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List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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FieldValue
nameBest International Feature Film submissions from South Korea
award1_typeDebut
award1_winner1962
award2_typeSubmissions
award2_winner38
award3_typeNominations
award3_winner1
award4_typeOscar winners
award4_winner1
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South Korea has submitted films to compete for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1962. The 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 Korean nominee is chosen annually by a special committee assembled by the Korean Film Council.

As of 2025, South Korea won once for Parasite in 2019, which is also the only film not in English to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Submissions

Parasite]]'' (2019).

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.

South Korea's first three submissions were directed by Shin Sang-ok, as was their 1990 submission. Shin later became internationally famous after he was held hostage in North Korea between 1978 and 1986, and forced to make movies for Kim Jong Il. Lee Chang-dong has had three films selected to represent South Korea. Six other directors, Lee Doo-yong, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Tae-kyun, Lee Joon-ik, Jang Hoon and Bong Joon-ho, have had two of their films selected.

In 2018 and 2021, Burning and Decision to Leave made into the finalist shortlist, but none of them were nominated.

Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by South Korea for review by the Academy for the award since its conception. All submissions were filmed in the Korean language.

Year
(Ceremony)Film title used in nominationOriginal titleDirector(s)Result1962
(35th)1964
(37th)1966
(39th)1968
(41st)1969
(42nd)1973
(46th)1984
(57th)1985
(58th)1986
(59th)1990
(63rd)1994
(67th)1995
(68th)2000
(73rd)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)
My Mother and the Roomer사랑방 손님과 어머니
The Dumb Samyong벙어리 삼룡
Rice쌀
Descendants of Cain카인의 후예
The Old Craftsman of Jar독 짓는 늙은이
Mute Samyong비련의 벙어리 삼룡
Mulleya Mulleya여인잔혹사 물레야 물레야
Eoudong{{Cite weburl=http://www.koreafilm.org/english/db_detail_eng.asp?p_dataid=03907title=Eoh Wu-dong (Eo Udong)archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725193327/http://www.koreafilm.org/english/db_detail_eng.asp?p_dataid=03907archive-date=25 July 2011url-status=dead }}어우동
Eunuch내시
Mayumi마유미
Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid헐리우드 키드의 생애
301, 302301 302
Chunhyang춘향뎐
Oasis오아시스
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring봄, 여름, 가을, 겨울 그리고 봄
Taegukgi태극기 휘날리며
Welcome to Dongmakgol웰컴투 동막골
King and the Clown왕의 남자
Secret Sunshine밀양
Crossing크로싱
Mother마더
A Barefoot Dream맨발의 꿈url=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 Sciences}}
The Front Line{{cite weburl=http://www.screendaily.com/awards/academy-awards/south-korea-submits-the-front-line-for-oscar-race/5031143.articletitle=South Korea submits The Front Line for Oscar racework=Screendaily}}고지전
Pietà피에타
url=http://www.tenasia.com/archives/71376title=Korean Pic "Juvenile Offender" to Compete at the Oscarsaccess-date=2013-08-30work=Ten Asiaurl-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215154729/http://www.tenasia.com/archives/71376archive-date=15 December 2013 }}범죄소년Kang Yi-kwan
url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/sns-rt-variety-entertainmemt1vrt1201310651-20140922-story.htmltitle=Korea Sets 'Sea Fog' on Foreign-Language Oscar Courseaccess-date=22 September 2014work=Orlando Sentinel}}해무
The Throne사도
url=https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/age-of-shadows-picked-as-koreas-oscar-contender-1201847524/title=Warner Bros.' 'Age of Shadows' Picked as Korea's Oscar Contenderlast=Kilfirst=Soniawork=Varietydate=30 August 2016access-date=30 August 2016}}밀정
A Taxi Driver택시운전사
Burning버닝
Parasite기생충
url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/south-korea-submits-the-man-standing-next-for-2021-oscars/5154253.articletitle=South Korea submits 'The Man Standing Next' for 2021 Oscarswork=ScreenDailyfirst=Jeanlast=Nohdate=21 October 2020access-date=21 October 2020}}남산의 부장들
url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2021100513591158735title='Mogadishu' Selected as Representative of Korean Film for International Feature Film at Academywork=Star Newsdate=5 October 2021access-date=5 October 2021}}모가디슈
last=Rosserfirst=Michaeltitle='Decision To Leave' revealed as South Korea's Oscar submissionurl=https://www.screendaily.com/news/decision-to-leave-revealed-as-south-koreas-oscar-submission/5173358.articleaccess-date=11 August 2022date=11 August 2022website=Screen Daily}}헤어질 결심
last=Fraterfirst=Patricktitle=International Oscar Race: Korea Selects Disaster Action Film 'Concrete Utopia'url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/2024-international-feature-oscar-submissions-1235688041/access-date=17 August 2023date=17 August 2023website=Variety}}콘크리트 유토피아
12.12: The Day{{Cite webdate=2024-09-04title= '12.12: The Day' chosen as Korea's Oscar entrylanguage=en}}서울의 봄
No Other Choice어쩔수가없다Park Chan-wook

Shortlisted Films

YearFilms201420172019202020212022202320242025
A Girl at My Door · Han Gong-ju · A Hard Day
Becoming Who I Was · The Fortress · The Mayor · Memoir of a Murderer · One Step · The Prison · A Stray Goat · V.I.P. · Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned · The Villainess
Dark Figure of Crime · House of Hummingbird · Idol · Innocent Witness · Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission · A Resistance · Swing Kids
Beasts Clawing at Straws · Bring Me Home · Confession · Deliver Us from Evil · Life Is Beautiful · Moving On · Night of the Undead · An Old Lady · Paper Flower · Peninsula · Samjin Company English Class · Steel Rain 2: Summit
The Book of Fish · Dust-Man · I · Men Who Won't Pick Up Guns 2: Breaking a Taboo · Ten Months
Broker · Contorted · Emergency Declaration · Hansan: Rising Dragon · Hommage · Yeonryeon
Cobweb · The Devil's Deal · Hero · The Hill of Secrets · Hopeless · The Moon · The Point Men · Ransomed · Road to Boston · Sleep · Smugglers · Target
Cabriolet · Citizen of a Kind · Escape · Exhuma · FAQ · House of the Seasons · I, the Executioner · The Land of Happiness · Noryang: Deadly Sea · Our Season · Picnic · Revolver · Victory · Yeonryeon
About Family · Dark Nuns · Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning · Harbin · Hi-Five · The Killers · Love in the Big City · Mimang · My Daughter Is a Zombie · A Normal Family · The Old Woman with the Knife · Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy · Secret: Untold Melody · Somebody · Spring Night · The Ugly · When This Summer is Over · Yadang: The Snitch

Notes

References

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