Academy Awards – Dutch Oscar Entry

SEE NL officially coordinates the selection of the Dutch entry for the Oscars in the category International Feature Film and submits it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles.

Category International Feature Film

Reedland, directed by Sven Bresser, has been selected by the Netherlands Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC) as the Dutch entry for the International Feature Film Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The Academy will announce the shortlists on December 16 and the nominations in all categories on January 22. The 98th Academy Awards will take place on March 15, 2026.

Producers could submit films for the selection of the Dutch Oscar entry until July 21. A feature film, feature-length documentary, or feature-length animated film can only be included in the selection of the Dutch Oscar entry if it meets all the AMPAS requirements. The AMPAS regulations regarding the International Feature Film Award can be found here (Rule Sixteen: International Feature Film), and the Procedure for the Selection of the Dutch Oscar Entry 2025 can be found here.

For more information, please contact SEE NL at seenl@eyefilm.nl

still from Rietland (Sven Bresser, NL 2025)

still Rietland (Sven Bresser, NL 2025)

Oscar Qualifying festival Awards

Feature-length documentaries and short films (live action, animation and documentary) that have won an Oscar Qualifying festival Award must be submitted for the Oscars to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) by the producer/creator of the film. SEE NL does not do this.

On the Academy’s website, you can find out whether a film has won an award from an Oscar Qualifying festival. Submissions for the Oscars can only be made when a film has won an award listed on the Oscar Qualifying festival lists. Audience awards, special mentions and other awards not mentioned in the regulations are not included.

A film must also meet the Academy's requirements as stated in the Oscar regulations. These regulations and the lists of Oscar Qualifying festivals and awards by category are published on the Oscars website. Here, you can also find all the information on how to submit your film for the Oscars.

Please note that there are two deadlines for submitting short films (live action, animation and documentary). An August deadline for films that have qualified during the period October-June and an October deadline for films that have qualified between July-September.

For the submission of feature-length documentaries there are two deadlines as well. An August deadline for documentaries that have qualified in the period October-June and an October deadline for documentaries that have qualified between July-December.

For the specific dates, always check the Oscars website.

If your film has won an Oscar Qualifying festival Award and you are going to submit it to the Oscars, it is important to let SEE NL know as soon as possible. That way, we can include your film in Oscar campaign publicity and promotion from SEE NL in a timely manner.

Please contact us for more information at edithvanderheijde@eyefilm.nl.

During the 97th Academy Awards, Dutch short film I’m Not a Robot directed by Victoria Warmerdam and produced by Trent of OAK Motion Pictures won the Oscar® in the Live Action Short Film category.

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