Swedish submissions for the

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are handed out annually by representatives from the

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s jury. Sweden has submitted films for consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category since the inaugural award in 1956. The Swedes have sent more films than any other country, except for France, Italy, Japan and Spain, and have only failed to submit a film one time in the past thirty years. 16 films from Sweden have been nominated for the Academy Award: ''

The Virgin Spring ''The Virgin Spring'' ( sv, Jungfrukällan) is a 1960 Swedish rape and revenge film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter. The story was a ...

'' (1960), '' Through a Glass Darkly'' (1961), ''

Raven's End ''Raven's End'' ( sv, Kvarteret Korpen) is a 1963 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg, about an aspiring working-class writer in Malmö. The story bears some similarities to Widerberg's own background, although he claimed it to be entirely ...

'' (1964), '' Dear John'' (1965), '' Ådalen '31'' (1969), '' The Emigrants'' (1971), ''

The New Land ''The New Land'' ( sv, Nybyggarna) is a 1972 Swedish film directed and co-written by Jan Troell and starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Allan Edwall, Monica Zetterlund, and Pierre Lindstedt. It and its 1971 predecessor, ''The Emi ...

'' (1972), '' Flight of the Eagle'' (1982), ''

Fanny and Alexander ''Fanny and Alexander'' ( sv, Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982 period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The plot focuses on two siblings and their large family in Uppsala, Sweden during the first decade of the twentieth century. ...

'' (1983), '' The Ox'' (1991), ''

All Things Fair ''All Things Fair'' ( sv, Lust och fägring stor, literally "Great Lust and Beauty") is a Swedish erotic drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 3 November 1995. Written and directed by Bo Widerberg, the film is about a sexual relati ...

'' (1995), '' Under the Sun'' (1999), ''

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'' (2003) and ''

As It Is in Heaven ''As It Is in Heaven'' ( sv, Så som i himmelen) is a 2004 Swedish musical film directed by Kay Pollak and starring Michael Nyqvist and Frida Hallgren. It was a box office hit in Sweden and several other countries. It was nominated for Best Fo ...

'' (2004), '' A Man Called Ove'' (2016), ''

The Square (2017 film) ''The Square'' is a 2017 internationally co-produced satirical black comedy film written and directed by Ruben Östlund. The film stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West and Terry Notary. A Swedish production with co-production support ...

'' (2017). Three Swedish films have won the Oscar: ''

'' (1960), '' Through a Glass Darkly'' (1961) and ''

'' (1983). All the winners have been directed by Ingmar Bergman, who represented Sweden a record eight times. His ''

Scenes from a Marriage ''Scenes from a Marriage'' ( sv, Scener ur ett äktenskap) is a 1973 Swedish television miniseries written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Over the course of six hour-long episodes, it explores the disintegration of the marriage between Maria ...

'' was submitted in 1974, but was disqualified because it had previously aired on Swedish television. According to

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, the country did not enter in 1975 as a protest. In 1978, however, the country did not submit his film ''

Autumn Sonata ''Autumn Sonata'' ( sv, Höstsonaten, link=no) is a 1978 drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and starring Ingrid Bergman (in her final film role), Liv Ullmann and Lena Nyman. Its plot follows a celebrated classical pianist and he ...

'' and made no entry. Other prominent directors include

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and

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, both who have had three of their films nominated. The

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winner ''

Pelle the Conqueror ''Pelle the Conqueror'' ( da, Pelle Erobreren, sv, Pelle Erövraren) is a 1987 epic film co-written and directed by Bille August, based upon the 1910 novel of the same name by Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø. The film tells the story of tw ...

'' was a Swedish-Danish co-production, but was submitted by

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. In 2002 there was a bit of controversy as Sweden's submission ''

Lilja 4-ever ''Lilya 4-ever'' ( sv, Lilja 4-ever) is a 2002 crime drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson, which was released in Sweden on 23 August 2002. It depicts the downward spiral of Lilja Michailova, played by Oksana Akinshina, a girl in t ...

'' had most of its dialogue in Russian and not Swedish. Eventually it was accepted as eligible, but did not receive a nomination.

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. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Sweden for review by the Academy for the award by year.

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Submissions

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