Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Table of contents

1 As a Special Award 2 As an Honorary Award 3 As a category in its own right 3.1 1950s 3.2 1960s 3.3 1970s 3.4 1980s 3.5 1990s 3.6 2000s 4 See also

As a Special Award

• 1947 Shoeshine (Sciuscià) (Italy)
• 1948 Monsieur Vincent (France)
• 1949 The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette) (Italy)

• 1950 The Walls of Malapaga (Au delà des grilles) (France/Italy)
• 1951 Rashomon (羅生門) (Japan)
• 1952 Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits) (France)
• 1953 none given
• 1954 Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) (地獄門) (Japan)
• 1955 Samurai, The Legend of Musashi (Miyamoto Musashi) (宮本 武蔵) (Japan)

• 1956 La Strada (Italy)
  • The Captain of Köpenick (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) (Germany)
  • Gervaise (France)
  • Harp of Burma (Biruma no tategoto) (ビルマの竪琴) (Japan)
  • Qivitoq (Denmark - Greenland Inuit)
• 1957 Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria) (Italy)
  • The Devil Came at Night (Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam) (Germany)
  • Gates of Paris (Porte des Lilas) (France)
  • Mother India (Bharat Mata) (India-Hindi)
  • Nine Lives (Ni liv) (Norway)
• 1958 My Uncle (Mon Oncle) (France)
  • Arms and the Man (Helden) (Germany)
  • Vengeance (La Venganza) (Spain)
  • The Road a Year Long (La Strada lunga un anno) (Yugoslavia/Italy - Italian)
  • The Usual Unidentified Thieves (a.k.a. Big Deal on Madonna Street) (I soliti ignoti) (Italy)
• 1959 Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) (Brazil/France/Italy - Portuguese)
  • The Bridge (Die Brücke) (Germany)
  • The Great War (La Grande Guerra) (Italy)
  • Paw (Denmark)
  • The Village on the River (Dorp aan de rivier) (Netherlands)

• 1960 The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) (Sweden)
  • Kapo (Kapò) (Italy)
  • The Truth (La Verité) (France)
  • Macario (Mexico)
  • The Ninth Circle (Deveti krug) (Yugoslavia)
• 1961 Through a Glass Darkly - (SÃ¥som i en spegel) (Sweden)
  • Harry and the Butler (Harry og kammertjeneren)(Denmark)
  • Immortal Love (Eien no hito) (永遠の人) (Japan)
  • The Important Man (Ánimas Trujano) (Mexico)
  • Plácido (Spain)
• 1962 Sundays and Cybele (Les dimanches de ville d'Avray) (France)
  • Electra (Elektra) (Greece)
  • The Keeper of Promises a.k.a. The Given Word (O pagador de promessas) (Brazil)
  • The Four Days of Naples (Le quattro giornate di Napoli) (Italy)
  • The Pearl of Tlayucan (Tlayucan) (Mexico)
• 1963 8 1/2 (Otto e mezzo) (Italy)
  • Knife in the Water (Nôz w wodzie) (Poland)
  • La Tarantos (Spain)
  • The Red Lanterns (Ta kokkina fanaria) (Greece)
  • Twin Sisters of Kyoto (Koto) (琴) (Japan)
• 1964 Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Ieri, oggi, domani) (Italy)
  • Raven's End (Kvarteret korpen) (Sweden)
  • Sallah Shabbati (סאלח שבתי) (Israel)
  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg) (France)
  • Woman in the Dunes (砂の女; Suna no onna) (Japan)
• 1965 The Shop on Main Street (Obchod na korze) (Czechoslovakia)
  • Blood on the Land (To homa vaftike kokkino)(Greece)
  • Dear John (Käre John) (Sweden)
  • Kwaidan (a.k.a. Ghost Story, Hoichi the Earless, Weird Tales) (怪談; Kaidan) (Japan)
  • Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio all'Italiana) (Italy)
• 1966 A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme) (France)
  • The Battle of Algiers - (La Battaglia di Algeri) (Maarakat madinat al Jazaer) (Algeria/Italy)
  • Pharaoh (Faraon) (Poland)
  • The Loves of a Blond (Lásky jedné plavovlásky) (Czechoslovakia)
  • Three (Tri) (Yugoslavia)
• 1967 Closely Watched Trains (Ostre sledované vlaky) (Czechoslovakia)
  • El Amor Brujo (Spain)
  • Portrait of Chieko (智恵子抄; Chieko-sho) (Japan)
  • I Even Met Happy Gypsies (Skupljaci perja) (Yugoslavia)
  • Live for life (Vivre pour vivre) (France)
• 1968 War and Peace (USSR)
  • Stolen Kisses (Baisers volés) (France)
  • The Firemen's Ball (Horí, má panenko) (Czechoslovakia) (in Czech)
  • The Boys of Paul Street (A Pál utcai fiúk) (Hungary)
  • Girl with a Pistol - (La ragazza con la pistola) (Italy)
• 1969 Z (Algeria) (in French)
  • The Battle of Neretva (Bitka na Neretvi) (Yugoslavia)
  • The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы) (USSR)
  • My Night at Maud's (Ma nuit chez Maud) (France)
  • Adalen Riots (Ådalen '31) (Sweden)

• 1970 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Indagin su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto) (Italy)
  • First Love (Erste Liebe) (Switzerland) (in German)
  • Hoa-Binh (France)
  • Peace in the Fields - (Paix sur les champs) (Belgium) (in French)
  • Tristans (Spain)
• 1971 The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini) (Italy)
  • Tchaikovsky (Chaikovsky) (USSR)
  • Clickety-Clack (Dodesukaden) (Japan)
  • The Policeman (השוטר אזולאי) (Israel)
  • The Emigrants (Utvandrarna) (Sweden)
• 1972 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie) (France)
  • The Dawns Here Are Quiet (А зори здесь тихие) (USSR)
  • I Love You Rosa - (אני אוהב אותך רוזה) (Israel)
  • My Dearest Senorita - (Mi querida señorita) (Spain)
  • The New Land (Nybyggarna) (Sweden)
• 1973 Day for Night (La Nuit américaine) (France)
  • The House on Chelouche Street (הבית ברחוב שלוש) (Israel)
  • The Pedestrian (Der Fußgänger) (Germany)
  • The Invitation (L'Invitation) (Switzerland) (in French)
  • Turkish Delight (Turks fruit) (Netherlands)
• 1974 Amarcord (Italy) Italian/Greek)
  • Lacombe Lucien (France)
  • Cat's Play (Macskajáték) (Hungary)
  • The Deluge (Potop) (Poland)
  • The Truce (La Tregua) (Argentina)
• 1975 Dersu Uzala (USSR)
  • Letters from Marusia (Actas de Marusia) (Mexico)
  • Scent of a Woman (Profumo di donna) (Italy)
  • Sandakan 8 (a.k.a. Brothel No. 8) (Sandakan hachibanshokan bohkyo) (Japan)
  • Land of Promise (Ziemia obiecana) (Poland)
• 1976 Black and White in Color (Noir et blancs en couleur) (Cote d'Ivoire)
  • Cousin, Cousine (France)
  • Jacob the Liar (Jakob, der Lügner) (German Democratic Republic)
  • Night and Days (Noce i dnie) (Poland)
  • Seven Beauties (Pasqualino Settebellezze) (Italy)
• 1977 Madame Rosa - (La Vie devant soi) (France)
  • That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) (Spain)
  • The Great Day (a.k.a. A Special Day) (Una Giornata particolare) (Italy)
  • Iphigenia (Greece)
  • Entebbe, Operation Thunderbolt (מבצע יונתן) (Israel)
• 1978 Get Out Your Handkerchiefs - (Preparez vos mouchoirs) (France)
  • White Bim Black Ear (Belyi bim - Chyornoye ukho) (USSR)
  • The Glass Cell (Die Gläsene Zelle) (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • Hungarians (Magyarok) (Hungary)
  • The New Monsters (I Nuovi mostri) (Italy)
• 1979 The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel) (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • To Forget Venice (Dementicare Venezia) (Italy)
  • Mama Turns a Hundred (Mamá cumple cien años) (Spain)
  • The Maids of Wilko (Panny z Wilko) (Poland)
  • A Simple Story (Une Histoire simple) (France)

• 1980 Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (Москва слизам не верит) (USSR)
  • Confidence (Bizalom) (Hungary)
  • The Last Metro - (Le Dernier métro) (France)
  • Kagemusha (影武者) (Japan)
  • The Nest (El nido) (Spain)
• 1981 Mephisto (Hungary)
  • The Boat is Full (Das Boot ist voll) (Switzerland)
  • Man of Iron (Czlowiek z zelaza) (Poland)
  • Muddy River (泥の川; Doro no kawa) (Japan)
  • Three Brothers (Tre fratelli) (Italy)
• 1982 Begin the Beguine (Volver a empezar) (Spain)
  • Alsino and the Condor (Alsino y el cóndor) (Nicaragua)rector
  • Private life (Chastnaya zhizn) (USSR)
  • Clean Slate (Coup de Torchon) (France)
  • The Flight of the Eagle (Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd) (Sweden)
• 1983 Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) (Sweden)
  • Le Bal (Algeria)
  • Carmen (Spain)
  • At First Sight (Coup de foudre) (France)r
  • The Revolt of Job - (Jób lázadása) (Hungary)
• 1984 Dangerous Moves (La Diagonale du fou) (Switzerland)
  • Camila (Argentina)
  • Beyond the Law (a.k.a. Beyond the Walls) (מאחורי הסורגים) (Israel)
  • Double Feature (Sessión continua) (Spain)
  • War-time Romance (Военно-полевой роман) (USSR)
• 1985 The Official Story (La Historia oficial)
  • Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin) (France)
  • Angry Harvest (Bittere Ernte) (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • Oberst Redl (Hungary)
  • When Father Was Away on Business (Otac na sluzbenom putu) (Yugoslavia)
• 1986 The Assault (De Aanslag) (Netherlands)
  • 38 - Vienna Before the Fall (38) (Austria)
  • 37.2 Degrees in the Morning (a.k.a. Betty Blue) (37º2 le matin) (France)
  • The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) (Canada) (in French)
  • My Sweet Little Village (Vesnicko má stredisková) (Czechoslovakia)
• 1987 Babette's Feast (Babettes Gæstebud) (Denmark)
  • Course Completed (Asignatura aprobata) (Spain)
  • Goodbye Children (Au revoir les enfants) (France)
  • The Family (La famiglia) (Italy)
  • Pathfinder (Ofelas) (Norway)
• 1988 Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle erobreren) (Denmark)
  • Hanussen (Hungary)
  • The Music Teacher (Le Maître de Musique) (Belgium - French)
  • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) (Spain)
  • Salaam Bombay (India)
• 1989 Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo cinema Paradiso) - Italy
  • Camille Claudel (France)
  • Memories of a Marriage (Dansen med Regitze) (Denmark)
  • Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) (Canada - French)
  • Santiago, the Story of his New Life (Lo que le pasó a Santiago) (Puerto Rico)

• 1990 Journey of Hope (Reise der Hoffnung) (Switzerland - German and Turkish)
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (France)
  • Ju Dou (China - Mandarin)
  • Open Doors (Porte aperte) (Italy)
  • The Nasty Girl (Das Schreckliche Mädchen) (Germany)
• 1991 Mediterraneo (Italy)
  • Children of Nature (Börn náttúrunnar) (Iceland)
  • Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua) (China
  • The Elementary School (Obecná skola) (Czechoslovakia - Czech)
  • The Ox (Oxen) (Sweden)
• 1992 Indochina (Indochine) (France)
  • Daens (Belgium) (in Dutch, Latin, French)
  • A Place in the World (Un Lugar en el mundo) (Argentina)
  • Schtonk (Germany)
  • Close to Eden (Urga) (USSR - Mongolian, Russian, Mandarin)
• 1993 The Age of Beauty (Belle époque) (Spain, Portugal, France) (in Spanish)
  • Farewell My Concubine (Ba wang bie ji) (China, Hong Kong) (in Mandarin)
  • Hedd Wyn (United Kingdom) (in Welsh and English)
  • The Wedding Banquet (Hsi yen) (Taiwan)
  • The Scent of Green Papaya (Mui du du xanh) (Vietnam, France)
• 1994 Burnt by the Sun (Утомлённые солнцем) (Russia
  • Before the Rain (Pred dozhdot) (Republic of Macedonia)
  • Farinelli the Castrato (Farinelli il castrato) (Belgium, France, Italy) (in French and Italian)
  • Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y chocolate) (Cuba)
  • Eat Drink Man Woman (Yin shi nan nu) (Taiwan)
• 1995 Antonia's Line (Antonia) (Netherlands)
  • All Things Fair (a.k.a. Love Lessons) (Lust och fägring stor) (Denmark, Sweden) (in Swedish)
  • Dust of Life (Poussières de vie) (Algeria)
  • O Quatrilho (Brazil)
  • The Star Maker (L'Uomo delle stelle) (Italy)
• 1996 Kolya (Kolja) (Czech Republic)
  • Prisoner of the Mountains (Kavkazkij plennik) (Russia)
  • A Chef in Love (a.k.a. A Cook in Love) (Les mille et une recettes du cuisinier amoureux) (Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti) (Georgia) (in French, Georgian and Russian)
  • Ridicule (France)
  • The Other Side of Sunday (Søndagsengler) (Norway)
• 1997 Character (Karakter) (Netherlands)
  • Beyond Silence (Jenseits der Stille) (Germany)
  • Four Days in September (O que é isso, companheiro) (Brazil)
  • Secrets of the Heart (Secretos del corazón) (Spain)
  • The Thief (Vor) (Russia)
• 1998 Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) (Italy)
  • The Grandfather (El Abuelo) (Spain)
  • The Children of Heaven (Bacheha-ye aseman) (Iran)
  • Central Station (Central do Brasil) (Brazil)
  • Tango (Argentina)
• 1999 All About My Mother - (Todo sobre mi madre) (Spain)
  • East-West (Est-Ouest) (France)
  • Himalaya (Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef) (Nepal) (in Tibetan)
  • Solomon and Gaenor (United Kingdom) (in English, Welsh and Yiddish)
  • Under the Sun (Under solen) (Sweden)

• 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - (Wo hu cang long) (Taiwan)
  • Love's a Bitch (Amores perros) (Mexico)
  • The Taste of Others (Le Goût des autres) (France)
  • Everybody Famous (Iedereen beroemd) (Belgium) (in Dutch)
  • Divided We Fall (Musíme si pomáhat) (Czech Republic)
• 2001 No Man's Land (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (in Serbo-Croatian)
  • Elling (Norway)
  • Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulin) (France)
  • Son of the Bride (El Hijo de la novia) (Argentina)
  • Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (India) (in Hindi, English and Bhojpuri)
• 2002 Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika) (Germany)
  • The Crime of Father Amaro (El Crimen del padre Amaro) (Mexico)
  • The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä) (Finland)
  • Hero (Ying xiong) (China)
  • Zus & zo (Netherlands)
• 2003 The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares) (Canada) French
  • Zelary (Czech Republic)
  • The Twilight Samurai (Japan)
  • Twin Sisters (De Tweeling) (The Netherlands)
  • Evil (Ondskan) (Sweden)

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