# List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

This is a list of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of a number of countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since the award was created in 1956. It is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length film produced outside the United States with primarily non-English dialogue. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process, reviewing all films submitted.
For the 87th Academy Awards, held on 22 February 2015, a submitted motion picture must be released theatrically in its respective country between 1 October 2013 and 30 September 2014. Submission of a film does not automatically qualify it for the competition; AMPAS has the final word on eligibility, and has disqualified submissions in the past. One film was accepted from each country, with a deadline of 1 October 2014; the Academy published a list of eligible films eight days later.
Eighty-three countries submitted films, with four countries entering for the first time. Mauritania submitted Timbuktu, directed by Abderrahmane Sissako; Panama entered the documentary Invasion, directed by Abner Benaim; Kosovo submitted Three Windows and a Hanging, directed by Isa Qosja; and Malta entered Simshar, directed by Rebecca Cremona.
The Phase 1 committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles–based Academy members, viewed the original submissions between mid-October and 15 December 2014. The group's top six choices, augmented by three selections by the Academy's Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist. Seventy-six films were originally considered, and the nine finalists were shortlisted in mid-December. The list was narrowed down to five nominees by invited committees in New York, Los Angeles and (for the first time) London, who viewed three films a day from 9 to 11 January 2015 before casting their ballots. The list of nominees was announced on 15 January 2015 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles.
For the first time, the director's name would be engraved on the Oscar statuette in addition to the country name.
Poland won the award for the first time with Ida by Paweł Pawlikowski, which was also nominated for Best Cinematography.

## Submissions

| Submitting Country | Title used in nomination | Original Title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
| Afghanistan | A Few Cubic Meters of Love | چند متر مکعب عشق | Persian, Dari | Jamshid Mahmoudi | Not nominated |
| Argentina | Wild Tales | Relatos salvajes | Spanish | Damián Szifrón | Nominated |
| Australia | Charlie's Country | Charlie's Country | Yolŋu Matha, English | Rolf de Heer | Not nominated |
| Austria | The Dark Valley | Das finstere Tal | German, English | Andreas Prochaska | Not nominated |
| Azerbaijan | Nabat | Nabat | Azerbaijani, Turkish | Elchin Musaoglu | Not nominated |
| Bangladesh | Glow of the Firefly | জোনাকির আলো | Bengali | Khalid Mahmud Mithu | Not nominated |
| Belgium | Two Days, One Night | Deux jours, une nuit | French | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | Not nominated |
| Bolivia | Forgotten | Olvidados | Spanish | Carlos Bolado | Not nominated |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | With Mum | Sa mamom | Bosnian | Faruk Lončarević [bs] | Not nominated |
| Brazil | The Way He Looks | Hoje eu quero Voltar Sozinho | Brazilian Portuguese | Daniel Ribeiro | Not nominated |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Rhapsody | Българска Рапсодия | Bulgarian, German, Judaeo-Spanish | Ivan Nitchev | Not nominated |
| Canada | Mommy | Mommy | French, English | Xavier Dolan | Not nominated |
| Chile | To Kill a Man | Matar a un hombre | Spanish | Alejandro Fernández Almendras | Not nominated |
| China | The Nightingale | 夜莺 | Mandarin | Philippe Muyl [fr] | Not nominated |
| Colombia | Mateo | Mateo | Spanish | María Gamboa [es] | Not nominated |
| Costa Rica | Red Princesses | Princesas rojas | Spanish | Laura Astorga | Not nominated |
| Croatia | Cowboys | Kauboji | Croatian | Tomislav Mršić | Not nominated |
| Cuba | Conducta | Conducta | Spanish | Ernesto Daranas | Not nominated |
| Czech Republic | Fair Play | Fair Play | Czech | Andrea Sedláčková | Not nominated |
| Denmark | Sorrow and Joy | Sorg og glæde | Danish | Nils Malmros | Not nominated |
| Dominican Republic | Cristo Rey | Cristo Rey | Spanish | Leticia Tonos | Not nominated |
| Ecuador | Silence in Dreamland | Silencio en la tierra de los sueños | Spanish | Tito Molina | Not nominated |
| Egypt | Factory Girl | فتاة المصنع | Arabic | Mohamed Khan | Not nominated |
| Estonia | Tangerines | Mandariinid | Estonian, Russian, Georgian | Zaza Urushadze | Nominated |
| Ethiopia | Difret | Difret | Amharic | Zeresenay Berhane Mehari | Not nominated |
| Finland | Concrete Night | Betoniyö | Finnish | Pirjo Honkasalo | Not nominated |
| France | Saint Laurent | Saint Laurent | French, English | Bertrand Bonello | Not nominated |
| Georgia | Corn Island | სიმინდის კუნძული | Abkhaz, Georgian, Russian | Giorgi Ovashvili | Made shortlist |
| Germany | Beloved Sisters | Die geliebten Schwestern | German, French | Dominik Graf | Not nominated |
| Greece | Little England | Μικρά Αγγλία | Greek | Pantelis Voulgaris | Not nominated |
| Hong Kong | The Golden Era | 黃金時代 | Mandarin | Ann Hui | Not nominated |
| Hungary | White God | Fehér isten | Hungarian, English | Kornél Mundruczó | Not nominated |
| Iceland | Life in a Fishbowl | Vonarstræti | Icelandic | Baldvin Zophoníasson | Not nominated |
| India | Liar's Dice | लायर्स डाइस | Hindi | Geetu Mohandas | Not nominated |
| Indonesia | Soekarno | Soekarno | Indonesian, Dutch | Hanung Bramantyo | Not nominated |
| Iran | Today | امروز | Persian | Reza Mirkarimi | Not nominated |
| Iraq | Mardan | Mardan | Kurdish | Batin Ghobadi | Not nominated |
| Ireland | The Gift | An Bronntanas | Irish, English, Polish | Tommy Collins | Not nominated |
| Israel | Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem | גט - המשפט של ויויאן אמסאלם | Hebrew, French, Arabic | Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz | Not nominated |
| Italy | Human Capital | Il capitale umano | Italian | Paolo Virzì | Not nominated |
| Japan | The Light Shines Only There | そこのみにて光輝く | Japanese | Mipo O | Not nominated |
| Kosovo | Three Windows and a Hanging | Tri dritare dhe një varje | Albanian | Isa Qosja | Not nominated |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of the Mountains | Курманжан Датка | Kyrgyz | Sadyk Sher-Niyaz | Not nominated |
| Latvia | Rocks in My Pockets | Akmeņi manās kabatās | Latvian | Signe Baumane | Not nominated |
| Lebanon | Ghadi | غدي | Arabic | Amin Dora | Not nominated |
| Lithuania | The Gambler | Lošėjas | Lithuanian | Ignas Jonynas [lt] | Not nominated |
| Luxembourg | Never Die Young | Never Die Young | French | Pol Cruchten | Not nominated |
| Macedonia | To the Hilt | До балчак | Macedonian, French, English, Turkish | Stole Popov | Not nominated |
| Malta | Simshar | Simshar | Maltese | Rebecca Cremona | Not nominated |
| Mauritania | Timbuktu | Timbuktu | Arabic, English, French, Tamasheq, Bambara, Koyra Chiini | Abderrahmane Sissako | Nominated |
| Mexico | Cantinflas | Cantinflas | Spanish | Sebastian del Amo | Not nominated |
| Moldova | The Unsaved | La limita de jos a cerului | Romanian | Igor Cobileanski | Not nominated |
| Montenegro | The Kids from the Marx and Engels Street | Dječaci iz Ulice Marksa i Engelsa | Montenegrin | Nikola Vukčević | Not nominated |
| Morocco | The Red Moon | القمر الأحمر | Arabic | Hassan Benjelloun | Not nominated |
| Nepal | Jhola | झोला | Nepali | Yadavkumar Bhattarai | Not nominated |
| Netherlands | Accused | Lucia de B. | Dutch | Paula van der Oest | Made shortlist |
| New Zealand | The Dead Lands | The Dead Lands | Māori | Toa Fraser | Not nominated |
| Norway | 1001 Grams | 1001 Gram | Norwegian, French, English | Bent Hamer | Not nominated |
| Pakistan | Dukhtar | دختر | Urdu, Pashto | Afia Nathaniel | Not nominated |
| Palestine | Eyes of a Thief | عيون الحراميه | Arabic | Najwa Najjar | Not nominated |
| Panama | Invasion | Invasión | Spanish | Abner Benaim | Not nominated |
| Peru | The Gospel of the Flesh | El evangelio de la carne | Spanish | Eduardo Mendoza de Echave [es] | Not nominated |
| Philippines | Norte, the End of History | Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan | Tagalog, Filipino, English | Lav Diaz | Not nominated |
| Poland | Ida | Ida | Polish, French, Latin | Paweł Pawlikowski | Won Academy Award |
| Portugal | What Now? Remind Me | E Agora? Lembra-me | Portuguese | Joaquim Pinto | Not nominated |
| Romania | The Japanese Dog | Câinele japonez | Romanian, Japanese | Tudor Cristian Jurgiu [fr] | Not nominated |
| Russia | Leviathan | Левиафан | Russian | Andrey Zvyagintsev | Nominated |
| Serbia | See You in Montevideo | Монтевидео, видимо се! | Serbian, English, French, Spanish | Dragan Bjelogrlić | Not nominated |
| Singapore | My Beloved Dearest | Sayang Disayang | Malay, Indonesian | Sanif Olek | Not nominated |
| Slovakia | A Step into the Dark | Krok do tmy | Slovak | Miloslav Luther | Not nominated |
| Slovenia | Seduce Me | Zapelji me | Slovene | Marko Šantić [fr] | Not nominated |
| South Africa | Elelwani | Elelwani | Venda | Ntshavheni wa Luruli [fr] | Not nominated |
| South Korea | Haemoo | 해무 | Korean | Shim Sung-bo | Not nominated |
| Spain | Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed | Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados | Spanish | David Trueba | Not nominated |
| Sweden | Force Majeure | Turist | Swedish, English, French, Norwegian, Italian | Ruben Östlund | Made shortlist |
| Switzerland | The Circle | Der Kreis | Swiss German, German, French | Stefan Haupt [de] | Not nominated |
| Taiwan | Ice Poison | 冰毒 | Southwestern Mandarin, Mandarin, Burmese | Midi Z | Not nominated |
| Thailand | The Teacher's Diary | คิดถึงวิทยา | Thai | Nithiwat Tharathorn | Not nominated |
| Turkey | Winter Sleep | Kış Uykusu | Turkish, English | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Not nominated |
| Ukraine | The Guide | Поводир | Ukrainian, Russian, English | Oles Sanin | Not nominated |
| United Kingdom | Little Happiness | Uzun Yol | Turkish | Nihat Seven | Not nominated |
| Uruguay | Mr. Kaplan | Mr. Kaplan | Spanish, Yiddish | Álvaro Brechner | Not nominated |
| Venezuela | The Liberator | Libertador | Spanish, English, French | Alberto Arvelo [es] | Made shortlist |