Submissions
The following is based upon the official list by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
| Submitting country | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Opium War | Opium War | Dari, English | Barmak, SiddiqSiddiq Barmak | Not Nominated |
| Albania | The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider | Trishtimi i zonjës Shnajder | Albanian, Czech | Eno Milkani and Piro Milkani | Not Nominated |
| Algeria | Masquerades | Mascarades | Algerian Arabic, French | Salem, LyesLyes Salem | Not Nominated |
| Argentina | Lion's Den | Leonera | Spanish | Trapero, PabloPablo Trapero | Not Nominated |
| Austria | Revanche | Revanche | German | Spielmann, GötzGötz Spielmann | Nominee |
| Azerbaijan | Fortress | Qala | Azeri | Nacafzade, ShamilShamil Nacafzade | Not Nominated |
| Bangladesh | Aha! | আহা! | Bengali | Nirjhar, Enamul KarimEnamul Karim Nirjhar | Not Nominated |
| Belgium | Eldorado | Eldorado | French | Lanners, BouliBouli Lanners | Not Nominated |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Snow | Snijeg | Bosnian | Begić, AidaAida Begić | Not Nominated |
| Brazil | Last Stop 174 | Última Parada 174 | Portuguese | Barreto, BrunoBruno Barreto | Not Nominated |
| Bulgaria | Zift | Дзифт | Bulgarian | Gardev, JavorJavor Gardev | Not Nominated |
| Canada | The Necessities of Life | Ce qu'il faut pour vivre Inuujjutiksaq |
French, Inuktitut | Pilon, BenoîtBenoît Pilon | Nor !Made January Shortlist |
| Chile | Tony Manero | Tony Manero | Spanish | Larraín, PabloPablo Larraín | Not Nominated |
| China | Dream Weavers | 筑梦 | Mandarin | Gun, YuYu Gun | Not Nominated |
| Colombia | Dog Eat Dog | Perro come Perro | Spanish | Moreno, CarlosCarlos Moreno | Not Nominated |
| Croatia | No One's Son | Ničiji Sin | Croatian | Ostojić, Arsen AntonArsen Anton Ostojić | Not Nominated |
| Czech Republic | The Karamazovs | Karamazovi | Czech, Polish | Zelenka, PetrPetr Zelenka | Not Nominated |
| Denmark | Worlds Apart | To verdener | Danish | Oplev, Niels ArdenNiels Arden Oplev | Not Nominated |
| Egypt | The Island | الجزيرة | Egyptian Arabic | Arafa, SherifSherif Arafa | Not Nominated |
| Estonia | I Was Here | Mina olin siin. Esimene arest | Estonian | René Vilbre | Not Nominated |
| Finland | The Home of Dark Butterflies | Tummien perhosten koti | Finnish | Karukoski, DomeDome Karukoski | Not Nominated |
| France | The Class | Entre les murs |
French | Cantet, LaurentLaurent Cantet | Nominee |
| Georgia | Mediator | Mediator | German, Russian, English | Tsintsadze, DitoDito Tsintsadze | Not Nominated |
| Germany | The Baader Meinhof Complex | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex | German | Edel, UliUli Edel | Nominee |
| Greece | Correction | Διόρθωση | Greek | Anastopoulos, ThanosThanos Anastopoulos | Not Nominated |
| Hong Kong | Painted Skin | 畫皮 | Mandarin | Chan, GordonGordon Chan | Not Nominated |
| Hungary | Iska's Journey | Iszka utazása | Hungarian | Bollók, CsabaCsaba Bollók | Not Nominated |
| Iceland | White Night Wedding | Brúðguminn | Icelandic | Kormákur, BaltasarBaltasar Kormákur | Not Nominated |
| India | Taare Zameen Par | Taare Zameen Par तारे ज़मीन पर |
Hindi | Khan, AamirAamir Khan | Not Nominated |
| Iran | The Song of Sparrows | آواز گنجشکها | Persian | Majidi, MajidMajid Majidi | Not Nominated |
| Israel | Waltz with Bashir | ואלס עם באשיר | Hebrew | Folman, AriAri Folman | Nominee |
| Italy | Gomorra | Gomorra | Italian | Garrone, MatteoMatteo Garrone | Not Nominated |
| Japan | Departures | おくりびと | Japanese | Takita, YojiroYojiro Takita | Academy Award !Won Academy Award |
| Jordan | Captain Abu Raed | كابتن أبو رائد | Jordanian Arabic | Matalqa, AminAmin Matalqa | Not Nominated |
| Kazakhstan | Tulpan | Тюльпан | Kazakh | Dvortsevoy, SergeySergey Dvortsevoy | Not Nominated |
| Kyrgyzstan | Heavens Blue | Тенгри | Kyrgyz | de Ponchville, Marie-JaoulMarie-Jaoul de Ponchville | Not Nominated |
| Latvia | Defenders of Riga | Rīgas sargi | Latvian | Grauba, AigarsAigars Grauba | Not Nominated |
| Lebanon | Under the Bombs | Sous les Bombes تحت القصف |
Lebanese Arabic, French | Aractingi, PhilippePhilippe Aractingi | Not Nominated |
| Lithuania | Loss | Nereikalingi žmonės | Lithuanian | Maris Martinsons | Not Nominated |
| Luxembourg | Nuits d'Arabie | Nuits d'Arabie | French, Letzebuergesch | Kieffer, PaulPaul Kieffer | Not Nominated |
| Macedonia | I'm From Titov Veles | Јас сум од Титов Велес | Macedonian | Strugar-Mitevska, TeonaTeona Strugar-Mitevska | Not Nominated |
| Mexico | Tear This Heart Out | Arráncame la vida | Spanish | Sneider, RobertoRoberto Sneider | Nor !Made January Shortlist |
| Morocco | Goodbye Mothers | Adieu Mères | French, Moroccan Arabic | Ismail, MohamedMohamed Ismail | Not Nominated |
| Netherlands | Dunya and Desie | Dunya en Desi in Marokko | Dutch, Moroccan Arabic | Nechushtan, DanaDana Nechushtan | Not Nominated |
| Norway | O' Horten | O' Horten | Norwegian | Hamer, BentBent Hamer | Not Nominated |
| Palestine | Salt of this Sea | ملح هذا البحر | Palestinian Arabic | Jacir, AnnemarieAnnemarie Jacir | Not Nominated |
| Philippines | Ploning | Ploning | Cuyonon, Filipino, Tagalog, Taiwanese | Garcia, Dante NicoDante Nico Garcia | Not Nominated |
| Poland | Tricks | Sztuczki | Polish | Jakimowski, AndrzejAndrzej Jakimowski | Not Nominated |
| Portugal | Our Beloved Month of August | Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto | Portuguese | Gomes, MiguelMiguel Gomes | Not Nominated |
| Romania | The Rest is Silence | Restul e tăcere | Romanian | Caranfil, NaeNae Caranfil | Not Nominated |
| Russia | Mermaid | Русалка | Russian | Melikyan, AnnaAnna Melikyan | Not Nominated |
| Serbia | The Tour | Turneja | Serbian | Marković, GoranGoran Marković | Not Nominated |
| Singapore | My Magic | My Magic | Tamil | Khoo, EricEric Khoo | Not Nominated |
| Slovakia | Blind Loves | Slepé lásky | Slovak | Lehotsky, JurajJuraj Lehotsky | Not Nominated |
| Slovenia | Rooster's Breakfast | Petelinji zajtrk | Slovene | Naberšnik, MarkoMarko Naberšnik | Not Nominated |
| South Africa | Jerusalema | Jerusalema | Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa | Ziman, RalphRalph Ziman | Not Nominated |
| South Korea | Crossing | 크로싱 | Korean | Kim Tae-gyun | Not Nominated |
| Spain | The Blind Sunflowers | Los girasoles ciegos |
Spanish | Cuerda, José LuisJosé Luis Cuerda | Not Nominated |
| Sweden | Everlasting Moments | Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick | Swedish | Jan Troell | Nor !Made January Shortlist |
| Switzerland | The Friend | Der Freund | Swiss German | Micha Lewinsky | Not Nominated |
| Taiwan | Cape No. 7 | 海角七號 | Taiwanese, Japanese, Mandarin | Te-sheng Wei | Not Nominated |
| Thailand | Love of Siam | รักแห่งสยาม | Thai | Chookiat Sakveerakul | Not Nominated |
| Turkey | Three Monkeys | Üç Maymun | Turkish | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Nor !Made January Shortlist |
| Ukraine | The Illusion of Fear | Ілюзія страху | Ukrainian | Kirienko, AleksandrAleksandr Kirienko | Not Nominated |
| United Kingdom | Hope Eternal | Hope Eternal | Welsh, Bemba, Swahili, French, German, English | Francis, KarlKarl Francis | Not Nominated |
| Uruguay | Kill Them All | Matar a Todos | Spanish | Esteban Schroeder | Not Nominated |
| Venezuela | The Color of Fame | El tinte de la fama | Spanish | Alejandro Bellame | Not Nominated |
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