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List of Norwegian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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award1_typeDebut
award1_winner1957
award2_typeSubmissions
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award3_typeNominations
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award4_typeOscar winners
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The Kingdom of Norway has submitted films in the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars since 1957. They only submitted two films in their first twenty years, but they became a regular fixture in the competition in 1980, failing to submit a film only once, in 1983. The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.

As of 2025, Norway has been nominated six times, for: Nine Lives (1957), The Pathfinder (1987), The Other Side of Sunday (1996), Elling (2001), Kon-Tiki (2012), The Worst Person in the World (2021) and Sentimental Value (2025).

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.

Norway was nominated for the first time in 1957 for Nine Lives by Jan Baalsrud. Thirty years later, The Pathfinder (1987) by Nils Gaup was the country second nomination.

Joachim Trier had four films submitted and was nominated twice, for: The Worst Person in the World (2021), which was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay; and Sentimental Value (2025), which received nine nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

The King's Choice (2016), Hope (2019) and Armand (2024), made into the December shortlisted films, but were not nominated.

Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Norway for review by the academy for the award by the year of the submission and the respective Academy Award ceremony.

Year
(Ceremony)Film title used in nominationOriginal titleDirectorResult1957
(30th)1962
(35th)1980
(53rd)1981
(54th)1982
(55th)1984
(57th)1985
(58th)1986
(59th)1987
(60th)1988
(61st)1989
(62nd)1990
(63rd)1991
(64th)1992
(65th)1993
(66th)1994
(67th)1995
(68th)1996
(69th)1997
(70th)1998
(71st)1999
(72nd)2000
(73rd)2001
(74th)2002
(75th)2003
(76th)2004
(77th)2005:
(78th)2006
(79th)2007
(80th)2008
(81st)2009
(82nd)2010
(83rd)2011
(84th)2012
(85th)2013
(86th)2014
(87th)2015
(88th)2016
(89th)2017
(90th)2018
(91st)2019
(92nd)2020
(93rd)2021
(94th)2022
(95th)2023
(96th)2024
(97th)2025
(98th)
Nine LivesNi Liv
Cold TracksKalde spor
Life and DeathLiv og dødand
Julia Julia
Victoria LLeve sitt liv
The ChieftainHøvdingenTerje Kristiansen
Wives – Ten Years AfterHustruer – ti år etter
Hard AsphaltHard asfalt
The PathfinderOfelaš
The Ice PalaceIs-slottet
A Handful of TimeEn håndfull tid
Herman
Frida – Straight from the HeartFrida – med hjertet i hånden
The Warrior's HeartKrigerens hjerte
The TelegraphistTelegrafisten
Cross My Heart and Hope to DieTi kniver i hjertet
Kristin LavransdatterKristin Lavransdatter
The Other Side of SundaySøndagsengler
Junk MailBudbringeren
Only Clouds Move the StarsBare skyer beveger stjernene
The PrompterSuffløsenHilde Heier
Odd Little ManDa jeg traff Jesus... med sprettertStein Leikanger
Elling
Hold My HeartTyven, tyven
Kitchen StoriesSalmer fra kjøkkenet
Hawaii, Oslo
Kissed by WinterVinterkyss
Reprise
Gone with the WomanTatt av Kvinnen
O' Horten
Max Manusand Espen Sandberg
AngelEngelenurl=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.htmltitle=9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Raceaccess-date=2011-01-19publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesarchive-date=21 January 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121074342/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.htmlurl-status=live }}
url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111013.htmltitle=63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscaraccess-date=2011-10-14publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesurl-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518164120/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111013.htmlarchive-date=18 May 2012 }}Sykt lykkelig
Kon-TikiJoachim Rønning and Espen Sandbergurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20959604title=Oscars: Hollywood announces 85th Academy Award nominationsaccess-date=2013-01-10publisher=BBC Newsdate=10 January 2013archive-date=29 November 2017archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129104857/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20959604url-status=live }}
I Am YoursJeg er dinIram Haq
url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-norway-selects-1001-grams-730102title=Oscars: Norway Selects '1001 Grams' for Foreign Language Candidateaccess-date=4 September 2014work=The Hollywood Reporterdate=4 September 2014archive-date=27 November 2014archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127223503/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-norway-selects-1001-grams-730102url-status=live }}1001 GramBent Hamer
The WaveBølgenRoar Uthaug
url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/oscars-norway-picks-the-kings-choice/5109203.articletitle=Oscars: Norway picks 'The King's Choice'last=Sandwellfirst=Ianwork=ScreenDailydate=8 September 2016access-date=8 September 2016archive-date=9 October 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009020937/http://www.screendaily.com/news/oscars-norway-picks-the-kings-choice/5109203.articleurl-status=live }}Kongens NeiErik Poppe
ThelmaJoachim Trier
url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-norway-selects-what-will-people-say-foreign-language-category-1139565title=Oscars: Norway Selects 'What Will People Say' for Foreign-Language Categorywork=The Hollywood Reporterfirst=Vladimirlast=Kozlovdate=4 September 2018access-date=4 September 2018archive-date=4 September 2018archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904225919/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-norway-selects-what-will-people-say-foreign-language-category-1139565url-status=live }}Hva vil folk siIram Haq
Out Stealing HorsesUt og stjæle hesterHans Petter Moland
HopeHåpMaria Sødahl
The Worst Person in the WorldVerdens verste menneskeJoachim Trier
War SailorKrigsseilerenGunnar Vikene
Songs of EarthFedrelandetMargreth Olin
ArmandHalfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Sentimental ValueAffeksjonsverdiJoachim Trier

Shortlisted films

Each year since 2010, the Norwegian Oscar Committee has announced a three-film shortlist prior to announcing the official Norwegian Oscar candidate. The following films were shortlisted by Norway but not selected as the final candidate:

YearFilm2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Limbo · A Somewhat Gentle Man
Oslo, 31 August · Sons of Norway
I Belong · The Orheim Company
It's Only Make Believe · Pioneer
Blind · Letter to the King
Homesick · Returning Home
Pyromaniac · Welcome to Norway
Hunting Flies · Tree Feller
Blind Spot · Utøya: July 22
Beware of Children · Harajuku
Disco · Self-Portrait
Betrayed · Ninjababy
Everybody Hates Johan · Sick of Myself
A Happy Day · Let the River Flow
Quisling: The Final Days · Sex
Dreams (Sex Love) · Facing War

Notes

References

References

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  12. "Kon-Tiki enters Oscar race for Norway". Screendaily.
  13. (10 January 2013). "Oscars: Hollywood announces 85th Academy Award nominations". BBC News.
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  15. (4 September 2014). "Oscars: Norway Selects '1001 Grams' for Foreign Language Candidate". The Hollywood Reporter.
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  22. Tartaglione, Nancy. (12 November 2020). "Oscars: Norway Submits 'Hope' To International Feature Film Race". Deadline Hollywood.
  23. Davis, Clayton. (9 February 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Announced in Nine Categories". Variety.
  24. (25 October 2021). "Worst Person in the World Heads To Oscars For Norway". Nordic Drama.
  25. (8 February 2022). "Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter.
  26. "Gunnar Vikene's hit War Sailor selected as Norway's Oscar entry".
  27. (September 19, 2024). "Armand er norsk Oscar-kandidat".
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