Kaurismäki's next film Lights in the Dusk was also chosen to be Finland's nominee for best foreign-language film, but Kaurismäki again boycotted the awards and refused the nomination, in what he claimed was a protest against U.S. President George W. Bush's foreign policy.
Film Kaurismäki berikutnya Lights in the Dusk juga dipilih menjadi nominasi Finlandia untuk film berbahasa asing terbaik, namun Kaurismäki kembali memboikot penghargaan tersebut dan menolak nominasi tersebut, dengan alasan bahwa ia menentang kebijakan luar negeri Presiden AS George W. Bush.