List of foreign-language films nominated for Academy Awards
This article lists all the foreign language films which have been nominated for or won Academy Awards in any category, not just the International Feature Film category (known before the 2019 awards as Best Foreign Language Film) itself. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are among the world's oldest and most prestigious film prizes.[1] They were first handed out on May 16, 1929 by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and have been given annually ever since.[2] Even though a separate prize has existed for foreign language films since the 1956 Academy Awards, such films continue to be eligible for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture, provided that they have been commercially released in Los Angeles County, California and that they comply with the special rules governing those categories.[3] The French comedy À Nous la Liberté (1931) was the first foreign language film to be nominated for an Academy Award (Best Art Direction); the German-language Swiss drama Marie-Louise (1944) was the first to actually win one (Best Original Screenplay).
Although a Los Angeles theatrical release is not required for eligibility for the Best International Feature Film Award itself, it is a prerequisite for consideration for Academy Awards in other categories. In the past, this had enabled some foreign language films to receive nominations over multiple years, the most recent case being that of the Italian comedy-drama Amarcord (1973). Because such films were still unreleased in Los Angeles when they were submitted to the Academy, they could only be nominated in the Foreign Language Film category. However, upon their Los Angeles release, they became eligible for other Academy Awards, and often ended up receiving nominations in various categories one year after their initial Foreign Language Film nomination. Presently, such nominations over multiple years are no longer possible since the current rules of the Academy unambiguously state that: "Films nominated for the Best International Feature Film Award shall not be eligible for Academy Awards consideration in any category in any subsequent Awards year." This restriction, however, does not apply to submitted films that were not selected as nominees.[3] The Brazilian film City of God (2002) was thus able to receive four Academy Award nominations for the 2003 Academy Awards, even though it had failed to garner a Foreign Language Film nomination as Brazil's official submission for the 2002 Academy Awards.[4]
Background
Foreign films are not to be confused with foreign language films. A foreign film is a motion picture produced outside the United States, regardless of the language used in its dialogue track. A foreign language film, on the other hand, is a predominantly non-English speaking motion picture, regardless of where it was produced. Although the overwhelming majority of foreign language films are foreign, this is not always the case: in recent years, for instance, several non-English speaking American films such as The Passion of the Christ (2004), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) or Minari (2020) have been nominated for Academy Awards (American films have never been eligible for the Best International Feature Film Award, even if none of the dialogue is in English). Such films are included in this list. On the other hand, foreign films where the majority of the dialogue is in English — such as the Indo-British co-production of Gandhi (1982) — are not taken into account. The article also includes films such as the Japanese anime Spirited Away (2001) that were initially released in their native country in a foreign language but were nominated by the Academy for the English-dubbed version under which they were shown in Los Angeles. The films are grouped by award category, and are arranged chronologically within each category. The years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are always held the following year. The winning films are in bold and in light blue background; the presence of an Oscar statuette indicates the official recipient of the award.
Best Picture
The Best Picture category has existed since the creation of the Academy Awards. Its name has changed several times over the years. When Grand Illusion (1937) was nominated, the name of the category was Outstanding Production; the Best Picture designation has been continuously used since the 1962 Academy Awards. Individual producers have been officially nominated for this award since the 1951 Academy Awards. Previously, the nominations went to the production companies instead.
Acting awards
Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature category has existed since 1942.
Documentary Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film has been awarded since the 14th Academy Awards in 1941.
Animated Feature Film
The Animated Feature Film category has existed since the 2001 Academy Awards. The intended recipient(s) of this award must be designated by those responsible for the production of the film. Agreement on the designated recipient(s) has to be settled prior to the film's submission to the Academy. Unlike other Academy Awards, the Best Animated Feature Film Award therefore does not always go to the same crew member. However, the person(s) to whom it is given must always be "the key creative individual most clearly responsible for the overall achievement or a two-person team with shared and equal directing credit".[12]
| Year | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Award recipient(s) | Country of production | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 (75th) |
Spirited Away | Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi 千と千尋の神隠し |
Hayao Miyazaki (director & writer) |
Japan | Japanese (nominated for its English-dubbed version) |
|
| 2003 (76th) |
The Triplets of Belleville | Les Triplettes de Belleville | Sylvain Chomet (director & writer) |
France Belgium Canada United Kingdom |
French | |
| 2005 (78th) |
Howl's Moving Castle | Hauru no ugoku shiro ハウルの動く城 |
Hayao Miyazaki (director, writer & executive producer) |
Japan | Japanese (nominated for its English-dubbed version) |
|
| 2007 (80th) |
Persepolis | Persépolis | Marjane Satrapi Vincent Paronnaud (directors & writers) |
France Iran |
French (some parts in English, Persian & German) |
[13] |
| 2010 (83rd) |
The Illusionist | L'Illusionniste | Sylvain Chomet (director & writer) |
France | French (some parts in English and Gaelic) |
|
| 2011 (84th) |
A Cat in Paris | Une vie de chat | Alain Gaignol (director & writer) Jean-Loup Felicioli (director) |
France Belgium Netherlands Switzerland |
French | |
| Chico and Rita | Chico y Rita | Fernando Trueba (director & writer) Javier Mariscal (director) |
Spain United Kingdom |
Spanish (some parts in English) |
||
| 2013 (86th) |
Ernest & Celestine | Ernest et Célestine | Benjamin Renner (director) Didier Brunner (producer) |
France Belgium |
French | |
| The Wind Rises | Kaze tachinu 風立ちぬ |
Hayao Miyazaki (director & writer) Toshio Suzuki (producer) |
Japan | Japanese | ||
| 2014 (87th) |
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Kaguya-hime no Monogatari かぐや姫の物語 |
Isao Takahata (director) Yoshiaki Nishimura (producer) |
Japan | Japanese | |
| 2015 (88th) |
Boy and the World | O Menino e o Mundo | Alê Abreu (director) |
Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| When Marnie Was There | Omoide no Mānī 思い出のマーニー |
Hiromasa Yonebayashi (director) Yoshiaki Nishimura (producer) |
Japan | Japanese | ||
| 2016 (89th) |
My Life as a Courgette | Ma vie de Courgette | Claude Barras (director) Max Karli (producer) |
France Switzerland |
French | |
| The Red Turtle | La Tortue Rouge レッドタートル ある島の物語 |
Michaël Dudok de Wit (director) Toshio Suzuki (producer) |
France Belgium Japan |
No dialogue | ||
| 2018 (91st) |
Mirai | Mirai no Mirai 未来のミライ |
Mamoru Hosoda (director) Yuichiro Saito (producer) |
Japan | Japanese | |
| 2019 (92nd) |
I Lost My Body | J'ai perdu mon corps | Jérémy Clapin (director) Marc du Pontavice (producer) |
France | French | |
| 2021 (94th) |
Flee | Flugt | Jonas Poher Rasmussen (director) Monica Hellström (producer) Signe Byrge Sørensen (producer) |
United States United Kingdom France Sweden Norway Denmark |
Danish | |
| 2023 (96th) |
The Boy and the Heron | Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka 君たちはどう生きるか |
Hayao Miyazaki (director) Toshio Suzuki (producer) |
Japan | Japanese | |
| 2024 (97th) |
Flow | Straume | Gints Zilbalodis (director & producer) Matīss Kaža (producer) Ron Dyens (producer) Gregory Zalcman (producer) |
Latvia France Belgium |
No dialogue | |
| 2025 (98th) |
Arco | Arco | Ugo Bienvenu (director & producer) Félix de Givry (producer) Sophie Mas (producer) Natalie Portman (producer) |
France United States |
French | |
| Little Amélie or the Character of Rain | Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes | Maïlys Vallade (director) Liane-Cho Han (director) Nidia Santiago (producer) Henri Magalon (producer) |
France Belgium |
French |
Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film has been awarded since the 5th Academy Awards, covering the year 1931–32, to the present. From 1932 to 1970, the category was presented as Short Subjects, Cartoons, and from 1971 to 1973 as Short Subjects, Animated Films. The first non-English-language international short to win was Zagreb Film's Ersatz (The Substitute) in 1961.
| Year | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Award recipient(s) | Country of production | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (24th) |
The Two Mouseketeers | The Two Mouseketeers | Fred Quimby | United States | English, French | [14] |
| 1960 (33rd) |
A Place in the Sun | O místo na slunci | František Vystrčil | Czechoslovakia | Czech | [14] |
| 1961 (34th) |
Ersatz | Surogat | Zagreb Film | Yugoslavia | Serbo-Croatian | [14] |
| 1963 (36th) |
My Financial Career | My Financial Career | Tom Daly Colin Low |
Canada | English, French | [14] |
| The Game | Igra | Dušan Vukotić | Yugoslavia | Serbo-Croatian | ||
| 1967 (40th) |
What on Earth! | What on Earth! | Robert Verrall Wolf Koenig |
Canada | English, French | [14] |
| Hypothese Beta | Hypothèse Beta | Jean-Charles Meunier | France | French | ||
| 1971 (44th) |
Evolution | Évolution | Michael Mills | Canada | English, French | [15] |
| 1972 (45th) |
Tup Tup | Tup Tup | Nedeljko Dragić | Yugoslavia Italy |
No dialogue | [15] |
| 1973 (46th) |
Pulcinella | Pulcinella | Guilo Gianini Emanuele Luzzati |
Italy | Italian | [15] |
| 1975 (48th) |
Sisyphus | Sisyphus | Marcell Jankovics | Hungary | No dialogue | |
| 1976 (49th) |
Dedalo | Dedalo | Manfredo Manfredi | Italy | No dialogue | |
| 1979 (52nd) |
Every Child | Every Child | Derek Lamb | Canada | English, French | |
| Dream Doll | Lutka snova | Bob Godfrey Zlatko Grgić |
United Kingdom Yugoslavia |
No dialogue | ||
| 1980 (53rd) |
The Fly | A légy | Ferenc Rófusz | Hungary | No dialogue | |
| 1982 (55th) |
Tango | Tango | Zbigniew Rybczyński | Poland | No dialogue | |
| 1985 (58th) |
Anna & Bella | Anna & Bella | Cilia van Dijk | Netherlands | Dutch | |
| 1986 (59th) |
A Greek Tragedy | A Greek Tragedy | Willem Thijssen Linda Van Tulden |
Belgium | Dutch | |
| 1987 (60th) |
The Man Who Planted Trees | L'homme qui plantait des arbres | Frédéric Back | Canada | French, English | |
| 1989 (62nd) |
Balance | Balance | Christoph Lauenstein Wolfgang Lauenstein |
West Germany | No dialogue | |
| The Cow | Корова | Aleksandr Petrov | Soviet Union | Russian | ||
| 1990 (63rd) |
Grasshoppers | Cavallette | Bruno Bozzetto | Italy | Italian | |
| 1992 (65th) |
Reci, Reci, Reci... | Reci, Reci, Reci... | Michaela Pavlátová | Czechoslovakia | Czech | |
| 1993 (66th) |
The Mighty River | Le Fleuve aux grandes eaux | Frédéric Back Hubert Tison |
Canada | English, French | |
| 1994 (67th) |
The Monk and the Fish | Le Moine et le poisson | Michaël Dudok de Wit | France | No dialogue | |
| 1995 (68th) |
Gagarin | Гагарин | Alexij Kharitidi | Russia | Russian | |
| 1996 (69th) |
Quest | Quest | Tyron Montgomery Thomas Stellmach |
Germany | No dialogue | |
| La Salla | La Salla | Richard Condie | Canada | Italian | ||
| 1997 (70th) |
The Mermaid | Русалка | Aleksandr Petrov | Russia | Russian | |
| 1998 (71st) |
When Life Departs | Når livet går sin vej | Stefan Fjeldmark Karsten Kiilerich |
Denmark Estonia |
Danish | |
| 1999 (72nd) |
The Old Man and the Sea | Старик и море | Aleksandr Petrov | Russia Canada Japan |
English, French, Russian, Japanese | |
| 3 Misses | 3 Misses | Paul Driessen | Netherlands | No dialogue | ||
| 2000 (73rd) |
Father and Daughter | Father and Daughter | Michaël Dudok de Wit | Netherlands United Kingdom |
No dialogue | |
| 2002 (75th) |
The Cathedral | Katedra | Tomek Baginski | Poland | No dialogue | |
| Rocks | Das Rad | Chris Stenner Heidi Wittlinger |
Germany | German | ||
| Mt. Head | Atamayama 頭山 |
Kōji Yamamura | Japan | Japanese | ||
| 2004 (77th) |
Birthday Boy | Birthday Boy | Andrew Gregory Sejong Park |
Australia | Korean | |
| 2006 (79th) |
Maestro | Maestro | Géza M. Tóth | Hungary | No dialogue | |
| 2007 (80th) |
Even Pigeons Go to Heaven | Même les pigeons vont au paradis | Samuel Tourneux Simon Vanesse |
France | French | |
| Madame Tutli-Putli | Madame Tutli-Putli | Chris Lavis Maciek Szczerbowski |
Canada | English, French | ||
| My Love | Моя любовь | Aleksandr Petrov | Russia | Russian | ||
| 2008 (81st) |
La Maison en Petits Cubes | Tsumiki no Ie つみきのいえ |
Kunio Katō | Japan | Japanese | |
| Lavatory – Lovestory | Уборная история — любовная история | Konstantin Bronzit | Russia | No dialogue | ||
| Oktapodi | Oktapodi | Thierry Marchand Emud Mokhberi |
France | French | ||
| 2009 (82nd) |
Logorama | Logorama | Nicolas Schmerkin | France | English, French | |
| French Roast | French Roast | Fabrice Joubert | France | French | ||
| 2010 (83rd) |
The Gruffalo | The Gruffalo | Max Lang Jakob Schuh |
United Kingdom Germany |
English, German | |
| Madagascar, a Journey Diary | Madagascar, a Journey Diary | Bastien Dubois | France | French | ||
| 2011 (84th) |
Sunday | Dimanche | Patrick Doyon | Canada | French | |
| 2013 (86th) |
Possessions | Tsukumo 九十九 |
Shuhei Morita | Japan | Japanese | |
| 2015 (88th) |
Bear Story | Historia de un oso | Pato Escala Pierart Gabriel Osorio Vargas |
Chile | Spanish | |
| We Can't Live Without Cosmos | Мы не можем жить без космоса, My ne mozhem zhit bez kosmosa | Konstantin Bronzit | Russia | No dialogue | ||
| 2016 (89th) |
Blind Vaysha | Vaysha l'aveugle | Theodore Ushev | Canada | English, French | |
| 2017 (90th) |
Garden Party | Garden Party | Victor Caire Gabriel Grapperon |
France | French | |
| 2019 (92nd) |
Sister | Sister | Siqi Song | United States | Mandarin | |
| Mémorable | Mémorable | Bruno Collet Jean-François Le Corre |
France | French | ||
| 2020 (93rd) |
Genius Loci | Genius Loci | Adrien Mérigeau Amaury Ovise |
France | French | |
| Yes-People | Já-fólkið | Gísli Darri Halldórsson | Iceland | Icelandic | ||
| 2021 (94th) |
The Windshield Wiper | The Windshield Wiper | Alberto Mielgo Leo Sanchez |
United States Spain |
English, Romanian | |
| Bestia | Bestia | Hugo Covarrubias Tevo Díaz |
Chile | Spanish | ||
| Boxballet | БоксБалет | Anton Dyakov | Russia | Russian | ||
| 2022 (95th) |
Ice Merchants | Ice Merchants | João Gonzalez Bruno Caetano |
Portugal United Kingdom France |
No dialogue | |
| 2023 (96th) |
Letter to a Pig | מכתב לחזיר | Tal Kantor Amit R. Gicelter |
Israel France |
Hebrew | |
| Our Uniform | Our Uniform | Yegane Moghaddam | Iran | Persian | ||
| Pachyderme | Pachyderme | Stéphanie Clément Marc Rius |
France | French | ||
| 2024 (97th) |
In the Shadow of the Cypress | در سایهی سرو | Hossein Molayemi Shirin Sohani |
Iran | No dialogue | |
| Beautiful Men | Beautiful Men | Nicolas Keppens Brecht Van Elslande |
Belgium France Netherlands |
Dutch, Turkish | ||
| Magic Candies | Magic Candies | Daisuke Nishio Takashi Washio |
Japan | Japanese | ||
| Yuck! | Beurk! | Loïc Espuche Juliette Marquet |
France | French | ||
| 2025 (98th) |
The Girl Who Cried Pearls | La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles | Chris Lavis Maciek Szczerbowski |
Canada | French, English | |
| Butterfly | Papillon | Florence Miailhe Ron Dyens |
France | French, German | ||
| The Three Sisters | Три сестры | Konstantin Bronzit | Russia Cyprus |
No dialogue |
Art Direction/Production Design
The Production Design category, formerly named Best Art Direction until 2012, has existed since the creation of the Academy Awards. Until 1939, only one award was given. From 1940 until 1966, two awards were given, one for black-and-white films, the other for color films. The two awards were briefly merged at the 1957 and 1958 Academy Awards, and were permanently combined once again in a single category starting 1967. All the foreign language films that were nominated for the Art Direction Award between 1940 and 1966 received their nomination in the Black-and-White category, with the exception of Juliet of the Spirits (1965), which was nominated in the Color category.
Casting
The Academy Award for Achievement in Casting was introduced in 2026.
| Year | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Award recipient(s) | Country of production | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (98th) |
The Secret Agent | O Agente Secreto | Gabriel Domingues | Brazil | Portuguese |
Cinematography
The Cinematography category has existed since the creation of the Academy Awards. Until 1938, only one award was given. From 1939 until 1966, two awards were given, one for black-and-white films, the other for color films. The two awards were briefly merged at the 1957 Academy Awards, and were permanently combined once again in a single category starting 1967. However, since foreign language films were not nominated for the Cinematography Award prior to the 1966 Academy Awards, they were unaffected by the splits and mergers that took place in this category.
Costume Design
The Costume Design category has existed since the 1948 Academy Awards. Until 1966, two awards were given, one for black-and-white films, the other for color films. The two awards were briefly merged at the 1957 and 1958 Academy Awards, and were permanently combined once again in a single category starting 1967. All the foreign language films that were nominated for the Costume Design Award between 1948 and 1966 received their nomination in the Black-and-White category, with the exception of Gate of Hell (1953), The Leopard (1963) and Juliet of the Spirits (1965), which were nominated in the Color category.
Directing
The Directing category has existed since the creation of the Academy Awards. Lina Wertmüller's nomination for Seven Beauties (1976) made her the first-ever woman to be nominated for the Directing Award.
Film Editing
The Film Editing category has existed since the 1934 Academy Awards.
International Feature Film
Live Action Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film has been awarded since the 5th Academy Awards, covering the year 1931–32, to present. Until 1956, the category was split multiple times, between Comedy and Novelty, and later, between One-Reel and Two-Reel. In 1957, the categories were merged, presented as Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects until 1970, Short Subjects, Live Action Films from 1971 to 1973, and with its current name since 1974.
| Year | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Award recipient(s) | Country of production | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 (6th) |
The Sea | Morze | Educational Pictures | Poland | Polish | [29] |
| 1936 (9th) |
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara | La Fiesta de Santa Barbara | Louis Lewyn | United States | English, Spanish | [30] |
| 1948 (21st) |
Symphony of a City | Människor i stad | Edmund Reek | Sweden | Swedish | [31] |
| 1949 (22nd) |
Van Gogh | Van Gogh | Gaston Diehl Robert Haessens |
France | French | [32] |
| 1951 (24th) |
Balzac | Balzac | Les Films du Compass | France | French | [31] |
| 1953 (26th) |
Herring Hunt | Les Harenguiers | National Film Board of Canada | Canada | English, French | [31] |
| Christ Among the Primitives | Cristo Tra i Primitivi | Vincenzo Lucci-Chiarissi | Italy | Italian | ||
| 1954 (27th) |
Beauty and the Bull | Beauty and the Bull | Cedric Francis | United States | English, Spanish | [32] |
| 1957 (30th) |
A Chairy Tale | Il était une chaise | Norman McLaren | Canada | English, French | |
| 1959 (32nd) |
The Golden Fish | Histoire d'un poisson rouge | Jacques-Yves Cousteau | France | French | |
| 1961 (34th) |
Play Ball! | Ballon Vole | Ciné-Documents | France | French | |
| 1962 (35th) |
Happy Anniversary | Heureux Anniversaire | Pierre Étaix Jean-Claude Carrière |
France | French | |
| Pan | Pan | Herman van der Horst | Netherlands | Dutch | ||
| Big City Blues | Big City Blues | Martina Huguenot van der Linden Charles Huguenot van der Linden |
United States Netherlands |
English, Dutch, German | ||
| 1963 (36th) |
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | La Rivière du hibou | Paul de Roubaix Marcel Ichac |
France | English, French | |
| 1965 (38th) |
The Chicken | Le Poulet | Claude Berri | France | French | |
| Fortress of Peace | Wehrhafte Schweiz Nous pouvons nous défendre |
Lothar Wolff | Switzerland | German, French, English | ||
| 1971 (44th) |
Sentinels of Silence | Centinelas del silencio | Manuel Arango Robert Amram |
Mexico | Spanish | |
| 1974 (47th) |
One-Eyed Men Are Kings | Les... borgnes sont rois | Paul Claudon Edmond Séchan |
France | French | |
| 1992 (65th) |
Omnibus | Omnibus | Sam Karmann | France | French | |
| 1993 (66th) |
Black Rider | Schwarzfahrer | Pepe Danquart | Germany | German | |
| The Screw | La Vis | Didier Flamand | France | French | ||
| 1996 (69th) |
De Tripas, Corazon | De Tripas, Corazon | Antonio Urrutia | Mexico | Spanish | |
| Wordless | Senza parole | Bernadette Carranza Antonello De Leo |
Italy | Italian | ||
| Ernst & Lyset | Ernst & Lyset | Kim Magnusson Anders Thomas Jensen |
Denmark | Danish | ||
| Esposados | Esposados | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | Spain | Spanish | ||
| 1997 (70th) |
Sweethearts? | Skal vi være kærester? | Birger Larsen Thomas Lydholm |
Denmark | Danish | |
| 1998 (71st) |
Election Night | Valgaften | Kim Magnusson Anders Thomas Jensen |
Denmark | Danish | |
| The Postcard | La Carte Postale | Vivian Goffette | Belgium | French | ||
| 1999 (72nd) |
Major and Minor Miracles | Stora & små mirakel | Marcus A. Olsson | Sweden | Swedish | |
| Teis and Nico | Bror, Min Bror | Henrik Ruben Genz Michael W. Horsten |
Denmark | Danish | ||
| Small Change | Kleingeld | Marc-Andreas Bochert Gabriele Lins |
Germany | German, Japanese, English | ||
| 2000 (73rd) |
Quiero ser (I want to be...) | Quiero ser (I want to be...) | Florian Gallenberger | Mexico Germany |
Spanish | |
| One Day Crossing | One Day Crossing | Joan Stein Christina Lazaridi |
Hungary United States |
Hungarian | ||
| A Soccer Story | Uma Historia de Futebol | Paulo Machline | Brazil | Portuguese | ||
| 2001 (74th) |
Gregor's Greatest Invention | Gregors größte Erfindung | Johannes Kiefer | Germany | German | |
| A Man Thing | Meska Sprawa | Sławomir Fabicki Bogumil Godfrejow |
Poland | Polish | ||
| 2002 (75th) |
This Charming Man | Der Er En Yndig Mand | Martin Strange-Hansen Mie Andreasen |
Denmark | Danish | |
| J'attendrai le suivant... (I'll Wait for the Next One...) | J'attendrai le suivant | Philippe Orreindy Thomas Gaudin |
France | French | ||
| Gridlock | Fait d'hiver | Dirk Beliën Anja Daelemans |
Belgium | Dutch | ||
| Dog | Inja | Steven Pasvolsky Joe Weatherstone |
Australia South Africa |
Akrikaans, English | ||
| 2003 (76th) |
The Bridge | Most | Bobby Garabedian William Zabka |
Czech Republic | English, Czech | |
| Squash | Squash | Lionel Bailliu | France | French | ||
| The Red Jacket | Die Rote Jacke | Florian Baxmeyer | Germany | German, Serbo-Croatian, English | ||
| (A) Torsion | (A) Torzija | Stefan Arsenijević | Slovenia | Serbo-Croatian | ||
| 2004 (77th) |
7:35 in the Morning | 7:35 de la Mañana | Nacho Vigalondo | Spain | Spanish | |
| Little Terrorist | Little Terrorist | Ashvin Kumar | India | Hindi, Urdu, Bangla | ||
| Two Cars, One Night | Two Cars, One Night | Taika Waititi Ainsley Gardiner |
New Zealand | English, Maori | ||
| 2005 (78th) |
The Runaway | Ausreißer | Ulrike Grote | Germany | German | |
| Cashback | Cashback | Sean Ellis Lene Bausager |
United Kingdom | English, Spanish | ||
| The Last Farm | Síðasti bærinn | Rúnar Rúnarsson Thor S. Sigurjónsson |
Iceland | Icelandic | ||
| 2006 (79th) |
Binta and the Great Idea | Binta y la Gran Idea | Javier Fesser Luis Manso |
Spain | Diola, French | |
| Helmer & Son | Helmer & Son | Søren Pilmark Kim Magnusson |
Denmark | Danish | ||
| One Too Many | Éramos pocos | Borja Cobeaga | Spain | Spanish | ||
| 2007 (80th) |
The Mozart of Pickpockets | Le Mozart des pickpockets | Philippe Pollet-Villard | France | French | |
| At Night | Om natten | Christian E. Christiansen Louise Vesth |
Denmark | Danish | ||
| The Substitute | Il Supplente | Andrea Jublin | Italy | Danish | ||
| Tanghi Argentini | Tanghi Argentini | Guido Thys Anja Daelemans |
Belgium | Dutch | ||
| 2008 (81st) |
Toyland | Spielzeugland | Jochen Alexander Freydank | Germany | German | |
| On the Line | Auf der Strecke | Reto Caffi | Switzerland Germany |
German | ||
| Manon on the Asphalt | Manon sur le bitume | Elizabeth Marre Olivier Pont |
France | French | ||
| The Pig | Grisen | Tivi Magnusson Dorte Høgh |
Denmark | Danish | ||
| 2009 (82nd) |
The Door | The Door | Juanita Wilson James Flynn |
Ireland | Russian | |
| Instead of Abracadabra | Istället för Abrakadabra | Patrik Eklund Mathias Fjellström |
Sweden | Swedish | ||
| Kavi | Kavi | Gregg Helvey | United States India |
Hindi | ||
| 2010 (83rd) |
Na Wewe (You Too) | Na Wewe | Ivan Goldschmidt | Belgium | French, Kirundi, Flemish | |
| 2011 (84th) |
Raju | Raju | Max Zähle Stefan Gieren |
Germany India |
German, English | |
| 2012 (85th) |
Buzkashi Boys | Buzkashi Boys | Sam French Ariel Nasr |
Afghanistan United States |
Dari | |
| Death of a Shadow | Dood van een Schaduw | Tom Van Avermaet Ellen De Waele |
Belgium | Dutch | ||
| Henry | Henry | Yan England | Canada | French | ||
| 2013 (86th) |
Helium | Helium | Anders Walter Kim Magnusson |
Denmark | Danish | |
| That Wasn't Me | Aquél no era yo | Esteban Crespo | Spain | Spanish | ||
| Just Before Losing Everything | Avant que de tout perdre | Xavier Legrand Alexandre Gavras |
France | French | ||
| Do I Have to Take Care of Everything? | Pitääkö mun kaikki hoitaa? | Selma Vilhunen Kirsikka Saari |
Finland | Finnish | ||
| 2014 (87th) |
Aya | Aya | Oded Binnun Mihal Brezis |
France Israel |
English, Hebrew | |
| Butter Lamp | La lampe au beurre de yak | Hu Wei Julien Féret |
China France |
Tibetan | ||
| Parvaneh | Parvaneh | Talkhon Hamzavi Stefan Eichenberger |
Switzerland | German | ||
| 2015 (88th) |
Ave Maria | Ave Maria | Basil Khalil Eric Dupont |
France Germany Palestine |
Arabic, English, Hebrew | |
| Day One | Day One | Henry Hughes | United States | English, Dari | ||
| Everything Will Be Okay | Alles wird gut | Patrick Vollrath | Austria Germany |
German | ||
| Shok | Shok | Jamie Donoughue | Kosovo United Kingdom |
Albanian, Serbian | ||
| 2016 (89th) |
Sing | Mindenki | Kristóf Deák Anna Udvardy |
Hungary | Hungarian | |
| Ennemis intérieurs | Ennemis intérieurs | Sélim Azzazi | France | French | ||
| La femme et le TGV | La femme et le TGV | Timo von Gunten Giacun Caduff |
Switzerland | German | ||
| Timecode | Timecode | Juanjo Giménez | Spain | Spanish | ||
| 2017 (90th) |
Watu Wote: All of Us | Watu Wote | Katja Benrath Tobias Rosen |
Germany Kenya |
Swahili, Somali | |
| 2018 (91st) |
Fauve | Fauve | Jérémy Comte Maria Gracia Turgeon |
Canada | French | |
| Marguerite | Marguerite | Marianne Farley Marie-Hélène Panisset |
Canada | French | ||
| Mother | Madre | Rodrigo Sorogoyen María del Puy Alvarado |
Spain | Spanish | ||
| 2019 (92nd) |
Brotherhood | Brotherhood | Meryam Joobeur Maria Gracia Turgeon |
Canada Tunisia Qatar Sweden |
Arabic | |
| Nefta Football Club | Nefta Football Club | Yves Piat Damien Megherbi |
France Tunisia Algeria |
Arabic | ||
| Saria | Saria | Bryan Buckley Matt Lefrebvre |
United States | Spanish | ||
| A Sister | Une soeur | Delphine Girard | Belgium | French | ||
| 2020 (93rd) |
The Present | الهدية | Farah Nabulsi | Palestine | Arabic, English | |
| White Eye | White Eye | Tomer Shushan Shira Hochman |
Israel | Hebrew | ||
| 2021 (94th) |
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run | Ala Kachuu – Take and Run | Maria Brendle Nadine Lüchinger |
Switzerland | Kirgyz | |
| The Dress | Sukienka | Tadeusz Łysiak Maciej Ślesicki |
Poland | Polish | ||
| On My Mind | On My Mind | Martin Strange-Hansen Kim Magnusson |
Denmark | Danish | ||
| 2022 (95th) |
Le pupille | Le pupille | Alice Rohrwacher Alfonso Cuarón |
Italy | Italian | |
| Night Ride | Nattrikken | Eirik Tveiten Gaute Lid Larssen |
Norway | Norwegian | ||
| The Red Suitcase | La Valise rouge | Cyrus Neshvad | Luxembourg | Persian, English, Luxembourgish, French | ||
| Ivalu | Ivalu | Anders Walter Rebecca Pruzan |
Denmark | Greenlandic | ||
| 2023 (96th) |
Invincible | Invincible | Vincent René-Lortie Samuel Caron |
Canada | French | |
| Knight of Fortune | Ridder Lykke | Lasse Lyskjær Noer Christian Norlyk |
Denmark | Danish | ||
| 2024 (97th) |
I'm Not a Robot | Ik ben geen robot | Victoria Warmerdam Trent |
Belgium Netherlands |
Dutch | |
| Anuja | अनुजा | Adam J. Graves Suchitra Mattai |
United States | Hindi | ||
| The Last Ranger | The Last Ranger | Cindy Lee Darwin Shaw |
United States South Africa |
English, Xhosa | ||
| The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent | Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti | Nebojša Slijepčević Danijel Pek |
Croatia France Slovenia Bulgaria |
Croatian | ||
| 2025 (98th) |
Two People Exchanging Saliva | Deux personnes échangeant de la salive | Alexandre Singh Natalie Musteata |
France United States |
French | [G] |
| Butcher's Stain | כתם קצבים | Meyer Levinson-Blount Oron Caspi |
Israel | Hebrew, Arabic |
Makeup
The Makeup category has existed since the 1981 Academy Awards. No award was handed out at the 1983 Academy Awards.
Music (Scoring)
The Music (Scoring) category.
| Year | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Award recipient(s) | Country of production | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 (34th) |
Khovanshchina | Khovanshchina Хованщина |
Dimitri Shostakovich (Scoring of a Musical Picture) |
Soviet Union | Russian | |
| 1963 (36th) |
Sundays and Cybele | Les Dimanches de Ville d'Avray | Maurice Jarre (Scoring of Music — adaptation or treatment) |
France | French | |
| 1965 (38th) |
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | Les Parapluies de Cherbourg | Michel Legrand Jacques Demy (Music Score — substantially original) |
France | French | |
| The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | Les Parapluies de Cherbourg | Michel Legrand (Scoring of Music — adaptation or treatment) |
France | French | ||
| 1966 (39th) |
The Gospel According to St. Matthew | Il Vangelo secondo Matteo | Luis Bacalov (Scoring of Music — adaptation or treatment) |
Italy France |
Italian | |
| 1968 (41st) |
The Young Girls of Rochefort | Les Demoiselles de Rochefort | Michel Legrand (Music and adaptation score) Jacques Demy (Lyrics)(Score of a Musical Picture-original or adaptation) |
France | French (some parts in English) |
|
| 1970 (43rd) |
Sunflower | I girasoli | Henry Mancini (Original Score) |
Italy France |
Italian (some parts in English) |
|
| 1971 (44th) |
Tchaikovsky | Chaykovskiy Чайковский |
Dimitri Tiomkin (Adaptation and Original Song Score) |
Soviet Union | Russian | |
| 1995 (68th) |
Il Postino: The Postman | Il postino | Luis Bacalov (Original Dramatic Score) |
Italy | Italian (some parts in Spanish) |
|
| 1998 (71st) |
Life Is Beautiful | La vita è bella | Nicola Piovani (Original Dramatic Score) |
Italy | Italian (some parts in German & English) |
[10] |
| 1999 (72nd) |
The Red Violin | Le Violon rouge | John Corigliano (Original Score) |
Canada Italy |
Multilingual (English, French, German, Italian & Mandarin) |
|
| 2000 (73rd) |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Wòhǔ Cánglóng (pinyin) 臥虎藏龍 (traditional Chinese) 卧虎藏龙 (simplified Chinese) |
Tan Dun (Original Score) |
Taiwan China Hong Kong United States |
Mandarin | [5] |
| Malèna | Malena | Ennio Morricone (Original Score) |
Italy | Italian (some parts in Sicilian, English & Latin) |
||
| 2004 (77th) |
The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | John Debney (Original Score) |
United States | Aramaic (some parts in Latin & Hebrew) |
[18] |
| 2006 (79th) |
Babel | Babel | Gustavo Santaolalla | United States Mexico France |
English, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Japanese Sign language, Berber languages | [18] |
| Pan's Labyrinth | El laberinto del fauno | Javier Navarrete (Original Score) |
Spain Mexico |
Spanish | [16] | |
| 2007 (80th) |
The Kite Runner | The Kite Runner | Alberto Iglesias (Original Score) |
United States | Dari (some parts in English, Pashtu, Urdu & Russian) |
|
| 2020 (93rd) |
Minari | 미나리 | Emile Mosseri (Original Score) |
United States | Korean (some parts in English) |
|
| 2021 (94th) |
Parallel Mothers | Madres paralelas | Alberto Iglesias (Original Score) |
Spain | Spanish | |
| 2022 (95th) |
All Quiet on the Western Front | Im Westen nichts Neues(German) | Volker Bertelmann (Original Score) |
Germany United States |
German (some parts in French) |
|
| 2024 (97th) |
Emilia Pérez | Emilia Pérez | Clément Ducol Camille (Original score) |
France Mexico Belgium |
Spanish |
Music (Best Original Song)
The Music (Best Original Song) category has existed since the 1934 Academy Awards. Its name was changed from Song to Original Song starting 1975 onwards. The designation Song — Original for the Picture had previously been used between 1968 and 1972. This list includes all nominated non-English language songs, regardless of their respective original film's primary language.
Sound Mixing
The Sound Mixing category existed from 1930 through 2019, after which it and the Sound Editing category were combined into a single award for Best Sound.[36]
Sound Editing
The Sound Editing category existed from 1963 through 2019, after which it and the Sound Mixing category were combined into a single award for Best Sound.[36]
| Year | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Award recipient(s) | Country of production | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 (55th) |
Das Boot | Das Boot | Mike Le Mare | Germany (West) | German (some parts in French & English) |
|
| 2006 (79th) |
Apocalypto | Apocalypto | Kami Asgar Sean McCormack |
United States | Mayan | |
| Letters from Iwo Jima | Letters from Iwo Jima | Bub Asman Alan Robert Murray |
United States | Japanese (some parts in English) |
||
| 2018 (91st) |
Roma | Roma | Skip Lievsay Sergio Diaz |
Mexico | Spanish, Mixtec | [5] |
Visual Effects
The Visual Effects category has existed since 1928.
| Year | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Award recipient(s) | Country of production | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 (44th) |
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth | When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth | Jim Danforth Roger Dicken |
United Kingdom | Aboriginal (some parts in English) |
|
| 2022 (95th) |
All Quiet on the Western Front | Im Westen nichts Neues | Frank Petzold Viktor Muller Markus Frank Kamil Jafar |
Germany United States |
German (some parts in French) |
|
| 2023 (96th) |
Godzilla Minus One | Gojira Mainasu Wan ゴジラ-1.0 |
Takashi Yamazaki Kiyoko Shibuya Masaki Takahashi Tatsuji Nojima |
Japan | Japanese |
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
The Adapted Screenplay category has existed since the creation of the awards.
Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Original Screenplay category has existed since 1940.
Notes
- A1 2 3 4 5 6 : The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (now International Feature Film) had not been created yet when this film received its nomination.
- B^ : Shoeshine (1946) won a Special Award the same year because "the high quality of this motion picture, brought to eloquent life in a country scarred by war, is proof to the world that the creative spirit can triumph over adversity".
- C^ : The Bicycle Thief (1948) won a Special Foreign Language Film Award the same year.
- D^ : Rashomon (1950) won an Honorary Foreign Language Film Award the previous year.
- E^ : Forbidden Games (1952) won an Honorary Foreign Language Film Award two years earlier.
- F^ : Gate of Hell (1953) won an Honorary Foreign Language Film Award the same year.
- G^ : Two People Exchanging Saliva (2025) tied with The Singers for Best Live Action Short Film.
References
- ^ "Academy Awards History - Introduction". Filmsite.org. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "History of the Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ a b "Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award". 80th Academy Awards Rules for Distinguished Achievements in 2007. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Record-Breaking 54 Countries in Competition for Oscar" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2002-12-02. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd The film won the Best International Feature Film Award the same year.
- ^ a b c The film was nominated for the Best International Feature Film Award the previous year, but lost to The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.
- ^ The film was not submitted for consideration by Sweden, possibly due to late release date.
- ^ The Academy Award in the Promotion of Italian Films – International Circulation of Italian Cinema
- ^ The film was not submitted for consideration by Italy, possibly due to being directed by a British person[8]
- ^ a b c d Roberto Benigni is one of only three performers to have directed themselves to an Acting Award (the other two being Charlie Chaplin and Laurence Olivier).
- ^ a b c d e f As an American movie, the film was ineligible for competition in the International Feature Film category.
- ^ "Special Rules for the Best Animated Feature Film Award". 80th Academy Awards Rules for Distinguished Achievements in 2007. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Persepolis was France's submission
- ^ a b c d e From 1932 to 1970, the category for Best Animated Short Film was presented as Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- ^ a b c From 1971 to 1973, the category for Best Animated Short Film was presented as Short Subjects, Animated Films.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award the same year.
- ^ a b c d "controversy over Ran's non-submission". PBS. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ a b c d Ineligible, US film.
- ^ a b c Persepolis was selected instead
- ^ TV movie
- ^ Unsuccessfully submitted by China
- ^ a b Persepolis was chosen instead
- ^ Un prophète was chosen instead
- ^ La prima cosa bella was chosen instead
- ^ Nominated two years earlier.
- ^ Add explanation about change title in Fellini Satyricon
- ^ a b c d The film won the Best Foreign Language Film Award the previous year.
- ^ a b c Moreau, Brent Lang,Jordan (2026-01-22). "Oscar Nominations 2026: 'Sinners' Dominates With 16 Nods, 'One Battle After Another' Follows With 13". Variety. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ From 1931/32 to 1935, the category was split into two: Best Short Subject, Comedy and Best Short Subject, Novelty. This film was nominated for the latter.
- ^ From 1936 to 1937, the category was split into three: Best Short Subject, Color; Best Short Subject, One-Reel and Best Short Subject, Two-Reel. This film was nominated for the first.
- ^ a b c From 1938 to 1956, the category was split into two: Best Short Subject, One-Reel and Best Short Subject, Two-Reel. This film was nominated for the former.
- ^ a b From 1938 to 1956, the category was split into two: Best Short Subject, One-Reel and Best Short Subject, Two-Reel. This film was nominated for the latter.
- ^ Won same year
- ^ Ineligible
- ^ a b "Ineligible"
- ^ a b Hammond, Pete (April 28, 2020). "Oscars Keeping Show Date But Make Big News As Academy Lightens Eligibility Rules, Combines Sound Categories, Ends DVD Screeners and More". Deadline Hollywood.
- General
- "Awards in Other Categories for Foreign Language Films". Academy Award Statistics. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- "Persons Nominated for Foreign Language (Non-English) Performances". Academy Award Statistics. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- Goldstein, Patrick (2006-01-16). "How do you say 'stinks' in French? — Strict rules exclude many top foreign films from Oscar nominations". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- Foreign Oscar Quandary: Academy Nixes Maria, Colombia Adds El Rey, and Other Stories from the Foreign-Lingo Category
- Oscar bids from overseas lost in translation Archived 2015-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- AMPAS nixes Persepolis
- THE BIG PICTURE: Oscars' foreign policy problem
External links
- "The Official Academy Awards Database". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- "The Motion Picture Credits Database". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- "IMDb Academy Awards Page". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-02-18.