# List of Estonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Estonia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1992. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. Nineteen Estonian films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, of which one has been nominated for an Oscar.

## 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. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Estonia for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
All submissions were in Estonian.
| Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
| 1992 (65th) | Those Old Love Letters | Need vanad armastuskirjad | Mati Põldre | Not nominated |
| 2001 (74th) | The Heart of the Bear | Karu süda | Arvo Iho | Not nominated |
| 2004 (77th) | Revolution of Pigs | Sigade revolutsioon | Jaak Kilmi, René Reinumägi | Not nominated |
| 2005 (78th) | Shop of Dreams | Stiilipidu | Peeter Urbla | Not nominated |
| 2007 (80th) | The Class | Klass | Ilmar Raag | Not nominated |
| 2008 (81st) | I Was Here | Mina olin siin | René Vilbre | Not nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) | December Heat | Detsembrikuumus | Asko Kase | Not nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) | The Temptation of St. Tony | Püha Tõnu kiusamine | Veiko Õunpuu | Not nominated |
| 2011 (84th) | Letters to Angel | Kirjad Inglile | Sulev Keedus | Not nominated |
| 2012 (85th) | Mushrooming | Seenelkäik | Toomas Hussar | Not nominated |
| 2013 (86th) | Free Range | Free Range: Ballaad maailma heakskiitmisest | Veiko Õunpuu | Not nominated |
| 2014 (87th) | Tangerines | Mandariinid | Zaza Urushadze | Nominated |
| 2015 (88th) | 1944 | 1944 | Elmo Nüganen | Not nominated |
| 2016 (89th) | Mother | Ema | Kadri Kõusaar | Not nominated |
| 2017 (90th) | November | November | Rainer Sarnet | Not nominated |
| 2018 (91st) | Take It or Leave It | Võta või jäta | Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo | Not nominated |
| 2019 (92nd) | Truth and Justice | Tõde ja õigus | Tanel Toom | Made shortlist |
| 2020 (93rd) | The Last Ones | Viimased | Veiko Õunpuu | Not nominated |
| 2021 (94th) | On the Water | Vee peal | Peeter Simm | Not nominated |
| 2022 (95th) | Kalev | Kalev | Ove Musting | Not nominated |
| 2023 (96th) | Smoke Sauna Sisterhood | Savvusanna sõsarad | Anna Hints | Not nominated |
| 2024 (97th) | 8 Views of Lake Biwa | Biwa järve 8 nägu | Marko Raat | Not nominated |