ACADEMY AWARDS – Best foreign language film
THE KARAMAZOWS
directed by Petr Zelenka
www.karamazovi.cz
Czech contestants for AMPAS® Awards:
2006
Lunacy, directed by Jan Švankmajer
winner:Das Leben der Anderen /Germany/, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
nominees:
Efter brylluppet /Denmark/, directed by Susanne Bier
Indigenes /Algeria/, directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Pan’s Labyrinth /Mexico/, directed by Guillermo del Toro
Water /Canada/, directed by Deepa Mehta
2005
Something Like Happiness, directed by Bohdan Sláma
winner:
Tsotsi /South Africa/, directed by Gavin Hood
nominees:
Don´t Tell /Italy/, directed by Cristina Comencini
Joyeux Noël /France/, directed by Christian Carion
Paradise Now /Palestine/, directed by Hany Abu-Assad
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days /Germany/, directed by Marc Rothemund
2004
Up and Down, directed by Jan Hřebejk
winner:
The Sea Inside /Spain/, directed by Alejandro Alemábar
nominees:
As It Is in Heaven /Sweden/, directed by Kay Pollak
Downfall /Germany/, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
The Chorus /France/, directed by Christophe Barratier
Yesterday /South Africa/, directed by Darrell Roodt
2003
Zelary, directed by Ondřej Trojan
winner:
The Barbarian Invasions /Canada/, directed by Denys Arcand
nominees:
Evil /Sweden/, directed by Mikael Hafström
The Twilight Samurai /Japan/, directed by Yoji Yamada
Twin Sisters /The Netherlands/, directed by Ben Sombogaart
2002
Wild Bees, directed by Bohdan Sláma
winner:
Nowhere in Africa /Germany/, directed by Caroline Link
nominees:
El Crimen Del Padre Amaro /Mexico/, directed by Carlos Carrera
The Man without a Past /Finland/, directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Hero /China/, directed by Zhang Yimou
Zus§Zo /The Netherlands/, directed by Paula van der Oest
2001
Dark Blue World, directed by Jan Svěrák
winner:
No Mans Land /Bosnia&Herzegovina/, directed by Danis Tanovic
nominees:
Amélie /France/,directed by Jean Pierre Jeunet
Elling /Norway/, directed by Petter Naess
Lagaan /India/, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Son of the Bride /Argentina/, directed by Juan José Campanella
2000
Divided We Fall, directed by Jan Hřebejk
winner:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon /Taiwan/, directed by Ang Lee
nominees:
Amores Perros /Mexico/, directed by Alejandro González Inárritu
Everybody Famous! /Belgium/, directed by Dominique Deruddere
The Taste of Others /France/, directed by Agnes Jaoui
1999
Return of the Idiot, directed by Saša Gedeon
winner:
All about My Mother /Spain/, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
nominees:
Caravan /Nepal/, directed by Eric Valli
East-West /France/, directed by Régis Wargnier
Solomon and Gaenor /United Kingdom/, directed by Paul Morrison
Under the Sun /Sweden/, directed by Colin Nutley
1998
Sekal Has To Die, directed by Vladimír Michálek
winner:
Life Is Beautiful /Italy/, directed by Roberto Benigni
nominees:
Central Station /Brazil/, directed by Walter Salles
Children of Heaven /Iran/, directed by Majid Majidi
The Grandfather /Spain/, directed by José Luis Garcia
Tango /Argentina/, directed by Carlos Saura
1997
Forgotten Light, directed by Vladimír Michálek
winner:
Character /The Netherlands/, directed by Mike van Diem
nominees:
Beyond Silence /Germany/, directed by Caroline Link
Four Days in September /Brazil/, directed by Bruno Barreto
Secrets of the Heart /Spain/, directed by Montxo Armendáriz
The Thief /Russia/, directed by Pavel Chukhraj
1996
KOLYA, directed by Jan Svěrák
nominees:
A Chef in Love /Georgia/, directed by Nana Dzhordzadze
The Other Side of Sunday /Norway/, directed by Berit Nesheim
Prisoner of the Mountains /Russia/, directed by Sergei Bodrov
Ridicule /France/, directed by Patrice Leconte
1995
Thanks For Every New Morning, directed by Milan Šteindler
winner:
Antonia’s Line / The Netherlands/, directed by Marleen Gorris
nominees:
All Things Fair /Sweden/, directed by Bo Widerberg
Dust of Life /Algeria/, directed by Rachid Bouchareb
O quatrilho /Brazil/, directed by Fábio Barreto
The Star Maker /Italy/, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore