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

The Netherlands has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1959. 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. The award was created for the 1956 Academy Awards, succeeding the non-competitive Honorary Academy Awards which were presented between 1947 and 1955 to the best foreign language films released in the United States.
As of 2021, seven Dutch films have been nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, three of which have won the award: The Assault in 1987, Antonia's Line in 1996 and Character in 1998. Two Dutch submissions were disqualified: The Vanishing in 1989 because more than half of the film was spoken in French and Bluebird in 2006 because it had aired on television.
Fons Rademakers represented the Netherlands in the competition five times, achieving two Oscar nominations, including one win.

## 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. Before the award was created, the Board of Governors of the academy voted on a film every year that was considered the best foreign language film released in the United States, and there were no submissions. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by the Netherlands for review by the academy for the award since its first entry in 1959.
| Year | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Main Language(s) | Director | Result |
| 1959 (32nd) | The Village on the River | Dorp aan de rivier | Dutch | Fons Rademakers | Nominated |
| 1963 (36th) | Like Two Drops of Water | Als twee druppels water | Dutch | Fons Rademakers | Not nominated |
| 1964 (37th) | The Human Dutch | Alleman | Dutch | Bert Haanstra | Not nominated |
| 1969 (42nd) | Monsieur Hawarden | Monsieur Hawarden | Dutch | Harry Kümel | Not nominated |
| 1971 (44th) | Mira | Mira | Dutch | Fons Rademakers | Not nominated |
| 1973 (46th) | Turkish Delight | Turks Fruit | Dutch | Paul Verhoeven | Nominated |
| 1974 (47th) | Help! The Doctor Is Drowning | Help, de dokter verzuipt! | Dutch | Nikolai van der Heyde | Not nominated |
| 1975 (48th) | Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies | Dokter Pulder zaait papavers | Dutch | Bert Haanstra | Not nominated |
| 1976 (49th) | Max Havelaar | Max Havelaar | Dutch, Indonesian | Fons Rademakers | Not nominated |
| 1977 (50th) | Soldier of Orange | Soldaat van Oranje | Dutch, German, English | Paul Verhoeven | Not nominated |
| 1978 (51st) | Pastorale 1943 | Pastorale 1943 | Dutch, German | Wim Verstappen | Not nominated |
| 1979 (52nd) | A Woman Like Eve | Een Vrouw als Eva | Dutch, English | Nouchka van Brakel | Not nominated |
| 1980 (53rd) | In for Treatment | Opname | Dutch | Marja Kok & Erik van Zuylen | Not nominated |
| 1981 (54th) | Come-Back! | Come-Back! | Dutch | Jonne Severijn | Not nominated |
| 1982 (55th) | The Cool Lakes of Death | Van de koele meren des doods | Dutch, English, French | Nouchka van Brakel | Not nominated |
| 1983 (56th) | The Fourth Man | De vierde man | Dutch | Paul Verhoeven | Not nominated |
| 1984 (57th) | Army Brats | Schatjes! | Dutch | Ruud van Hemert | Not nominated |
| 1985 (58th) | The Dream | De Dream | West Frisian | Pieter Verhoeff | Not nominated |
| 1986 (59th) | The Assault | De Aanslag | Dutch, German, English | Fons Rademakers | Won Academy Award |
| 1987 (60th) | Count Your Blessings | Van geluk gesproken | Dutch | Pieter Verhoeff | Not nominated |
| 1988 (61st) | The Vanishing | Spoorloos | Dutch, French | George Sluizer | Disqualified |
| 1989 (62nd) | Polonaise | Leedvermaak | Dutch | Frans Weisz | Not nominated |
| 1990 (63rd) | Evenings | De Avonden | Dutch | Rudolf van den Berg | Not nominated |
| 1991 (64th) | Eline Vere | Eline Vere | Dutch, French, English | Harry Kümel | Not nominated |
| 1992 (65th) | The Northerners | De Noorderlingen | Dutch | Alex van Warmerdam | Not nominated |
| 1993 (66th) | The Little Blonde Death | De Kleine Blonde Dood | Dutch | Jean van de Velde | Not nominated |
| 1994 (67th) | 06 | 06 | Dutch | Theo van Gogh | Not nominated |
| 1995 (68th) | Antonia's Line | Antonia | Dutch | Marleen Gorris | Won Academy Award |
| 1996 (69th) | Long Live the Queen | Lang leve de koningin | Dutch | Esmé Lammers | Not nominated |
| 1997 (70th) | Character | Karakter | Dutch | Mike van Diem | Won Academy Award |
| 1998 (71st) | The Polish Bride | De Poolse bruid | Dutch, Polish | Karim Traidia | Not nominated |
| 1999 (72nd) | Scratches in the Table | Madelief: Krassen in het tafelblad | Dutch | Ineke Houtman | Not nominated |
| 2000 (73rd) | Little Crumb | Kruimeltje | Dutch | Maria Peters | Not nominated |
| 2001 (74th) | The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time | Nynke | Dutch, West Frisian | Pieter Verhoeff | Not nominated |
| 2002 (75th) | Zus & Zo | Zus & Zo | Dutch | Paula van der Oest | Nominated |
| 2003 (76th) | Twin Sisters | De Tweeling | Dutch, German | Ben Sombogaart | Nominated |
| 2004 (77th) | Simon | Simon | Dutch | Eddy Terstall | Not nominated |
| 2005 (78th) | Bluebird | Bluebird | Dutch | Mijke de Jong | Disqualified |
| 2006 (79th) | Black Book | Zwartboek | Dutch, German, English | Paul Verhoeven | Made shortlist |
| 2007 (80th) | Duska | Duska | Dutch, Russian | Jos Stelling | Not nominated |
| 2008 (81st) | Dunya & Desie | Dunya & Desie | Dutch, Arabic | Dana Nechushtan | Not nominated |
| 2009 (82nd) | Winter in Wartime | Oorlogswinter | Dutch, German, English | Martin Koolhoven | Made shortlist |
| 2010 (83rd) | Tirza | Tirza | Dutch | Rudolf van den Berg | Not nominated |
| 2011 (84th) | Sonny Boy | Sonny Boy | Dutch | Maria Peters | Not nominated |
| 2012 (85th) | Kauwboy | Kauwboy | Dutch | Boudewijn Koole | Not nominated |
| 2013 (86th) | Borgman | Borgman | Dutch | Alex van Warmerdam | Not nominated |
| 2014 (87th) | Accused | Lucia de B. | Dutch | Paula van der Oest | Made shortlist |
| 2015 (88th) | The Paradise Suite | The Paradise Suite | Bulgarian, Swedish, French, Bosnian, Serbian, Dutch | Joost van Ginkel | Not nominated |
| 2016 (89th) | Tonio | Tonio | Dutch | Paula van der Oest | Not nominated |
| 2017 (90th) | Layla M. | Layla M. | Dutch | Mijke de Jong | Not nominated |
| 2018 (91st) | The Resistance Banker | Bankier van het Verzet | Dutch | Joram Lürsen | Not nominated |
| 2019 (92nd) | Instinct | Instinct | Dutch | Halina Reijn | Not nominated |
| 2020 (93rd) | Buladó | Buladó | Papiamento | Éche Janga | Not nominated |
| 2021 (94th) | Do Not Hesitate | Do Not Hesitate | Dutch, English, Arabic | Shariff Korver | Not nominated |
| 2022 (95th) | Narcosis | Narcosis | Dutch | Martijn de Jong | Not nominated |
| 2023 (96th) | Sweet Dreams | Sweet Dreams | Dutch | Ena Sendijarević | Not nominated |
| 2024 (97th) | Memory Lane | De Terugreis | Dutch | Jelle de Jonge | Not nominated |