Sri Lanka is one of over one-hundred countries which have submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 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, Sri Lanka has submitted only three films, but none of them were 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 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.
All the films submitted are primary in Sinhala. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Sri Lanka 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 Director Result 2003(76th) Mansion by the Lake වෑකන්ද වලව්ව Sinhala 2009(82nd) The Road from Elephant Pass අලිමංකඩ Sinhala, Tamil 2026(99th) Riverstone රිවස්ටන් Sinhala Lalith Rathnayake
See also List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films Cinema of Sri Lanka
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References
External links The Official Academy Awards Database The Motion Picture Credits Database IMDb Academy Awards Page