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Israel at the Oscars

This is a list of every Israeli produced film that has ever been nominated in any category at the Oscars. Israel has the record as the Middle Eastern country with the most nominations. Israel was also the first Middle Eastern country to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. Israel has never won in this category.

Best Foreign Language Film:
- Nominated: 1965 (Sallah Shabati)
- Total: 12/0
Best Documentary Feature:
- Nominated: 1975 (The 81st Blow)
- Total: 5/0
Best Live Action Short:
- Nominated: 2015 (Aya)
- Total: 3/0
Best Animated Short:
- Nominated: 2024 (Letter to a Pig)
- Total: 1/0
Best Documentary Short:
- Nominated: 2026 (Children No More: "Were and Are Gone")
- Total: 1/0

Read notes
  • Sallah
  • The Policeman
  • I Love You Rosa
  • The House on Chelouche Street
  • The Pedestrian
  • The 81st Blow
  • Operation Thunderbolt
  • Beyond the Walls
  • Paradise Now
  • Beaufort
  • Waltz with Bashir
  • Ajami
  • Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
  • Footnote
  • Five Broken Cameras
  • The Gatekeepers
  • Aya
  • The Look of Silence
  • White Eye
  • Letter to a Pig
  • Butcher's Stain
  • Children No More: Were and Are Gone