Tre länder bidrog för första gången med filmer: Afghanistan, Bangladesh och Chad.
Finlands oscarbidrag: Mannen utan minne
Danmarks bidrag är "Älskar dig för evigt" och Finlands bidrag "Mannen utan minne". De fem filmer som kommer att nomineras av dessa 54 filmer meddelas den 11 februari 2003. Den 23 mars 2003 hålls Oscargalan.
Hela listan:
Afghanistan "FireDancer," Jawed Wassel
Algeriet "Rachida," Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
Argentina "Kamchatka," Marcelo Piñeyro
Österrike "Gebürtig," Robert Schindel & Lukas Stepanik
Bangladesh "The Clay Bird," Tareque Masud
Belgium "The Son," Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Brazil "City of God," Fernando Meirelles
Bulgaria "Warming up Yesterday's Lunch," Kostadin Bonev
Kanada "Un Crabe Dans la Tête," André Turpin
Tchad "Abouna," Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Chile "Ogu y Mampato en Rapa Nui," Alejandro Rojas
Kina Hero Zhang Yimou
Colombia "The Invisible Children," Lisandro Duque Naranjo
Kroatien "Fine Dead Girls," Dalibor Matanic
Kuba "Nothing More," Juan Carlos Cremata
Tjeckien "Wild Bees," Bohdan Sláma
Danmark Älskar dig för evigt Susanne Bier
Egyptien "The Secret of the Young Girl," Magdy Ahmed Aly
Finland Mannen utan minne Aki Kaurismaki
Frankrike 8 Kvinnor François Ozon
Tyskland "Nowhere in Africa," Caroline Link
Grekland "The Only Journey of His Life," Lakis Papastathis
Ungern "Hukkle," György Pálfi
Island "The Sea," Baltasar Kormakur
Indien "Devdas," Sanjay Leela Bhansail
Indonesien "Ca-bau-kan," Nia diNata
Iran "I'm Taraneh, 15," Rassul Sadr-Ameli
Israel "Broken Wings," Nir Bergman
Italien "Pinocchio," Roberto Benigni
Japan "Out," Hideyuki Hirayama
Korea "Oasis," Lee Chang-dong
Libanon "When Maryam Spoke Out," Assad Fouladkar
Luxemburg "Dead Man's Hand," Laurent Brandenburger & Philippe Boon
Mexiko "The Crime of Father Amaro," Carlos Carrera
Nederländerna "Zus & Zo," Paula van der Oest
Norge "Hold My Heart," Trygve Allister Diesen
Fillipinerna "Small Voices," Gil M. Portes
Polen "Edi," Piotr Trzaskalski
Portugal "O Delfim," Fernando Lopes
Rumänien "Philanthropy" Nae Caranfil
Ryssland "House of Fools" Andrei Konchalovsky
Slovakien "Cruel Joys" Juraj Nvota
Slovenien "Head Noise" Andrej Kosak
Spanien "Los Lunes Al Sol" Fernando Leon de Aranoa
Sverige Lilja 4-ever Lukas Moodysson
Schweiz "Aime Ton Pere" Jacob Berger
Taiwan "The Best of Times" Chang Tso-Chi
Thailand "Mon-rak Transistor" Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Tunisien "The Magic Box" Rida Behi
Turkiet "9" Umit Unal
Storbritannien "Eldra" Tim Lyn
Uruguay "Corazon de Fuego" Diego Arsuaga
Venezuela "The Archangel's Feather," Luis Manzo
Jugoslavien Labyrinth," Miroslav Leki
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