Although it was never submitted by West Germany for competition in the Best Foreign Language Film category, the submarine film Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen was nominated for six other Academy Awards, as it had been commercially released in Los Angeles County.
Meskipun tidak pernah diwakilkan oleh Jerman Barat untuk kompetisi dalam kategori Film Berbahasa Asing Terbaik, film submarinir Das Boot karya Wolfgang Petersen dinominasikan untuk enam Penghargaan Akademi lainnya, karena film tersebut secara komersial dirilis di Kabupaten Los Angeles.