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The Oscar International Feature Submissions of Film Year 2022 I’ve Seen, Ranked [Shortlist Completed]

This is my ongoing personal record, and ranking, of the 2022 international feature submissions to the Oscars I've seen so far, plus some submission, nomination, and win statistics.

October 3 was the official deadline for submissions. The Academy released the official eligibility list on December 6. Link to the official list here.

As of the last update, I have watched all the shortlisted titles.

My Other International Features Lists: [ 2024 ] [ 2023 ] [ 2022 ] [ 2021 ] [ 2020 ]

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There are 29 films in this list available on Apple TV US.

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1.2022

★★★★★

NOMINATED, 24 JANUARY 2023.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from Belgium. Seven [7] nominations and no wins. Submitting since 1967.

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Utama

2.2022

★★★★★

Submission from Bolivia. Never nominated. Submitting since 1995.

The Quiet Girl

4.2022

★★★★½

NOMINATED, 24 JANUARY 2023.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from Ireland. Never nominated. Submitting since 2005 [sporadically].

The Blue Caftan

5.2022

★★★★½

SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from Morocco. Never nominated. Submitting since 1977.

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Saint Omer

6.2022

★★★★½

SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from . Three [3] honoraries, 37 nominations, and nine [9] wins. Submitting since 1956, one of the eight original submitting countries.

Joyland

7.2022

★★★★½

SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from Pakistan. Never nominated. Submitting since 1959.

Cinema Sabaya

9.2021

★★★★½

Submission from Israel. Ten [10] nominations and no wins. Submitting since 1964.

EO

10.2022

★★★★

NOMINATED, 24 JANUARY 2023.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from Poland. Twelve [12] nominations and one [1] win. Submitting since 1963.

Decision to Leave

11.2022

★★★★

SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from South Korea. One [1] nomination and one [1] win. Submitting since 1962.

Girl Picture

12.2022

★★★★

Submission from Finland. One [1] nominated and no wins. Submitting since 1973.

Corsage

17.2022

★★★★

SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from Austria. Four [4] nominations and two [2] wins. Submitting since 1961.

Alcarràs

18.2022

★★★★

Submission from Spain. Nineteen [19] nominations and four [4] wins. Submitting since 1956, one of the eight original submitting countries.

Last Film Show

19.2021

★★★½

SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from India. Three [3] nominations and no wins. Submitting since 1957.

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Klondike

22.2022

★★★½

Submission from Ukraine. Never nominated. Submitting since 1997.

Farha

24.2021

★★★

Submission from Jordan. One [1] nomination and no wins. Submitting since 2008.

Return to Seoul

26.2022

★★★

SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from Cambodia. One [1] nomination and no wins. Submitting since 1994.

Carmen

27.2021

★★★

Submission from Malta. Never nominated. Submitting since 2014.

Cairo Conspiracy

31.2022

★★½

SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from Sweden. Sixteen [16] nominations and three [3] wins. Submitting since 1956, one of the eight original submitting countries.

The Bohemian

32.2022

★★½

Submission from Czech Republic. Three [3] nominations and one [1] win. Submitting since 1994 as Czech Republic.

You Won't Be Alone

33.2022

★★

Submission from Australia. One [1] nomination and no wins. Submitting since 1996.

Holy Spider

34.2022

★★

SHORTLISTED FOR THE OSCARS, 21 DECEMBER 2022.

Submission from Denmark. Fourteen [14] nominations and four [4] wins. Submitting since 1956, one of the eight original submitting countries.

Goddamned Asura

36.2021

Queued. To watch and rank.

Submission from Taiwan. Three [3] nominations and one [1] win. Submitting since 1957.

Lo Invisible

51.2021

TBA.

Submission from Ecuador. Never nominated. Submitting since 2000.

Beautiful Beings

57.2022

TBA.

Submission from Iceland. One [1] nomination. Submitting since 1980.

Nostalgia

59.2022

TBA.

Submission from Italy. Twenty-eight [28] nominations and eleven [11] wins. Submitting since 1956, one of the eight original submitting countries.

Pilgrims

65.2021

TBA.

Submission from Lithuania. Never nominated. Submitting since 2006.

Immaculate

79.2021

TBA.

Submission from Romania. One [1] nomination and no wins. Submitting since 1966.

Under the Fig Trees

87.2021

TBA.

Submission from Tunisia. One [1] nomination and no wins. Submitting since 1995.

578: Magnum

93.2022

TBA.

Submission from Vietnam. One [1] nomination and no wins. Submitting since 1993.