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 South Africa for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
| Year |
Film title | Language(s) | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |
Mapantsula | Zulu, Afrikaans, Sesotho, English | Schmitz, OliverOliver Schmitz | Not Nominated |
| 1997 |
Paljas | Afrikaans | Heyns, KatinkaKatinka Heyns | Not Nominated |
| 2004 |
Yesterday | Zulu | Roodt, DarrellDarrell Roodt | Nominee |
| 2005 |
Tsotsi | Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English | Hood, GavinGavin Hood | Academy Award !Won Academy Award |
| 2008 |
Jerusalema | Afrikaans, English, Tsotsitaal | Ziman, RalphRalph Ziman | Not Nominated |
| 2009 |
White Wedding | Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English | Turner, JannJann Turner | Not Nominated |
| 2010 |
Life, Above All | Northern Sotho | Schmitz, OliverOliver Schmitz | Nor !Made January Shortlist |
| 2011 |
Beauty | Afrikaans | Hermanus, OliverOliver Hermanus | Not Nominated |
| 2012 |
Little One | Afrikaans | Roodt, DarrellDarrell Roodt | Not Nominated |
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