List of Danish 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 Danish 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	Original title	Director	Result

1956 (29th)	Qivitoq	Qivitoq	Erik Balling	Nominated

1957 (30th)	Be Dear to Me	Ingen tid til kærtegn	Annelise Hovmand	Not Nominated

1958 (31st)	The Girls Are Willing	Guld og grønne skove	Gabriel Axel	Not Nominated

1959 (32nd)	Paw	Paw	Astrid Henning-Jensen	Nominated

1961 (34th)	Harry and the Butler	Harry og Kammertjeneren	Bent Christensen	Nominated

1964 (37th)	Sextet	Sekstet	Annelise Hovmand	Not Nominated

1965 (38th)	Gertrud	Gertrud	Carl Theodor Dreyer	Not Nominated

1966 (39th)	Hunger	Sult	Henning Carlsen	Not Nominated

1967 (40th)	Once There Was a War	Der var engang en krig	Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt	Not Nominated

1967 (41st)	People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart	Människor möts och ljuv musik uppstår i hjärtat	Henning Carlsen	Not Nominated

1969 (42nd)	Ballad of Carl-Henning	Balladen om Carl-Henning	Lene Grønlykke, Sven Grønlykke	Not Nominated

1970 (43rd)	Re: Lone	Ang. Lone	Franz Ernst	Not Nominated

1971 (44th)	The Missing Clerk	Den forsvundne fuldmægtig	Gert Fredholm	Not Nominated

1972 (45th)	Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!	Man sku' være noget ved musikken	Henning Carlsen	Not Nominated

1974 (47th)	The Olsen Gang's Last Escapade	Olsen-bandens sidste bedrifter	Erik Balling	Not Nominated

1975 (48th)	Per	Per	Hans Kristensen	Not Nominated

1976 (49th)	The Olsen Gang Sees Red	Olsen-banden ser rødt	Erik Balling	Not Nominated

1977 (50th)	Boys	Drenge	Nils Malmros	Not Nominated

1978 (51st)	Me and Charly	Mig og Charly	Morten Arnfred, Henning Kristiansen	Not Nominated

1979 (52nd)	Johnny Larsen	Johnny Larsen	Morten Arnfred	Not Nominated

1982 (55th)	Tree of Knowledge	Kundskabens Træ	Nils Malmros	Not Nominated

1983 (56th)	Zappa	Zappa	Bille August	Not Nominated

1984 (57th)	Tukuma	Tukuma	Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt	Not Nominated

1985 (58th)	Twist and Shout	Tro, håb og kærlighed	Bille August	Not Nominated

1986 (59th)	The Dark Side of the Moon	Manden i Månen	Erik Clausen	Not Nominated

1987 (60th)	Babette's Feast	Babettes Gæstebud	Gabriel Axel	Won Academy Award

1988 (61st)	Pelle the Conqueror	Pelle Erobreren	Bille August	Won Academy Award

1989 (62nd)	Memories of a Marriage	Dansen med Regitze	Kaspar Rostrup	Nominated

1990 (63rd)	Dance of the Polar Bears	Lad isbjørnene danse	Birger Larsen	Not Nominated

1991 (64th)	The Great Day on the Beach	Den Store Badedag	Stellan Olsson	Not Nominated

1992 (65h)	Sofie	Sofie	Liv Ullmann	Not Nominated

1993 (66th)	Black Harvest	Sort Høst	Anders Refn	Not Nominated

1994 (67th)	Carl, My Childhood Symphony	Min fynske barndom	Erik Clausen	Not Nominated

1996 (69th)	Hamsun	Hamsun	Jan Troell	Not Nominated

1997 (70th)	Barbara	Barbara	Nils Malmros	Not Nominated

1998 (71st)	The Celebration	Festen	Thomas Vinterberg	Not Nominated

1999 (72nd)	Mifune's Last Song	Mifunes sidste sang	Søren Kragh-Jacobsen	Not Nominated

2000 (73rd)	A Place Nearby	Her i Nærheden	Kaspar Rostrup	Not Nominated

2001 (74th)	Italian for Beginners	Italiensk for begyndere	Lone Scherfig	Not Nominated

2002 (75th)	Open Hearts	Elsker dig for evigt	Susanne Bier	Not Nominated

2003 (76th)	Reconstruction	Reconstruction	Christoffer Boe	Not Nominated

2004 (77th)	The Five Obstructions	De Fem Benspænd	Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth	Not Nominated

2005 (78th)	Adam's Apples	Adams Æbler	Anders Thomas Jensen	Not Nominated

2006 (79th)	After the Wedding	Efter Brylluppet	Susanne Bier	Nominated

2007 (80th)	The Art of Crying	Kunsten at græde i Kor	Peter Schønau Fog	Not Nominated

2008 (81st)	Worlds Apart	To verdener	Niels Arden Oplev	Not Nominated

2009 (82nd)	Terribly Happy	Frygtelig lykkelig	Henrik Ruben Genz	Not Nominated

2010 (83rd)	In a Better World	Hævnen	Susanne Bier	Won Academy Award

2011 (84th)	SuperClásico	SuperClásico	Ole Christian Madsen	Made January Shortlist

2012 (85th)	A Royal Affair	En kongelig affære	Nikolaj Arcel	Nominated

2013 (86th)	The Hunt	Jagten	Thomas Vinterberg	Nominated

2014 (87th)	Sorrow and Joy	Sorg og glæde	Nils Malmros	Not Nominated

2015 (88th)	A War	Krigen	Tobias Lindholm	Nominated

2016 (89th)	Land of Mine	Under sandet	Martin Zandvliet	Nominated

2017 (90th)	You Disappear	Du forsvinder	Peter Schønau Fog	Not Nominated

2018 (91st)	The Guilty	Den skyldige	Gustav Möller	Made December shortlist

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The Girls Are Willing was chosen as Denmark's submission for the 31st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film but did not manage to receive a nomination.

final_sentence: The Girls Are Willing was chosen as Denmark's submission for the 31st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film but did not manage to receive a nomination.