Kyrgyzstan has submitted films to compete for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1999. 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.
The first-ever Kyrgyzstan film to be submitted for consideration was The Ferocious One (1974), a Kyrgyzstan production that was submitted by the Soviet Union in 1974, but was not nominated.
As of 2026, Kyrgyzstan has submitted nineteen films, but none of them were nominated.
Submissions Every year, each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. 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 first-ever Kyrgyzstan film to be submitted for consideration was The Ferocious One (1974), a Kyrgyzstan production that was submitted by the Soviet Union in 1974, but was not nominated.
All the films submitted are primary in Kyrgyz. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Kyrgyzstan for review by the academy for the award since its conception.
Year(Ceremony) Film title used in nomination Original title Language Director Result 1998(71st) Beshkempir: The Adopted Son Бешкемпир Kyrgyz 2001(74th) The Chimp Маймыл Kyrgyz, Russian 2006(79th) The Wedding Chest Сундук предков Kyrgyz, Russian and French 2008(81st) Heavens Blue Тенгри Kyrgyz Marie-Jaoul de Ponchville 2010(83rd) The Light Thief Свет-Аке 2012(85th) The Empty Home Пустой дом Kyrgyz, Russian and French 2014(87th) Queen of the Mountains Курманжан Датка Kyrgyz 2015(88th) Heavenly Nomadic Сутак Mirlan Abdykalykov 2016(89th) A Father's Will Atanyn Kereezi Bakyt Mukul and Dastan Japar Uulu 2017(90th) Centaur Kentavr 2018(91st) Night Accident Tunku Kyrsyk Temirbek Birnazarov 2019(92nd) Aurora Bekzat Pirmatov 2020(93rd) Running to the Sky Жөө Күлүк Mirlan Abdykalykov 2021(94th) Shambala Шамбала Kyrgyz and English Artykpai Suyundukov 2022(95th) Home for Sale Продается дом Kyrgyz Taalaibek Kulmendeev 2023(96th) This Is What I Remember Эсимде 2024(97th) Heaven Is Beneath Mother's Feet Бейиш - эненин таманында Ruslan Akun 2025(98th) Black Red Yellow Кара Кызыл Сары Kyrgyz, Russian Aktan Abdykalykov 2026(99th) Kassandra Кассандра Kyrgyz Bekzat Pirmatov
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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