Submissions
Every year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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 Hungary for review by the Academy for the award.
Almost all films were primarily in Magyar (also known as Hungarian), although three of Istvan Szabo's films- Colonel Redl, Hanussen and Mephisto- all of which starred Austrian actor Klaus Maria Brandauer, were largely in German.
| Year |
English title | Hungarian title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |
Twenty Hours | Húsz óra | Zoltán Fábri | Not Nominated |
| 1966 |
The Round-Up | Szegénylegények | Miklós Jancsó | Not Nominated |
| 1967 |
Father | Apa | István Szabó | Not Nominated |
| 1968 |
The Boys of Paul Street | A Pál utcai fiúk | Zoltán Fábri | Nominee |
| 1969 |
The Upthrown Stone | Feldobott kő | Sándor Sára | Not Nominated |
| 1970 |
Lovefilm | Szerelmesfilm | István Szabó | Not Nominated |
| 1971 |
Love | Szerelem | Károly Makk | Not Nominated |
| 1972 |
Present Indicative | Jelenidő | Péter Bacsó | Not Nominated |
| 1973 |
Photography | Fotográfia | Pál Zolnay | Not Nominated |
| 1974 |
Cats' Play | Macskajáték | Károly Makk | Nominee |
| 1975 |
Adoption | Örökbefogadás | Márta Mészáros | Not Nominated |
| 1976 |
The Fifth Seal | Az ötödik pecsét | Zoltán Fábri | Not Nominated |
| 1977 |
A Strange Role | Herkulesfürdöi emlék | Pál Sándor | Not Nominated |
| 1978 |
Hungarians | Magyarok | Zoltán Fábri | Nominee |
| 1979 |
Angi Vera | Angi Vera | Pál Gábor | Not Nominated |
| 1980 |
Confidence | Bizalom | István Szabó | Nominee |
| 1981 |
Mephisto | Mephisto | István Szabó | Academy Award !Won Academy Award |
| 1982 |
Time Stands Still | Megáll az idő | Péter Gothár | Not Nominated |
| 1983 |
Job's Revolt | Jób lázadása | Imre Gyöngyössy & Barna Kabay |
Nominee |
| 1984 |
Yerma | Yerma | Imre Gyöngyössy & Barna Kabay |
Not Nominated |
| 1985 |
Colonel Redl | Redl ezredes | István Szabó | Nominee |
| 1986 |
Cat City | Macskafogó | Béla Ternovszky | Not Nominated |
| 1987 |
Diary for My Loves | Napló szerelmeimnek | Márta Mészáros | Not Nominated |
| 1988 |
Hanussen | Hanussen | István Szabó | Nominee |
| 1989 |
My 20th Century | Az én XX. századom | Ildikó Enyedi | Not Nominated |
| 1990 |
Little But Tough | Kicsi, de nagyon erős | Fernec Grunwalsky | Not Nominated |
| 1991 |
Brats | Félálom | János Rózsa | Not Nominated |
| 1992 |
Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe | Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktok | István Szabó | Not Nominated |
| 1993 |
We Never Die | Sose halunk meg | Róbert Koltai | Not Nominated |
| 1994 |
Woyzeck | Woyzeck | János Szász | Not Nominated |
| 1995 |
The Outpost | A részleg | Péter Gothár | Not Nominated |
| 1996 |
Vaska Easoff | Haggyállógva Vászka | Péter Gothár | Not Nominated |
| 1997 |
The Witman Boys | Witman fiúk | János Szász | Not Nominated |
| 1998 |
Gypsy Lore | Romani kris - Cigánytörvény | Bence Gyöngyössy | Not Nominated |
| 1999 |
The Lord's Lantern in Budapest | Nekem lámpást adott kezembe az Úr, Pesten | Miklós Jancsó | Not Nominated |
| 2000 |
Glamour | Glamour | Frigyes Gödrös | Not Nominated |
| 2001 |
Abandoned | Torzók | Árpád Sopsits | Not Nominated |
| 2002 |
Hukkle | Hukkle | György Pálfi | Not Nominated |
| 2003 |
Forest | Rengeteg | Benedek Fliegauf | Not Nominated |
| 2004 |
Kontroll | Kontroll | Nimród Antal | Not Nominated |
| 2005: |
Fateless | Sorstalanság | Lajos Koltai | Not Nominated |
| 2006 |
White Palms | Fehér tenyér | Szabolcs Hajdu | Not Nominated |
| 2007 |
Taxidermia | Taxidermia | György Pálfi | Not Nominated |
| 2008 |
Iska's Journey | Iszka utazása | Csaba Bollók | Not Nominated |
| 2009 |
Chameleon | Kaméleon | Krisztina Goda | Not Nominated |
| 2010 |
Bibliothèque Pascal | Bibliothèque Pascal | Szabolcs Hajdu | Not Nominated |
| 2011 |
The Turin Horse | A torinói ló | Béla Tarr | Not Nominated |
| 2012 |
Just the Wind | Csak a szél | Benedek Fliegauf | Not Nominated |
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