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

The People's Republic of China has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1979. 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.
China has submitted more than twenty films for Oscar consideration, two of which were nominated for an Oscar. Both of these films were directed by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, whose films have been submitted by China eight times. Zhang was also nominated for an Oscar for a third film, as a representative of British Hong Kong. The only other mainland Chinese director to be selected multiple times is Chen Kaige, whose films represented mainland China twice, and Hong Kong once, resulting in one nomination (for Hong Kong).
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are recognized as separate entities by AMPAS and each one routinely sends a film to the competition. Although China, Hong Kong and Taiwan used to have very separate film industries, a more Pan-Chinese film industry began to develop in the early 2000s, with directors, actors and crew members routinely working on projects outside their home territory. In recent years, Hong Kong in particular has begun to submit Mandarin-language Mainland co-productions like The Banquet and Painted Skin to represent Hong Kong.

## 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 the People's Republic of China for review by the academy for the award.
| Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director | Result |
| 1979 (52nd) | Effendi [zh] | 阿凡提 | Mandarin | Lang Xiao | Not nominated |
| 1983 (56th) | My Memories of Old Beijing | 城南旧事 | Mandarin | Wu Yigong | Not nominated |
| 1984 (57th) | Life | 人生 | Mandarin | Wu Tianming | Not nominated |
| 1986 (59th) | Dr. Sun Yat-sen | 孙中山 | Mandarin | Ding Yinnan | Not nominated |
| 1987 (60th) | Hibiscus Town | 芙蓉镇 | Mandarin | Xie Jin | Not nominated |
| 1988 (61st) | Red Sorghum | 红高粱 | Mandarin | Zhang Yimou | Not nominated |
| 1989 (62nd) | The Birth of New China | 开国大典 | Mandarin | Li Qiankuan | Not nominated |
| 1990 (63rd) | Ju Dou | 菊豆 | Mandarin | Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang | Nominated |
| 1991 (64th) | The Spring Festival | 过年 | Mandarin | Huang Jianzhong | Not nominated |
| 1992 (65th) | The Story of Qiu Ju | 秋菊打官司 | Mandarin | Zhang Yimou | Not nominated |
| 1993 (66th) | Country Teachers | 凤凰琴 | Mandarin | He Qun | Not nominated |
| 1995 (68th) | Red Cherry | 红樱桃 | Mandarin, Russian, German | Ye Daying | Not nominated |
| 1998 (71st) | Genghis Khan | 一代天骄成吉思汗 | Mandarin, Mongolian | Sai Fu & Lisi Mai | Not nominated |
| 1999 (72nd) | Lover's Grief over the Yellow River | 黄河绝恋 | Mandarin | Feng Xiaoning | Not nominated |
| 2000 (73rd) | Breaking the Silence | 漂亮妈妈 | Mandarin | Sun Zhou | Not nominated |
| 2002 (75th) | Hero | 英雄 | Mandarin | Zhang Yimou | Nominated |
| 2003 (76th) | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | 天地英雄 | Mandarin | He Ping | Not nominated |
| 2004 (77th) | House of Flying Daggers | 十面埋伏 | Mandarin | Zhang Yimou | Not nominated |
| 2005 (78th) | The Promise | 无极 | Mandarin | Chen Kaige | Not nominated |
| 2006 (79th) | Curse of the Golden Flower | 满城尽带黄金甲 | Mandarin | Zhang Yimou | Not nominated |
| 2007 (80th) | The Knot | 云水谣 | Mandarin | Yin Li | Not nominated |
| 2008 (81st) | Dream Weavers: Beijing 2008 | 筑梦 | Mandarin | Yu Gun | Not nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) | Forever Enthralled | 梅兰芳 | Mandarin | Chen Kaige | Not nominated |
| 2010 (83rd) | Aftershock | 唐山大地震 | Mandarin | Feng Xiaogang | Not nominated |
| 2011 (84th) | The Flowers of War | 金陵十三釵 | Mandarin, English | Zhang Yimou | Not nominated |
| 2012 (85th) | Caught in the Web | 搜索 | Mandarin | Chen Kaige | Not nominated |
| 2013 (86th) | Back to 1942 | 一九四二 | Mandarin, English, Japanese | Feng Xiaogang | Not nominated |
| 2014 (87th) | The Nightingale | 夜莺 | Mandarin | Philippie Muyl | Not nominated |
| 2015 (88th) | Go Away Mr. Tumor | 滚蛋吧！肿瘤君 | Mandarin | Han Yan | Not nominated |
| 2016 (89th) | Xuanzang | 大唐玄奘 | Mandarin | Huo Jianqi | Not nominated |
| 2017 (90th) | Wolf Warrior 2 | 战狼2 | Mandarin, English | Wu Jing | Not nominated |
| 2018 (91st) | Hidden Man | 邪不压正 | Mandarin | Jiang Wen | Not nominated |
| 2019 (92nd) | Ne Zha | 哪吒之魔童降世 | Mandarin | Jiaozi | Not nominated |
| 2020 (93rd) | Leap | 夺冠 | Mandarin | Peter Chan | Not nominated |
| 2021 (94th) | Cliff Walkers | 悬崖之上 | Mandarin | Zhang Yimou | Not nominated |
| 2022 (95th) | Nice View | 奇迹·笨小孩 | Mandarin | Wen Muye | Not nominated |
| 2023 (96th) | The Wandering Earth 2 | 流浪地球2 | Mandarin | Frant Gwo | Not nominated |
| 2024 (97th) | The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru | 里斯本丸沉没 | English, Mandarin | Fang Li | Disqualified |