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 Portugal for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
Each year, the Portuguese nominee is selected by a jury selected by the Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual (in English, the Portugal Film Commission)., but 2012 was the first year the choice was made by the newly Portuguese Academy of Cinema.
All films were filmed in Portuguese except for 2007's French language Belle Toujours.
In 2003, Portugal submitted A Talking Picture which was filmed in a combination of English, French, Greek, Italian and Portuguese.
| Year |
English title | Portuguese title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980: |
Morning Undersea | Manhã Submersa | António, LauroLauro António | Not Nominated |
| 1982: |
Francisca | Francisca | de Oliveira, ManoelManoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
| 1983: |
No Trace of Sin | Sem Sombra de Pecado | Costa, José Fonseca eJosé Fonseca e Costa | Not Nominated |
| 1984: |
Dead Man's Seat | O Lugar do Morto | Vasconcelos, António-PedroAntónio-Pedro Vasconcelos | Not Nominated |
| 1985: |
Ana | Ana | Cordeiro, MargaridaMargarida Cordeiro & António Reis |
Not Nominated |
| 1988: |
Hard Times | Tempos Difíceis | Botelho, JoãoJoão Botelho | Not Nominated |
| 1989: |
The Cannibals | Os Canibais | de Oliveira, ManoelManoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
| 1990: |
The King's Trial | O Processo do Rei | Grilo, João MárioJoão Mário Grilo | Not Nominated |
| 1991: |
O Sangue | O Sangue | Costa, PedroPedro Costa | Not Nominated |
| 1992: |
Day of Despair | O Dia do Desespero | de Oliveira, ManoelManoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
| 1993: |
Abraham's Valley | Vale Abraão | de Oliveira, ManoelManoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
| 1994: |
Three Palm Trees | Três Palmeiras | Botelho, JoãoJoão Botelho | Not Nominated |
| 1995: |
God's Comedy | A Divina Comédia | de Oliveira, ManoelManoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
| 1997: |
Journey To The Beginning Of The World | Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo | de Oliveira, ManoelManoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
| 1998: |
Anxiety | Inquietude | de Oliveira, ManoelManoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
| 1999: |
The Mutants | Os Mutantes | Villaverde, TeresaTeresa Villaverde | Not Nominated |
| 2000: |
Too Late | Tarde Demais | Nascimento, JoséJosé Nascimento | Not Nominated |
| 2001: |
Camarate | Camarate | Rocha, Luís FilipeLuís Filipe Rocha | Not Nominated |
| 2002: |
O Delfim | O Delfim | Lopes (filmmaker), FernandoFernando Lopes (filmmaker) | Not Nominated |
| 2003: |
A Talking Picture | Um Filme Falado | de Oliveira, ManoelManoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
| 2004: |
The Miracle According to Salomé | O Milagre segundo Salomé | Barroso, MárioMário Barroso | Not Nominated |
| 2005: |
Noite Escura | Noite Escura | Canijo, JoãoJoão Canijo | Not Nominated |
| 2006: |
Alice | Alice | Martins, MarcoMarco Martins | Not Nominated |
| 2007: |
Belle Toujours | Belle Toujours | de Oliveira, ManoelManoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
| 2008: |
Our Beloved Month of August | Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto | Gomes, MiguelMiguel Gomes | Not Nominated |
| 2009: |
Doomed Love | Um Amor de Perdição | Barroso, MárioMário Barroso | Not Nominated |
| 2010: |
To Die Like a Man | Morrer Como Um Homem | Rodrigues, João PedroJoão Pedro Rodrigues | Not Nominated |
| 2011: |
José and Pilar | José e Pilar | Mendes, Miguel GonçalvesMiguel Gonçalves Mendes | Not Nominated |
| 2012: |
Blood of My Blood | Sangue do Meu Sangue | Canijo, JoãoJoão Canijo | Not Nominated |
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