List of submissions to the 55th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Submissions Submissions

| Country | Film_title_used_in_nomination | Language_ | Original_name | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Sandstorm | French | Vent de sable | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina |
| Argentina | Last Days of the Victim | Spanish | Últimos días de la víctima | Adolfo Aristarain |
| Belgium | Minuet | Dutch | Menuet | Lili Rademakers |
| Bulgaria | Khan Asparoukh | Bulgarian | Хан Аспарух | Ludmil Staikov |
| Canada | Wild Flowers | French | Les fleurs sauvages | Jean Pierre Lefebvre |
| Czechoslovakia | The Assistant | Slovak | Pomocnik | Zoro Zahon |
| Denmark | Tree of Knowledge | Danish | Kundskabens træ | Nils Malmros |
| France | Clean Slate | French | Coup de Torchon | Bertrand Tavernier |
| West Germany | Fitzcarraldo | German | Fitzcarraldo | Werner Herzog |
| Greece | Angel | Greek | Ангел | Giorgos Katakouzinos |
| Hungary | Time Stands Still | Hungarian | Megáll az idö | Péter Gothár |