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"South Korea selects Pieta as Oscar submission". ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar".^ "South Korea submits The Front Line for Oscar race".^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race".CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. ^ a b "Academy Unveils 2019 Oscar Shortlists".Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ^ a b "Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award".^ "Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars".^ "Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars".All submissions were filmed in the Korean language. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by South Korea for review by the Academy for the award since its conception. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Six other directors, Lee Doo-yong, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Tae-kyun, Lee Joon-ik, Jang Hoon and Bong Joon-ho, have had two of their films selected.Įvery year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Lee Chang-dong has had three films selected to represent South Korea. Shin later became internationally famous after he claimed to have been held hostage in North Korea between 1978–1986, and forced to make movies for Kim Jong-Il. South Korea's first three submissions were directed by Shin Sang-ok, as was their 1990 submission. North Korea has never sought to participate in the competition, and has never sent any films. At the 92nd Academy Awards, Parasite won all four awards (out of six nominations), becoming the first non-English language film to win Best Picture. In 2020, Parasite became the first South Korean film to earn a nomination for Best International Feature Film it also was the first Korean film nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. In 2019, Burning became the first Korean film to make it to the final nine-film shortlist of the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. South Korea has submitted thirty-three films for consideration. The Korean nominee is chosen annually by a special committee assembled by the Korean Film Council. 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. South Korea has submitted films to compete for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1962. Bong Joon Ho directed South Korea's first film to be nominated for and win the award, Parasite (2019).