r/Oscars 10d ago

Fun The All-Time Oscar Best Animated Feature Nominees Are in! Vote now for All-Time Best International Feature Film.

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The nominees for the All-Time Oscar for Best Animated Feature are:

  • BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
  • FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009)
  • THE LION KING (1994)
  • SPIDER-MAN INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (2018)
  • SPIRITED AWAY (2001)

Now let's nominate for BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Rules:

  1. Please format your answer as follows: Title (Year). For example: Seven Samiurai (1954)
  2. Nominate a film released during the years the Oscars have been active (1927- 2024)
  3. One film per comment
  4. The film must be a non-U.S. produced film, and the PRIMARY spoken language cannot be English.
  5. The film does NOT have to be a former nominee or winner
  6. Must be a feature-length (60+ minutes) narrative feature. No short films. No documentaries. 7.No 2025 movies
  7. The FIVE top comments with the most upvotes will be our Best International Feature film nominees
241 Upvotes

267 comments sorted by

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u/rhernandez091204 10d ago

In the Mood for Love (2000) dir. Wong Kar Wai

5

u/cuntyaunty 10d ago

Cosigning! The cinematography is gorgeous

2

u/Realistic-Pea-3327 10d ago

Oh man words can’t describe how this film makes me feel. Everything about it is just so expertly crafted and fully realized. A true masterpiece!

3

u/FinerThingsInHanoi 10d ago

I want to nominate this movie for almost all categories but people don’t care about Chinese movies much :(

8

u/WalleStark 10d ago

Hong Kong*

20

u/nicely-nicely 10d ago

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

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u/soonerchamps 10d ago

Parasite (2019)

46

u/Romulus3799 10d ago

An international film so good it forced the entire Oscars to go International with it

1

u/doscia 10d ago

Not my favorite korean movie but it is what it is

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u/sushidnemo 10d ago

City of God (2002)

9

u/PositiveElixir 10d ago

absolutely wild this never got nominated 

11

u/gnomechompskey 10d ago

Though they erred in not having the International committee select it for foreign language film in 2002, they made up for it the next year when it hit US theaters by nominating it for Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, and Editing.

1

u/BigOzymandias 10d ago

They changed the system of selection to make sure that never happens again

1

u/lthomazini 10d ago

Work of art

90

u/Same-Excuse8787 10d ago

Seven Samurai (1954)

4

u/ClashHam 10d ago

This should undoubtedly be number 1, how is it only just in the top 10???

7

u/Birdsonbat 10d ago

I love every movie above this but it’s absurd this isn’t 1 or 2.

3

u/theerniebop 9d ago

Recency bias

143

u/11pi 10d ago

Pans Labyrinth (2006)

26

u/rhernandez091204 10d ago

Stalker (1979) dir. Andrew Tarkovsky

34

u/HollandWayne864 10d ago

La Dolce Vita (1960)

44

u/HollandWayne864 10d ago

The Seventh Seal (1957)

20

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

La Haine (1995)

2

u/AbnormalPopPunk 10d ago

perplexed that this isn’t higher. this is the best of the best

23

u/zarazee99 10d ago

In the Mood for Love (2001) dir Wong Kar-wai

8

u/LampSoup 10d ago

Playtime (1967)

41

u/HollandWayne864 10d ago

8+1⁄2 (1963)

31

u/HollandWayne864 10d ago

Persona (1966)

31

u/nicely-nicely 10d ago

Ran (1985)

1

u/Z-Eli127 10d ago

Kurosawa's masterpiece imo, a visual triumph

8

u/Oreadno1 10d ago

La Grande Illusion (1937)

8

u/f_moss3 10d ago

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

32

u/mrperuanos 10d ago

Y Tu Mamá También

1

u/Low_Doctor_5280 9d ago

It is an incredible movie.

64

u/VampireOnHoyt 10d ago

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

2

u/Once-bit-1995 10d ago

I'd really love to get a Ghibli film on the list, I think in terms of international films they've got truly some of the best.

52

u/HollandWayne864 10d ago

M (1931)

2

u/No_Ability9867 10d ago

Yes, M!! I completely agree

1

u/Initial_Tap4037 10d ago

I watched it a few weeks ago fully expecting to just appreciate it, but holy shit I LOVED it, a masterpiece

1

u/Tight_Contact_9976 10d ago

Best serial killer movie in my opinion.

27

u/HollandWayne864 10d ago

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

53

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

37

u/banquo905 10d ago

Anatomy of a Fall (2024)

6

u/callitajax1 10d ago

The remix to the 50 cent song is iconic

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6

u/LiamV-426 10d ago

Ran (1985)

49

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

The Zone of Interest (2023)

11

u/HollandWayne864 10d ago

Cries and Whispers (1972)

16

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

The 400 Blows (1959)

24

u/HollandWayne864 10d ago

Rashomon (1950)

2

u/SpideyFan914 10d ago

The best.

43

u/yingo_yango 10d ago

Amelie (2001)

9

u/LampSoup 10d ago

Metropolis (1927)

11

u/f_moss3 10d ago

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

5

u/LampSoup 10d ago

Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

6

u/Plus-Guitar-7848 10d ago

Run Lola Run (1998)

13

u/Initial_Tap4037 10d ago

Seven Samurai (1954)

14

u/Loud_Ground_768 10d ago

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

7

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

Tokyo Story (1953)

9

u/f_moss3 10d ago

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

9

u/Strong-Watercress752 10d ago

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

12

u/rhernandez091204 10d ago

Chungking Express (1994) dir. Wong Kar Wai

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u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

The Worst Person in The World (2021)

10

u/ProgramusSecretus 10d ago

Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

2

u/oreganobasil02 10d ago

Absolutely!!

11

u/rhernandez091204 10d ago

Woman in the Dunes (1964) dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara

4

u/TriviaJedi 10d ago

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

4

u/williamhancock1991 10d ago

Rashomon, Japan, 1950

25

u/Alchemist1330 10d ago

The Handmaiden (2016) (JUSTICE FOR THE HANDMAIDEN AND PARK CHAN WOK)

20

u/LampSoup 10d ago

Akira (1988)

7

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

Happy Together (1997)

7

u/Former-Whole8292 10d ago edited 10d ago

Belle du Jour

14

u/waymond1 10d ago

Crouching tiger hidden dragon

6

u/colabunga 10d ago

Ikiru (1952)

7

u/YujiMakoto 10d ago

Drive my Car (2021) Dir: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

3

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

Close Up (1990)

15

u/Trollerz462 10d ago

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

14

u/Trollerz462 10d ago

Spirited Away (2001)

7

u/zevix_0 10d ago

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

6

u/CMbladerunner 10d ago

Solaris(1972)

9

u/Beardo5150 10d ago

Let The Right One In (2008)

15

u/LampSoup 10d ago

Flow (2024)

5

u/VampireOnHoyt 10d ago

In the Mood for Love (2000)

9

u/nicely-nicely 10d ago

Memories of Murder (2003)

11

u/snyderman3000 10d ago

Life is Beautiful (1997)

2

u/nicely-nicely 10d ago

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

2

u/natalieasparagusfern 10d ago

A Royal Affair (2012)

2

u/The_Walking_Clem 10d ago

A Fantastic Woman (2017)

2

u/The_Walking_Clem 10d ago

Central Station (1998)

2

u/anonymous_kyle_guy 10d ago

The Battle of Algiers

2

u/BigOzymandias 10d ago

City of God

2

u/shaunika 10d ago

Hero (2002)

2

u/Numerous-Concept-878 10d ago

Taste of Cherry (1997) Dir. Abbas Kiarostami

2

u/Numerous-Concept-878 10d ago

The Seventh Seal (1957) Dir. Ingmar Bergmen

2

u/Darth_Vicious 10d ago

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

2

u/Swinephrog 10d ago

Y tu mamá también (2001)

2

u/Head_Project5793 10d ago

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

2

u/SnooGuavas4794 10d ago

Drive My Car (2021)

2

u/Lilmachinima1 10d ago

Seven samurai (1954)

2

u/latvian01 9d ago

Z (1969) by Costa-Garvas

4

u/Robo-Kawaii-Desu 10d ago

City of God (2002) | Cidade de Deus (2002)

5

u/certifiedcheddaphile 10d ago

Perfect Blue (1997)

6

u/Massive-Spread-8381 10d ago

Life is Beautiful (1997)

4

u/Aggravating-Click460 10d ago

Seven Samurai (1954)

2

u/ToDandy 10d ago

Seven Samurai

3

u/msiggy13 10d ago

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

4

u/Puzzleheaded-Monkee 10d ago

Spirited away

6

u/LampSoup 10d ago

Cinema Paradiso (1988)

2

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

Pain and Glory (2019)

1

u/Regalbuto77 10d ago

Yas 👏! The Rock was a ralabation in this film, his best of meny

1

u/ushikagawa 9d ago

Huh?

1

u/Regalbuto77 9d ago

Check it out, is vergood

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2

u/The_Walking_Clem 10d ago

Drive My Car (2022)

2

u/Crist1anc1to 10d ago

Incendies (2010)

2

u/TrustyWhale 10d ago

Perfect Days (2023)

3

u/coffeysr 10d ago

Parasite (2019)

2

u/SycoraxRock 10d ago

No Man’s Land (2001) - Bosnia/Herzegovina (and a bunch of other countries)

2

u/LampSoup 10d ago

La Cage aux Folles (1978)

2

u/Beans7117 10d ago

Amores perros (2000) Watched this in a film class at university, I’m still processing how to feel after watching it 6 years later.

2

u/rhernandez091204 10d ago

La Notte (1961) dir. Michelangelo Antonioni

2

u/Fit-Minimum-5507 10d ago

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

(and that animated film list is quite poor)

2

u/The_Walking_Clem 10d ago

Tsoti (2005)

3

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

Titane (2021)

2

u/pulp-fictional 10d ago

Hero (2002)

2

u/LiamV-426 10d ago

In the Mood for Love (2000)

2

u/ryke916 10d ago

RRR (2022)

2

u/f_moss3 10d ago

All About My Mother (1999)

3

u/natalieasparagusfern 10d ago

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

2

u/Theeljessonator 10d ago

How’s Moving Castle (2004)

2

u/The_Walking_Clem 10d ago

Godzilla: Minus One (2023)

1

u/The_Walking_Clem 10d ago

Howl Moving Castle (2005)

0

u/natalieasparagusfern 10d ago

Blue is the Warmest Color (2013)

2

u/Phadafi 10d ago

I'm Still Here (2024)

2

u/CorporalKam 10d ago

Flow (2024)

1

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

Ida (2013)

1

u/peachplumpear7 10d ago

Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)

1

u/EthanHunt125 10d ago

Memories of Murder (2003)

1

u/natalieasparagusfern 10d ago

Freier Fall (Free Fall) (2013)

1

u/The_Walking_Clem 10d ago

The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)

1

u/The_Walking_Clem 10d ago

The Given Word (1962)

1

u/The_Walking_Clem 10d ago

I Lost My Body (2019)

1

u/Former-Whole8292 10d ago

Europa Europa

1

u/Top-Bake-3870 10d ago

Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)

1

u/Top-Bake-3870 10d ago

The Conformist (1970)

1

u/Top-Bake-3870 10d ago

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)

1

u/Top-Bake-3870 10d ago

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

1

u/fvg627 10d ago

A Separarion (2011)

1

u/anonymous_kyle_guy 10d ago

The Lives of Others

1

u/qthurley 10d ago

Waking Life

1

u/Rockingduck-2014 10d ago

Life is Beautiful (1997)

1

u/SpideyFan914 10d ago

Onibaba (1963)

1

u/SpideyFan914 10d ago

Kinda shocked that Pixar didn't get even a single film in.

1

u/ayfilm 10d ago

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

1

u/bonekeep 10d ago

Mother (2009)

1

u/bonekeep 10d ago

Hope (2013)

1

u/Ohlookitstoppdsnowin 10d ago

All About My Mother

1

u/FinerThingsInHanoi 10d ago

Farewell My Concubine (1992)

1

u/waterdancer479 10d ago

Flee 2021 This movie was the best thing I watched that year. So good, so unique. It should have won best international feature or best animated feature.

1

u/br0j4ngst3r 10d ago

please tell me the lego movie was #6

1

u/williamhancock1991 10d ago

8 1/2, Italy, 1963

1

u/tekkie74 10d ago

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

1

u/zabsolutecasserole 10d ago

A Separation (2011)

1

u/Constant_Rub9018 10d ago

The Piano Teacher (2001)

1

u/UlleTheBold 10d ago

Viridiana (1961)

1

u/garchican 10d ago

Look Who’s Back (Germany, 2015)

1

u/Numerous-Concept-878 10d ago

The Hunt (2012) Dir. Thomas Vinterberg

1

u/Numerous-Concept-878 10d ago

Your Name. (2016) Dir. Makoto Shinkai

1

u/lexdelmar 10d ago

This movie omg 🥹😫😭

1

u/Numerous-Concept-878 10d ago

End of Evangelion (1997) Dir. Hideaki Anno

1

u/Expensive_Plane_367 10d ago

Downfall (Der Untergang) (2004)

1

u/HumbleBerryCrunch 10d ago

Memories of Murder (2003)

1

u/lexdelmar 10d ago

Society of the Snow (2023)

1

u/Call_It_What_U_Want2 10d ago

Victoria (2015)

1

u/amazonfan1972 10d ago

House of Flying Daggers (2004)

1

u/Plus-Guitar-7848 10d ago

Amelie (2001)

1

u/goatgoatirishboy123 10d ago

Portrait of a lady on fire

1

u/ElegantPeanutSuit 10d ago

Casa Blanca (1942)

1

u/ConjectureProof 10d ago

Oldboy (2003)

1

u/Exciting-Tax-5591 10d ago

Intouchables, France (2012? I don’t remember 😭)

1

u/Exciting-Tax-5591 10d ago

Peau d’âne, 1970 (dir. Jaques Demy)

1

u/HelpMe7382 10d ago

Not getting in but Relatos Salvajes (2014) babeyyyyy

1

u/Mediocre-Gas-1847 9d ago

Titane (2021)

1

u/acadiatree 9d ago

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives

1

u/MrGoat37 9d ago

Spirited Away (2001)

1

u/MrGoat37 9d ago

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (France)

1

u/Vegetable-Degree6467 9d ago

Parasite (2019)

1

u/Economy-Movie-4500 9d ago

Why did you even put 5 slots ? You know this sub is just gonna nominate Parasite. There's four slots

0

u/LampSoup 10d ago

RRR (2022)