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

South Korea has submitted films to compete for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1962. 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. The Korean nominee is chosen annually by a special committee assembled by the Korean Film Council.
South Korea has submitted thirty-three films for consideration. In 2019, Burning became the first Korean film to make it to the final nine-film shortlist of the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2020, Parasite became the first South Korean film to earn a nomination and to win for Best International Feature Film as well as three other awards who also have nominated including Best Picture.
South Korea's first three submissions were directed by Shin Sang-ok, as was their 1990 submission. Shin later became internationally famous after he was held hostage in North Korea between 1978 and 1986, and forced to make movies for Kim Jong Il. Lee Chang-dong has had three films selected to represent South Korea. Six other directors, Lee Doo-yong, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Tae-kyun, Lee Joon-ik, Jang Hoon and Bong Joon-ho, have had two of their films selected.

## Submissions

Every year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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 South Korea for review by the Academy for the award since its conception. All submissions were filmed in the Korean language.
| 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 삼룡 | 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 삼룡 | 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 |
| 2019 (92nd) | Parasite | 기생충 | Bong Joon-ho | Won Academy Award |
| 2020 (93rd) | The Man Standing Next | 남산의 부장들 | Woo Min-ho | Not nominated |
| 2021 (94th) | Escape from Mogadishu | 모가디슈 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Not nominated |
| 2022 (95th) | Decision to Leave | 헤어질 결심 | Park Chan-wook | Shortlisted |
| 2023 (96th) | Concrete Utopia | 콘크리트 유토피아 | Um Tae-hwa | Not nominated |
| 2024 (97th) | 12.12: The Day | 서울의 봄 | Kim Sung-su | Not nominated |