List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

The Kingdom of Morocco has submitted films intermittently for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film^{[nb 1]} since 1977. 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]

To date, Morocco has submitted a total of seventeen films for Oscar consideration, but none have yet succeeded in receiving an Oscar 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.^[3] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Morocco for review by the academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

Blood Wedding was primarily a French language production, while Morocco's 1998-2006 and 2009 submissions were primarily in Arabic. Adieu mères is evenly divided between French and Arabic.

Year (Ceremony)	Film title used in nomination	Original title	Director	Result
1977 (50th)	Blood Wedding	عرس الدم	Souheil Ben-Barka	Not nominated
1998 (71st)	Mektoub	مكتوب	Nabil Ayouch	Not nominated
2000 (73rd)	Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets	علي زاوا	Nabil Ayouch	Not nominated
2006 (79th)	The Moroccan Symphony	السمفونية المغربية	Kamal Kamal	Not nominated
2008 (81st)	Goodbye Mothers	وداعا أمهات	Mohamed Ismaïl	Not nominated
2009 (82nd)	Casanegra	كازانيكرا	Nour-Eddine Lakhmari	Not nominated
2011 (84th)	Omar Killed Me^[4]	عمر قتلني	Roschdy Zem	Made shortlist^[5]
2012 (85th)	Death for Sale^[6]	موت للبيع	Faouzi Bensaïdi	Not nominated
2013 (86th)	Horses of God^[7]	يا خيل الله	Nabil Ayouch	Not nominated
2014 (87th)	The Red Moon^[8]	القمر الأحمر	Hassan Benjelloun	Not nominated
2015 (88th)	Aida^[9]	عايدة	Driss Mrini	Not nominated
2016 (89th)	A Mile in My Shoes^[10]	مسافة ميل بحذائي	Said Khallaf	Not nominated
2017 (90th)	Razzia^[11]	غزية	Nabil Ayouch	Not nominated
2018 (91st)	Burnout^[12]	بورن أوت	Nour-Eddine Lakhmari	Not nominated
2019 (92nd)	Adam^[13]	آدم	Maryam Touzani	Not nominated
2020 (93rd)	The Unknown Saint^[14]	القديس المجهول	Alaa Eddine Aljem	Not nominated
2021 (94th)	Casablanca Beats^[15]	علي صوتك	Nabil Ayouch	Not nominated
2022 (95th)	The Blue Caftan	أزرق القفطان	Maryam Touzani	Made shortlist
2023 (96th)	The Mother of All Lies^[16]	كذب أبيض	Asmae El Moudir	Made shortlist

Notes

^ 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]

References

^ "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
^ "Le film "" candidat aux Oscars 2012". aufaitmaroc.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ ""Mort à Vendre" de Faouzi Bensaidi représentera le Maroc aux Oscars 2013". libe.ma. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
^ "Morocco Selects 'Horses' for Oscars". Variety. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
^ "Un film marocain aux Oscars 2015". Medias24. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
^ Richford, Rhonda (21 September 2015). "Oscars: Morocco Selects 'Aida' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
^ "Oscars: Morocco Selects 'A Mile in My Shoes' As Foreign Language Entry". Morocco World News. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^ Dale, Martin (17 September 2017). "Nabil Ayouch's 'Razzia' is Morocco's Foreign-Language Academy Awards Entry". Variety. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ Senoussi, Zoubida (18 September 2018). "Moroccan Movie "Burn Out" Makes Oscars' 2019 Pre-selection List". Morocco World News. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
^ Holdsworth, Nick (28 August 2019). "Oscars: Morocco Selects 'Adam' for Best International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "A film by Alaa Eddine Aljem represents Morocco in the 2021 Oscar preselection". En24 News. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Preselection of the Oscars 2022 (Best International Film): Morocco represented by "Haut et Fort" by Nabil Ayouch". Morocco Latest News. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ Roxborough, Scott (18 September 2023). "Oscars: Morocco Picks Asmae El Moudir's 'The Mother of All Lies' in International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

External links

[3] 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] "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[2] "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[Rules-4] "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

[Omar-5] "Le film "" candidat aux Oscars 2012". aufaitmaroc.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

[84thShortlist-6] "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[85th-7] ""Mort à Vendre" de Faouzi Bensaidi représentera le Maroc aux Oscars 2013". libe.ma. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

[86th-8] "Morocco Selects 'Horses' for Oscars". Variety. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

[87th-9] "Un film marocain aux Oscars 2015". Medias24. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

[88th-10] Richford, Rhonda (21 September 2015). "Oscars: Morocco Selects 'Aida' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

[89th-11] "Oscars: Morocco Selects 'A Mile in My Shoes' As Foreign Language Entry". Morocco World News. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[90th-12] Dale, Martin (17 September 2017). "Nabil Ayouch's 'Razzia' is Morocco's Foreign-Language Academy Awards Entry". Variety. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[91st-13] Senoussi, Zoubida (18 September 2018). "Moroccan Movie "Burn Out" Makes Oscars' 2019 Pre-selection List". Morocco World News. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[92nd-14] Holdsworth, Nick (28 August 2019). "Oscars: Morocco Selects 'Adam' for Best International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[93rd-15] "A film by Alaa Eddine Aljem represents Morocco in the 2021 Oscar preselection". En24 News. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[94th-16] "Preselection of the Oscars 2022 (Best International Film): Morocco represented by "Haut et Fort" by Nabil Ayouch". Morocco Latest News. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[17] Roxborough, Scott (18 September 2023). "Oscars: Morocco Picks Asmae El Moudir's 'The Mother of All Lies' in International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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