Tajikistan has submitted films 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. It was not created until 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, Tajikistan has submitted four 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.
Sex & Philosophy (2005), a romantic drama, was the second film submitted by Tajikistan, in October 2005, AMPAS announced the film had been accepted.58 Countries Vying for 2005 Foreign Language Film Oscar Directed by Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, filmed in Tajikistan with an all-Tajik cast, Iranian censorship regulations made it impossible for Makhmalbaf to make the film as he wanted in Iran. He chose Tajikistan because both countries speak different dialects of the same language (Persian). However, the film was disqualified a month later when a print of the film failed to arrive in Los Angeles in time for its scheduled screening.Oscars: 2 movies disqualified: Entertainment: International: News24
Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Tajikistan 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(s) Result 1999(72nd) Luna Papa Лунный папа Russian 2005(78th) Sex & Philosophy سکس و فلسفه Tajik, Russian 2023(96th) Melody ملودی Persian 2024(97th) 2025(98th) Black Rabbit, White Rabbit Харгӯши сиёҳ, харгӯши сафед Tajik, Russian Shahram Mokri
See also
List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
Notes Tajikistan's submission to the 78th Academy Awards, Sex & Philosophy, was disqualified because it did not arrive at the academy on time.
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References
External links The Official Academy Awards Database The Motion Picture Credits Database IMDb Academy Awards Page