# List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

This is a list of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since the award was created in 1956. The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films.
The submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2017 and 30 September 2018. The deadline for submissions was 1 October 2018, with the Academy announcing a list of eligible films on 8 October. A total of 89 countries submitted a film, with 87 of those being accepted. Two countries submitted a film for the first time. Malawi sent The Road to Sunrise and Niger sent The Wedding Ring. From the longlist, nine finalists were shortlisted in late 2018, with the final five nominees announced on 22 January 2019.
Mexico won the award for the first time with Roma by Alfonso Cuarón, which also won Best Cinematography and Best Director.

## Submissions

| Submitting country | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
| Afghanistan | Rona, Azim's Mother | رونا مادر عظیم | Persian, Dari | Jamshid Mahmoudi | Not nominated |
| Algeria | Until the End of Time | إلى آخر الزمان | Arabic | Yasmine Chouikh | Not nominated |
| Argentina | El Ángel | El Ángel | Spanish | Luis Ortega | Not nominated |
| Armenia | Spitak | Սպիտակ | Armenian, Russian, French | Alexander Kott | Not nominated |
| Australia | Jirga | جرګه | Pashto, English | Benjamin Gilmour | Not nominated |
| Austria | The Waldheim Waltz | Waldheims Walzer | German, English, French | Ruth Beckermann | Not nominated |
| Bangladesh | No Bed of Roses | ডুব | Bengali, English | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Not nominated |
| Belarus | Crystal Swan | Хрусталь | Russian, English | Darya Zhuk | Not nominated |
| Belgium | Girl | Girl | Flemish, Dutch, French, English | Lukas Dhont | Not nominated |
| Bolivia | The Goalkeeper | Muralla | Spanish | Rodrigo Patiño | Not nominated |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Never Leave Me | Ne ostavljaj me | Arabic, Turkish | Aida Begić | Not nominated |
| Brazil | The Great Mystical Circus | O Grande Circo Místico | Brazilian Portuguese | Cacá Diegues | Not nominated |
| Bulgaria | Omnipresent | Вездесъщият | Bulgarian | Ilian Djevelekov | Not nominated |
| Cambodia | Graves Without a Name | Les tombeaux sans noms / ផ្នូរគ្មានឈ្មោះ, | French, Khmer | Rithy Panh | Not nominated |
| Canada | Family First | Chien de garde | French | Sophie Dupuis | Not nominated |
| Chile | And Suddenly the Dawn | Y de pronto el amanecer | Spanish | Silvio Caiozzi | Not nominated |
| China | Hidden Man | 邪不压正 | Mandarin, English, French, Japanese | Jiang Wen | Not nominated |
| Colombia | Birds of Passage | Pájaros de verano | Wayuu, Spanish, English, Wiwa | Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra | Made shortlist |
| Costa Rica | Medea | Medea | Spanish | Alexandra Latishev Salazar | Not nominated |
| Croatia | The Eighth Commissioner | Osmi povjerenik | Croatian | Ivan Salaj | Not nominated |
| Cuba | Sergio and Sergei | Sergio & Sergei | Spanish, English, Russian | Ernesto Daranas | Not on the final list |
| Czech Republic | Winter Flies | Všechno bude | Czech | Olmo Omerzu [sl] | Not nominated |
| Denmark | The Guilty | Den skyldige | Danish | Gustav Möller [de] | Made shortlist |
| Dominican Republic | Cocote | Cocote | Spanish | Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias [fr] | Not nominated |
| Ecuador | A Son of Man | A Son of Man: La maldición del tesoro de Atahualpa | Spanish, English, German, Kichwa | Luis Felipe Fernández-Salvador y Campodónico [es] | Not nominated |
| Egypt | Yomeddine | يوم الدين | Arabic | Abu Bakr Shawky | Not nominated |
| Estonia | Take It or Leave It | Võta või jäta | Estonian | Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo | Not nominated |
| Finland | Euthanizer | Armomurhaaja | Finnish | Teemu Nikki [fi] | Not nominated |
| France | Memoir of War | La douleur | French | Emmanuel Finkiel | Not nominated |
| Georgia | Namme | ნამე | Georgian | Zaza Khalvashi [ka] | Not nominated |
| Germany | Never Look Away | Werk ohne Autor | German, Russian | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Nominated |
| Greece | Polyxeni | Πολυξένη | Greek, Turkish | Dora Masklavanou [sv] | Not nominated |
| Hong Kong | Operation Red Sea | 红海行动 | Mandarin, English, Arabic | Dante Lam | Not nominated |
| Hungary | Sunset | Napszállta | Hungarian, German | László Nemes | Not nominated |
| Iceland | Woman at War | Kona fer í stríð | Icelandic, Spanish, English, Ukrainian | Benedikt Erlingsson | Not nominated |
| India | Village Rockstars | ভিলেজ ৰকষ্টাৰ্ছ | Assamese | Rima Das | Not nominated |
| Indonesia | Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts | Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak | Indonesian | Mouly Surya | Not nominated |
| Iran | No Date, No Signature | بدون تاریخ، بدون امضا | Persian | Vahid Jalilvand | Not nominated |
| Iraq | The Journey | الرحلة | Arabic, English | Mohamed Al-Daradji | Not nominated |
| Israel | The Cakemaker | האופה מברלין | Hebrew, English, German | Ofir Raul Graizer | Not nominated |
| Italy | Dogman | Dogman | Italian | Matteo Garrone | Not nominated |
| Japan | Shoplifters | 万引き家族 | Japanese | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Nominated |
| Kazakhstan | Ayka | Айка | Russian, Kyrgyz | Sergey Dvortsevoy | Made shortlist |
| Kenya | Supa Modo | Supa Modo | Swahili, Kikuyu, English | Likarion Wainaina | Not nominated |
| Kosovo | The Marriage | Martesa | Albanian | Blerta Zeqiri | Not nominated |
| Kyrgyzstan | Night Accident | Ночная авария | Kyrgyz | Temirbek Birnazarov [ru] | Not on the final list |
| Latvia | To Be Continued | Turpinājums | Latvian, Russian | Ivars Seleckis [lv] | Not nominated |
| Lebanon | Capernaum | کفرناحوم | Arabic, Amharic | Nadine Labaki | Nominated |
| Lithuania | Wonderful Losers: A Different World | Nuostabieji Luzeriai. Kita planeta | Italian, English, Dutch | Arūnas Matelis | Not nominated |
| Luxembourg | Gutland | Gutland | Luxembourgish, German | Govinda Van Maele | Not nominated |
| Macedonia | Secret Ingredient | Исцелител | Macedonian | Gjorce Stavreski | Not nominated |
| Malawi | The Road to Sunrise | The Road to Sunrise | Chichewa, English | Shemu Joyah | Not nominated |
| Mexico | Roma | Roma | Spanish, Mixtec, English, Japanese, German, French, Norwegian | Alfonso Cuarón | Won Academy Award |
| Montenegro | Iskra | Iskra | Serbian | Gojko Berkuljan | Not nominated |
| Morocco | Burnout | بورن أوت | Arabic, French | Nour-Eddine Lakhmari | Not nominated |
| Nepal | Panchayat | पंचायत | Nepali | Shivam Adhikari | Not nominated |
| Netherlands | The Resistance Banker | Bankier van het Verzet | Dutch | Joram Lürsen | Not nominated |
| New Zealand | Yellow Is Forbidden | Yellow Is Forbidden | Mandarin, English, French | Pietra Brettkelly | Not nominated |
| Niger | The Wedding Ring | Zin'naariya! | Zarma, Songhoyboro Ciine, Hausa, Fulani | Rahmatou Keïta | Not nominated |
| Norway | What Will People Say | Hva vil folk si | Norwegian, Urdu | Iram Haq | Not nominated |
| Pakistan | Cake | کیک | Urdu, Sindhi | Asim Abbasi | Not nominated |
| Palestine | Ghost Hunting | إصطياد اشباح | Arabic, English | Raed Andoni [ar] | Not nominated |
| Panama | Ruben Blades Is Not My Name | Yo No Me Llamo Rubén Blades | Spanish, English | Abner Benaim | Not nominated |
| Paraguay | The Heiresses | Las herederas | Spanish, Guarani | Marcelo Martinessi | Not nominated |
| Peru | Eternity | Wiñaypacha | Aymara | Oscar Catacora | Not nominated |
| Philippines | Signal Rock | Signal Rock | Filipino, Tagalog | Chito S. Roño | Not nominated |
| Poland | Cold War | Zimna wojna | Polish, French, Croatian, German, Russian, Serbian, Italian | Paweł Pawlikowski | Nominated |
| Portugal | Pilgrimage | Peregrinação | Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin, Latin, Indonesian | João Botelho | Not nominated |
| Romania | I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians | Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari | Romanian, French, Spanish, English, German | Radu Jude | Not nominated |
| Russia | Sobibor | Собибор | Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Yiddish | Konstantin Khabensky | Not nominated |
| Serbia | Offenders | Izgrednici | Serbian | Dejan Zečević | Not nominated |
| Singapore | Buffalo Boys | Buffalo Boys | Indonesian, English | Mike Wiluan | Not nominated |
| Slovakia | The Interpreter | Tlmočník | Slovak, German, Russian, English | Martin Šulík | Not nominated |
| Slovenia | Ivan | Ivan | Slovene, Italian | Janez Burger | Not nominated |
| South Africa | Sew the Winter to My Skin | Sew the Winter to My Skin | Afrikaans, Xhosa, English | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | Not nominated |
| South Korea | Burning | 버닝 | Korean, English | Lee Chang-dong | Made shortlist |
| Spain | Champions | Campeones | Spanish | Javier Fesser | Not nominated |
| Sweden | Border | Gräns | Swedish, English | Ali Abbasi | Not nominated |
| Switzerland | Eldorado | Eldorado | German, French, Italian, Kurdish, Swiss German | Markus Imhoof | Not nominated |
| Taiwan | The Great Buddha+ | 大佛普拉斯 | Taiwanese Hokkien, Mandarin, English | Huang Hsin-yao | Not nominated |
| Thailand | Malila: The Farewell Flower | มะลิลา | Thai | Anucha Boonyawatana | Not nominated |
| Tunisia | Beauty and the Dogs | على كف عفريت | Arabic | Kaouther Ben Hania | Not nominated |
| Turkey | The Wild Pear Tree | Ahlat Ağacı | Turkish | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Not nominated |
| Ukraine | Donbass | Донбас | Russian, Ukrainian, English | Sergei Loznitsa | Not nominated |
| United Kingdom | I Am Not a Witch | I Am Not a Witch | Bemba, English, Nyanja, Tonga | Rungano Nyoni | Not nominated |
| Uruguay | A Twelve-Year Night | La noche de 12 años | Spanish | Álvaro Brechner | Not nominated |
| Venezuela | The Family | La familia | Spanish | Gustavo Rondón Córdova | Not nominated |
| Vietnam | The Tailor | Cô Ba Sài Gòn | Vietnamese | Trần Bửu Lộc and Nguyễn Lê Phương Khanh | Not nominated |
| Yemen | 10 Days Before the Wedding | 10 أيام قبل الزفة | Arabic | Amr Gamal | Not nominated |