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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | Inter Nos | Icelandic | Okkar á milli: Í hita og þunga dagsins | Hrafn Gunnlaugsson |
| Israel | Hamsin | Hebrew, Arabic | חמסין | Daniel Wachsmann |
| Italy | The Night of the Shooting Stars | Italian | La Notte di San Lorenzo | Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani |
| Japan | Onimasa | Japanese | 鬼龍院花子の生涯 | Hideo Gosha |
| Netherlands | The Cool Lakes of Death | Dutch | Van de koele meren des doods | Nouchka van Brakel |
| Nicaragua | Alsino and the Condor | Spanish | Alsino y el cóndor | Miguel Littín |
| Norway | Victoria L | Norwegian | Leve sitt liv | Petter Vennerød and Svend Wam |
| Portugal | Francisca | Portuguese | Francisca | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Spain | Begin the Beguine | Spanish | Volver a empezar | José Luis Garci |