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List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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This is a list of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of a number of countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since the award was created in 1956.[1] It is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length film produced outside the United States with primarily non-English dialogue.[1][2] The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process, reviewing all films submitted.[2]
For the 87th Academy Awards, the submitted motion pictures must have first been released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2013 and 30 September 2014. The deadline for submissions was 1 October 2014, with the Academy announcing a list of eligible films eight days later.[3] 83 countries submitted films, with 76 of those being accepted. Four countries entered for the first time.[3][4] Mauritania submitted Timbuktu, directed by Abderrahmane Sissako;[5] Panama entered the documentary Invasion, directed by Abner Benaim;[6] Kosovo submitted Three Windows and a Hanging, directed by Isa Qosja;[7] and Malta entered Simshar, directed by Rebecca Cremona.[8] From the longlist, nine finalists were shortlisted in mid-December.[9] with the final five nominees announced on 15 January 2015.[10]
Poland won the award for the first time with Ida by Paweł Pawlikowski, which was also nominated for Best Cinematography.[11] For the first time, the director's name would be engraved on the Oscar statuette in addition to the country name.[12]
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The Lebanese film Ghadi was originally selected as their entry for the 86th Academy Awards in a two-way race over Lara Saba's Blind Intersections.[92] When the film's release date was moved from 26 September 2013 to 31 October 2013, it no longer met the eligibility dates and Blind Intersections was submitted instead.
In May 2014, Nigeria announced that AMPAS had approved the first-ever Nigerian Oscar selection committee and they would make their first Oscar submission; however, they did not submit a film by the deadline.[93]
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