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

Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] are handed out annually by representatives from the Guldbagge Awards jury.[3]

Ingmar Bergman with his longtime cinematographer Sven Nykvist during the production of Through a Glass Darkly, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards.

Sweden has submitted films for consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category since the inaugural award in 1956. The Swedes have sent more films than any other country, except for France, Italy, Japan and Spain, and have only failed to submit a film one time in the past thirty years.[when?]

16 films from Sweden have been nominated for the Academy Award: The Virgin Spring (1960), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Raven's End (1964), Dear John (1965), Ådalen '31 (1969), The Emigrants (1971), The New Land (1972), Flight of the Eagle (1982), Fanny and Alexander (1983), The Ox (1991), All Things Fair (1995), Under the Sun (1999), Evil (2003) and As It Is in Heaven (2004), A Man Called Ove (2016), The Square (2017). Three Swedish films have won the Oscar: The Virgin Spring (1960), Through a Glass Darkly (1961) and Fanny and Alexander (1983). All the winners have been directed by Ingmar Bergman, who represented Sweden a record nine times. However, his film Scenes from a Marriage was disqualified in 1974 because it had previously aired on Swedish television. According to Robert Osborne, the country did not enter in 1975 as a protest.[4] In 1978, however, the country did not submit his film Autumn Sonata and made no entry.[5] Other prominent directors include Bo Widerberg and Jan Troell, both who have had three of their films nominated. The 1988 winner Pelle the Conqueror was a Swedish-Danish co-production, but was submitted by Denmark. In 2002 there was a bit of controversy as Sweden's submission Lilja 4-ever had most of its dialogue in Russian and not Swedish.[6] Eventually it was accepted as eligible, but did not receive a nomination.

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.[7] 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.[8] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Sweden for review by the Academy for the award by year.

Year
(Ceremony)
Film title used in nominationOriginal titleDirectorResult
1956
(29th)
The Staffan Stolle StoryRatataaHasse EkmanNot nominated
1957
(30th)
The Seventh SealDet sjunde insegletIngmar BergmanNot nominated
1958
(31st)
The MagicianAnsiktetNot nominated
1960
(33rd)
The Virgin SpringJungfrukällan[9]Won Academy Award
1961
(34th)
Through a Glass DarklySåsom i en spegel[10]Won Academy Award
1962
(35th)
The MistressÄlskarinnanVilgot SjömanNot nominated
1963
(36th)
The SilenceTystnadenIngmar BergmanNot nominated
1964
(37th)
Raven's EndKvarteret KorpenBo WiderbergNominated[11]
1965
(38th)
Dear JohnKäre JohnLars-Magnus LindgrenNominated[12]
1966
(39th)
Persona[13]Ingmar BergmanNot nominated
1967
(40th)
Here's Your LifeHär har du ditt livJan TroellNot nominated
1968
(41st)
ShameSkammenIngmar BergmanNot nominated
1969
(42nd)
Ådalen 31Bo WiderbergNominated[14]
1970
(43rd)
A Swedish Love StoryEn kärlekshistoriaRoy AnderssonNot nominated
1971
(44th)
The EmigrantsUtvandrarnaJan TroellNominated[15]
1972
(45th)
The New LandNybyggarna[16]Nominated
1973
(46th)
Scenes from a MarriageScener ur ett äktenskapIngmar BergmanDisqualified
1976
(49th)
City of My DreamsMina drömmars stadIngvar SkogsbergNot nominated
1977
(50th)
The Man on the RoofMannen på taketBo WiderbergNot nominated
1979
(52nd)
A Respectable LifeEtt anständigt livStefan JarlNot nominated
1980
(53rd)
Herr Puntila and His Servant MattiHerr Puntila och hans dräng MattiRalf LångbackaNot nominated
1981
(54th)
Children's IslandBarnens öKay PollakNot nominated
1982
(55th)
Flight of the EagleIngenjör Andrées luftfärdJan TroellNominated[17]
1983
(56th)
Fanny and AlexanderFanny och AlexanderIngmar BergmanWon Academy Award[18]
1984
(57th)
Åke and His WorldÅke och hans världAllan EdwallNot nominated
1985
(58th)
Ronia, the Robber's DaughterRonja RövardotterTage DanielssonNot nominated
1986
(59th)
The SacrificeOffretAndrei TarkovskyNot nominated
1987
(60th)
Hip Hip Hurrah!Hip Hip Hurra!Kjell GredeNot nominated
1989
(62nd)
The Women on the RoofKvinnorna på taketCarl-Gustav NykvistNot nominated
1990
(63rd)
Good Evening, Mr. WallenbergGod afton, Herr WallenbergKjell GredeNot nominated
1991
(64th)
The OxOxenSven NykvistNominated[19]
1992
(65h)
House of AngelsÄnglagårdColin NutleyNot nominated
1993
(66th)
The SlingshotKådisbellanÅke SandgrenNot nominated
1994
(67th)
The Last DanceSista dansenColin NutleyNot nominated
1995
(68th)
All Things FairLust och fägring storBo WiderbergNominated[20]
1996
(69th)
JerusalemBille AugustNot nominated
1997
(70th)
Tic TacDaniel AlfredsonNot nominated
1998
(71st)
Show Me LoveFucking ÅmålLukas MoodyssonNot nominated
1999
(72nd)
Under the SunUnder solenColin NutleyNominated[21]
2000
(73rd)
Songs from the Second FloorSånger från andra våningenRoy AnderssonNot nominated
2001
(74th)
Jalla! Jalla!Josef FaresNot nominated
2002
(75th)
Lilya 4-everLukas MoodyssonNot nominated
2003
(76th)
EvilOndskanMikael HåfströmNominated[22]
2004
(77th)
As It Is in HeavenSå som i himmelenKay PollakNominated[23]
2005
(78th)
ZozoJosef FaresNot nominated
2006
(79th)
Falkenberg FarewellFarväl FalkenbergJesper GanslandtNot nominated
2007
(80th)
You, the LivingDu levandeRoy AnderssonNot nominated
2008
(81st)
Everlasting MomentsMaria Larssons eviga ögonblickJan TroellMade shortlist[24]
2009
(82nd)
InvoluntaryDe ofrivilligaRuben ÖstlundNot nominated
2010
(83rd)
Simple Simon[25]I rymden finns inga känslorAndreas ÖhmanMade shortlist[26]
2011
(84th)
Beyond[27]SvinalängornaPernilla AugustNot nominated
2012
(85th)
The Hypnotist[28]HypnotisörenLasse HallströmNot nominated
2013
(86th)
Eat Sleep Die[29]Äta sova döGabriela PichlerNot nominated
2014
(87th)
Force Majeure[30]TuristRuben ÖstlundMade shortlist[31]
2015
(88th)
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence[32]En duva satt på en gren och funderade över tillvaronRoy AnderssonNot nominated
2016
(89th)
A Man Called Ove[33]En man som heter OveHannes HolmNominated[34]
2017
(90th)
The Square[35]Ruben ÖstlundNominated[36]
2018
(91st)
Border[37]GränsAli AbbasiNot nominated
2019
(92nd)
And Then We Danced[38]Levan AkinNot nominated
2020
(93rd)
Charter[39]Amanda KernellNot nominated
2021
(94th)
Tigers[citation needed]TigrarRonnie SandahlNot nominated
2022
(95th)
Boy from Heaven[40]Tarik SalehMade shortlist
2023
(96th)
Opponent[41]MotståndarenMilad AlamiNot nominated

Shortlisted films

Each year since 2019, the Swedish Oscar selection committee has announced a three-film shortlist prior to announcing the official Swedish Oscar candidate. The following films were shortlisted by Sweden but not selected as the final candidate:

See also

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