List of submissions to the 50th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Submissions Submissions

| Country | Film_title_used_in_nomination | Language_ | Original_name | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | What Does Fall Mean? | Spanish | ¿Qué es el otoño? | Daniel Portela and David José Kohon |
| Austria | I Want to Live | German | Ich will leben | Jörg A. Eggers |
| Belgium | Rubens | Dutch | Rubens, schilder en diplomaat | Roland Verhavert |
| Brazil | Tent of Miracles | Portuguese | Tenda dos Milagres | Nelson Pereira dos Santos |
| Canada | J.A. Martin Photographer | French | J.A. Martin photographe | Jean Beaudin |
| Denmark | Boys | Danish | Drenge | Nils Malmros |
| France | Madame Rosa | French | La Vie devant soi | Moshé Mizrahi |
| East Germany | Mom, I Am Alive | German | Mama, ich lebe | Konrad Wolf |
| West Germany | The American Friend | German | Der Amerikanische Freund | Wim Wenders |