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 Iceland for review by the Academy for the award by year.
The Icelandic nominee is chosen annually in September by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, which is also responsible for the Edda Awards.
All films were primarily in Icelandic.
| Year | English title | Icelandic title | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Land and Sons | Land og synir | Ágúst Guðmundsson | |
| 1981 | Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli | Útlaginn | Ágúst Guðmundsson | |
| 1982 | Inter Nos | Okkar á milli: Í hita og þunga dagsins | Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | |
| 1983 | The House | Húsið | Egill Eðvarðsson | |
| 1984 | When the Raven Flies (Revenge of the Barbarians) | Hrafninn flýgur | Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | |
| 1985 | Deep Winter | Skammdegi | Þráinn Bertelsson | |
| 1986 | The Beast | Eins og skepnan deyr | Hilmar Oddsson | |
| 1987 | White Wales | Skytturnar | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | |
| 1988 | In the Shadow of the Raven | Í skugga hrafnsins | Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | |
| 1989 | Under the Glacier | Kristnihald undir jökli | Guðný Halldórsdóttir | |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Paper Peter | Pappírs Pési | Ari Kristinsson | |
| 1991 | Children of Nature | Börn náttúrunnar | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | |
| 1992 | As in Heaven | Svo á jörðu sem á himni | Kristín Jóhannesdóttir | |
| 1993 | The Sacred Mound | Hin helgu vé | Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | |
| 1994 | Cinema Days | Bíódagar | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | |
| 1995 | Tears of Stone | Tár úr steini | Hilmar Oddsson | |
| 1996 | Devil's Island | Djöflaeyjan | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | |
| 1997 | Blossi/810551 | Blossi/810551 | Julius Kemp | |
| 1998 | Count Me Out | Stikkfrí | Ari Kristinsson | |
| 1999 | The Honour of the House | Ungfrúin góða og húsið | Guðný Halldórsdóttir | |
| 2000 | Angels of the Universe | Englar alheimsins | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | |
| 2001 | The Seagull's Laughter | Mávahlátur | Ágúst Guðmundsson | |
| 2002 | Hafið | The Sea | Baltasar Kormákur | |
| 2003 | Nói, the Albino | Nói Albínói | Dagur Kari Petursson | |
| 2004 | Cold Light | Kaldaljós | Hilmar Oddsson | |
| 2005 | Ahead of Time | Í takt við tímann | Ágúst Guðmundsson | |
| 2006 | Children | Börn | Ragnar Bragason | |
| 2007 | Jar City | Mýrin | Baltasar Kormákur | |
| 2008 | White Night Wedding | Brúðguminn | Baltasar Kormákur | |
| 2009 | Reykjavik-Rotterdam | Reykjavik-Rotterdam | Óskar Jónasson | |
| 2010 | Mamma Gógó | Mamma Gógó | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | |
| 2011 | Volcano | Eldfjall | Rúnar Rúnarsson | |
| 2012 | The Deep | Djúpið | Baltasar Kormákur |
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