This is a list of submissions to the 74th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since the award was created in 1956.
The award is presented annually by the Academy to a
feature-length
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motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-
English
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dialogue.
The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films.
For the
74th Academy Awards
The 74th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 24, 2002, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly ...
, which were held on March 24, 2002, the Academy invited 78 countries to submit films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Fifty-one countries submitted films to the Academy, including
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
and
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
, all of which submitted films for the first time.
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
, whose submission for the
65th Academy Awards
The 65th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1992 in the United States and took place on March 29, 1993, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beg ...
was disqualified, submitted an eligible film for the first time. The Academy released a list of the five nominees for the award on February 12, 2002.
The winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
's ''
No Man's Land'', which was directed by
Danis Tanović
Danis Tanović (born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie ''No Man's Land'' which won him many awards, including an Academy Award f ...
.
Submissions
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External links
Official website for the 74th Academy Awards
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