Another disqualifying factor is a film 's television or Internet transmission prior to its theatrical release , hence the Academy 's rejection of the Dutch film '' Bluebird '' ( 2004 ) . A film may also be refused if its submitting country has exercised insufficient artistic control over it . Several films have been declared ineligible by the Academy for the latter reason , the most recent of which is '' Lust , Caution '' ( 2007 ) , Taiwan 's entry for the 80th Academy Awards . The disqualifications , however , generally take place in the pre-nomination stage , with the exception of '' A Place in the World '' ( 1992 ) , Uruguay 's entry for the 65th Academy Awards , which was disqualified because of insufficient Uruguayan artistic control '' after '' having secured a nomination . It is the only film so far to have been declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot after having been nominated for the Foreign Language Film Award
65th Academy Awards
65th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film