Indonesia has submitted feature films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1987. The award is given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. It was created for the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.
As of 2026, India has submitted twenty-eight films, but none of them have been 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. The Indonesian submissions are selected by Persatuan Produser Film Indonesia (English: Indonesian Motion Picture Producers Association).
The country attempted to send a film in 1988, but the submission was disqualified for lacking English subtitles.
The two Indonesian directors to have multiple films submitted are Nia Dinata and Garin Nugroho. Dinata's Ca-bau-kan (2002) was Indonesia's submission for the 75th Academy Awards and her Love for Share (2006) was the official Indonesian submission to the 79th Academy Awards. Nugroho's Leaf on a Pillow (1998) was the country's submission for the 71st Academy Awards and his Memories of My Body (2018) was the official submission for the 92nd Academy Awards.
All the films are primary in Indonesian. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Indonesia 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 Result 1987(60th) Nagabonar M.T. Risyaf 1989(62nd) Tjoet Nja' Dhien 1990(63rd) My Sky, My Home Langitku Rumahku 1992(65th) Mer's Lips Bibir Mer 1998(71st) Leaf on a Pillow Daun di Atas Bantal 1999(72nd) Sri 2002(75th) Ca-bau-kan 2003(76th) The Stringless Violin Biola Tak Berdawai 2005(78th) Gie 2006(79th) Love for Share Berbagi Suami 2007(80th) Denias, Singing on the Cloud Denias, Senandung di Atas Awan 2009(82nd) Jamila and the President Jamila dan Sang Presiden 2010(83rd) How Funny (This Country Is) Alangkah Lucunya (Negeri Ini) 2011(84th) Under the Protection of Ka'Bah Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah 2012(85th) The Dancer Sang Penari 2013(86th) The Clerics Sang Kiai Rako Prijanto 2014(87th) Soekarno Soekarno 2016(89th) Letters from Prague Surat dari Praha 2017(90th) Leftovers Turah Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo 2018(91st) Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak 2019(92nd) Memories of My Body Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku 2020(93rd) Impetigore Perempuan Tanah Jahanam 2021(94th) Yuni 2022(95th) Missing Home Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap Bene Dion Rajagukguk 2023(96th) Autobiography Makbul Mubarak 2024(97th) Women from Rote Island Perempuan Berkelamin Darah Jeremias Nyangoen 2025 Sore: A Wife from the Future Sore: Istri dari Masa Depan Yandy Laurens 2026 Four Seasons in Java Empat Musim Pertiwi Kamila Andini
See also List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films List of Indonesian films Cinema of Indonesia
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External links The Official Academy Awards Database IMDb Academy Awards Page