This is a list of submissions to the 56th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States.
This is a list of entries submitted for consideration at the 56th Academy Awards for Best International Film. The Academy established the Best Foreign Language Film award in 1956, acknowledging outstanding non-English language productions from around the world.