List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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Poland has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film on a regular basis since 1963. The Oscar is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.

Pawel Pawlikowski directed Ida (2013), the first film to win the award for Poland.

Submissions

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award.

As of 2022, 54 Polish films have been submitted for the award. Thirteen of these submissions resulted in nominations for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, with Ida winning in 2015. Director Andrzej Wajda represented Poland for a record nine times, and four of his films received nominations, also a record. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Poland for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

Year
(Ceremony)
Film title used in nomination Original title Director Result
1963
(36th)
Knife in the Water Nóż w wodzie Roman Polanski Nominated
1964
(37th)
Passenger Pasażerka Andrzej Munk & Witold Lesiewicz Not nominated
1966
(39th)
Pharaoh Faraon Jerzy Kawalerowicz Nominated
1968
(41st)
Matthew's Days Żywot Mateusza Witold Leszczyński Not nominated
1969
(42nd)
Everything for Sale Wszystko na sprzedaż Andrzej Wajda Not nominated
1970
(43rd)
The Taste of Black Earth Sól ziemi czarnej Kazimierz Kutz Not nominated
1971
(44th)
Family Life Życie rodzinne Krzysztof Zanussi Not nominated
1972
(45th)
Pearl in the Crown Perła w koronie Kazimierz Kutz Not nominated
1973
(46th)
Copernicus Kopernik Ewa Petelska & Czesław Petelski Not nominated
1974
(47th)
The Deluge Potop Jerzy Hoffman Nominated
1975
(48th)
The Promised Land Ziemia Obiecana Andrzej Wajda Nominated
1976
(49th)
Nights and Days Noce i dnie Jerzy Antczak Nominated
1977
(50th)
Camouflage Barwy ochronne Krzysztof Zanussi Not nominated
1978
(51st)
Death of a President Śmierć prezydenta Jerzy Kawalerowicz Not nominated
1979
(52nd)
The Maids of Wilko Panny z Wilka Andrzej Wajda Nominated
1980
(53rd)
Olympics 40 Olimpiada 40 Andrzej Kotkowski Not nominated
1981
(54th)
Man of Iron Człowiek z żelaza Andrzej Wajda Nominated
1985
(58th)
Yesterday Radosław Piwowarski Not nominated
1986
(59th)
Axiliad Siekierezada Witold Leszczyński Not nominated
1987
(60th)
Hero of the Year Bohater roku Feliks Falk Not nominated
1988
(61st)
A Short Film About Love Krótki film o miłości Krzysztof Kieślowski Not nominated
1989
(62nd)
Kornblumenblau Kornblumenblau Leszek Wosiewicz Not nominated
1990
(63rd)
Korczak Korczak Andrzej Wajda Not nominated
1991
(64th)
The Double Life of Véronique Podwójne życie Weroniki Krzysztof Kieślowski Not nominated
1992
(65th)
All That Really Matters Wszystko, co najważniejsze Robert Gliński Not nominated
1993
(66th)
Squadron Szwadron Juliusz Machulski Not nominated
1994
(67th)
Three Colors: White Trzy kolory. Biały Krzysztof Kieślowski Not nominated
1995
(68th)
Crows Wrony Dorota Kędzierzawska Not nominated
1996
(69th)
At Full Gallop Cwał Krzysztof Zanussi Not nominated
1997
(70th)
Love Stories Historie miłosne Jerzy Stuhr Not nominated
1999
(72nd)
Pan Tadeusz Pan Tadeusz Andrzej Wajda Not nominated
2000
(73rd)
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową Krzysztof Zanussi Not nominated
2001
(74th)
Quo Vadis Jerzy Kawalerowicz Not nominated
2002
(75th)
Edi Piotr Trzaskalski Not nominated
2003
(76th)
Pornografia Jan Jakub Kolski Not nominated
2004
(77th)
The Welts Pręgi Magdalena Piekorz Not nominated
2005
(78th)
The Collector Komornik Feliks Falk Not nominated
2006
(79th)
Retrieval Z odzysku Sławomir Fabicki Not nominated
2007
(80th)
Katyń Andrzej Wajda Nominated
2008
(81st)
Tricks Sztuczki Andrzej Jakimowski Not nominated
2009
(82nd)
Reverse Rewers Borys Lankosz Not nominated
2010
(83rd)
All That I Love Wszystko, co kocham Jacek Borcuch Not nominated
2011
(84th)
In Darkness W ciemności Agnieszka Holland Nominated
2012
(85th)
80 Million 80 milionów Waldemar Krzystek Not nominated
2013
(86th)
Walesa. Man of Hope Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei Andrzej Wajda Not nominated
2014
(87th)
Ida Paweł Pawlikowski Won Academy Award
2015
(88th)
11 Minutes 11 minut Jerzy Skolimowski Not nominated
2016
(89th)
Afterimage Powidoki Andrzej Wajda Not nominated
2017
(90th)
Spoor Pokot Agnieszka Holland Not nominated
2018
(91st)
Cold War Zimna wojna Paweł Pawlikowski Nominated
2019
(92nd)
Corpus Christi Boże Ciało Jan Komasa Nominated
2020
(93rd)
Never Gonna Snow Again Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert Not nominated
2021
(94th)
Leave No Traces Żeby nie było śladów Jan P. Matuszyński Not nominated
2022
(95th)
EO Io Jerzy Skolimowski Nominated
2023
(96th)
The Peasants Chłopi DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman Not nominated

Shortlisted and Considered Films

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