List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Submissions
Columns: 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 | 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 | 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 | 2014 | Neighbouring Sounds | O Som ao Redor | Kleber Mendonça Filho | TBD