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. Before the award was created, the Board of Governors of the Academy voted on a film every year that was considered the best foreign language film released in the United States, and there were no submissions. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by the Netherlands for review by the Academy for the award since its first entry in 1959.
| Year | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Main Language(s) | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959: |
The Village on the River | Dorp aan de rivier | Dutch | Rademakers, FonsFons Rademakers | Nominee |
| 1963: |
Like Two Drops of Water | Als twee druppels water | Dutch | Rademakers, FonsFons Rademakers | Not Nominated |
| 1964: |
The Human Dutch | Alleman | Dutch | Haanstra, BertBert Haanstra | Not Nominated |
| 1969 |
Monsieur Hawarden | Monsieur Hawarden | Dutch | Kümel, HarryHarry Kümel | Not Nominated |
| 1971 |
Mira | Mira | Dutch | Rademakers, FonsFons Rademakers | Not Nominated |
| 1973: |
Turkish Delight | Turks Fruit | Dutch | Verhoeven, PaulPaul Verhoeven | Nominee |
| 1974 |
Help! The Doctor Is Drowning | Help, de dokter verzuipt! | Dutch | Heyde, Nikolai van derNikolai van der Heyde | Not Nominated |
| 1975 |
Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies | Dokter Pulder zaait papavers | Dutch | Haanstra, BertBert Haanstra | Not Nominated |
| 1976 |
Max Havelaar | Max Havelaar | Dutch, Indonesian | Rademakers, FonsFons Rademakers | Not Nominated |
| 1977 |
Soldier of Orange | Soldaat van Oranje | Dutch, German, English | Verhoeven, PaulPaul Verhoeven | Not Nominated |
| 1978 |
Pastorale 1943 | Pastorale 1943 | Dutch, German | Verstappen, WimWim Verstappen | Not Nominated |
| 1979 |
A Woman Like Eve | Een Vrouw als Eva | Dutch | Brakel, Nouchka vanNouchka van Brakel | Not Nominated |
| 1980 |
In for Treatment | Opname | Dutch | Kok, MarjaMarja Kok & Erik van Zuylen | Not Nominated |
| 1981 |
Come-Back! | Come-Back | Dutch | Severijn, JonneJonne Severijn | Not Nominated |
| 1982 |
The Cool Lakes of Death | Van de koele meren des doods | Dutch | Brakel, Nouchka vanNouchka van Brakel | Not Nominated |
| 1983 |
The Fourth Man | De vierde man | Dutch | Verhoeven, PaulPaul Verhoeven | Not Nominated |
| 1984 |
The Little Darlings | Schatjes! | Dutch | Hemert, Ruud vanRuud van Hemert | Not Nominated |
| 1985 |
The Dream | De Dream | West Frisian | Verhoeff, PieterPieter Verhoeff | Not Nominated |
| 1986 |
The Assault | De Aanslag | Dutch, German, English | Rademakers, FonsFons Rademakers | Academy Award !Won Academy Award |
| 1987 |
Count Your Blessings | Van geluk gesproken | Dutch | Verhoeff, PieterPieter Verhoeff | Not Nominated |
| 1988 |
The Vanishing | Spoorloos | Dutch, French | Sluizer, GeorgeGeorge Sluizer | Disqualified |
| 1989 |
Polonaise | Leedvermaak | Dutch | Weisz, FransFrans Weisz | Not Nominated |
| 1990 |
Evenings | De Avonden | Dutch | Berg, Rudolf van denRudolf van den Berg | Not Nominated |
| 1991 |
Eline Vere | Eline Vere | Dutch, French, English | Kümel, HarryHarry Kümel | Not Nominated |
| 1992 |
The Northerners | De Noorderlingen | Dutch | Warmerdam, Alex vanAlex van Warmerdam | Not Nominated |
| 1993 |
Little Blond Death | De Kleine Blonde Dood | Dutch | Velde, Jean van deJean van de Velde | Not Nominated |
| 1994 |
06 | 06 | Dutch | Gogh, Theo vanTheo van Gogh | Not Nominated |
| 1995 |
Antonia's Line | Antonia | Dutch | Gorris, MarleenMarleen Gorris | Academy Award !Won Academy Award |
| 1996 |
Long Live the Queen | Lang leve de koningin | Dutch | Lammers, EsméEsmé Lammers | Not Nominated |
| 1997 |
Character | Karakter | Dutch | Diem, Mike vanMike van Diem | Academy Award !Won Academy Award |
| 1998 |
The Polish Bride | De Poolse bruid | Dutch, Polish | Traidia, KarimKarim Traidia | Not Nominated |
| 1999 |
Scratches in the Table | Madelief: Krassen in het tafelblad | Dutch | Houtman, InekeIneke Houtman | Not Nominated |
| 2000 |
Little Crumb | Kruimeltje | Dutch | Peters, MariaMaria Peters | Not Nominated |
| 2001 |
The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time | Nynke | Dutch, West Frisian | Verhoeff, PieterPieter Verhoeff | Not Nominated |
| 2002: |
Zus & Zo | Zus & Zo | Dutch | Oest, Paula van derPaula van der Oest | Nominee |
| 2003: |
Twin Sisters | De Tweeling | Dutch, German | Sombogaart, BenBen Sombogaart | Nominee |
| 2004 |
Simon | Simon | Dutch | Terstall, EddyEddy Terstall | Not Nominated |
| 2005: |
Bluebird | BlueBird | Dutch | Jong, Mijke deMijke de Jong | Disqualified |
| 2006 |
Black Book | Zwartboek | Dutch, German, English | Verhoeven, PaulPaul Verhoeven | Made January shortlist |
| 2007 |
Duska | Duska | Dutch, Russian | Stelling, JosJos Stelling | Not Nominated |
| 2008 |
Dunya & Desie | Dunya & Desie | Dutch, Arabic | Nechushtan, DanaDana Nechushtan | Not Nominated |
| 2009 |
Winter in Wartime | Oorlogswinter | Dutch, German, English | Koolhoven, MartinMartin Koolhoven | Made January shortlist |
| 2010 |
Tirza | Tirza | Dutch | van den Berg, RudolfRudolf van den Berg | Not Nominated |
| 2011 |
Sonny Boy | Sonny Boy | Dutch | Peters, MariaMaria Peters | Not Nominated |
| 2012 |
Kauwboy | Kauwboy | Dutch | Koole, BoudewijnBoudewijn Koole | Not Nominated |
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