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. Despite the protest,
Aurora was accepted and screened. In 2007, it was rumored that Ukraine would finally form a special Oscar committee to annually choose a Ukrainian nominee and that supposedly the movie "Koroliova" would be selected in 2007 as Ukraine's Oscar representative. However, eventually it was revealed that the committee did not meet to choose a nominee. In 2014, Ukraine's decision to submit Oles Sanin's
The Guide ahead of the more acclaimed festival hit
The Tribe by
Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, sparked a controversy that resulted in accusations of collusion by several members of the country's selection committee, who were forced to step down. In 2015, Ukraine missed the deadline to submit a film. They requested an extension from the Academy but it was denied. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Ukraine for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony. ==Shortlisted finalists==