Article: Top 10 Thai Movies Submitted For Oscars

Oscars have always been the most prestigious and significant award ever given to any movie. There are many submissions from Thailand as well. Every year Thailand submits a movie or gets an Oscar nomination. The movies submitted to the Oscars/Academy Awards belong to Best Foreign Language Film Category. The genre of the movies varies a lot. They include drama, horror, romance, comedy, mystery, thriller, crime, fantasy, and many more. Here’s the list of 10 Thai movies submitted to the Oscars in the last decades. Check out to see if your favorite movies are there or not.

1. Inhuman Kiss

Sang Krasue has submitted to the Oscars in the year 2019 at the 92nd Academy awards. The theme of the movie is drama, horror, and romance.

The movie revolves around the Krasue curse, where a teenage girl named Sai discovered she was cursed. The curse compelled her head to detach from her body and hunts humans all night. Later the hunt begins to find the horrifying creature involved in killing villagers. The childhood friend of Sai stood by her side even when he was aware of her heinous truth.

 

2. Malila: The Farewell Flower

Malila: The Farewell Flower has submitted to the Oscars 2018 at the 91st Academy Awards. The theme of the movie is drama.

The movie revolves around the unification of former lovers Shane and Pich. After reuniting, they try to heal each other’s painful wounds. They both have gone through severe circumstances where Shane suffered from the aftermath of her daughter’s death while Pich was diagnosed with the illness.

 

3. By The Time It Gets Dark

By The Time It Gets Dark has submitted to the Oscars in the year 2017 at the 90th Academy Awards. The theme of the movie is drama.

The movie revolves around a student activist who keeps changing her jobs. She has come a long way from being a waitress to a film director. The movie is set in the 1970s era.

 

4. Arpat

Arpat has submitted to the Oscars in the year 2016 at the 89th Academy Awards. The theme of the movie is horror and drama.

The movie revolves around a person who has been compelled to become a monk. He was to live at a temple away from the city’s busy life. He eventually learned to reflect on himself and behave appropriately.

 

5. How To Win At Checkers (Every Time)

How To Win At Checkers has submitted to the Oscars at the 88th Academy Awards. The Theme of the movie is drama.

The movie revolves around the life of an eleven-year-old Oat who has lost his parents. Now his brother was compelled to join Thailand’s military draft lottery. Oat goes to every extent to protect his brother, resulting in grave consequences. The movie follows how Oat and his brother conquer the hurdles of Life.

 

6. The Teacher’s Diary

The teacher’s Diary has submitted to the Oscars in the year 2014 at the 87th Academy Awards. The theme of the movie is comedy, drama, and romance.

The movie revolves around the longing story of two teachers. When a female teacher was stuck with a tedious job on a rural side, she started writing a diary and later transferred to another school. Following her transfer, a male teacher joins the same school. He reads her journal and writes his thoughts. He falls in love with her words and female teachers, too, when she comes back to school. The trill begins when both lovers try to find each other.

 

7. Countdown

The countdown has been submitted to the Oscars 2013 at the 86th Academy Awards. The theme of the movie is horror, mystery, and thriller.

The movie revolves around the lives of three teens who are planning a New Year’s party in New York. The boys call for Jesus and a drug dealer to drop some exciting things at their place. The boys wanted to celebrate the countdown of the New Year. But to their surprise, Jesus’s visit changed their life in a night.

 

8. Headshot

Headshot has submitted to the Oscars in the year 2011 at the 85th Academy Awards. The theme of the movie is crime, drama, and thriller.

The movie revolves around the transformational life of a cop who becomes a hitman. He changes himself into a hitman and works for a group that aims at eliminating corrupt people.

 

 

9. Kon Khon

Kon Khon has submitted to the Oscars in the year 2011 at the 84th Academy Awards. The theme of the movie is drama.

The movie revolves around an orphan raised by the person he used to call his master. He later gets involved with a dance teacher Rambai. He was trained by his master to become a Khon Dance.

 

10. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives has submitted to the Oscars in the year 2010 at the 83rd Academy Awards. The theme of the movie is drama and fantasy.

The drama revolves around the life of a man who was diagnosed with kidney disease. He spends his last days with a ghost and a forest spirit. The movie takes place on a rural farm in Thailand.