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‘Mon oncle Antoine’ and ‘The True Nature of Bernadette’ - For 1971 and 1972, the films ‘Mon oncle Antoine’ and ‘The True Nature of Bernadette’ were submitted but not nominated.

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‘Orders’ and ‘J.A. Martin Photographer’ - For the 48th and 50th Academy Awards, Michel Brault’s ‘Orders’ and Jean Beaudin’s ‘J.A. Martin Photographer’ were submitted but also failed to make the cut.

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‘A Scream from Silence’ and ‘Good Riddance’ - ‘A Scream from Silence’ and ‘Good Riddance’ were the next Canadian films to be submitted for the category. Neither was nominated.

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‘The Plouffe Family’ and ‘Wild Flowers’ - For the 54th Academy Awards, French Canadian director Gilles Carle (‘The True Nature of Bernadette’) had a second shot when his movie ‘The Plouffe Family’ was submitted. But his film was not chosen, once again. The following year, Jean Pierre Lefebvre’s ‘Wild Flowers’ was submitted, yet not nominated.

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‘The Tin Flute’ and ‘Sonatine’ - The motion pictures ‘The Tin Flute’ and ‘Sonatine’ were submitted for consideration for the 57th and 58th Academy Awards. They didn’t make the cut.

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‘The Decline of the American Empire’ - Denys Arcand’s ‘The Decline of the American Empire’ submitted for the 59th Academy Awards became the first Canadian foreign film to be nominated, although it did not win the category.

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‘Night Zoo’ and ‘The Revolving Doors’ - In the following two years ‘Night Zoo’ and ‘The Revolving Doors’ were submitted, but not nominated.

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'Jesus of Montreal' - At the 54th Academy Awards, Arcand’s successful nomination three years prior was followed up with a second nomination for his film ‘Jesus of Montreal.’ Unfortunately, it failed to win.

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‘An Imaginary Tale’ and ‘A Bullet in the Head’ - For the 63rd and 64th ceremonies, ‘An Imaginary Tale’ and ‘A Bullet in the Head’ were submitted, but not nominated.

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‘Léolo’ and ‘The Sex of the Stars’ - Jean-Claude Lauzon’s ‘Léolo’ and Paule Baillargeon’s ‘The Sex of the Stars’ were submitted for consideration the next two years, but were not nominated.

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‘My Friend Max’ and ‘The Confessional’ - ‘My Friend Max’ and ‘The Confessional’ were met with disappointment when they failed to get nominated for the 68th and 69th Academy Awards.

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‘Not Me!’ and ‘Cosmos’ - ‘Not Me!’ and ‘Cosmos’ also had no luck receiving nominations over the next two years.

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‘August 32nd on Earth’ and ‘Set Me Free’ - This was followed by Denis Villeneuve’s ‘August 32nd on Earth’ and Léa Pools’ ‘Set Me Free,’ which were submitted but did not secure nominations.

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‘Maelström,’ ‘Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner,’ and ‘Un crabe dans la tête’ - ‘Maelström,’ ‘Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner,’ and ‘Un crabe dans la tête’ were submitted for the 74th, 75th and 76th Academy Awards respectively, but all fell short of a nomination.

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‘The Barbarian Invasions’ - Finally at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004, Arcand’s film ‘The Barbarian Invasions’ won Canada’s first and only Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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‘Far Side of the Moon’ - Robert Lepage’s ‘Far Side of the Moon’ was submitted, but unsuccessful in landing a nomination.

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‘C.R.A.Z.Y.’ - Jean-Marc Vallée’s ‘C.R.A.Z.Y.’ also failed to make the cut the following year.

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‘Water’ - For the 79th Academy Awards, Deepa Mehta’s ‘Water’ became the fourth Canadian film ever to be nominated in the category.

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‘Days of Darkness’ - ‘Days of Darkness’ made the January shortlist the following year, but ultimately was not nominated.

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‘The Necessities of Life’ - The next year, ‘The Necessities of Life’ also made the January shortlist, but was ultimately not nominated in the category.

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‘I Killed My Mother’ - ‘I Killed My Mother,’ directed by Xavier Dolan, was submitted for consideration, but it was not nominated at the 82nd Academy Awards.

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‘Incendies’ - After a few Villeneuve films had been previously submitted, the director had his first breakthrough when the film ‘Incendies’ was nominated at the 83rd Academy Awards.

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‘Monsieur Lazhar’ - Philippe Falardeau’s ‘Monsieur Lazhar’ also received a nomination the following year.

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‘War Witch’ - Kim Nguyen’s ‘War Witch’ was fortunate enough to be nominated the following year, making 2011-2013 the most successful period for Canada in the category in terms of nominations.

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‘Gabrielle’ - ‘Gabrielle’ was the film Canada submitted for the category at the 86th Academy Awards, but it did not receive a nomination.

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‘Mommy’ and ‘Felix and Meira’ - Dolan’s ‘Mommy’ and Maxime Giroux’s ‘Felix and Meira’ were the next two movies to be submitted, but neither had luck getting nominated.

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‘It's Only the End of the World’ - Dolan's ‘It's Only the End of the World’ made the December shortlist in 2016, but failed to score a nomination in the category.

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‘Hochelaga, Land of Souls’ - Canada’s most recent film to be submitted for consideration is ‘Hochelaga, Land of Souls,’ directed by François Girard. It didn’t make the cut for this year's Oscars, but Canada is still greatly represented in many other categories.

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90th Academy Awards - This year’s Academy Awards will take place on March 4.

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