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. 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. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Argentina for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
All films are in Spanish.
| Year |
Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961: |
Summer Skin | Piel de verano | Torre Nilsson, LeopoldoLeopoldo Torre Nilsson | Not Nominated |
| 1962: |
The Sad Young Men | Los jóvenes viejos | Kuhn, RodolfoRodolfo Kuhn | Not Nominated |
| 1965: |
Pajarito Gómez | Pajarito Gómez | Kuhn, RodolfoRodolfo Kuhn | Not Nominated |
| 1974: |
The Truce | La tregua | Renán, SergioSergio Renán | Nominee |
| 1975: |
Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf | Nazareno Cruz y el lobo | Favio, LeonardoLeonardo Favio | Not Nominated |
| 1976: |
Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic | Los muchachos de antes no usaban arsénico | Suárez, José A. MartínezJosé A. Martínez Suárez | Not Nominated |
| 1977: |
What Does Fall Mean? | ¿Qué es el otoño? | Kohon, David JoséDavid José Kohon | Not Nominated |
| 1979: |
The Island | La isla | Doria, AlejandroAlejandro Doria | Not Nominated |
| 1981: |
The Underground Man | El hombre del subsuelo | Sarquís, NicolásNicolás Sarquís | Not Nominated |
| 1982: |
Last Days of the Victim | Últimos días de la víctima | Aristarain, AdolfoAdolfo Aristarain | Not Nominated |
| 1984: |
Camila | Camila | Bemberg, María LuisaMaría Luisa Bemberg | Nominee |
| 1985: |
The Official Story | La historia oficial | Puenzo, LuisLuis Puenzo | Won Academy Award |
| 1986: |
Tangos: the Exile of Gardel | Tangos: el exilio de Gardel | Solanas, FernandoFernando Solanas | Not Nominated |
| 1987: |
Man Facing Southeast | Hombre mirando al sudeste | Subiela, EliseoEliseo Subiela | Not Nominated |
| 1988: |
Verónico Cruz | La deuda interna | Pereira, MiguelMiguel Pereira | Not Nominated |
| 1989: |
The Girlfriend | La amiga | Meerapfel, JeanineJeanine Meerapfel | Not Nominated |
| 1990: |
I, the Worst of All | Yo, la peor de todas | Bemberg, María LuisaMaría Luisa Bemberg | Not Nominated |
| 1991: |
The Tombs | Las tumbas | Torre, JavierJavier Torre | Not Nominated |
| 1992: |
Dark Side of the Heart | El lado oscuro del corazón | Subiela, EliseoEliseo Subiela | Not Nominated |
| 1993: |
Gatica | Gatica, el Mono | Favio, LeonardoLeonardo Favio | Not Nominated |
| 1994: |
A Shadow You Soon Will Be | Una sombra ya pronto serás | Olivera, HéctorHéctor Olivera | Not Nominated |
| 1995: |
Wild Horses | Caballos salvajes | Piñeyro, MarceloMarcelo Piñeyro | Not Nominated |
| 1996: |
Eva Perón: The True Story | Eva Perón | Desanzo, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Desanzo | Not Nominated |
| 1997: |
Ashes of Paradise | Cenizas del paraíso | Piñeyro, MarceloMarcelo Piñeyro | Not Nominated |
| 1998: |
Tango | Tango, no me dejes nunca | Saura, CarlosCarlos Saura | Nominee |
| 1999: |
Manuelita | Manuelita | Ferré, Manuel GarcíaManuel García Ferré | Not Nominated |
| 2000: |
Merry Christmas | Felicidades | Bender, LuchoLucho Bender | Not Nominated |
| 2001: |
Son of the Bride | El hijo de la novia | Campanella, Juan JoséJuan José Campanella | Nominee |
| 2002: |
Kamchatka | Kamchatka | Piñeyro, MarceloMarcelo Piñeyro | Not Nominated |
| 2003: |
Valentín | Valentín | Agresti, AlejandroAlejandro Agresti | Not Nominated |
| 2004: |
Lost Embrace | El abrazo partido | Burman, DanielDaniel Burman | Not Nominated |
| 2005: |
The Aura | El aura | Bielinsky, FabiánFabián Bielinsky | Not Nominated |
| 2006: |
Family Law | Derecho de familia | Burman, DanielDaniel Burman | Not Nominated |
| 2007: |
XXY | XXY | Puenzo, LucíaLucía Puenzo | Not Nominated |
| 2008: |
Lion's Den | Leonera | Trapero, PabloPablo Trapero | Not Nominated |
| 2009: |
The Secret in Their Eyes | El secreto de sus ojos | Campanella, Juan JoséJuan José Campanella | Won Academy Award |
| 2010: |
Carancho | Carancho | Trapero, PabloPablo Trapero | Not Nominated |
| 2011: |
Aballay | Aballay, el hombre sin miedo | Spiner, FernandoFernando Spiner | Not Nominated |
| 2012: |
Clandestine Childhood | Infancia clandestina | Ávila, BenjamínBenjamín Ávila | Not Nominated |
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