Morocco has submitted films intermittently for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1977. 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, Morocco has submitted twenty-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.
Blood Wedding (1977), directed by , was the country first official submission.
Omar Killed Me (2011), The Blue Caftan (2022), and The Mother of All Lies (2023) advanced to the December shortlists, but were not nominated.
Most of the films are primary in Arabic and French. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Morocco 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 1977(50th) Blood Wedding عرس الدم 1998(71st) Mektoub مكتوب 2000(73rd) Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets علي زاوا 2006(79th) The Moroccan Symphony السمفونية المغربية Kamal Kamal 2008(81st) Goodbye Mothers وداعا أمهات 2009(82nd) Casanegra كازانيكرا 2011(84th) Omar Killed Me عمر قتلني 2012(85th) Death for Sale موت للبيع 2013(86th) Horses of God يا خيل الله 2014(87th) The Red Moon القمر الأحمر 2015(88th) Aida عايدة 2016(89th) A Mile in My Shoes مسافة ميل بحذائي 2017(90th) Razzia غزية 2018(91st) Burnout بورن أوت 2019(92nd) Adam آدم 2020(93rd) The Unknown Saint القديس المجهول 2021(94th) Casablanca Beats علي صوتك 2022(95th) The Blue Caftan أزرق القفطان 2023(96th) The Mother of All Lies كذب أبيض 2024(97th) Everybody Loves Touda في حب تودا 2025(98th) Calle Málaga Maryam Touzani 2026(99th)Strawberries La más dulce / الفراولة
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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References
External links The Official Academy Awards Database The Motion Picture Credits Database IMDb Academy Awards Page