94. Oscar Ödülleri'nin yabancı film kategorisinde yarışacak yapıtların sayısı 93'e yükseldi. Geçen yıl bu sayı 53'tü. n bir önceki aday film sayısı 53'tü. Oscarlar'ı dağıtan Amerian Film Akademisi üyeleri 93 aday adayı yabancı filmi önce 15 Aralık 2021'de 15'e indirecek; ardından ikinci turda beş filmlik aday listesini açıklayacak. İşte ülkeler ve filmleri:
Almanya: “I’m Your Man,” Maria Schrader
Arjantin: “The Intruder,” Natalia Meta
Arnavutluk: “Two Lions to Venice,” Jonid Jorgji
Avustralya: “When Pomegranates Howl,” Granaz Moussavi
Avusturya: “Great Freedom,” Sebastian Meise
Azerbaycan: “The Island Within”, Ru Hasanov
Bangladeş: “Rehana,” Abdullah Mohammad Saad
Belçika: “Playground,” Laura Wandel
Bolivya: “The Great Moment,” Kiro Russo
Bosna Hersek: “The White Fortress,” Igor Drljaca
Brezilya: “Private Desert,” Aly Muritiba
Bulgaristan: “Fear,” Ivaylo Hristov
Butan: “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”, Pawo Choyning Dorji
Çad: “Lingui, the Sacred Bonds”, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Çekya: “Zatopek,” David Ondricek
Cezayir: “Heliopolis,” Djafar Gacem
Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti: “Cliff Walkers”, Zhang Yimou
Danimarka: “Flee,” Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Dominik Cumhuriyeti: “Holy Beasts,” Laura Amelia Guzman ve Israel Cardenas
Ekvador: “Submersible,” Alfredo Leon Leon
Endonezya: “Yuni,” Kamila Andini
Ermenistan: “Should the Wind Drop,” Nora Martirosyan
Estonya: “On the Water,” Peeter Simm
Fas: “Casablanca Beats,” Nabil Ayouch
Filistin: “The Stranger,” Ameer Fakher Eldin
Finlandiya: “Compartment No. 6,” Juho Kuosmanen
Fransa: “Titane,” Julia Ducournau
Güney Afrika: “Barakat,” Amy Jephta
Güney Kore: “Escape From Mogadishu,” Ryoo Seung-wan
Gürcistan: “Brighton 4th,” Levan Koguashvili
Haiti: “Freda”, Gessica Geneus
Hırvatistan: “Tereza37,” Danilo Serbedzija
Hindistan: “Pebbles,” P.S. Vinothraj
Hollanda: “Do Not Hesitate,” Shariff Korver
Hong Kong: “Zero to Hero,” Jimmy Wan
Irak: “Europa,” Haider Rashid
İngiltere: “Dying to Divorce”, Chloe Fairweather
İran: “A Hero,” Asghar Farhadi
İrlanda: “Foscadh,” Paddy Breathnach
İspanya: “The Good Boss,” Fernando Leon de Aranoa
İsrail: “Let It Be Morning,” Eran Kolirin
İsveç: “Tigers,” Ronnie Sandahl
İsviçre: “Olga,” Eli Grappe
İtalya: “The Hand of God,” Paolo Sorrentino
İzlanda: “Lamb,” Valdimar Johansson
Japonya: “Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Kamboçya: “White Building,” Kavich Neang
Kamerun: “Hidden Dreams”, Ngang Romanus
Kanada: “Drunken Birds,” Ivan Grovic
Karadağ: “After the Winter,” Ivan Bakrac
Kazakistan: “Yellow Cat”, Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Kenya: “Mission to Rescue,” Gilbert Lukalia
Kırgızistan: “Shambala,” Aktypai Suyundukov
Kolombiya: “Memoria,” Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Kosova: “Hive,” Blerta Basholli
Kosta Rika: “Clara Sola,” Nathalie Alvarez Mesen
Kuzey Makedonya: “Sisterhood,” Dina Duma
Letonya: “The Pit,” Dace Puce
Litvanya: “Isaac”, Jurgis Matulevičius
Lübnan: “Costa Brava, Lebanon,” Mounia Akl
Lüksemburg: “Io sto bene,” Donato Rotunno
Macaristan: “Post Mortem,” Peter Bergendy
Malavi: “Fatsani: A Tale of Survival,” Gift Sukez Sukali
Malezya: “Hail, Driver!,” Muzzamer Rahman
Malta: “Luzzu,” Alex Camilleri
Meksika: “Prayers for the Stolen,” Tatiana Huezo
Mısır: “Souad,” Ayten Amin
Norveç: “The Worst Person in the World,” Joachim Trier
Özbekistan: “2000 Songs of Farida”, Yalkin Tuychiev
Panama: “Plaza Cathedral,” Abner Benaim
Paraguay: “Nothing But the Sun,” Arami Ullon
Peru: “Powerful Chief,” Henry Vallejo
Polonya: “Leave No Trace,” Jan P. Matuszynski
Portekiz: “The Metamorphosis of Birds,” Catarina Vasconcelos
Romanya: “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn,” Radu Jude
Rusya: “Unclenching the Fists,” Kira Kovalenko
Singapur: “Precious Is the Night,” Wayne Peng
Sırbistan: “Oasis,” Ivan Ikic
Slovakya: “107 Mothers,” Peter Kerekes
Slovenya: “Sanremo,” Miroslav Mandic
Somali: “The Gravedigger’s Wife,” Khadar Ahmed
Suudi Arabistan: “The Tambour of Retribution”, Abdulaziz Alshlahai
Şili: “White on White,” Theo Court
Tayvan: “The Falls,” Chung Mong-hong
Tayland: “The Medium,” Banjong Pisanthanakun
Tunus: “Golden Butterfly,” Abdelhamid Bouchnak
Türkiye: “Bağlılık Hasan,” Semih Kapanoğlu
Ukrayna: “Bad Roads,” Natalia Vorozhbyt
Uruguay: “The Broken Glass Theory,” Diego Fernandez
Ürdün: “Amira”, Mohamed Diab
Venezuela: “The Inner Glow,” Andres Eduardo Rodriguez ve Luis Alejandro Rodriguez
Yunanistan: “Digger,” Georgis Grigorakis