list of spanish submissions for the academy award for best foreign language film 

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jaime de armiñán direct el nido
vicente escrivá direct dulcinea
josé luis garci direct the film course complete and 7 other nominated movie
jaime de armiñán direct obaba
josé luis cuerda direct dulcinea
year (ceremony)
film title used in nomination
original title
director
result
1956 (29th)
afternoon of the bulls
tarde de toros
ladislao vajda
not nominated
1957 (30th)
high street
calle mayor
juan antonio bardem
not nominated
1958 (31st)
la venganza
la venganza
juan antonio bardem
nominee
1960 (33rd)
five o'clock in the afternoon
a las cinco de la tarde
juan antonio bardem
not nominated
1961 (34th)
plácido
plácido
luis garcía berlanga
nominee
1962 (35th)
dulcinea
dulcinea
vicente escrivá
not nominated
1964 (37th)
the girl in mourning
la niña de luto
manuel summers
not nominated
1965 (38th)
la tía tula
la tía tula
miguel picazo
not nominated
1968 (41st)
spain again
españa otra vez
jaime camino
not nominated
1970 (43rd)
tristana
tristana
luis buñuel
nominee
1972 (45th)
my dearest senorita
mi querida señorita
jaime de armiñán
nominee
1974 (47th)
la prima angélica
la prima angélica
carlos saura
not nominated
1975 (48th)
poachers
furtivos
josé luis borau
not nominated
1976 (49th)
raise ravens
cría cuervos
carlos saura
not nominated
1979 (52nd)
mama turns a hundred
mamá cumple cien años
carlos saura
nominee
1980 (53rd)
the nest
el nido
jaime de armiñán
nominee
year (ceremony)
film title used in nomination
original title
director
result
1981 (54th)
patrimonio nacional
patrimonio nacional
luis garcía berlanga
not nominated
1982 (55th)
begin the beguine
volver a empezar
josé luis garci
won academy award
1983 (56th)
carmen
carmen
carlos saura
nominee
1984 (57th)
double feature
sesión continua
josé luis garci
nominee
1985 (58th)
the witching hour
la hora bruja
jaime de armiñán
not nominated
1987 (60th)
course completed
asignatura aprobada
josé luis garci
nominee
1988 (61st)
women on the verge of a nervous breakdown
mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
pedro almodóvar
nominee
1989 (62nd)
love , hate and death
montoyas y tarantos
vicente escrivá
not nominated
1990 (63rd)
ay , carmela!
¡ay , carmela!
carlos saura
not nominated
1991 (64th)
high heels
tacones lejanos
pedro almodóvar
not nominated
1992 (65th)
the fencing master
el maestro de esgrima
pedro olea
not nominated
1993 (66th)
belle époque
belle époque
fernando trueba
won academy award
1994 (67th)
cradle song
canción de cuna
josé luis garci
not nominated
1995 (68th)
the flower of my secret
la flor de mi secreto
pedro almodóvar
not nominated
1996 (69th)
bwana
bwana
imanol uribe
not nominated
year (ceremony)
film title used in nomination
original title
director
result
1997 (70th)
secrets of the heart
secretos del corazón
montxo armendáriz
nominee
1998 (71st)
the grandfather
el abuelo
josé luis garci
nominee
1999 (72nd)
all about my mother
todo sobre mi madre
pedro almodóvar
won academy award
2000 (73rd)
you 're the one
you 're the one : una historia de entonces
josé luis garci
not nominated
2001 (74th)
mad love
juana la loca
vicente aranda
not nominated
2003 (76th)
soldados de salamina
soldados de salamina
david trueba
not nominated
2004 (77th)
the sea inside
mar adentro
alejandro amenábar
won academy award
2005 (78th)
obaba
obaba
montxo armendáriz
not nominated
2006 (79th)
volver
volver
pedro almodóvar
made january shortlist
2007 (80th)
the orphanage
el orfanato
juan antonio bayona
not nominated
2008 (81st)
the blind sunflowers
los girasoles ciegos
josé luis cuerda
not nominated
2009 (82nd)
the dancer and the thief
el baile de la victoria
fernando trueba
not nominated
2010 (83rd)
even the rain
también la lluvia
icíar bollaín
made january shortlist
2011 (84th)
black bread
pa negre
agustí villaronga
not nominated
2012 (85th)
blancanieves
blancanieves
pablo berger
not nominated