Serbia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1991. 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, Serbia has submitted thirty-two films, but none of them were 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.
Serbia is formerly a part of Yugoslavia, which was nominated in the category six times between 1959 and 1992, three of these films were directed by Serbian filmmakers. Between 1994 and 2003, the country was officially named FR Yugoslavia. While, between 2003 and 2006, the country was officially named Serbia and Montenegro. Since 2007, the country is officially named Serbia.
The Trap (2007) advanced to the December shortlist, but it was not nominated.
Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Serbia and its predecessor states 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 Director(s) Result As FR Yugoslavia (until 2003) 1994(67th) Vukovar Poste Restante Вуковар, једна прича 1995(68th) Underground Подземље 1996(69th) Pretty Village, Pretty Flame Лепа села лепо горе 1997(70th) Three Summer Days Три летња дана 1998(71st) Powder Keg Буре барута 1999(72nd) The White Suit Бело одело 2000(73rd) Sky Hook Небеска удица 2001(74th) War Live Рат уживо 2002(75th) Labyrinth Лавиринт Miroslav Lekić As Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) 2003(76th) The Professional Професионалац 2004(77th) Goose Feather Јесен стиже, дуњо моја 2005(78th) Midwinter Night's Dream Сан зимске ноћи As Serbia (since 2006) 2006(79th) Tomorrow Morning Сутра ујутро Oleg Novković 2007(80th) The Trap Клопка 2008(81st) The Tour Турнеја 2009(82nd) St. George Shoots the Dragon Свети Георгије убива аждаху 2010(83rd) Solemn Promise Беса 2011(84th) Montevideo, God Bless You! Монтевидео, Бог те видео 2012(85th) When Day Breaks Кад сване дан 2013(86th) Circles Кругови 2014(87th) See You in Montevideo Монтевидео, видимо се! 2015(88th) Enclave Енклава Goran Radovanović 2016(89th) Train Driver's Diary Дневник машиновође Miloš Radović 2017(90th) Requiem for Mrs. J. Реквијем за госпођу Ј. Bojan Vuletić 2018(91st) Offenders Изгредници 2019(92nd) King Petar of Serbia Краљ Петар Први Petar Ristovski 2020(93rd) Dara of Jasenovac Дара из Јасеновца 2021(94th) Oasis Оаза Ivan Ikić 2022(95th) Darkling Mrak Dušan Milić 2023(96th) The Duke and the Poet Што се боре мисли моје Milorad Milinković 2024(97th) Russian Consul Ruski konzul Miroslav Lekić 2025(98th) Sun Never Again Sunce nikad više David Jakovljević 2026(99th) Izlet Nenad Pavlović
See also List of Kosovan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film List of Montenegrin submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film List of Yugoslav submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films Cinema of Serbia
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References
External links The Official Academy Awards Database The Motion Picture Credits Database IMDb Academy Awards Page