Cambodia submitted a film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for the first time in 1994. 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 2026, Cambodia was nominated once for The Missing Picture (2013).
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 International Feature Film since 1956. The International Feature Film 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.80th Academy Awards – Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Last accessed on 2 November 2007.
Rithy Panh is the most submitted filmmaker with four films selected. The Missing Picture (2013), directed by Panh, was the country first and only nomination.
Hollywood actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie (who has Cambodian citizenship) has one film submitted for the category, First They Killed My Father (2017).
Return to Seoul (2022) advanced to the December shortlists, but it was not nominated.
Most of the films are primary in Khmer or French. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Cambodia for review by the academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony. Year(Ceremony) Film title used in nomination Original title Language(s) Director Result 1994(67th) Rice People អ្នកស្រែ Khmer Rithy Panh 2012(85th) Lost Loves ឃ្លាតទៅសែនឆ្ងាយ Chhay Bora 2013(86th) The Missing Picture រូបភាពដែលបាត់បង់ French Rithy Panh 2015(88th) The Last Reel ដុំហ្វីលចុងក្រោយ Khmer Kulikar Sotho 2016(89th) Before the Fall មុនពេលបែកបាក់ Khmer, English, French Ian White 2017(90th) First They Killed My Father មុនដំបូងខ្មែរក្រហមសម្លាប់ប៉ារបស់ខ្ញុំ Khmer, English Angelina Jolie 2018(91st) Graves Without a Name ផ្នូរគ្មានឈ្មោះ French, Khmer Rithy Panh 2019(92nd) In the Life of Music តន្រ្តីជីវិត Khmer, English Caylee So, Sok Visal 2020(93rd) Fathers ដើម្បីកូន Khmer Huy Yaleng 2021(94th) White Building ប៊ូឌីញ ស Kavich Neang 2022(95th) Return to Seoul Retour à Séoul French, Korean, English Davy Chou 2024(97th) Meeting with Pol Pot Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot French, Khmer Rithy Panh 2025(98th) Tenement អ្នកស្នងអគារ Khmer, Japanese Inrasothythep Neth and Sokyou Chea 2026(99th) Becoming Human ជាតិជាមនុស្សា Khmer Polen Ly
See also List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
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External links The Official Academy Awards Database IMDb Academy Awards Page