DRIVE MY CAR Wins 2022 Oscar for International Feature Film
DRIVE MY CAR is the Oscars 2022 International Feature Film Oscar winner! Get complete coverage of all the Oscars 2022 winners on the Oscars Winners page and the full list of 94th Academy Awards winners here on Oscar.com. Five films competed to take home the most prestigious award in film, the Oscar. The nominees for International Feature Film were: DRIVE MY CAR, FLEE, THE HAND OF GOD, LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM and THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD. This is the fourth consecutive year that the director of a film nominated for International Feature Film has also received a nomination in the Directing category. LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM is the first film nominated in this category from Bhutan. For all the details, you can read more about the Oscars 2022 International Feature Film nominees below. You can also explore other Oscars 2022 nominees and see the complete Oscars 2022 nominations list right here on Oscar.com.
OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2022 - INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
DRIVE MY CAR - WINNER!
Japan
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Film Synopsis
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, is happily married to Oto, a screenwriter. Oto suddenly dies, leaving behind a secret. Two years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theater festival and drives to Hiroshima.
FLEE
Denmark
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Film Synopsis
Desperate to protect his identity but also needing to unburden himself, Danish resident Amin opens up about his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan. He looks back over his life as he grapples with a secret that he's kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he's built for himself and his future husband.
THE HAND OF GOD
Italy
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Film Synopsis
In 1980s Naples, Italy, a young man experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a freak accident by soccer legend Diego Maradona.
LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM
Bhutan
Directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji
Film Synopsis
A disillusioned schoolteacher is transferred to the most remote school in the world, cut off from modern life deep in the Himalayan glaciers. In a classroom with no electricity or even a blackboard, he finds himself with only a yak and a song that echoes through the mountains.
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Norway
Directed by Joachim Trier
Film Synopsis
A twenty-something woman battles indecisiveness as she traverses the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path.
Oscars 2022 will be produced by Will Packer and will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland® in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
