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

Hungary has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film every year since 1965, a streak beaten only by France, which has submitted every year since 1956 (the first year the award was a competitive category rather than a Special Award).
Best International Feature Film (until 2019, Best Foreign Language Film) is one of 23 Oscar categories awarded annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length film produced outside the United States that contains primarily (>50%) non-English dialogue. Hungary's submission is selected annually by a Selection Committee of esteemed film professionals.
Hungary has been nominated ten times, with István Szabó's Mephisto the first to win, followed by Son of Saul in 2015.
István Szabó's films were selected to represent Hungary seven times between 1967 and 1992, more than any other Hungarian director. Four of these were nominated, including one win. Zoltán Fábri's films were selected four times between 1965 and 1978, and nominated twice.

## 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 Hungary for review by the Academy for the award.
Almost all films were primarily in Magyar (also known as Hungarian), although three of Istvan Szabo's films- Colonel Redl, Hanussen and Mephisto- all of which starred Austrian actor Klaus Maria Brandauer, were largely in German.
| Year (Ceremony) | English title | Hungarian title | Director | Result |
| 1965 (38th) | Twenty Hours | Húsz óra | Zoltán Fábri | Not nominated |
| 1966 (39th) | The Round-Up | Szegénylegények | Miklós Jancsó | Not nominated |
| 1967 (40th) | Father | Apa | István Szabó | Not nominated |
| 1968 (41st) | The Boys of Paul Street | A Pál utcai fiúk | Zoltán Fábri | Nominated |
| 1969 (42nd) | The Upthrown Stone | Feldobott kő | Sándor Sára | Not nominated |
| 1970 (43rd) | Lovefilm | Szerelmesfilm | István Szabó | Not nominated |
| 1971 (44th) | Love | Szerelem | Károly Makk | Not nominated |
| 1972 (45th) | Present Indicative | Jelenidő | Péter Bacsó | Not nominated |
| 1973 (46th) | Photography | Fotográfia | Pál Zolnay | Not nominated |
| 1974 (47th) | Cats' Play | Macskajáték | Károly Makk | Nominated |
| 1975 (48th) | Adoption | Örökbefogadás | Márta Mészáros | Not nominated (Golden Bear-Berlin) |
| 1976 (49th) | The Fifth Seal | Az ötödik pecsét | Zoltán Fábri | Not nominated |
| 1977 (50th) | A Strange Role | Herkulesfürdöi emlék | Pál Sándor | Not nominated (Silver Bear-Berlin) |
| 1978 (51st) | Hungarians | Magyarok | Zoltán Fábri | Nominated |
| 1979 (52nd) | Angi Vera | Angi Vera | Pál Gábor | Not nominated (Gold Hugo-Chicago) |
| 1980 (53rd) | Confidence | Bizalom | István Szabó | Nominated |
| 1981 (54th) | Mephisto | Mephisto | István Szabó | Won Academy Award |
| 1982 (55th) | Time Stands Still | Megáll az idő | Péter Gothár | Not nominated (Winner/Foreign-New York Critics) |
| 1983 (56th) | Job's Revolt | Jób lázadása | Imre Gyöngyössy and Barna Kabay | Nominated |
| 1984 (57th) | Yerma | Yerma | Imre Gyöngyössy and Barna Kabay | Not nominated |
| 1985 (58th) | Colonel Redl | Redl ezredes | István Szabó | Nominated |
| 1986 (59th) | Cat City | Macskafogó | Béla Ternovszky | Not nominated |
| 1987 (59th) | Diary for My Lovers | Napló szerelmeimnek | Márta Mészáros | Not nominated |
| 1988 (61st) | Hanussen | Hanussen | István Szabó | Nominated |
| 1989 (62nd) | My 20th Century | Az én XX. századom | Ildikó Enyedi | Not nominated |
| 1990 (63rd) | Little but Tough | Kicsi, de nagyon erős | Ferenc Grünwalsky | Not nominated |
| 1991 (64th) | Brats | Félálom | János Rózsa | Not nominated |
| 1992 (65th) | Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe | Édes Emma, drága Böbe – vázlatok, aktok | István Szabó | Not nominated |
| 1993 (66th) | We Never Die | Sose halunk meg | Róbert Koltai | Not nominated |
| 1994 (67th) | Woyzeck | Woyzeck | János Szász | Not nominated |
| 1995 (68th) | The Outpost | A részleg | Péter Gothár | Not nominated |
| 1996 (69th) | Vaska Easoff | Haggyállógva Vászka | Péter Gothár | Not nominated |
| 1997 (70th) | The Witman Boys | Witman fiúk | János Szász | Not nominated |
| 1998 (71st) | Gypsy Lore | Romani kris – Cigánytörvény | Bence Gyöngyössy | Not nominated |
| 1999 (72nd) | The Lord's Lantern in Budapest | Nekem lámpást adott kezembe az Úr, Pesten | Miklós Jancsó | Not nominated |
| 2000 (73rd) | Glamour | Glamour | Frigyes Gödrös | Not nominated |
| 2001 (74th) | Abandoned | Torzók | Árpád Sopsits | Not nominated |
| 2002 (75th) | Hukkle | Hukkle | György Pálfi | Not nominated |
| 2003 (76th) | Forest | Rengeteg | Benedek Fliegauf | Not nominated |
| 2004 (77th) | Kontroll | Kontroll | Nimród Antal | Not nominated |
| 2005: (78th) | Fateless | Sorstalanság | Lajos Koltai | Not nominated |
| 2006 (79th) | White Palms | Fehér tenyér | Szabolcs Hajdu | Not nominated |
| 2007 (80th) | Taxidermia | Taxidermia | György Pálfi | Not nominated |
| 2008 (81st) | Iska's Journey | Iszka utazása | Csaba Bollók | Not nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) | Chameleon | Kaméleon | Krisztina Goda | Not nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) | Bibliothèque Pascal | Bibliothèque Pascal | Szabolcs Hajdu | Not nominated |
| 2011 (84th) | The Turin Horse | A torinói ló | Béla Tarr | Not nominated |
| 2012 (85th) | Just the Wind | Csak a szél | Benedek Fliegauf | Not nominated |
| 2013 (86th) | The Notebook | A nagy füzet | János Szász | Made shortlist |
| 2014 (87th) | White God | Fehér isten | Kornél Mundruczó | Not nominated |
| 2015 (88th) | Son of Saul | Saul fia | László Nemes | Won Academy Award |
| 2016 (89th) | Kills on Wheels | Tiszta szívvel | Attila Till | Not nominated |
| 2017 (90th) | On Body and Soul | Testről és lélekről | Ildikó Enyedi | Nominated |
| 2018 (91st) | Sunset | Napszállta | László Nemes | Not nominated |
| 2019 (92nd) | Those Who Remained | Akik maradtak | Barnabás Tóth | Made shortlist |
| 2020 (93rd) | Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time | Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre | Lili Horvát | Not nominated |
| 2021 (94th) | Post Mortem | Post Mortem | Péter Bergendy | Not nominated |
| 2022 (95th) | Blockade | Blokád | Ádám Tõsér | Not nominated |
| 2023 (96th) | Four Souls of Coyote | Kojot négy lelke | Áron Gauder | Not nominated |
| 2024 (97th) | Semmelweis | Semmelweis | Lajos Koltai | Not nominated |