2021 Oscar Awards: All the Nepali Films Submitted So Far!

The upcoming 93rd Academy Awards is scheduled to take place on April 25, 2021.

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2021 Oscar Awards: All the Nepali Films Submitted So Far!

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, is considered the most famous and prestigious awards in the film industry. The awards are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements.

The upcoming 93^rd Academy Awards is scheduled to take place on April 25, 2021. The AMPAS has requested the film industries of global countries, including Nepal, to submit their best film for the Best International Feature Film Award.

Earlier, it was scheduled for February 28, 2021, but was later postponed by two months in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

The submitted movies must be released in their respective countries between October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. The list of top 10 shortlisted movies will be released on February 9, 2021.

As we eagerly anticipate the 2021 Oscar Awards, let’s look at the famous Nepali movies submitted so far.

List of Nepali Movies Submitted to the Oscars:

1) Caravan/Himalaya

Director: Eric Valli
Date of Release: September 13, 1999
Starring: Tsering Dorjee, Thinle Lhondup, Gurgon Kyap, and Lhakpa Tsamchoe
First Nepali film to be nominated Best International Feature Film at the 72^nd Academy Awards

2) Mask of desire/Mukundo

Director: Tsering Rhitar Sherpa
Date of Release: 2000
Submitted to the 73rd Academy Awards

3) Muna Madan

Director: Gyanendra Deuja
Date of Release: June 27, 2003
Starring: Usha Poudel, Deepak Tripathi, Subhadra Adhikari, Capt. Vijaya Lama
Submitted to the 76^th Academy Awards

4) Basain

Basain

Director: Subash Gajurel
Date of Release: 2005
Submitted to the 79^th Academy Awards

5) Soongava: Dance of the Orchids

Director: Subarna Thapa
Date of Release: January 4, 2012
Starring: Saugat Malla, Deeya Maskey
Submitted to the 86^th Academy Awards

6) Jhola

Jhola

Director: Yadav Kumar Bhattarai
Date of Release: December 7, 2013
Starring: Garima Panta, Desh Bhakta Khanal, Sujal Nepal, Laxmi Giri and Deepak Chhetri
Submitted to the 87^th Academy Awards

7) Talakjung vs Tulke

Director: Nischal Basnet
Date of Release: October 31, 2014
Starring: Khagendra Lamichhane, Shushank Mainali, Dayahang Rai, Reecha Sharma, Buddhi Tamang, Rabindra Singh Baniya
Submitted to the 88^th Academy Awards

8) The Black Hen/Kalo Pothi

Director: Min Bahadur Bham
Date of Release: June 3, 2016
Starring: Khadka Raj Nepali, Sukraj Rokaya, Jit Bahadur Malla, Benisha Hamal, Hansa Khadka
Submitted to the 89^th Academy Award

9) The White Sun/Seto Surya

Director: Deepak Rauniyar
Date of Release: September 6, 2016
Starring: Dayahang Rai, Rabindra Singh Baniya
Submitted to the 90^th Academy Awards

10) Panchayat

Director: Shivam Adhikari
Date of Release: March 16, 2018
Starring: Neeta Dhungana, Saroj Khanal, Rupa Rana, Ganesh Giti, Jahanwi Basnet
Submitted to the 91^st Academy Awards

11) Bulbul

Director: Binod Paudel
Date of Release: February 15, 2019
Starring: Swastima Khadka, Mukun Bhusal
Submitted to the 92^nd Academy Awards

For the upcoming 2021 Oscar Awards, the Nepali Selection Committee has shortlisted two films, Aama by Dipendra K. Khanal and Sarita by Sergio Basso. The Committee is yet to submit a film for the next Oscars.

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