This is a list of submissions to the 77th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The

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has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the

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every year since the award was created in 1956. The award is handed out annually by the Academy to a

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motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-

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dialogue. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. For the

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, which were held on February 27, 2005, the Academy invited 89 countries to submit films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Fifty-one countries submitted films to the Academy, including

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, which submitted a film for the first time. The submissions from

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and

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were rejected before the formal review process, but Colombia submitted another film as a replacement. The Academy released a list of the five nominees for the award on January 25, 2005. The winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was

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's ''

The Sea Inside ''The Sea Inside'' ( es, Mar adentro) is a 2004 Spain, Spanish psychological drama film co-written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, who also co-produced, scored and edited. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javie ...

'', which was directed by

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Submissions

Notes

* Colombia's original submission, ''

Maria Full of Grace ''Maria Full of Grace'' (Spanish title: ''María, llena eres de gracia'', lit., " Maria, you are full of grace") is a 2004 drama film written and directed by Joshua Marston. The film was produced between Colombia and the United States. The story ...

'' was disqualified because the Academy determined that there was too much English dialogue in the film for it to meet Academy requirements. Colombia submitted '' El Rey'' as a replacement. * Hong Kong's submission, ''

Running on Karma ''Running on Karma'' (), also known as ''An Intelligent Muscle Man'', is a 2003 Hong Kong action thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai. The film is ultimately a Buddhist parable about the nature of karma. There were ...

'', was disqualified by the Academy, which cited problems with the film's release date. * Ukraine's submission, ''

A Driver for Vera ''A Driver for Vera'' (russian: Водитель для Веры, ''Voditel dlya Very'') is a 2004 Ukrainian-Russian co-produced psychological drama film from 2004, set in 1962 Sevastopol, Ukraine, directed and written by Russian Pavel Chukhrai. T ...

'', was disqualified because the Academy determined that the film was primarily Russian-produced, and thus not eligible as Ukraine's submission.

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External links

Official website for the 77th Academy Awards
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