically, Past was also directed by Kaurismäki, but was not withdrawn.
Because of Kaurismaki's withdrawals, Klaus Härö has represented Finland more than any other Finnish director - four times.
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.[4] 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 Finland for review by the Academy for the award by the year of the submission and the respective Academy Award ceremony.
All films were in Finnish except for their 2000 submission Seven Songs from the Tundra which was in Nenets and 2011 submission Le Havre which was in French. Their 2003 & 2005 submissions were half in Swedish (also an official language of Finland), and their 1973 submission was in a Finnish dialect native to the Northern part of the country. The 2015 submission was in Estonian.
Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Title in the original language | Director | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1973 (46th) |
The Earth Is a Sinful Song | Maa on syntinen laulu | Mollberg, RauniRauni Mollberg | Not Nominated |
1980 (53rd) |
Tulipää | Tulipää | Pirjo Honkasalo & Pekka Lehto |
Not Nominated |
1981 (54th) |
Sign of the Beast | Pedon merkki | Pakkasvirta, JaakkoJaakko Pakkasvirta | Not Nominated |
1984 (57th) |
Pessi and Illusia | Pessi ja Illusia | Partanen, HeikkiHeikki Partanen | Not Nominated |
1986 (59th) |
The Unknown Soldier | Tuntematon sotilas | Mollberg, RauniRauni Mollberg | Not Nominated |
1987 (60th) |
The Snow Queen | Lumikuningatar | Hartzell, PäiviPäivi Hartzell | Not Nominated |
1990 (63rd) |
The Winter War | Talvisota | Parikka, PekkaPekka Parikka | Not Nominated |
1994 (66th) |
Ripa Hits the Skids | Ripa ruostuu | Lindblad, ChristianChristian Lindblad | Not Nominated |
1995 (68th) |
The Last Wedding | Kivenpyörittäjän kylä | Pölönen, MarkkuMarkku Pölönen | Not Nominated |
1996 (69th) |
Drifting Clouds | Kauas pilvet karkaavat | Kaurismäki, AkiAki Kaurismäki | Disqualified[5] |
1997 (70th) |
The Collector | Neitoperho | Mantila, AuliAuli Mantila | Not Nominated |
1998 (71st) |
A Summer by the River | Kuningasjätkä | Pölönen, MarkkuMarkku Pölönen | Not Nominated |
1999 (72nd) |
The Tough Ones | Häjyt | Mäkelä, AleksiAleksi Mäkelä | Not Nominated |
2000 (73rd) |
Seven Songs from the Tundra | Seitsemän laulua tundralta | Anastasia Lapsui & Markku Lehmuskallio |
Not Nominated |
2001 (74th) |
The River | Joki | Lampela, JarmoJarmo Lampela | Not Nominated |
2002 (75th) |
The Man Without a Past | Mies vailla menneisyyttä | Kaurismäki, AkiAki Kaurismäki | Nominated |
2003 (76th) |
Elina: As If I Wasn't There | Elina - Som om jag inte fanns | Härö, KlausKlaus Härö | Not Nominated |
2004 (77th) |
Producing Adults | Lapsia ja aikuisia - Kuinka niitä tehdään? | Salmenperä, AleksiAleksi Salmenperä | Not Nominated |
2005: (78th) |
Mother of Mine | Äideistä parhain | Härö, KlausKlaus Härö | Not Nominated |
2006 (79th) |
Lights in the Dusk | Laitakaupungin valot | Kaurismäki, AkiAki Kaurismäki | Withdrawn[6] |
2007 (80th) |
A Man's Job | Miehen työ | Salmenperä, AleksiAleksi Salmenperä | Not Nominated |
2008 (81st) |
The Home of Dark Butterflies | Tummien perhosten koti | Karukoski, DomeDome Karukoski | Not Nominated |
2009 (82nd) |
Letters to Father Jacob | Postia pappi Jaakobille | Härö, KlausKlaus Härö | Not Nominated |
2010 (83rd) |
Steam of Life[7] | Miesten vuoro | Berghäll, JoonasJoonas Berghäll | Not Nominated[8] |
2011 (84th) |
Le Havre[9] | Le Havre | Kaurismaki, AkiAki Kaurismaki | Not Nominated |
2012 (85th) |
Purge[10] | Puhdistus | Jokinen, AnttiAntti Jokinen | Not Nominated |
2013 (86th) |
Disciple[11] | Lärjungen | Bengts, UlrikaUlrika Bengts | Not Nominated |
2014 (87th) |
Concrete Night[12] | Betoniyö | Honkasalo, PirjoPirjo Honkasalo | Not Nominated |
2015 (88th) |
The Fencer[13] | Miekkailija | Härö, KlausKlaus Härö | Made December Shortlist[14] |
2016 (89th) |
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki[15] | Hymyilevä mies | Kuosmanen, JuhoJuho Kuosmanen | 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 Finland
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.
- ↑ http://www.ses.fi/en/news_news.asp?id=2470
- ↑ Selkokari, Antti (2006-10-18). "Kaurismaki turns off 'Lights' on Oscar bid". Variety.
- ↑ "History of the Academy Awards - Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ Withdrawn by the director prior to its official screening
- ↑ Withdrawn by the director prior to its official screening. Source: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952175.html
- ↑ "Steam Of Life Is Finnish Oscar Entry". nordiskfilmogtvfond. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (19 September 2012). "Finland picks 'Purge' for Oscar contest". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Finland Selects 'Disciple' as Oscar Candidate". Variety. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ↑ "Oscars: Balkans and Baltics Choose Submissions for Best Foreign-Language Film Race". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (1 September 2015). "Oscars: Finland Selects 'The Fencer' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance In Oscar Race". Oscars. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (5 September 2016). "Oscars: Finland Selects 'The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2016.