Mongolia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 2003. 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, Mongolia has submitted eleven films for consideration, 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 Story of the Weeping Camel (2003) was the first Mongolian production to be nominated for an Academy Award, at the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film category in 2004.
The first two Mongolian submissions concerned the lives of rural families on the Mongolian steppe, and the closely intertwined life of people and their animals. Both films contained elements of documentary and fiction and used real Mongolian families as their actors. In Weeping Camel, a family attempts to reconcile a mother camel who refuses to nurse its newborn calf, with a traditional musical ritual. In Yellow Dog, a little girl tries to convince her reluctant family to adopt a wild dog.
All the films submitted are primary in Mongolian. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Mongolia for review by the Academy for the award.
Year(Ceremony) Film title used in nomination Mongolian title Director Result 2003(76th) The Story of the Weeping Camel Ингэний Нулимс Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni 2005(78th) The Cave of the Yellow Dog Шар Нохойн Там Byambasuren Davaa 2009(82nd) By the Will of Genghis Khan Тайна Чингис Хаана Andrei Borissov 2017(90th) The Children of Genghis Чингисийн хүүхдүүд Zolbayar Dorj 2019(92nd) The Steed Хийморь Erdenebileg Ganbold 2020(92nd) Veins of the World Дэлхийн судлууд Byambasuren Davaa 2022(95th) Harvest Moon Эргэж ирэхгүй намар Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam 2023(96th) City of Wind Сэр сэр салхи Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir 2024(97th)If Only I Could Hibernate Баавгай болохсон Zoljargal Purevdash 2025(98th) Silent City Driver Чимээгүй хотын жолооч Janchivdorj Sengedorj 2026(99th) Independence: Keeper of the Prophecy Тусгаар тогтнол: Бошиг сахигч B. Tamir
See also List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films Cinema of Mongolia
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External links The Official Academy Awards Database The Motion Picture Credits Database IMDb Academy Awards Page