List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Germany

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

Section Title: Germany
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Year (Ceremony)	Film title used in nomination	Original title	Director	Result

1990 (63rd)	The Nasty Girl	Das schreckliche Mädchen	Michael Verhoeven	Nominated

1992 (65th)	Schtonk!	Schtonk!	Helmut Dietl	Nominated

1993 (66th)	Justice	Justiz	Hans W. Geißendörfer	Not Nominated

1994 (67th)	The Promise	Das Versprechen	Margarethe von Trotta	Not Nominated

1995 (68th)	Brother of Sleep	Schlafes Bruder	Joseph Vilsmaier	Not Nominated

1996 (69th)	Deathmaker	Der Totmacher	Romuald Karmakar	Not Nominated

1997 (70th)	Beyond Silence	Jenseits der Stille	Caroline Link	Nominated

1998 (71st)	Run Lola Run	Lola rennt	Tom Tykwer	Not Nominated

1999 (72nd)	Aimée & Jaguar	Aimée und Jaguar	Max Färberböck	Not Nominated

2000 (73rd)	No Place to Go	Die Unberührbare	Oskar Roehler	Not Nominated

2001 (74th)	The Experiment	Das Experiment	Oliver Hirschbiegel	Not Nominated

2002 (75th)	Nowhere in Africa	Nirgendwo in Afrika	Caroline Link	Won Academy Award

2003 (76th)	Good Bye, Lenin!	Good Bye, Lenin!	Wolfgang Becker	Not Nominated

2004 (77th)	Downfall	Der Untergang	Oliver Hirschbiegel	Nominated

2005 (78th)	Sophie Scholl – The Final Days	Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage	Marc Rothemund	Nominated

2006 (79th)	The Lives of Others	Das Leben der Anderen	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck	Won Academy Award

2007 (80th)	The Edge of Heaven	Auf der anderen Seite	Fatih Akın	Not Nominated

2008 (81st)	The Baader Meinhof Complex	Der Baader Meinhof Komplex	Uli Edel	Nominated

2009 (82nd)	The White Ribbon	Das weiße Band	Michael Haneke	Nominated

2010 (83rd)	When We Leave	Die Fremde	Feo Aladag	Not Nominated

2011 (84th)	Pina	Pina – Tanzt, tanzt sonst sind wir verloren	Wim Wenders	Made January Shortlist

2012 (85th)	Barbara	Barbara	Christian Petzold	Not Nominated

2013 (86th)	Two Lives	Zwei Leben	Georg Maas	Made January Shortlist

2014 (87th)	Beloved Sisters	Die geliebten Schwestern	Dominik Graf	Not Nominated

2015 (88th)	Labyrinth of Lies	Im Labyrinth des Schweigens	Giulio Ricciarelli	Made December Shortlist

2016 (89th)	Toni Erdmann	Toni Erdmann	Maren Ade	Nominated

2017 (90th)	In the Fade	Aus dem Nichts	Fatih Akin	Made December shortlist

2018 (91st)	Never Look Away	Werk ohne Autor	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck	Nominated

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The Justice film was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.

final_sentence: The Justice film was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.