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

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nameBest International Feature Film submissions from Romania
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award1_typeDebut
award1_winner1966
award2_typeSubmissions
award2_winner41
award3_typeNominations
award3_winner1
award4_typeOscar winners
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Romania has been submitting films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1966. The Best Foreign Film award 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. The Romanian nominee is selected each year by a jury selected by the National Center for Cinematography (Centrul Național al Cinematografiei – CNC).

As of 2025, Romania was nominated only once for the documentary Collective (2020) by Alexander Nanau.

In 2007, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, the first and only Romanian film to win the Palme d'Or, was not nominated, creating controversy among critics and public opinion about the selection committee unpopular decisions of not nominating critically acclaimed productions. The controversy caused Academy members to public pledge for internal reforms.

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.

Sergiu Nicolaescu's films have been chosen to represent Romania five times since 1969, including once after the Romanian Revolution of 1989.

Among Romania's more notable nominees include: Carnival Scenes, which was produced in 1981 and probably banned by Romania's Communist regime, and eventually released in 1989 after the Romanian Revolution; The Rest Is Silence, the most expensive film in Romanian history.

All films were primarily in Romanian

Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Romania for review by the Academy for the award since 1966, by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony. Romania did not enter the competition every year, including a six-year absence from 1977 to 1982.

Year
(Ceremony)Film title used in nominationOriginal titleDirector(s)Result1966
(39th)1968
(41st)1969
(42nd)1971
(44th)1973
(46th)1976
(49th)1983
(56th)1984
(57th)1985
(58th)1986
(59th)1989
(62nd)1990
(63rd)1992
(65th)1993
(66th)1994
(67th)1996
(69th)1998
(71st)1999
(72nd)2002
(75th)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)
The UprisingRăscoala
The ColumnColumna
A Woman for a SeasonRăutăciosul adolescent
The Last CrusadeMihai Viteazul
Veronica
The DoomOsânda
Return from HellÎntoarcerea din iadNicolae Mărgineanu
Glissando
Ciuleandra
The Last AssaultNoi, cei din linia întîi
Those Who Pay With Their LivesCei care plătesc cu viața
Carnival ScenesDe ce trag clopotele, Mitică?
Luxury HotelHotel de lux
The Conjugal BedPatul conjugal
Pepe & FifiPepe și Fifi
State of ThingsStare de fapt
Next Stop ParadiseTerminus Paradis
The Famous PaparazzoFaimosul paparazzoNicolae Mărgineanu
PhilanthropyFilantropica
Orient ExpressOrient Express
The Death of Mr. LazarescuMoartea domnului Lăzărescu
The Way I Spent the End of the WorldCum mi-am petrecut sfârșitul lumii
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile
The Rest Is SilenceRestul e tăcere
Police, AdjectivePolițist, adj.
title = "Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier" – Romania's entry for Oscarspublisher = Nine O'Clockurl = http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?issue=4744&page=cultureaccess-date = 2010-08-17}}Eu când vreau să fluier, fluierurl=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.htmltitle=9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Raceaccess-date=2011-01-19work=oscars.org}}
MorgenMarian Crișan
url=https://variety.com/2012/film/awards/romania-picks-beyond-the-hills-for-oscar-race-1118059022/title=Romania picks 'Beyond the Hills' for Oscar raceaccess-date=2011-09-11work=Variety}}După dealuri
Child's PosePoziția Copilului
url=http://www.romania-insider.com/tudor-jurgius-the-japanese-dog-is-romanias-proposal-to-the-oscar-in-2015/129624/title=Tudor Jurgiu's The Japanese Dog is Romania's proposal to the Oscar in 2015access-date=15 August 2014work=Romania Insider}}Câinele japonezTudor Cristian Jurgiu
Aferim!
Sieranevada
Fixeur
url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/oscars-academy-awards-romania-radu-jude-1202893701/title=Oscars: Romania Selects 'Barbarians' as Academy Awards Entrylast=Barracloughfirst=Leowork=Varietydate=3 August 2018access-date=3 August 2018}}Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari
The WhistlersLa Gomera
CollectiveColectivAlexander Nanau
url=http://www.romania-insider.com/jude-bad-luck-banging-proposal-oscars-oct-2021title=Berlinale winner "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn" is Romania's proposal for the 2022 Oscarswork=Romania Insiderdate=21 October 2021access-date=21 October 2021}}Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamucRadu Jude
ImaculatMonica Stan, George Chiper
url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/romanian-oscar-entry-do-not-expect-too-much-from-the-end-of-the-world-acquired-mubi-key-territories-toronto-1235540284/title=Mubi Acquires 'Do Not Expect Too Much From The End of the World' For Key Territories, Film Selected As Romania's Oscar Entry – Torontowork=Deadlinedate=8 September 2023access-date=13 September 2023}}Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumiiRadu Jude
Three Kilometres to the End of the WorldTrei kilometri pâna la capatul lumiiEmanuel Pârvu
TrafficJaful SecoluluiTeodora Mihai

Shortlisted Films

YearFilm2022
Blue Moon · Metronom · Miracle · R.M.N. · The Wishing Tree: Childhood Memories

Notes

References

References

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  2. "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes.
  3. "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].
  4. ""Restul e tăcere" de Nae Caranfil – propunerea României la Oscar". [[Mediafax]].
  5. (15 January 2008). "Oscar's foreign film race heats up". [[Variety (magazine).
  6. Ann Hornaday. (19 January 2008). "Oscar Omissions Provoke Outcry, In Any Language". [[The Washington Post]].
  7. (13 March 2008). "The Rest is Silence set to make history at home".
  8. The film was on AMPAS' list of accepted submissions in 1990, but was not on an updated list in 2007. It thus seems possible the film was not screened.
  9. ""Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier" – Romania's entry for Oscars". Nine O'Clock.
  10. "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org.
  11. "Morgen by Marian Crisan is Romania's proposal to the Oscar in 2012". romania-insider.com.
  12. "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org.
  13. "Romania picks 'Beyond the Hills' for Oscar race". Variety.
  14. "9 Foreign Language Films Vie For Oscar". Oscars.
  15. (30 July 2013). "Best Foreign Language Oscar: Romania Nominates 'Child's Pose'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  16. "Tudor Jurgiu's The Japanese Dog is Romania's proposal to the Oscar in 2015". Romania Insider.
  17. (4 August 2015). "And Romania's nomination for next year's Oscars is...". Romania Insider.
  18. Kozlov, Vladimir. (19 August 2016). "Oscars: Romania Selects 'Sieranevada' for Foreign-Language Category". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
  19. Holdsworth, Nick. (7 September 2017). "Oscars: Romania Selects 'The Fixer' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter.
  20. Barraclough, Leo. (3 August 2018). "Oscars: Romania Selects 'Barbarians' as Academy Awards Entry". [[Variety (magazine).
  21. Barraclough, Leo. (26 August 2019). "Oscars: Corneliu Porumboiu's 'The Whistlers' Entered in International Feature Film Race". Variety.
  22. Wiseman, Andreas. (15 October 2020). "Romania Chooses Corruption Doc 'Collective' As Oscar Entry For Best International Feature". Deadline.
  23. (15 March 2021). "The full list of 2021 Oscars nominations". The Guardian.
  24. (21 October 2021). "Berlinale winner "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn" is Romania's proposal for the 2022 Oscars". Romania Insider.
  25. (19 September 2022). "Filmul "Imaculat" este propunerea României pentru categoria "Cel mai bun film internațional" la Premiile Oscar 2023". Gandul.
  26. (8 September 2023). "Mubi Acquires 'Do Not Expect Too Much From The End of the World' For Key Territories, Film Selected As Romania's Oscar Entry – Toronto". Deadline.
  27. Journal, Romania. (2024-09-02). "Which is Romania's film nominee for Oscars?".
  28. (2025-09-10). "Jaful Secolului Este Propunerea României Pentru Premiile Oscar 2026". CNC.
  29. Șerban, Alexandra. (2022-08-11). "Ce filme românești intră în competiția națională pentru a ajunge propunerea României la Oscar 2023".
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