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 Belgium for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
| Year |
Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 |
Le Départ | Le Départ | French | Skolimowski, JerzyJerzy Skolimowski | Not Nominated |
| 1969 |
Palaver | Palaver | Dutch | Degelin, EmileEmile Degelin | Not Nominated |
| 1970 |
Peace in the Fields | Paix sur les champs | French | Boigelot, JacquesJacques Boigelot | Nominee |
| 1972 |
The Lonely Killers | Les Tueurs Fous | French | Szulzinger, BorisBoris Szulzinger | Not Nominated |
| 1974 |
The Conscript | De loteling | Dutch | Verhavert, RolandRoland Verhavert | Not Nominated |
| 1976 |
High Street | Rue Haute | French | Ernotte, AndréAndré Ernotte | Not Nominated |
| 1977 |
Rubens | Rubens, schilder en diplomaat | Dutch | Verhavert, RolandRoland Verhavert | Not Nominated |
| 1979 |
Woman in a Twilight Garden | Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf | Dutch | Delvaux, AndréAndré Delvaux | Not Nominated |
| 1981 |
Le Grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven | Le Grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven | French | Andrien, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Andrien | Not Nominated |
| 1982 |
Menuet | Menuet | Dutch | Rademakers, LiliLili Rademakers | Not Nominated |
| 1985 |
Dust | Dust | English | Hänsel, MarionMarion Hänsel | Not Nominated |
| 1986 |
Jumping | Springen | Dutch | De Decker, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre De Decker | Not Nominated |
| 1987 |
The Cruel Embrace | Les noces barbares | French | Hänsel, MarionMarion Hänsel | Not Nominated |
| 1988 |
The Music Teacher | Le maître de musique | French | Corbiau, GérardGérard Corbiau | Nominee |
| 1989 |
The Sacrament | Het Sacrament | Dutch | Claus, HugoHugo Claus | Not Nominated |
| 1991 |
Toto the Hero | Toto le héros | French | van Dormael, JacoJaco van Dormael | Not Nominated |
| 1992 |
Daens | Daens | Dutch, French | Coninx, StijnStijn Coninx | Nominee |
| 1993 |
Just Friends | Just Friends | Dutch, French | Wajnberg, Marc-HenriMarc-Henri Wajnberg | Not Nominated |
| 1994 |
Farinelli | Farinelli Il Castrato | French, Italian | Corbiau, GérardGérard Corbiau | Nominee |
| 1995 |
Manneken Pis | Manneken Pis | Dutch | Van Passel, FrankFrank Van Passel | Not Nominated |
| 1996 |
The Eighth Day | Le huitième jour | French | Van Dormael, JacoJaco Van Dormael | Not Nominated |
| 1997 |
My Life in Pink | Ma vie en rose | French | Berliner, AlainAlain Berliner | Not Nominated |
| 1998 |
Rosie | Rosie | Dutch | Toye, PatricePatrice Toye | Not Nominated |
| 1999 |
Rosetta | Rosetta | French | Dardenne, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
| 2000 |
Everybody's Famous! | Iedereen beroemd! | Dutch, English | Deruddere, DominiqueDominique Deruddere | Nominee |
| 2001 |
Pauline & Paulette | Pauline & Paulette | Dutch | Debrauwer, LievenLieven Debrauwer | Not Nominated |
| 2002 |
The Son | Le fils | French | Dardenne, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
| 2003 |
Sea of Silence | Verder dan de maan | Dutch | Coninx, StijnStijn Coninx | Not Nominated |
| 2004 |
The Alzheimer Case | De zaak alzheimer | Dutch | Van Looy, ErikErik Van Looy | Not Nominated |
| 2005 |
The Child | L'enfant | French | Dardenne, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Not Nominated |
| 2006 |
Someone Else's Happiness | Een ander zijn geluk | Dutch | Troch, FienFien Troch | Not Nominated |
| 2007 |
Ben X | Ben X | Flemish | Balthazar, NicNic Balthazar | Not Nominated |
| 2008 |
Eldorado | Eldorado | French | Lanners, BouliBouli Lanners | Not Nominated |
| 2009 |
The Misfortunates | De Helaasheid der Dingen | Dutch | Van Groeningen, FelixFelix Van Groeningen | Not Nominated |
| 2010 |
Illegal | Illègal | French | Masset-Depasse, OlivierOlivier Masset-Depasse | Not Nominated |
| 2011 |
Bullhead | Rundskop | Dutch | Roskam, Michael R.Michael R. Roskam | Nominee |
| 2012 |
Our Children | À perdre la raison | French | Lafosse, JoachimJoachim Lafosse | Not Nominated |
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