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

Statements about this table:
over half of the film be not nominate
none of the nominated film have the same director
two of the nominated film have director with the same last name
bruno barreto and walter salles direct the same number of nominated film
year (ceremony)
original title
english title
director
result
1960
a morte comanda o cangaço
death commands brigandage
carlos coimbra & walter guimarães motta
not nominated
1962
o pagador de promessas
keeper of promises a
anselmo duarte
nominee
1964
deus e o diabo na terra do sol
the black god and the white devil
glauber rocha
not nominated
1965
são paulo , sociedade anônima
são paulo incorporated
luis sérgio person
not nominated
1967
o caso dos irmãos naves
the case of the nave brothers
luis sérgio person
not nominated
1968
as amorosas
the amorous ones
walter hugo khouri
not nominated
1970
o dragão da maldade contra o santo guerreiro
antonio das mortes
glauber rocha
not nominated
1971
pecado mortal
mortal sin
miguel faria , jr
not nominated
1972
pra quem fica , tchau
pra quem fica , tchau
reginaldo faria
not nominated
1973
como era gostoso o meu francês
how tasty was my little frenchman
nelson pereira dos santos
not nominated
1974
a faca e o rio
john , the knife and the river
george sluizer
not nominated
1975
a noite do espantalho
the scarecrow 's night
sérgio ricardo
not nominated
1976
o amuleto de ogum
ogum 's amulet
nelson pereira dos santos
not nominated
1977
xica da silva
xica
cacá diegues
not nominated
year (ceremony)
original title
english title
director
result
1978
tenda dos milagres
tent of miracles
nelson pereira dos santos
not nominated
1979
a lira do delírio
the lyre of delight
walter lima , jr
not nominated
1981
bye bye brasil
bye bye brazil
cacá diegues
not nominated
1985
memórias do cárcere
memoirs of prison
nelson pereira dos santos
not nominated
1987
a hora da estrela
the hour of the star
suzana amaral
not nominated
1988
um trem para as estrelas
subway to the stars
cacá diegues
not nominated
1989
romance da empregada
the story of fausta
bruno barreto
not nominated
1990
dias melhores virão
better days ahead
cacá diegues
not nominated
1996
o quatrilho
o quatrilho
fábio barreto
nominee
1997
tieta do agreste
tieta do agreste
cacá diegues
not nominated
1998
o que é isso , companheiro
four days in september
bruno barreto
nominee
1999
central do brasil b
central station
walter salles
nominee
2000
orfeu
orfeu
cacá diegues
not nominated
year (ceremony)
original title
english title
director
result
2001
eu , tu , eles
me , you , them
andrucha waddington
not nominated
2002
abril despedaçado
behind the sun
walter salles
not nominated
2003
cidade de deus c
city of god
fernando meirelles
not nominated
2004
carandiru
carandiru
hector babenco
not nominated
2005
olga
olga
jayme monjardim
not nominated
2006
dois filhos de francisco
two sons of francisco
breno silveira
not nominated
2007
cinema , aspirinas e urubus
cinema , aspirins and vultures
marcelo gomes
not nominated
2008
o ano em que meus pais saíram de férias
the year my parents went on vacation
cao hamburger
made january shortlist
2009
última parada 174
last stop 174
bruno barreto
not nominated
2010
salve geral
time of fear
sérgio rezende
not nominated
2011
lula , o filho do brasil
lula , o filho do brasil
fábio barreto
not nominated
2012
tropa de elite 2
the elite squad 2
josé padilha
not nominated
2013
o palhaço
the clown
selton mello
not nominated