List of Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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.

List of Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Section Title: Submissions
Table Section Text: 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.

Year (Ceremony)	Film title used in nomination	Persian title	Director	Result

1977 (50th)	The Cycle	دايره مينا	Dariush Mehrjui	Not Nominated

1994 (67th)	Through the Olive Trees	زیر درختان زیتون	Abbas Kiarostami	Not Nominated

1995 (68th)	The White Balloon	بادکنک سفید	Jafar Panahi	Not Nominated

1997 (70th)	Gabbeh	گبه	Mohsen Makhmalbaf	Not Nominated

1998 (71st)	Children of Heaven	بچه های آسمان	Majid Majidi	Nominated

1999 (72nd)	The Color of Paradise	رنگ خدا	Majid Majidi	Not Nominated

2000 (73rd)	A Time for Drunken Horses	زمانی برای مستی اسب‌ها	Bahman Ghobadi	Not Nominated

2001 (74th)	Baran	باران	Majid Majidi	Not Nominated

2002 (75th)	I'm Taraneh, 15	من ترانه 15 سال دارم	Rasul Sadrameli	Not Nominated

2003 (76th)	Deep Breath	نفس عمیق	Parviz Shahbazi	Not Nominated

2004 (77th)	Turtles Can Fly	لاک‌پشت‌ها هم پرواز می‌کنند	Bahman Ghobadi	Not Nominated

2005 (78th)	So Close, So Far	خیلی دور خیلی نزدیک	Reza Mirkarimi	Not Nominated

2006 (79th)	Café Transit	کافه ترانزیت	Kambuzia Partovi	Not Nominated

2007 (80th)	M for Mother	میم مثل مادر	Rasul Mollagholipour	Not Nominated

2008 (81st)	The Song of Sparrows	آواز گنجشکها	Majid Majidi	Not Nominated

2009 (82nd)	About Elly...	...درباره الی	Asghar Farhadi	Not Nominated

2010 (83rd)	Farewell Baghdad	بدرود بغداد	Mehdi Naderi	Not Nominated

2011 (84th)	A Separation	جدایی نادر از سیمین	Asghar Farhadi	Won Academy Award

2013 (86th)	The Past	گذشته	Asghar Farhadi	Not Nominated

2014 (87th)	Today	امروز	Reza Mirkarimi	Not Nominated

2015 (88th)	Muhammad: The Messenger of God	محمد رسول‌الله	Majid Majidi	Not Nominated

2016 (89th)	The Salesman	فروشنده	Asghar Farhadi	Won Academy Award

2017 (90th)	Breath	نفس	Narges Abyar	Not Nominated

2018 (91st)	No Date, No Signature	بدون تاریخ، بدون امضاء	Vahid Jalilvand	Not Nominated

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Farewell Baghdad (2010 film) was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist.

final_sentence: Farewell Baghdad (2010 film) was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist.