List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

South Korea has submitted films to compete for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1962. 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.[3] The Korean nominee is chosen annually by a special committee assembled by the Korean Film Council.

Bong Joon Ho directed South Korea's first film to be nominated for and win the award, Parasite (2019).

South Korea has submitted thirty-two films for consideration. In 2019, Burning became the first Korean film to make it to the final nine-film shortlist of the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.[4] In 2020, Parasite became the first South Korean film to earn a nomination for Best International Feature Film; it also was the first Korean film nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. At the 92nd Academy Awards, Parasite won all four awards (out of six nominations), becoming the first non-English language film to win Best Picture. North Korea has never sought to participate in the competition, and has never sent any films.

South Korea's first three submissions were directed by Shin Sang-ok, as was their 1990 submission. Shin later became internationally famous after he claimed to have been held hostage in North Korea between 1978–1986, and forced to make movies for Kim Jong-Il. Lee Chang-dong has had three films selected to represent South Korea. Six other directors, Lee Doo-yong, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Tae-kyun, Lee Joon-ik, Jang Hoon and Bong Joon-ho, have had two of their films selected.

Submissions

Every year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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.[3] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by South Korea for review by the Academy for the award since its conception. All submissions were filmed in the Korean language.

Year
(Ceremony)		Film title used in nominationKorean titleDirectorResult
1962
(35th)		 My Mother and the Roomer 사랑방 손님과 어머니 Shin Sang-ok Not Nominated
1964
(37th)		 The Dumb Samyong 벙어리 삼룡 Shin Sang-ok Not Nominated
1966
(39th)		 Rice 쌀 Shin Sang-ok Not Nominated
1968
(41st)		 Descendants of Cain 카인의 후예 Yu Hyun-mok Not Nominated
1969
(42nd)		 The Old Craftsman of Jar 독 짓는 늙은이 Choi Ha-won Not Nominated
1973
(46th)		 Mute Samyong 비련의 벙어리 삼룡 Byun Jang-ho Not Nominated
1984
(57th)		 Mulleya Mulleya 여인잔혹사 물레야 물레야 Lee Doo-yong Not Nominated
1985
(58th)		 Eoudong[5] 어우동 Lee Jang-ho Not Nominated
1986
(59th)		 Eunuch 내시 Lee Doo-yong Not Nominated
1990
(63rd)		 Mayumi 마유미 Shin Sang-ok Not Nominated
1994
(67th)		 Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid 헐리우드 키드의 생애 Chung Ji-young Not Nominated
1995
(68th)		 301, 302 301 302 Park Chul-soo Not Nominated
2000
(73rd)		 Chunhyang 춘향뎐 Im Kwon-taek Not Nominated
2002
(75th)		 Oasis 오아시스 Lee Chang-dong Not Nominated
2003
(76th)		 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 봄, 여름, 가을, 겨울 그리고 봄 Kim Ki-duk Not Nominated
2004
(77th)		 Taegukgi[6] 태극기 휘날리며 Kang Je-gyu Not Nominated
2005
(78th)		 Welcome to Dongmakgol[lower-alpha 1] 웰컴투 동막골 Park Kwang-hyun Not Nominated
2006
(79th)		 King and the Clown[lower-alpha 2] 왕의 남자 Lee Joon-ik Not Nominated
2007
(80th)		 Secret Sunshine[lower-alpha 3] 밀양 Lee Chang-dong Not Nominated
2008
(81st)		 Crossing[lower-alpha 4] 크로싱 Kim Tae-kyun Not Nominated
2009
(82nd)		 Mother[lower-alpha 5] 마더 Bong Joon-ho Not Nominated
2010
(83rd)		 A Barefoot Dream[lower-alpha 6] 맨발의 꿈 Kim Tae-kyun Not Nominated[13]
2011
(84th)		 The Front Line[14][15][lower-alpha 7] 고지전 Jang Hoon Not Nominated
2012
(85th)		 Pietà[16] 피에타 Kim Ki-duk Not Nominated
2013
(86th)		 Juvenile Offender[17] 범죄소년 Kang Yi-kwan Not Nominated
2014
(87th)		 Haemoo[18] 해무 Shim Sung-bo Not Nominated
2015
(88th)		 The Throne[19] 사도 Lee Joon-ik Not Nominated
2016
(89th)		 The Age of Shadows[20] 밀정 Kim Jee-woon Not Nominated
2017
(90th)		 A Taxi Driver[21][lower-alpha 8] 택시운전사 Jang Hoon Not Nominated
2018
(91st)		 Burning[23] 버닝 Lee Chang-dong Made Shortlist[4]
2019
(92nd)		 Parasite[24] 기생충 Bong Joon-ho Won Academy Award[25]
2020
(93rd)		 The Man Standing Next[26] 남산의 부장들 Woo Min-ho Pending

See also

Notes
    1. The category was previously named the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in April 2019, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.[1][2]
    1. Other shortlisted films: 3-Iron, April Snow, A Bittersweet Life, Crying Fist, Duelist, Marathon and Sympathy For Lady Vengeance.[7]
    2. Other shortlisted films: The Host and Time[8]
    3. Other shortlisted films: Breath and May 18[9]
    4. Other shortlisted films: The Chaser, Forever the Moment, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, and Sunny[10]
    5. Other shortlisted films: Breathless, A Frozen Flower, Lifting King Kong, Old Partner and Thirst[11]
    6. Other shortlisted films: Blades of Blood, The Housemaid, Poetry, Potato Symphony and 71: Into the Fire[12]
    7. Other shortlisted films: The Day He Arrives, Hanji, Poongsan, Sunny and The Yellow Sea.
    8. Other shortlisted films: The Fortress, A Stray Goat, V.I.P., Becoming Who I Was, One Step, The Mayor, Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned, The Prison, Memoir of a Murderer and The Villainess[22]

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