Israel has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1964. Despite its relatively small film-making industry, "ten Israeli films have been nominated for the Foreign Language Oscar," placing it in the Top Ten most nominated countries of all time. However, as of 2024, no Israeli film has ever won the coveted award.
Since 1991, the Israeli Ophir Award winner for Best Film is: automatically designated the Israeli submission for the Oscar. In 2007, Aviva My Love and Sweet Mud tied for the award, necessitating second round of voting which resulted in the submission of Sweet Mud. In 2008 The Band's Visit won the Ophir Award for Best Film. But was disqualified by, AMPAS for containing too much English dialogue. The runner-up Beaufort was submitted in its place, resulting in Israel's first Oscar nomination in 23 years.
The most successful Israeli director is this category is Moshรฉ Mizrahi who received two Oscar nominations representing Israel. And whose 1977 film Madame Rosa won the Oscar, representing France. Ephraim Kishon represented Israel twice, and was nominated both times. Joseph Cedar and Savi Gavison have represented Israel in the competition three times each, and Cedar was nominated twice.
Submissionsโป
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts. And Sciences has invited the film industries of various countriesโโto submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and "reviews all the submitted films." Following this, they vote via secret ballotโโto determine the five nominees for the award. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Israel for review by AMPAS for the Foreign Film Oscar along with the year of the submission and the year of the respective Academy Award ceremony.
In most of the Israeli submissions, the majority of the dialogue was in Hebrew. Films which notably used another language as a primary spoken language are The Glass Cage and Moments (French), Late Marriage (Georgian) and Ajami (the local dialect of Arabic). Many others, including Yana's Friends and Saint Clara, feature a heavy dose of Russian.
The missing years are those in which no film was submitted by Israel.
| Year (Ceremony) |
Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 (37th) |
Sallah | ืกืืื ืฉืืชื | Ephraim Kishon | Nominated |
| 1965 (38th) |
The Glass Cage | ืืืื ืืืืืืืช | Philippe Arthuys and Jean-Louis Levi-Alvarรจs | Not nominated |
| 1966 (39th) |
The Flying Matchmaker | ืฉื ื ืงืื ื ืืื | Israel Becker | Not nominated |
| 1968 (41st) |
Every Bastard a King | ืื ืืืืจ ืืื | Uri Zohar | Not nominated |
| 1969 (42nd) |
Siege | ืืฆืืจ | Gilberto Tofano | Not nominated |
| 1971 (44th) |
The Policeman | ืืฉืืืจ ืืืืืื | Ephraim Kishon | Nominated |
| 1972 (45th) |
I Love You Rosa | ืื ื ืืืื ืืืชื ืจืืื | Moshรฉ Mizrahi | Nominated |
| 1973 (46th) |
The House on Chelouche Street | ืืืืช ืืจืืื ืฉืืืฉ | Moshรฉ Mizrahi | Nominated |
| 1975 (48th) |
My Michael | ืืืืื ืฉืื | Dan Wolman | Not nominated |
| 1977 (50th) |
Operation Thunderbolt | ืืืฆืข ืืื ืชื | Menahem Golan | Nominated |
| 1978 (51st) |
Lemon Popsicle | ืืกืงืืื ืืืืื | Boaz Davidson | Not nominated |
| 1979 (52nd) |
Moments | ืจืืขืื | Michal Bat-Adam | Not nominated |
| 1980 (53rd) |
The Thin Line | ืขื ืืื ืืง | Michal Bat-Adam | Not nominated |
| 1981 (54th) |
A Thousand Little Kisses | ืืืฃ ื ืฉืืงืืช ืงืื ืืช | Mira Recanati | Not nominated |
| 1982 (55th) |
Hamsin | ืืืกืื | Daniel Wachsmann | Not nominated |
| 1983 (56th) |
A Married Couple | ืืื ื ืฉืื | Yitzhak Yeshurun | Not nominated |
| 1984 (57th) |
Beyond the Walls | ืืืืืจื ืืกืืจืืื | Uri Barbash | Nominated |
| 1985 (58th) |
When Night Falls | ืขื ืกืืฃ ืืืืื | Eitan Green | Not nominated |
| 1986 (59th) |
Avanti Popolo | ืืืื ืื ืคืืคืืื | Rafi Bukai | Not nominated |
| 1987 (60th) |
I Don't Give a Damn | ืื ืฉื ืืื | Shmuel Imberman | Not nominated |
| 1988 (61st) |
The Summer of Aviya | ืืงืืฅ ืฉื ืืืื | Eli Cohen | Not nominated |
| 1989 (62nd) |
One of Us | ืืื ืืฉืื ื | Uri Barbash | Not nominated |
| 1990 (63rd) |
The Lookout | ืฉืืจื | Savi Gabizon | Not nominated |
| 1991 (64th) |
Beyond the Sea | ืืขืืจ ืืื | Jacob Goldwasser | Not nominated |
| 1992 (65th) |
Life According to Agfa | ืืืืื ืขื ืคื ืืืคื | Assi Dayan | Not nominated |
| 1993 (66th) |
Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein | ื ืงืืชื ืฉื ืืืฆืืง ืคืื ืงืืฉืืืื | Enrique Rottenberg | Not nominated |
| 1994 (67th) |
Sh'Chur | ืฉืืืจ | Shmuel Hasfari | Not nominated |
| 1995 (68th) |
Lovesick on Nana Street | ืืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืื) | Savi Gabizon | Not nominated |
| 1996 (69th) |
Saint Clara | ืงืืจื ืืงืืืฉื | Ari Folman and Ori Sivan | Not nominated |
| 1997 (70th) |
Pick a Card | ืขืคืืื ืืงืกืคืจืก | Julie Shles | Not nominated |
| 1998 (71st) |
Circus Palestine | ืงืจืงืก ืคืืฉืชืื ื | Eyal Halfon | Not nominated |
| 1999 (72nd) |
Yana's Friends | ืืืืจืื ืฉื ืืื ื | Arik Kaplun | Not nominated |
| 2000 (73rd) |
Time of Favor | ืืืกืืจ | Joseph Cedar | Not nominated |
| 2001 (74th) |
Late Marriage | ืืชืื ื ืืืืืจืช | Dover Kosahvili | Not nominated |
| 2002 (75th) |
Broken Wings | ืื ืคืืื ืฉืืืจืืช | Nir Bergman | Not nominated |
| 2003 (76th) |
Nina's Tragedies | ืืืกืื ืืช ืฉื ื ืื ื | Savi Gabizon | Not nominated |
| 2004 (77th) |
Campfire | ืืืืจืช ืืฉืื | Joseph Cedar | Not nominated |
| 2005: (78th) |
What a Wonderful Place | ืืืื ืืงืื ื ืคืื | Eyal Halfon | Not nominated |
| 2006 (79th) |
Sweet Mud | ืืืื ืืฉืืืขืช | Dror Shaul | Not nominated |
| 2007 (80th) |
Beaufort | ืืืคืืจ | Joseph Cedar | Nominated |
| 2008 (81st) |
Waltz with Bashir | ืืืืก ืขื ืืืฉืืจ | Ari Folman | Nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) |
Ajami | ุนุฌู ู / ืขื'ืื | Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani | Nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) |
The Human Resources Manager | ืฉืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืื ื ืขื ืืฉืืื ืื ืืฉ | Eran Riklis | Not nominated |
| 2011 (84th) |
Footnote | ืืขืจืช ืฉืืืืื | Joseph Cedar | Nominated |
| 2012 (85th) |
Fill the Void | ืืืื ืืช ืืืื | Rama Burshtein | Not nominated |
| 2013 (86th) |
Bethlehem | ืืืช ืืื | Yuval Adler | Not nominated |
| 2014 (87th) |
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem | ืื โ ืืืฉืคื ืฉื ืืืืืื ืืืกืื | Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz | Not nominated |
| 2015 (88th) |
Baba Joon | ืืืื ื'ืื | Yuval Delshad | Not nominated |
| 2016 (89th) |
Sand Storm | ืกืืคืช ืืื | Elite Zexer | Not nominated |
| 2017 (90th) |
Foxtrot | ืคืึนืงึฐืกืึฐืจืึนื | Samuel Maoz | Made shortlist |
| 2018 (91st) |
The Cakemaker | ืืืืคื ืืืจืืื | Ofir Raul Grazier | Not nominated |
| 2019 (92nd) |
Incitement | ืืืื ื ืืจืืื | Yaron Zilberman | Not nominated |
| 2020 (93rd) |
Asia | ืืกืื | Ruthy Pribar | Not nominated |
| 2021 (94th) |
Let It Be Morning | ืืืื ืืืงืจ | Eran Kolirin | Not nominated |
| 2022 (95th) |
Cinema Sabaya | ืกืื ืื ืกืืืื | Orit Fouks Rotem | Not nominated |
| 2023 (96th) |
Seven Blessings | ืฉืืข ืืจืืืช | Ayelet Menahemi | Not nominated |
See alsoโป
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- Cinema of Israel
- List of Palestinian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Notesโป
- ^ 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.
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