List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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 Foreign Language Film since 1956. The Foreign Language Film Award 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. Film director José Luis Garci has represented Spain six times, achieving four nominations and one win. Pedro Almodóvar has represented Spain seven times, and has achieved three Oscar nominations, including one win. Carlos Saura has represented Spain five times. All submissions were primarily in Spanish language, with the notable exceptions of That Obscure Object of Desire (French and Spanish), Black Bread (Catalan), Flowers (Basque), Summer 1993 (Catalan) and Alcarràs (Catalan). Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Spain for review by the academy for the award since its first entry in 1959. == Shortlisted films==

Each year since 2001, Spain has announced a three-film shortlist (four in 2013) prior to announcing its official Oscar candidate. The following films were shortlisted by the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España but failed to be submitted: ==See also==