List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Submissions

Year (Ceremony)
Film title used in nomination
Korean title
Director
Result
1962 (35th)
My Mother and the Roomer
사랑방 손님과 어머니
Shin Sang-ok
Not Nominated
1964 (37th)
The Dumb Samyong
벙어리 삼용
Shin Sang-ok
Not Nominated
1966 (39th)
Rice
쌀
Shin Sang-ok
Not Nominated
1968 (41st)
Descendants of Cain
카인의 후예
Yu Hyun-mok
Not Nominated
1969 (42nd)
The Old Craftsman of Jar
독 짓는 늙은이
Choi Ha-won
Not Nominated
1973 (46th)
Mute Samyong
비련의 벙어리 삼용
Byun Jang-ho
Not Nominated
1984 (57th)
Mulleya Mulleya
여인잔혹사 물레야 물레야
Lee Doo-yong
Not Nominated
1985 (58th)
Eoudong
어우동
Lee Jang-ho
Not Nominated
1986 (59th)
Eunuch
내시
Lee Doo-yong
Not Nominated
1990 (63rd)
Mayumi
마유미
Shin Sang-ok
Not Nominated
1994 (67th)
Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid
헐리우드 키드의 생애
Chung Ji-young
Not Nominated
1995 (68th)
301, 302
301 302
Park Chul-soo
Not Nominated
2000 (73rd)
Chunhyang
춘향뎐
Im Kwon-taek
Not Nominated
2002 (75th)
Oasis
오아시스
Lee Chang-dong
Not Nominated
2003 (76th)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
봄, 여름, 가을, 겨울 그리고 봄
Kim Ki-duk
Not Nominated
2004 (77th)
Taegukgi
태극기 휘날리며
Kang Je-gyu
Not Nominated
2005 (78th)
Welcome to Dongmakgol
웰컴투 동막골
Park Kwang-hyun
Not Nominated
2006 (79th)
King and the Clown
왕의 남자
Lee Joon-ik
Not Nominated
2007 (80th)
Secret Sunshine
밀양
Lee Chang-dong
Not Nominated
2008 (81st)
Crossing
크로싱
Kim Tae-kyun
Not Nominated
2009 (82nd)
Mother
마더
Bong Joon-ho
Not Nominated
2010 (83rd)
A Barefoot Dream
맨발의 꿈
Kim Tae-kyun
Not Nominated
2011 (84th)
The Front Line
고지전
Jang Hoon
Not Nominated
2012 (85th)
Pietà
피에타
Kim Ki-duk
Not Nominated
2013 (86th)
Juvenile Offender
범죄소년
Kang Yi-kwan
Not Nominated
2014 (87th)
Haemoo
해무
Shim Sung-bo
Not Nominated
2015 (88th)
The Throne
사도
Lee Joon-ik
Not Nominated
2016 (89th)
The Age of Shadows
밀정
Kim Jee-woon
Not Nominated
2017 (90th)
A Taxi Driver
택시운전사
Jang Hoon
Not Nominated
2018 (91st)
Burning
버닝
Lee Chang-dong
Shortlisted

Question: What film performed the best?
Answer: 2018's submission, Burning by Lee Chang-dong, was shortlisted.