List of Ukrainian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Year ( Ceremony ) Film title used in nomination Original title Director ( s ) Language ( s ) Result
1997 ( 70th ) A Friend of the Deceased Приятель небіжчика ( Pryiatel nebizhchyka ) Приятель покойника ( Priyatel pokoinika ) Viacheslav Kryshtofovych Russian ( original ) / Ukrainian ( dubbed ) Not Nominated
2003 ( 76th ) Mamay Мамай ( Mamai ) Oles Sanin Ukrainian , Crimean Tatar Not Nominated
2004 ( 77th ) A Driver for Vera Водій для Віри ( Vodiy dlya Viry ) Водитель для Веры ( Voditel dlya Very ) Pavlo Chukhrai Russian Disqualified
2006 ( 79th ) Aurora Аврора ( Avrora ) Oksana Bairak Russian Not Nominated
2008 ( 81st ) Illusion of Fear Ілюзія страху ( Iliuziya strakhu ) Иллюзия страха ( Illiuziya strakha ) Oleksandr Kiriyenko Russian ( original ) / Ukrainian ( dubbed ) Not Nominated
2012 ( 85th ) Firecrosser Той , хто пройшов крізь вогонь ( Toi , khto proishov kriz vohon ) Mykhailo Illienko Ukrainian , English , Russian , Crimean Tatar Not Nominated
2013 ( 86th ) Paradjanov Параджанов ( Paradzhanov ) Serge Avedikian , Olena Fetisova Russian ( original ) / Ukrainian ( dubbed ) Not Nominated
2014 ( 87th ) The Guide Поводир ( Povodyr ) Oles Sanin Ukrainian , Russian , English Not Nominated
2016 ( 89th ) Ukrainian Sheriffs Українські шерифи ( Ukrayinski sheryfy ) Украинские шерифы ( Ukrainskiye sherify ) Roman Bondarchuk Ukrainian , Russian Not Nominated
2017 ( 90th ) Black Level Рівень чорного ( Riven chornoho ) Valentyn Vasianovych No dialogue Not Nominated
2018 ( 91st ) Donbass Донбас ( Donbas ) Донбасс ( Donbass ) Sergei Loznitsa Russian , Ukrainian Not Nominated
2019 ( 92nd ) Homeward Додому ( Evge ) Nariman Aliev Crimean Tatar , Ukrainian Not Nominated
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 Ukraine for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony .
Ukraine has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] since 1997. 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. As of 2019[update], twelve films have been selected to represent Ukraine in this category, and five were accepted and screened by AMPAS. The sixth film, A Driver for Vera was disqualified for having insufficient Ukrainian origins.