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95th Oscars. Predictions for the Films of 2022 / CEREMONY: March 12th, 2023
 For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes only discuss on the blog

  

SUBMISSION CHARTS - updated 11/12
OFFICIAL LIST
Chart 3: PAKISTAN through VIETNAM

Pakistan
never nominated | submitting irregularly since 1959

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ

JOYLAND
dir Saim Sadiq
No US Distributor Yet

126 minutes
Urdu

The youngest son of a very patriarchal family falls for a trans starlet in an erotic dance troupe. Winner of the Queer Palm this past summer

Palestine
2 nominations | 
submitting since 2003

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

MEDITERRANEAN FEVER
dir. Maha Haj
No US Distributor Yet

108 minutes
Arabic

A drama about a would be writer and his neighbor, a small-time criminal

recent key submissions
?

 

Panama
never nominated | submitting since 2014)

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ

BIRTHDAY BOY
dir Arturo Montenegro
OFFICIAL SITE
No US Distribution Yet

96 minutes
Spanish

This is Arturo Montenegro's second submission from Panama. The first was a trans drama Everbody Changes (2019)

recent key submissions
2014 - Invasion
2021 - Plaza Catedral
2019 - Everybody Changes

 

Paraguay
never nominated | submitting since 2015

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ

EAMI
dir Paz Encina
No US Distribution Yet

83 minutes
Spanish

Based on myths of a tribe that lives in a land of rapid deforestation. It centers around a little girl who is also a bird-god.

 

Peru
1 nomination | submitting since 1967

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช

MOON HEART
dir Aldo Salvini
Official Site
No US Distribution Yet

80 minutes
Spanish

A fantasy film about an old homeless woman. Despite the poster it is not an animated feature

 

Philippines
never nominated |  submitting since 1953

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ

ON THE JOB: THE MISSING 8
dir. Erik Matti
No US Distribution Yet
REVIEW

208 minutes
Tagalog, Filipino

About the corruption and media censorship of Duterte's reign.Won Best Actor at Venice last year so people thought it would be submitted then.

recent key submissions
2021 Metamorphosis 
2020 - Vitalina Varela
2019 - The Domain
2015 - Arabian Nights 

 

Poland
12 nominations | 1 win submitting since 1963

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ

EO
dir Jerzy Skolimowski
US release on Nov 18th

REVIEW

86 minutes
Polish, Italian, French, English

A modern portrait of Europe through the eyes of a donkey

Not Selected
The other finalists were Broad Peak, Fucking Bornholm, Iluzja, Silent Land, Woman on Roof, and the audience favourite documentary Balcony Movie

recent key submissions
2021 -Leave no Traces
2020 - Never Gonna Snow
2019 - Corpus Christi
2018 - Cold War
2014 - Ida

Portugal
never nominated* |  submitting since 1980

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น

ALMA VIVA
dir. Cristele Alves Moira
No US Distribution Yet

85 minutes
Portuguese

A drama about a little girl whose grandmother suddenly dies

not selected
The other finalists were Mal Viver, Remains of the Wind, Salguero Maia, and Wolf and Dog

recent key submissions
2021 Metamorphosis 
2020 - Vitalina Varela
2019 - The Domain
2015 - Arabian Nights 

Romania
1 nomination | submitting since 1966

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด

IMMACULATE
dir. George Chiper & Monica Stan
No US Distribution Yet

116 minutes
Romanian

About a girl in a rehab clinic whose male protection expects something of her in return

Not Selected
Romania's other finalist were Blue Moon, Copacul Dorintelor, Metronom, 
Miracle and RMN

recent key submissions
2021 Bad Luck...
2020 - Collective
2013 - Child's Pose
2012 - Beyond the Hills
2007 - 4 Months 3 Weeks

Saudi Arabia
never nominated | submitting since 2013

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

RAVEN SONG
dir. Mohamed Al-Salman
No US Distributor Yet

109 minutes
Arabic

Not sure what this one is about yet. 

 

 

Senegal
never nominated | + 2 finalists | submitting since 2017

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ

XALÉ, THE CHILDHOOD WOUNDS
dir Moussa Sene Absa
No US Distribution Yet

101 minutes
Wolof

Familiy drama about teenagers whose grandmother dies making their lives unstable since their aunt and uncle are unmarried.

recent key submissions
2019 - Atlantique
2017 - Felicite

Serbia
never nominated |  submitting since 1994

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ

DARKLING
dir. Dusan Mllic

104 minutes
Serbian, English, Italian

A drama about the difficult life of Serbian children

not selected
Other Serbian films of note this year (festival-wise) were As Far AS I Can Walk and Once Upon a Time in Serbia

recent key submissions
2021 -Oasis
2007 - The Trap

Singapore
never nominated |
submitting since 1959 and regularly since 2005

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ

AJOOMMA
dir. He Shuming
No US Distribution Yet

90 minutes
Mandarin, Korean, English

A comedy about a widow who leaves her country for the first time due to her obsession with Korean soap operas. Feature length directorial debut

recent key submissions
2020 - Wet Season
2019 - A Land Imagined
2013 - Ilo Ilo

Slovakia
never nominated | 
submitting since 1993

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

VICTIM
dir. Michal Blasko
No US Distribution Yet

91 minutes
Czech and Ukrainian

A mother begins to doubt her son's story of being assulted near the Ukrainian border

not selected
We thought Nightsiren might have been in the running due to its festival appearances.

recent key submissions
2021 - 107 Mothers 
2020 - Auschwitz Report
2017 - The Line
2016 - Eva Nova

 

Slovenia
never nominated | submitting since 1993

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

ORCHESTRA
dir Matevลพ Luzar
No US Distributor Yet

111 minutes
Slovene & German

A small town orchestra tours Austria in this dramedy shot in black and white.

recent key submissions
2021 - Sanremo
2009 - Landscape No 2

 

 

South Korea
1 nom | 1 win
(submitting since 1962)

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑ

DECISION TO LEAVE
dir. Park Chan-wook
Now Playing in the US

REVIEW, QUICK TAKE

138 minutes
Korean & Chinese

This is Chan-wook's first submission from his home country despite his fame and amazing filmography. It's a noir starring Tang Wei.

Not Selected
Other Korean films this year that they could have gone with included,The Novelists Film and Hunt

recent key submissions
2021 Escape from
2019 - Parasite
2018 -Burning
2009 - Mother
2007 -Secret Sunshine

 


Spain
20 noms | 4 wins | + 3 finalists | submitting since 1956

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

ALCARRÀS
dir. Carla Simon
Official Site
MUBI TBA in US

REVIEW, QUICK TAKE

120 minutes
Spanish

As expected they went with the winner for Berlinale. This touching drama is about a family of farmers who may lose their land. Carla Simon was previously submitted for the film Summer 1993

not selected
The other options were the French family in Spain thriller The Beasts and the family drama Lullaby 

recent key submissions
2021 - The Good Boss
2019 - Pain & Glory
2012 -Blancanieves
2010 - Even the Rain
2007 - The Orphanage
2006 - Volver

More on Spain's Oscar History

Sweden
16 noms | 3 wins | + 3 finalists | submitting since 1956

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช

BOY FROM HEAVEN
dir. Tarik Saleh
No US Distribution Yet

REVIEW

126 minutes
Arabic

Not Selected
BOY FROM HEAVEN
The other finalists were the sports biopic I Am Zlatam and the lesbian documentary Nelly & Nadine  
Surprisingly  Comedy Queen (which had been at major festivals was not in the finals.

 recent key submissions
2019 - And Then We...
2018 - Border
2017 - The Square
2016 - Man Called Ove
2015 - A Pigeon Sat...
2014 -Force Majeure

More on Sweden and Oscar here.

Switzerland
5 noms | 2 wins |  submitting since 1961

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ

A PIECE OF SKY
(aka DRII WINTER)

dir Michael Koch
No US Distribution Yet

136 minutes
Swiss German

A romantic drama in a remote mountain village

Not Selected
Other Swiss films this year included Continental Drift (South),  The Line, and historical drama Unrest

recent key submissions
2021 -Olga
2016 -My Life as a Zucchini
2012 -Sister
2006 - Vitus

Taiwan
3 noms | 1 win* | submitting since 1957

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ

GODDAMNED ASURA
dir Lou Yi-an
Official Site
 No US Distributor Yet

INTERVIEW

116 minutes
Mandarin

On his 18th birthday a young man commits a random shooting in a crowded market. The film won two major prizes at last year's Golden Horse Awards (though it didn't see its general release until 2022 hence the eligibility)

recent key submissions
2021 - The Falls
2020 - A Sun (finalist)
2019 - Dear Ex
2015 - The Assassin
2011 Warriors of Rainbow (finalist)

 

Tanzania
never nominated
(submitting infrequently since 2001)

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ

TUG OF WAR
dir. Amil Shivji
No US Distribution Yet

92 minutes
Swahili

A revolutionary meets a woman trying to escape her oppressive marriage.

 

 

Thailand
never nominated (submitting since 1984)

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ

ONE FOR THE ROAD
dir. Nattawat "Baz" Poonpiriya
No US Distribution Yet

128 minutes
Thai and English

A club owner in NYC receives a call from an ill friend in Thailand. This film won a jury prize at Sundance

 

not selected
Other Thai films this year included Anatomy, Fas & Feel Love, Inhuman Kiss 2, and Tell the World

recent key submissions
2019 - Inhuman Kiss
2015 -How to Win at Checkers
2012 - Headshot
2010 - Uncle Boonmee

Tunisia
1 nomination
(submitting since 1995)

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ

UNDER THE FIG TREES
dir Erige Sehiri
No US Distribution Yet

92 minutes
Arabic

As wer predictd they're sending this romantic drama about young men and women working the summer harvest

recent key submissions
2020 - Man Who Sold...
2016 - As I Open My Eyes

 

Turkey
never nominated (submitting irregularly since 1964...and every year since 2005)

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท

KERR
dir Tayfun Pirselimoglu
Official Site
No US Distribution Yet

101 minutes
Turkish

A man can't leave his town after witnessing a murder. Then no one can as the city is quarantined due to rabid dogs.

Not selected
The other films being considered were Allah Yazdiysa, Bandirma Fuze, Bergen, Burning Days, It's All About Peace, Klondike*, Silenced Tree, and Time of Impatience

recent key submissions
2021 - Wild Pear Tree
2011 - Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2008 - Three Monkeys

 

Uganda
FIRST SUBMISSION !

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ

TEMBELE
dir Morris Mugisha
No US Distribution Yet

90 minutes
Swahili, Nkore, Luganda

A man working on a garbage truck has a mental setback when he loses his son.

 

 

Ukraine
never nominated*
(submitting since 1997)

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

KLONDIKE
dir Maryna Er Gorbach
Official Site
No US Distribution Yet

100 minutes
Ukranian, Duth, Chechen, Russian

Set in 2014 it's the story of a family living on the border of Ukraine and Russia who get caught up in an air crash catastrophe

not selected
We're not sure on eligibility but other Ukrainian films of note this year included Butterfly Vision, How is Katia?, Pamfir,  Freedom on Fire  and Kiev Trial

recent key submissions
2020 - Atlantis
2018 - Donbass
2017 - Black Level

United Kingdom
(submitting since)

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

WINNERS

dir. Hassan Nazer
NO US Distributor Yet

85 minutes
Persian

A family drama that takes place in Iran. Two movie-loving children find a precious statue and search for its owner.

Fun trivia: The director is a restauranteur who self-finances his films

 

Uruguay
never nominated
(submitting since 1992)

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ

EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE
dir Manolo Nieto

106 minutes
Spanish

A drama involving a tragedy and the relationship between two young men. Nahuel Perez Biscayart (BPM, Persian Lessons) stars 

Not Selected
The other submission finalists were the documentary Bosco and the sports drama 9

recent key submissions
2021 - Broken Glass...
2018 - 12 Year Night

Venezuela
never nominated (submitting since 1978)

๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช

THE BOX
dir Lorenzo Vigas
no US Distribution yet

REVIEW

90 minutes
Spanish

A young boy, sent to retrieve his father's ashes, does not return as planned after meeting a man he thinks is his supposedly dead father.

recent key submissions
?

Vietnam
1 nomination
(submitting since 1993)

๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ

578 MAGNUM
dir Luong Dinh Dung

95 minutes
Vietnamese

A truck driver seeks vengeance on the man who abused his daughter in this action film. French Vietnamese actor Alexandre Nguyen (To the North, Painted Beauty) stars

recent key submissions
2019 - Furie

 

STATS and PREDICTIONS

• ALBANIA through GEORGIA  - 29 official submissions thus far

• GERMANY through NORWAY - 34 official submissions thus far