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

Iceland has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1981. The first film to be sent to AMPAS by Iceland was Land and Sons which was released in Iceland in 1980. Since then, Iceland has sent in a film every year.
Only one Icelandic film, Börn náttúrunnar (Children of Nature), directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, has received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Three others have made the shortlist, and a short film titled Síðasti bærinn (The Last Farm) by Rúnar Rúnarsson was nominated for Best Live Action Short in 2006.
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's films have been selected to represent Iceland six times- more than any other Icelandic director. Baltasar Kormákur has been selected five times, while Ágúst Guðmundsson and Hrafn Gunnlaugsson have each represented Iceland four times. In 1990, Guðný Halldórsdóttir became the first Icelandic woman to represent the country.

## 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 Iceland for review by the Academy for the award by year.
The Icelandic nominee is chosen annually in September by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, which is also responsible for the Edda Awards. All films were primarily in Icelandic.
| Year (Ceremony) | English title | Icelandic title | Director | Result |
| 1980 (53rd) | Land and Sons | Land og synir | Ágúst Guðmundsson | Not nominated |
| 1981 (54th) | Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli | Útlaginn | Ágúst Guðmundsson | Not nominated |
| 1982 (55th) | Inter Nos | Okkar á milli: Í hita og þunga dagsins | Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Not nominated |
| 1983 (56th) | The House | Húsið | Egill Eðvarðsson | Not nominated |
| 1984 (57th) | When the Raven Flies | Hrafninn flýgur | Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Not nominated |
| 1985 (58th) | Deep Winter | Skammdegi | Þráinn Bertelsson | Not nominated |
| 1986 (59th) | The Beast | Eins og skepnan deyr | Hilmar Oddsson | Not nominated |
| 1987 (60th) | White Whales | Skytturnar | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Not nominated |
| 1988 (61st) | In the Shadow of the Raven | Í skugga hrafnsins | Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Not nominated |
| 1989 (62nd) | Under the Glacier | Kristnihald undir jökli | Guðný Halldórsdóttir | Not nominated |
| 1990 (63rd) | The Adventures of Paper Peter | Pappírs Pési | Ari Kristinsson | Not nominated |
| 1991 (64th) | Children of Nature | Börn náttúrunnar | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Nominated |
| 1992 (65th) | As in Heaven | Svo á jörðu sem á himni | Kristín Jóhannesdóttir | Not nominated |
| 1993 (66th) | The Sacred Mound | Hin helgu vé | Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Not nominated |
| 1994 (67th) | Movie Days | Bíódagar | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Not nominated |
| 1995 (68th) | Tears of Stone | Tár úr steini | Hilmar Oddsson | Not nominated |
| 1996 (69th) | Devil's Island | Djöflaeyjan | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Not nominated |
| 1997 (70th) | Blossi/810551 | Blossi/810551 | Júlíus Kemp | Not nominated |
| 1998 (71st) | Count Me Out | Stikkfrí | Ari Kristinsson | Not nominated |
| 1999 (72nd) | The Honour of the House | Ungfrúin góða og húsið | Guðný Halldórsdóttir | Not nominated |
| 2000 (73rd) | Angels of the Universe | Englar alheimsins | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Not nominated |
| 2001 (74th) | The Seagull's Laughter | Mávahlátur | Ágúst Guðmundsson | Not nominated |
| 2002 (75th) | The Sea | Hafið | Baltasar Kormákur | Not nominated |
| 2003 (76th) | Noi the Albino | Nói Albínói | Dagur Kari Petursson | Not nominated |
| 2004 (77th) | Cold Light | Kaldaljós | Hilmar Oddsson | Not nominated |
| 2005 (78th) | Ahead of Time | Í takt við tímann | Ágúst Guðmundsson | Not nominated |
| 2006 (79th) | Children | Börn | Ragnar Bragason | Not nominated |
| 2007 (80th) | Jar City | Mýrin | Baltasar Kormákur | Not nominated |
| 2008 (81st) | White Night Wedding | Brúðguminn | Baltasar Kormákur | Not nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) | Reykjavík-Rotterdam | Reykjavík-Rotterdam | Óskar Jónasson | Not nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) | Mamma Gógó | Mamma Gógó | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Not nominated |
| 2011 (84th) | Volcano | Eldfjall | Rúnar Rúnarsson | Not nominated |
| 2012 (85th) | The Deep | Djúpið | Baltasar Kormákur | Made shortlist |
| 2013 (86th) | Of Horses and Men | Hross í oss | Benedikt Erlingsson | Not nominated |
| 2014 (87th) | Life in a Fishbowl | Vonarstræti | Baldvin Zophoníasson | Not nominated |
| 2015 (88th) | Rams | Hrútar | Grímur Hákonarson | Not nominated |
| 2016 (89th) | Sparrows | Þrestir | Rúnar Rúnarsson | Not nominated |
| 2017 (90th) | Under the Tree | Undir trénu | Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson | Not nominated |
| 2018 (91st) | Woman at War | Kona fer í stríð | Benedikt Erlingsson | Not nominated |
| 2019 (92nd) | A White, White Day | Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur | Hlynur Pálmason | Not nominated |
| 2020 (93rd) | Agnes Joy | Agnes Joy | Silja Hauksdóttir | Not nominated |
| 2021 (94th) | Lamb | Dýrið | Valdimar Jóhannsson | Made shortlist |
| 2022 (95th) | Beautiful Beings | Berdreymi | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Not nominated |
| 2023 (96th) | Godland | Vanskabte land | Hlynur Pálmason | Made shortlist |
| 2024 (97th) | Touch | Snerting | Baltasar Kormákur | Made shortlist |