List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
| 1981 Best Foreign Language Film submissions | |
|---|---|
| Highlights | |
| Oscar winner |  Mephisto |
| Total submissions | 25 |
| First-time submissions | none |
This is a list of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States.[1] The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole.[2] Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country.[2]
For the 54th Academy Awards, twenty-five films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from Italy, Japan, Poland and Switzerland. Hungary won the award with the film Mephisto.[3]
Submissions
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References
[edit]- ^ "History of the Academy Awards 2 - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". 22 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Rule 14 | 81st Academy Awards Rules | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Nomination Intricacies For Foreign-Film Oscar". New York Times. 21 February 1989. Retrieved 14 September 2023.