Submissions
| Submitting country | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | XXY | XXY | Spanish | Puenzo, LucíaLucía Puenzo | Not Nominated |
| Australia | The Home Song Stories | The Home Song Stories | Cantonese, English, Mandarin | Ayres, TonyTony Ayres | Not Nominated |
| Austria | The Counterfeiters | Die Fälscher | German | Ruzowitzky, StefanStefan Ruzowitzky | Academy Award !Won Academy Award |
| Azerbaijan | Caucasia | Kavkaz кавказ |
Azerbaijani, Russian | Gumbatov, FaridFarid Gumbatov | Not Nominated |
| Bangladesh | On the Wings of Dreams | Swopnodanay স্বপ্নডানায় |
Bengali | Biplob, Golam RabbanyGolam Rabbany Biplob | Not Nominated |
| Belgium | Ben X | Ben X | Dutch | Balthazar, NicNic Balthazar | Not Nominated |
| Bolivia | Los Andes no creen en Dios | Los Andes no creen en Dios | Spanish | Eguino, AntonioAntonio Eguino | Not Accepted |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | It's Hard to be Nice | Teško je biti fin | Serbo-Croatian | Vuletic, SrdanSrdan Vuletic | Not Nominated |
| Brazil | The Year My Parents Went On Vacation | O Ano em que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias | Portuguese | Hamburger, CaoCao Hamburger | Nor !Made January Shortlist |
| Bulgaria | Warden of the Dead | Pazachyt na myrtvite Пазачът на мъртвите |
Bulgarian | Simeonov, IlianIlian Simeonov | Not Nominated |
| Canada | Days of Darkness | L’Âge des ténèbres | French | Arcand, DenysDenys Arcand | Nor !Made January Shortlist |
| Chile | Padre Nuestro | Padre nuestro | Spanish | Sepúlveda, RodrigoRodrigo Sepúlveda | Not Nominated |
| China | The Knot | Yun shui yao 云水谣 |
Mandarin | Li, YinYin Li | Not Nominated |
| Colombia | Satanás | Satanás | Spanish | Baiz, AndiAndi Baiz | Not Nominated |
| Croatia | Armin | Armin | Serbo-Croatian | Sviličić, OgnjenOgnjen Sviličić | Not Nominated |
| Cuba | The Silly Age | La Edad de la peseta | Spanish | Giroud, PavelPavel Giroud | Not Nominated |
| Czech Republic | I Served the King of England | Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále | Czech | Menzel, JiriJiri Menzel | Not Nominated |
| Denmark | The Art of Crying | Kunsten at græde i kor | Danish | Fog, Peter SchønauPeter Schønau Fog | Not Nominated |
| Egypt | In the Heliopolis Flat | Fi shaket masr el Gedeeda في شقة مصر الجديدة |
Arabic | Khan, MohamedMohamed Khan | Not Nominated |
| Estonia | The Class | Klass | Estonian | Raag, IlmarIlmar Raag | Not Nominated |
| Finland | A Man's Job | Miehen työ | Finnish | Salmenperä, AleksiAleksi Salmenperä | Not Nominated |
| France | Persepolis | Persepolis | French | Paronnaud, VincentVincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Not Nominated |
| Georgia | The Russian Triangle | Rusuli samkudhedi Русский треугольник |
Russian | Tsabadze, AlekoAleko Tsabadze | Not Nominated |
| Germany | The Edge of Heaven | Auf der anderen Seite | German, Turkish | Akin, FatihFatih Akin | Not Nominated |
| Greece | Eduart | Eduart | Albanian, German, Greek | Antoniou, AngelikiAngeliki Antoniou | Not Nominated |
| Hong Kong | Exiled | Fong juk 放逐 |
Cantonese | To, JohnnieJohnnie To | Not Nominated |
| Hungary | Taxidermia | Taxidermia | Hungarian | Pálfi, GyörgyGyörgy Pálfi | Not Nominated |
| Iceland | Jar City | Mýrin | Icelandic | Kormakur, BaltasarBaltasar Kormakur | Not Nominated |
| India | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Eklavya: The Royal Guard एकलव्य |
Hindi | Chopra, Vidhu VinodVidhu Vinod Chopra | Not Nominated |
| Indonesia | Denias, Singing on the Cloud | Denias Senandung Di Atas Awan | Indonesian | De Rantau, JohnJohn De Rantau | Not Nominated |
| Iran | M for Mother | Mim Mesle Madar میم مثل مادر |
Persian | Mollagholipour, RasulRasul Mollagholipour | Not Nominated |
| Iraq | Jani Gal | Jani Gal | Kurdish | Rostami, JamilJamil Rostami | Not Nominated |
| Ireland | Kings | Kings | Irish, English | Collins, TommyTommy Collins | Not Nominated |
| Israel | Beaufort | Beaufort בופור |
Hebrew | Cedar, JosephJoseph Cedar | Nominee |
| Italy | La sconosciuta | La sconosciuta | Italian | Tornatore, GiuseppeGiuseppe Tornatore | Nor !Made January Shortlist |
| Japan | I Just Didn't Do It | Soredemo boku wa yatte nai (それでもボクはやってない?) | Japanese | Suo, MasayukiMasayuki Suo | Not Nominated |
| Kazakhstan | Mongol | Mongol Монгол |
Mongolian | Bodrov, SergeiSergei Bodrov | Nominee |
| Lebanon | Caramel | Sukkar banat سكر بنات |
Arabic, French | Labaki, NadineNadine Labaki | Not Nominated |
| Luxembourg | Little Secrets | Perl oder Pica | Luxembourgish | Cruchten, PolPol Cruchten | Not Nominated |
| Macedonia | Shadows | Senki Сенки |
Macedonian | Mančevski, MilčoMilčo Mančevski | Not Nominated |
| Mexico | Silent Light | Stellet licht | Plautdietsch | Reygadas, CarlosCarlos Reygadas | Not Nominated |
| Netherlands | Duska | Duska | Dutch | Stelling, JosJos Stelling | Not Nominated |
| Norway | Gone with the Woman | Tatt av Kvinnen | Norwegian | Naess, PetterPetter Naess | Not Nominated |
| Peru | Crossing a Shadow | Una sombra al frente | Spanish | Tamayo, AugustoAugusto Tamayo | Not Nominated |
| Philippines | Donsol | Donsol | Bikol, Tagalog | Alix, Jr., AdolfoAdolfo Alix, Jr. | Not Nominated |
| Poland | Katyń | Katyń | Polish | Wajda, AndrzejAndrzej Wajda | Nominee |
| Portugal | Belle Toujours | Belle Toujours | French | de Oliveira, ManoelManoel de Oliveira | Not Nominated |
| Puerto Rico | Love Sickness | Maldeamores | Spanish | Perez, MariemMariem Perez, Carlitos Ruiz | Not Nominated |
| Romania | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile | Romanian | Mungiu, CristianCristian Mungiu | Not Nominated |
| Russia | 12 | 12 | Russian, Chechen | Mikhalkov, NikitaNikita Mikhalkov | Nominee |
| Serbia | The Trap | Klopka Клопка |
Serbo-Croatian | Golubović, SrdanSrdan Golubović | Nor !Made January Shortlist |
| Singapore | 881 | 881 | Mandarin, Hokkien | Tan, RoystonRoyston Tan | Not Nominated |
| Slovakia | Return of the Storks | Návrat bocianov | German, Slovak | Repka, MartinMartin Repka | Not Nominated |
| Slovenia | Short Circuits | Kratki stiki | Slovene | Lapajne, JanezJanez Lapajne | Not Nominated |
| South Korea | Secret Sunshine | Milyang 밀양 |
Korean | Chang-dong, LeeLee Chang-dong | Not Nominated |
| Spain | The Orphanage | El orfanato | Spanish | Bayona, Juan AntonioJuan Antonio Bayona | Not Nominated |
| Sweden | You, the Living | Du levande | Swedish | Andersson, RoyRoy Andersson | Not Nominated |
| Switzerland | Late Bloomers | Die Herbstzeitlosen | Swiss German | Oberli, BettinaBettina Oberli | Not Nominated |
| Taiwan | Island Etude | Liànxí Qǔ 練習曲 |
Mandarin, Taiwanese | Huai-En, ChenChen Huai-En | Not Nominated |
| Thailand | King of Fire | Tamnan Somdej Phra Naresuan ตำนานสมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช |
Thai | Yukol, ChatrichalermChatrichalerm Yukol | Not Nominated |
| Turkey | A Man's Fear of God | Takva | Turkish | Kızıltan, ÖzerÖzer Kızıltan | Not Nominated |
| Uruguay | The Pope's Toilet | El Baño del Papa | Spanish | Charlone, CesarCesar Charlone, Enrique Fernandez | Not Nominated |
| Venezuela | Postcards from Leningrad | Postales de Leningrado | Spanish | Rondon, MarianaMariana Rondon | Not Nominated |
| Vietnam | The White Silk Dress | Áo lụa Hà Đông | Vietnamese | Huynh, LuuLuu Huynh | Not Nominated |
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