List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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Mexico has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1957. The award 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.[1] The award 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.[2]

Mexico has submitted more than forty films for Oscar consideration over the years, and eight Mexican films have been nominated by the Academy for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Arturo Ripstein has represented Mexico five times- more than any other Mexican director- although he has never received an Oscar nomination.

The Mexican nominee is selected annually by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. The selection committee holds separate votes to decide which film goes to the Oscars and, in a separate vote, which film goes to the Spanish Goya Awards.

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.[2] 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.[1] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Mexico for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

All Mexican submissions were in Spanish except their 2007 submission, Silent Light, which was in the Plautdietsch dialect of German.

Year
(Ceremony)
Film title used in nomination Original title Director Result
1957
(30th)
Torero! Torero Carlos Velo Not Nominated
1959
(32nd)
Nazarín Nazarín Luis Buñuel Not Nominated
1960
(33rd)
Macario Macario Roberto Gavaldón Nominated
1961
(34th)
The Important Man Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante) Ismael Rodríguez Nominated
1962
(35th)
The Pearl of Tlayucan Tlayucan Luis Alcoriza Nominated
1963
(36th)
The Paper Man El hombre de papel Ismael Rodríguez Not Nominated
1965
(38th)
Always Farther Away Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos) Luis Alcoriza Not Nominated
1966
(39th)
Black Wind Viento Negro Servando González Not Nominated
1967
(40th)
The Adolescents Los Adolescentes Abel Salazar Not Nominated
1971
(44th)
El Topo El Topo Alejandro Jodorowsky Not Nominated
1973
(46th)
Reed: Insurgent Mexico Reed, México insurgente Paul Leduc Not Nominated
1974
(47th)
Calzonzin Inspector Calzonzin Inspector Alfonso Arau Not Nominated
1975
(48th)
Letters from Marusia Actas de Marusia Miguel Littín Nominated
1976
(49th)
Length of War Longitud de guerra Gonzalo Martínez Ortega Not Nominated
1977
(50th)
Pafnucio Santo Pafnucio Santo Rafael Corkidi Not Nominated
1978
(51st)
A Limitless Place El Lugar sin límites Arturo Ripstein Not Nominated
1981
(54th)
Mojado Power Mojado Power Alfonso Arau Not Nominated
1983
(56th)
Eréndira Eréndira Ruy Guerra Not Nominated
1985
(58th)
Frida Still Life Frida, naturaleza viva Paul Leduc Not Nominated
1986
(59th)
The Realm of Fortune El Imperio de la fortuna Arturo Ripstein Not Nominated
1987
(60th)
Life Is Most Important Lo Que Importa es Vivir Luis Alcoriza Not Nominated
1988
(61st)
The Last Tunnel El Último túnel Servando González Not Nominated
1990
(63rd)
Cabeza de Vaca Cabeza de Vaca Nicolás Echevarría Not Nominated
1991
(64th)
Homework La Tarea Jaime Humberto Hermosillo Not Nominated
1992
(65th)
Like Water for Chocolate Como agua para chocolate Alfonso Arau Not Nominated
1993
(66th)
Chronos Cronos Guillermo del Toro Not Nominated
1994
(67th)
The Beginning and the End Principio y fin Arturo Ripstein Not Nominated
1995
(68th)
Midaq Alley El callejón de los milagros Jorge Fons Not Nominated
1996
(69th)
Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda Sabina Berman
Isabelle Tardán
Not Nominated
1997
(70th)
Deep Crimson Profundo carmesí Arturo Ripstein Not Nominated
1998
(71st)
Un embrujo Un embrujo Carlos Carrera Not Nominated
1999
(72nd)
El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba Arturo Ripstein Not Nominated
2000
(73rd)
Amores perros Amores perros Alejandro González Iñárritu Nominated
2001
(74th)
Perfume de violetas, nadie te oye Perfume de violetas, nadie te oye Maryse Sistach Not Nominated
2002
(75th)
El crimen del Padre Amaro El crimen del Padre Amaro Carlos Carrera Nominated
2003
(76th)
Aro Tolbukhin Aro Tolbukhin Isaac Pierre Racine
Agustí Villaronga
Lydia Zimmermann
Not Nominated
2004
(77th)
Innocent Voices Voces inocentes Luis Mandoki Not Nominated
2005
(78th)
Al otro lado Al otro lado Gustavo Loza Not Nominated
2006
(79th)
Pan's Labyrinth El laberinto del fauno Guillermo del Toro Nominated
2007
(80th)
Silent Light Luz silenciosa Carlos Reygadas Not Nominated
2008
(81st)
Tear This Heart Out Arráncame La Vida Roberto Sneider Made January Shortlist
2009
(82nd)
Backyard[3] El Traspatio Carlos Carrera Not Nominated
2010
(83rd)
Biutiful[4] Biutiful Alejandro González Iñárritu Nominated[5]
2011
(84th)
Miss Bala[6] Miss Bala Gerardo Naranjo Not Nominated
2012
(85th)
After Lucia[7] Después de Lucía Michel Franco Not Nominated
2013
(86th)
Heli[8] Heli Amat Escalante Not Nominated
2014
(87th)
Cantinflas[9] Cantinflas Sebastian del Amo Not Nominated
2015
(88th)
600 Miles[10] 600 Millas Gabriel Ripstein Not Nominated

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