ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks tˈɛn kənˈuːz wʌz tʃˈoʊzən æz ɔːstɹˈeɪliəz əfˈɪʃəl ˈɛntɹi ˌɪntʊ ðə bˈɛst fˈɔːɹən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ fˈɪlm kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz, ðˈʌs bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə θˈɜːd ɔːstɹˈeɪliən fˈɪlm təbi kənsˈɪdɚd fɚðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd fˈɑːloʊɪŋ flˈoʊɾɪŋ lˈaɪf ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ænd lˌæ spæɡnˈoʊlə ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn.
In October 2006 Ten Canoes was chosen as Australia's official entry into the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 2007 Academy Awards, thus becoming the third Australian film to be considered for the award (following Floating Life in 1996 and La Spagnola in 2001).