Bong Joon Ho in Mother (2009)
South Korea (27)
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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.)
Results of 762 votes:
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1.
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2.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan at an event for Winter Sleep (2014)
Turkey (22) -
3.
Cristian Mungiu and Oleg Mutu in 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
Romania (31) -
4.
Manoel de Oliveira
Portugal (32) -
5.
Bajram Severdzan in Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
Serbia (22) -
6.
Yasmin Raeis in Factory Girl (2013)
Egypt (30) -
7.
Anton Sviatoslav Greene in The Guide (2014)
Ukraine (7) -
8.
Olga Pakalovic and Mijo Jurisic in Halima's Path (2012)
Croatia (24) -
9.
Edgar Ramírez in The Liberator (2013)
Venezuela (25) -
10.
Atiq Rahimi in The Patience Stone (2012)
Afghanistan (9) -
11.
Jalaler Golpo (2014)
Bangladesh (11) -
12.
Yavor Baharov in Tilt (2010)
Bulgaria (26) -
13.
Nadine Labaki in Caramel (2007)
Lebanon (12) -
14.
Nabat (2014)
Azerbaijan (6) -
15.
The Stringless Violin (2003)
Indonesia (17) -
16.
Eddie Garcia and Princess in Bwakaw (2012)
Philippines (27) -
17.
Haifaa Al-Mansour in Wadjda (2012)
Saudi Arabia (1) -
18.
East, West, East: The Final Sprint (2009)
Albania (9) -
19.
Afia Nathaniel, Cordelia Stephens, Shrihari Sathe, Thea Kerman, Muhammad Khalid Ali, and Zinnia Sheikh at an event for Dukhtar (2014)
Pakistan (5) -
20.
Perl oder Pica (2006)
Luxembourg (11) -
21.
Nabil Ayouch in Horses of God (2012)
Morocco (11) -
22.
Red Princesses (2013)
Costa Rica (4) -
23.
Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel (2003)
Mongolia (2) -
24.
Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, and Natthakarn Aphaiwonk in Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Thailand (22) -
25.
Olvidados (2014)
Bolivia (5) -
26.
Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg (2012)
Latvia (7) -
27.
Julija Steponaityte and Aiste Dirziute in The Summer of Sangaile (2015)
Lithuania (8) -
28.
Son of Babylon (2009)
Iraq (6) -
29.
Marko Igonda, Attila Mokos, and Péter Nádasdi in A Step Into the Dark (2014)
Slovakia (19) -
30.
Igor Samobor in Class Enemy (2013)
Slovenia (18) -
31.
7 Letters (2015)
Singapore (8) -
32.
Sand Dollars (2014)
Dominican Republic (8) -
33.
Silence in Dreamland (2013)
Ecuador (4) -
34.
Elina Abai Kyzy in Kurmanjan datka (2014)
Kyrgyzstan (11) -
35.
Rolf Becker and Héctor Noguera in Mr. Kaplan (2014)
Uruguay (13)
