Atiq Rahimi in The Patience Stone (2012)
Afghanistan (9)
◄ IMDb Polls
Poll: Countries never nominated for the Foreign Language Oscar
These countries never had any of their films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Which country do you think is most due for this honor?
(For the sake of limiting the options, the list is largely based on the number of submissions to the award each country has made. These numbers are mentioned in brackets for each option, but please vote according to your general perception of the country's achievements.)
Make Your Choice
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East, West, East: The Final Sprint (2009)
Albania (9) -
Nabat (2014)
Azerbaijan (6) -
Jalaler Golpo (2014)
Bangladesh (11) -
Olvidados (2014)
Bolivia (5) -
Yavor Baharov in Tilt (2010)
Bulgaria (26) -
Red Princesses (2013)
Costa Rica (4) -
Olga Pakalovic and Mijo Jurisic in Halima's Path (2012)
Croatia (24) -
Sand Dollars (2014)
Dominican Republic (8) -
Silence in Dreamland (2013)
Ecuador (4) -
Yasmin Raeis in Factory Girl (2013)
Egypt (30) -
The Stringless Violin (2003)
Indonesia (17) -
Son of Babylon (2009)
Iraq (6) -
Elina Abai Kyzy in Kurmanjan datka (2014)
Kyrgyzstan (11) -
Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg (2012)
Latvia (7) -
Nadine Labaki in Caramel (2007)
Lebanon (12) -
Julija Steponaityte and Aiste Dirziute in The Summer of Sangaile (2015)
Lithuania (8) -
Perl oder Pica (2006)
Luxembourg (11) -
Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel (2003)
Mongolia (2) -
Nabil Ayouch in Horses of God (2012)
Morocco (11) -
Afia Nathaniel, Cordelia Stephens, Shrihari Sathe, Thea Kerman, Muhammad Khalid Ali, and Zinnia Sheikh at an event for Dukhtar (2014)
Pakistan (5) -
Eddie Garcia and Princess in Bwakaw (2012)
Philippines (27) -
Manoel de Oliveira
Portugal (32) -
Cristian Mungiu and Oleg Mutu in 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
Romania (31) -
Haifaa Al-Mansour in Wadjda (2012)
Saudi Arabia (1) -
Bajram Severdzan in Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
Serbia (22) -
7 Letters (2015)
Singapore (8) -
Marko Igonda, Attila Mokos, and Péter Nádasdi in A Step Into the Dark (2014)
Slovakia (19) -
Igor Samobor in Class Enemy (2013)
Slovenia (18) -
Bong Joon Ho in Mother (2009)
South Korea (27) -
Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, and Natthakarn Aphaiwonk in Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Thailand (22) -
Nuri Bilge Ceylan at an event for Winter Sleep (2014)
Turkey (22) -
Anton Sviatoslav Greene in The Guide (2014)
Ukraine (7) -
Rolf Becker and Héctor Noguera in Mr. Kaplan (2014)
Uruguay (13) -
Edgar Ramírez in The Liberator (2013)
Venezuela (25)
