Awards & Winners

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Awards

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, or Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States of America with a predominantly non-English dialogue track. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929 to honor films released in 1927/28, there was no separate category for foreign language films. Between 1947 and 1955, the Academy presented Special/Honorary Awards to the best foreign language films released in the United States. These Awards, however, were not handed out on a regular basis, and were not competitive since there were no nominees but simply one winning film per year. For the 1956 Academy Awards, a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since then. Unlike other Academy Awards, the Best Foreign Language Film Award is not presented to a specific individual. It is accepted by the winning film's director, but is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Over the years, the Best Foreign Language Film Award and its predecessors have been given almost exclusively to European films: out of the 65 Awards handed out by the Academy since 1947 to foreign language films, fifty-two have gone to European films, five to Asian films, three to African films and three to films from the Americas. Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini directed four Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award–winning motion pictures during his lifetime, a record that remains unmatched as of 2007. The most awarded foreign country is Italy, with 11 awards won, 3 Special Awards and 28 nominations, while Israel is the foreign country to have the most nominations, 10, without winning an award. Portugal has the highest number of submissions without a single nomination.
Date Established : 1956

Check all the winners of Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film presented under Academy Awards since 1956 .


Paolo Sorrentino

Honored for : The Great Beauty
(Country: Italy, in Italian)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Felix Van Groeningen The Broken Circle Breakdown
Country: Belgium, in Flemish
Rithy Panh The Missing Picture
Country: Cambodia, in French
Thomas Vinterberg The Hunt
Country: Denmark, in Danish
Paolo Sorrentino The Great Beauty
Country: Italy, in Italian
Hany Abu-Assad Omar
Country: Palestine, in Arabic

Michael Haneke

Honored for : Amour
(Country: Austria)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Haneke Amour
Country: Austria
Joachim Rønning Kon-Tiki
Country: Norway
Espen Sandberg Kon-Tiki
Country: Norway
Pablo Larraín No
Country: Chile
Nikolaj Arcel A Royal Affair
Country: Denmark
Kim Nguyen War Witch
Country: Canada

Asghar Farhadi

Honored for : A Separation
(Country: Iran, in Persian)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Agnieszka Holland In Darkness
Country: Poland; in Polish
Joseph Cedar Footnote
Country: Israel; in Hebrew
Michael R. Roskam Bullhead
Country: Belgium; in Dutch and French
Asghar Farhadi A Separation
Country: Iran; in Persian
Philippe Falardeau Monsieur Lazhar
Country: Canada; in French

Susanne Bier

Honored for : In a Better World
(Country: Denmark; in Danish, Swedish, and English)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alejandro González Iñárritu Biutiful
Country: Mexico; in Spanish, Mandarin and Wolof
Yorgos Lanthimos Dogtooth
Country: Greece; in Greek
Susanne Bier In a Better World
Country: Denmark; in Danish, Swedish, Arabic and English
Denis Villeneuve Incendies
Country: Canada; in French, Arabic and English
Rachid Bouchareb Outside the Law
Country: Algeria; in Arabic, English and French

Juan José Campanella

Honored for : The Secret in Their Eyes
(Country: Argentina; in Spanish)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Claudia Llosa The Milk of Sorrow
Country: Peru; in Spanish and Quechua
Scandar Copti Ajami
Country: Israel; in Arabic and Hebrew
Yaron Shani Ajami
Country: Israel; in Arabic and Hebrew
Michael Haneke The White Ribbon
Country: Germany; in German
Jacques Audiard A Prophet
Country: France; in French, Corsican and Arabic
Juan José Campanella The Secret in Their Eyes
Country: Argentina; in Spanish

Y?jir? Takita

Honored for : Departures
(Country: Japan; in Japanese)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laurent Cantet The Class
Country: France; in French
Y?jir? Takita Departures
Country: Japan; in Japanese
Uli Edel The Baader Meinhof Complex
Country: Germany; in German
Götz Spielmann Revanche
Country: Austria; in German
Ari Folman Waltz with Bashir
Country: Israel; in Hebrew

Stefan Ruzowitzky

Honored for : The Counterfeiters
(Country: Austria; in German, Russian, English, Hebrew)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stefan Ruzowitzky The Counterfeiters
Country: Austria; in German, Russian, English, Hebrew
Joseph Cedar Beaufort
Country: Israel; in Hebrew
Andrzej Wajda Katy?
Country: Poland; in Polish, Russian, German
Sergei Bodrov Mongol
Country: Russia; in Mongolian, Mandarin
Nikita Mikhalkov 12
Country: Russia; in Russian, Chechen

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Honored for : The Lives of Others
(Country: Germany; in German)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck The Lives of Others
Country: Germany; in German
Susanne Bier After the Wedding
Country: Denmark; in Danish, Swedish, Hindi, English
Rachid Bouchareb Days of Glory
Country: Algeria; in French, Arabic
Guillermo del Toro Pan's Labyrinth
Country: Mexico; in Spanish
Deepa Mehta Water
Country: Canada; in English, Hindi

Gavin Hood

Honored for : Tsotsi
(Country: South Africa; in Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, English)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gavin Hood Tsotsi
Country: South Africa; in Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, English
Cristina Comencini Don't Tell
Country: Italy, in Italian, English
Christian Carion Merry Christmas
Country: France, in English, French, German
Hany Abu-Assad Paradise Now
Country: The Palestinian Territories, in Arabic, English
Marc Rothemund Sophie Scholl \u2013 The Final Days
Country: Germany, in German

Alejandro Amenábar

Honored for : The Sea Inside
(Country: Spain; in Spanish, Galician, Catalan)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alejandro Amenábar The Sea Inside
Country: Spain; in Spanish, Galician, Catalan
Christophe Barratier The Chorus
Country: France; in French
Oliver Hirschbiegel Downfall
Country: Germany; in German and Russian
Darrell Roodt Yesterday
Country: South Africa; in Zulu
Kay Pollak As It Is in Heaven
Country: Sweden; in Swedish, Italian and English

Denys Arcand

Honored for : The Barbarian Invasions
(Country: Canada; in French and English)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Denys Arcand The Barbarian Invasions
Country: Canada; in French and English
Mikael Håfström Evil
Country: Sweden; in Swedish
Yoji Yamada The Twilight Samurai
Country: Japan; in Japanese
Ben Sombogaart Twin Sisters
Country: Netherlands; in Dutch and German
Ond?ej Trojan Želary
Country: Czech Republic; in Czech, Russian, German and English

Caroline Link

Honored for : Nowhere in Africa
(Country: Germany; in German, English and Swahili)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Caroline Link Nowhere in Africa
Country: Germany; in German, English and Swahili
Carlos Carrera The Crime of Father Amaro
Country: Mexico; in Spanish
Zhang Yimou Hero
Country: People's Republic of China; in Mandarin
Aki Kaurismäki The Man Without a Past
Country: Finland; in Finnish
Paula van der Oest Zus & Zo
Country: The Netherlands; in Dutch, English, French and Portuguese

Danis Tanovi?

Honored for : No Man's Land
(Country: Bosnia & Herzegovina; in English, French, Bosnian, German)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Amélie
Country: France; in French and Russian
Petter Næss Elling
Country: Norway; in Norwegian
Ashutosh Gowariker Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Country: India; in Hindi, English, Bhojpuri, Awadhi
Danis Tanovi? No Man's Land
Country: Bosnia & Herzegovina; in English, French, Bosnian, German
Juan José Campanella Son of the Bride
Country: Argentina; in Spanish

Ang Lee

Honored for : Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(Country: Taiwan; in Mandarin)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alejandro González Iñárritu Amores perros
Country: Mexico; in Spanish
Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Country: Taiwan; in Mandarin
Jan H?ebejk Divided We Fall
Country: Czech Republic; in Czech, German
Dominique Deruddere Everybody's Famous!
Country: Belgium; in Dutch, Spanish, English
Agnès Jaoui The Taste of Others
Country: France; in French

Pedro Almodóvar

Honored for : All About My Mother
(Country: Spain; in Spanish, Catalan, English)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pedro Almodóvar All About My Mother
Country: Spain; in Spanish, Catalan, English
Eric Valli Himalaya
Country: Nepal; in Dolpo, German
Régis Wargnier East/West
Country: France; in French, Russian
Paul Morrison Solomon & Gaenor
Country: United Kingdom; in Welsh, Yiddish, English
Colin Nutley Under the Sun
Country: Sweden; in Swedish

Roberto Benigni

Honored for : Life Is Beautiful
(Country: Italy; in Italian)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Salles Central Station
Country: Brazil; in Portuguese
Majid Majidi Children of Heaven
Country: Iran; in Persian
José Luis Garci The Grandfather
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Roberto Benigni Life Is Beautiful
Country: Italy; in Italian
Carlos Saura Tango
Country: Argentina; in Spanish

Mike van Diem

Honored for : Character
(Country: The Netherlands; in Dutch)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Caroline Link Beyond Silence
Country: Germany; in German and German Sign Language
Mike van Diem Character
Country: The Netherlands; in Dutch
Bruno Barreto Four Days in September
Country: Brazil; in Portuguese
Montxo Armendáriz Secrets of the Heart
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Pavel Chukhray The Thief
Country: Russia; in Russian

Jan Sv?rák

Honored for : Kolya
(Country: Czech Republic; in Czech, Slovak and Russian)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sergei Bodrov Prisoner of the Mountains
Country: Russia; in Russian
Nana Jorjadze A Chef in Love
Country: Georgia; in French and Georgian
Jan Sv?rák Kolya
Country: Czech Republic; in Czech, Slovak and Russian
Berit Nesheim The Other Side of Sunday
Country: Norway; in Norwegian
Patrice Leconte Ridicule
Country: France; in French

Marleen Gorris

Honored for : Antonia
(Country: The Netherlands; in Dutch)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marleen Gorris Antonia
Country: The Netherlands; in Dutch
Bo Widerberg All Things Fair
Country: Sweden; in Swedish
Rachid Bouchareb Dust of Life
Country: Algeria; in French
Fábio Barreto O Quatrilho
Country: Brazil; in Portuguese
Giuseppe Tornatore The Star Maker
Country: Italy; in Italian

Nikita Mikhalkov

Honored for : Burnt by the Sun
(Country: Russia; in Russian and French)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mil?o Man?evski Before the Rain
Country: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; in Macedonian, English and Albanian
Nikita Mikhalkov Burnt by the Sun
Country: Russia; in Russian and French
Ang Lee Eat Drink Man Woman
Country: Taiwan; in Mandarin
Gérard Corbiau Farinelli
Country: Belgium; in Italian and French
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Strawberry and Chocolate
Country: Cuba; in Spanish
Juan Carlos Tabío Strawberry and Chocolate
Country: Cuba; in Spanish

Fernando Trueba

Honored for : Belle Époque
(Country: Spain; in Spanish)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fernando Trueba Belle Époque
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Chen Kaige Farewell My Concubine
Country: Hong Kong; in Mandarin
Paul Turner Hedd Wyn
Country: United Kingdom; in Welsh
Tran Anh Hung The Scent of Green Papaya
Country: Vietnam; in Vietnamese
Ang Lee The Wedding Banquet
Country: Taiwan; in Mandarin Chinese and English

Régis Wargnier

Honored for : Indochine
(Country: France; in French and Vietnamese)

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nikita Mikhalkov Close to Eden
Country: Russia; in Mongolian, Russian and Mandarin
Helmut Dietl Schtonk!
Country: Germany; in German
Stijn Coninx Daens
Country: Belgium; in Dutch, French and Latin
Régis Wargnier Indochine
Country: France; in French and Vietnamese
Adolfo Aristarain A Place in the World
Country: Uruguay; in Spanish","NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. After nominations were announced, information came to light that showed that this film was wholly produced in Argentina, and had insufficient Uruguayan artistic control. The film was declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot.

Gabriele Salvatores

Honored for : Mediterraneo
(Country: Italy; in Italian, English, Greek and Turkish)

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sven Nykvist The Ox
Country: Sweden; in Swedish
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Children of Nature
Country: Iceland; in Icelandic and English
Jan Sv?rák The Elementary School
Country: Czechoslovakia; in Czech
Zhang Yimou Raise the Red Lantern
Country: Hong Kong; in Mandarin
Gabriele Salvatores Mediterraneo
Country: Italy; in Italian, English, Greek and Turkish

Xavier Koller

Honored for : Journey of Hope
(Country: Switzerland; in Turkish and Swiss German)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Xavier Koller Journey of Hope
Country: Switzerland; in Turkish and Swiss German
Zhang Yimou Ju Dou
Country: People's Republic of China; in Mandarin
Yang Fengliang Ju Dou
Country: People's Republic of China; in Mandarin
Jean-Paul Rappeneau Cyrano de Bergerac
Country: France; in French
Michael Verhoeven The Nasty Girl
Country: Germany; in German
Gianni Amelio Open Doors
Country: Italy; in Italian

Giuseppe Tornatore

Honored for : Cinema Paradiso
(Country: Italy; in Italian, English, Portuguese and Sicilian)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruno Nuytten Camille Claudel
Country: France; in French
Giuseppe Tornatore Cinema Paradiso
Country: Italy; in Italian, English, Portuguese and Sicilian
Denys Arcand Jesus of Montreal
Country: Canada; In French, English and Italian
Kaspar Rostrup Waltzing Regitze
Country: Denmark; in Danish
Jacobo Morales Lo que le Pasó a Santiago
Country: Puerto Rico; in Spanish

Bille August

Honored for : Pelle the Conqueror
(Country: Denmark; in Scanian, Danish and Swedish)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bille August Pelle the Conqueror
Country: Denmark; in Scanian, Danish and Swedish
István Szabó Hanussen
Country: Hungary, West Germany, Austria; in Hungarian, German
Gérard Corbiau The Music Teacher
Country: Belgium; in French, English, German, Italian
Mira Nair Salaam Bombay!
Country: India; in Hindi and English
Pedro Almodóvar Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Country: Spain; in Spanish

Gabriel Axel

Honored for : Babette's Feast
(Country: Denmark; in Danish, Swedish and French)

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nils Gaup Pathfinder
Country: Norway; in Northern Sami
Louis Malle Au revoir, les enfants
Country: France; in French, English and German
Gabriel Axel Babette's Feast
Country: Denmark; in Danish, Swedish and French
José Luis Garci Asignatura aprobada
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Ettore Scola The Family
Country: Italy; in Italian

Fons Rademakers

Honored for : The Assault
(Country: The Netherlands; in Dutch, English and German)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fons Rademakers The Assault
Country: The Netherlands; in Dutch, English and German
Jean-Jacques Beineix Betty Blue
Country: France; in French
Denys Arcand Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Country: Canada; in French
Ji?í Menzel My Sweet Little Village
Country: Czechoslovakia; in Czech, Slovak
Wolfgang Glück 38 \u2013 Auch das war Wien
Country: Austria; in German

Luis Puenzo

Honored for : The Official Story
(Country: Argentina; in Spanish)

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Luis Puenzo The Official Story
Country: Argentina; in Spanish
Agnieszka Holland Angry Harvest
Country: Federal Republic of Germany; in German
István Szabó Colonel Redl
Country: Hungary; in German and Hungarian
Coline Serreau Three Men and a Cradle
Country: France; in French
Emir Kusturica When Father Was Away on Business
Country: Yugoslavia; in Serbo-Croat

Richard Dembo

Honored for : Dangerous Moves
(Country: Switzerland; in French)

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Dembo Dangerous Moves
Country: Switzerland; in French
Uri Barbash Beyond the Walls
Country: Israel; in Hebrew
María Luisa Bemberg Camila
Country: Argentina; in Spanish
José Luis Garci Sesión continua
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Pyotr Todorovsky Wartime Romance
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian

Ingmar Bergman

Honored for : Fanny and Alexander
(Country: Sweden; in Swedish, German, Yiddish and English)

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingmar Bergman Fanny and Alexander
Country: Sweden; in Swedish, German, Yiddish and English
Carlos Saura Carmen
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Diane Kurys Entre Nous
Country: France; in French
Ettore Scola Le Bal
Country: Algeria
Imre Gyöngyössy The Revolt of Job
Country: Hungary
Barna Kabay The Revolt of Job
Country: Hungary

José Luis Garci

Honored for : Begin the Beguine
(Country: Spain; in Spanish)

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
José Luis Garci Begin the Beguine
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Miguel Littin Alsino and the Condor
Country: Nicaragua; in Spanish
Bertrand Tavernier Coup de Torchon
Country: France; in French
Jan Troell Flight of the Eagle
Country: Sweden; in Swedish and French
Yuli Raizman Private Life
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian

István Szabó

Honored for : Mephisto
(Country: Hungary; in English, Hungarian, German and Esperanto)

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
István Szabó Mephisto
Country: Hungary; in English, Hungarian, German and Esperanto
Markus Imhoof The Boat Is Full
Country: Switzerland; in German
Andrzej Wajda Man of Iron
Country: Poland; in Polish
K?hei Oguri Muddy River
Country: Japan; in Japanese
Francesco Rosi Three Brothers
Country: Italy; in Italian

Vladimir Menshov

Honored for : Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
(Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian)

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
István Szabó Confidence
Country: Hungary; in Hungarian
Akira Kurosawa Kagemusha
Country: Japan; in Japanese
Ishir? Honda Kagemusha
Country: Japan; in Japanese
François Truffaut The Last Metro
Country: France; in French
Vladimir Menshov Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian
Jaime de Armiñán The Nest
Country: Spain; in Spanish

Volker Schlöndorff

Honored for : The Tin Drum
(Country: Federal Republic of Germany; in German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish and Russian)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Volker Schlöndorff The Tin Drum
Country: Federal Republic of Germany; in German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish and Russian
Andrzej Wajda The Maids of Wilko
Country: Poland
Carlos Saura Mama Turns 100
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Claude Sautet A Simple Story
Country: France; in French and English
Franco Brusati To Forget Venice
Country: Italy; in Italian

Bertrand Blier

Honored for : Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
(Country: France; in French)

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bertrand Blier Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Country: France; in French
Hans W. Geißendörfer The Glass Cell
Country: German Federal Republic; in Deutsch
Zoltán Fábri Hungarians
Country: Hungary
Dino Risi Viva Italia!
Country: Italy; in Italian
Ettore Scola Viva Italia!
Country: Italy; in Italian
Mario Monicelli Viva Italia!
Country: Italy; in Italian
Stanislav Rostotsky White Bim Black Ear
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian

Moshé Mizrahi

Honored for : Madame Rosa
(Country: France; in French)

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Moshé Mizrahi Madame Rosa
Country: France; in French
Michael Cacoyannis Iphigenia
Country: Greece; in Greek
Menahem Golan Operation Thunderbolt
Country: Israel; in Hebrew, English, Arabic, German, French and Spanish
Ettore Scola A Special Day
Country: Italy; in Italian
Luis Buñuel That Obscure Object of Desire
Country: Spain; in French and Spanish

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Honored for : Black and White in Color
(Country: Ivory Coast; in French)

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean-Jacques Annaud Black and White in Color
Country: Ivory Coast; in French
Jean-Charles Tacchella Cousin Cousine
Country: France; in French
Frank Beyer Jacob the Liar
Country: German Democratic Republic; in German
Jerzy Antczak Nights and Days
Country: Poland; in Polish
Lina Wertmüller Seven Beauties
Country: Italy; in Italian

Akira Kurosawa

Honored for : Dersu Uzala
(Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian)

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Akira Kurosawa Dersu Uzala
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian
Miguel Littin Letters from Marusia
Country: Mexico; in Spanish
Dino Risi Scent of a Woman
Country: Italy; in Italian
Andrzej Wajda The Promised Land
Country: Poland; in Polish and German
Kei Kumai Sandakan No. 8
Country: Japan; in Japanese

Federico Fellini

Honored for : Amarcord
(Country: Italy; in Italian)

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Federico Fellini Amarcord
Country: Italy; in Italian
Károly Makk Cats' Play
Country: Hungary; in Hungarian
Jerzy Hoffman The Deluge
Country: Poland; in Polish
Louis Malle Lacombe, Lucien
Country: France; in French and German
Sergio Renán The Truce
Country: Argentina; in Spanish

François Truffaut

Honored for : Day for Night
(Country: France; in French)

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Day for Night
Country: France; in French
The House on Chelouche Street
Country: Israel; in Hebrew and Ladino
The Invitation
Country: Switzerland; in French
The Pedestrian
Country: West Germany; in German and French
Turkish Delight
Country: The Netherlands; in Dutch

Luis Buñuel

Honored for : The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
(Country: France; in French)

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Luis Buñuel The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Country: France; in French
Stanislav Rostotsky The Dawns Here Are Quiet
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian
Moshé Mizrahi I Love You Rosa
Country: Israel; in Hebrew
Jaime de Armiñán My Dearest Senorita
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Jan Troell The New Land
Country: Sweden; in Swedish

Vittorio De Sica

Honored for : The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
(Country: Italy; in Italian)

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vittorio De Sica The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Country: Italy; in Italian
Akira Kurosawa Dodes'ka-den
Country: Japan; in Japanese
Jan Troell The Emigrants
Country: Sweden; in Swedish
Ephraim Kishon The Policeman
Country: Israel; in Hebrew
Igor Talankin Tchaikovsky
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian

Elio Petri

Honored for : Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
(Country: Italy; in Italian)

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maximilian Schell First Love
Country: Switzerland; in German
Raoul Coutard Hoa-Binh
Country: France; in French
Elio Petri Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Country: Italy; in Italian
Jacques Boigelot Peace in the Fields
Country: Belgium; in French
Luis Buñuel Tristana
Country: Spain; in Spanish

Costa-Gavras

Honored for : Z
(Country: Algeria; in French)

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Costa-Gavras Z
Country: Algeria; in French
Bo Widerberg Ådalen 31
Country: Sweden; in Swedish
Veljko Bulaji? Battle of Neretva
Country: Yugoslavia; in Serbo-Croatian and English
Ivan Pyryev The Brothers Karamazov
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian
Mikhail Ulyanov The Brothers Karamazov
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian
Kirill Lavrov The Brothers Karamazov
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian
Éric Rohmer My Night at Maud's
Country: France; in French

Sergei Bondarchuk

Honored for : War and Peace
(Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian, French and German)

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sergei Bondarchuk War and Peace
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian, French and German
Zoltán Fábri The Boys of Paul Street
Country: Hungary; in Hungarian
Miloš Forman The Firemen's Ball
Country: Czechoslovakia; in Czech
Mario Monicelli The Girl with the Pistol
Country: Italy; in Italian
François Truffaut Stolen Kisses
Country: France; in French

Ji?í Menzel

Honored for : Closely Watched Trains
(Country: Czechoslovakia; in Czech and German)

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ji?í Menzel Closely Watched Trains
Country: Czechoslovakia; in Czech and German
Francisco Rovira Beleta Bewitched Love
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Aleksandar Petrovi? I Even Met Happy Gypsies
Country: Yugoslavia; in Serbo-Croatian and Romany
Claude Lelouch Live for Life
Country: France; in French
Noboru Nakamura Portrait of Chieko
Country: Japan; in Japanese

Claude Lelouch

Honored for : A Man and a Woman
(Country: France; in French)

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gillo Pontecorvo The Battle of Algiers
Country: Italy; in Italian, Arabic, English and French
Miloš Forman Loves of a Blonde
Country: Czechoslovakia; in Czech
Claude Lelouch A Man and a Woman
Country: France; in French
Jerzy Kawalerowicz Pharaoh
Country: Yugoslavia; in Serbo-Croatian
Aleksandar Petrovi? Three
Country: Yugoslavia; in Serbo-Croatian

Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos

Honored for : The Shop on Main Street
(Country: Czechoslovakia, in Slovak and Yiddish)

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ján Kadár The Shop on Main Street
Country: Czechoslovakia, in Slovak and Yiddish
Elmar Klos The Shop on Main Street
Country: Czechoslovakia, in Slovak and Yiddish
Vasilis Georgiadis Blood on the Land
Country: Greece, in Greek
Lars-Magnus Lindgren Dear John
Country: Sweden, in Swedish
Masaki Kobayashi Kwaidan
Country: Japan, in Japanese
Vittorio De Sica Marriage Italian Style
Country: Italy, in Italian

Vittorio De Sica

Honored for : Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
(Country: Italy; in Italian)

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vittorio De Sica Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Country: Italy; in Italian
Bo Widerberg Raven's End
Country: Sweden; in Swedish
Ephraim Kishon Sallah
Country: Israel; in Hebrew
Jacques Demy The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Country: France; in French
Hiroshi Teshigahara Woman in the Dunes
Country: Japan; in Japanese

Federico Fellini

Honored for :
(Country: Italy, in Italian, French, English and German)

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Federico Fellini
Country: Italy, in Italian, French, English and German
Noboru Nakamura Koto
Country: Japan, in Japanese
Roman Polanski Knife in the Water
Country: Poland, in Polish
Francisco Rovira Beleta Los Tarantos
Country: Spain, in Spanish
Vasilis Georgiadis The Red Lanterns
Country: Greece, in Greek

Serge Bourguignon

Honored for : Sundays and Cybelle
(Country: France, in French)

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anselmo Duarte O Pagador de Promessas
Country: Brazil, in Portuguese
Serge Bourguignon Sundays and Cybelle
Country: France, in French
Michael Cacoyannis Electra
Country: Greece, in Greek
Nanni Loy The Four Days of Naples
Country: Italy, in Italian
Luis Alcoriza Tlayucan
Country: Mexico, in Spanish

Ingmar Bergman

Honored for : Through a Glass Darkly
(Country: Sweden, in Swedish)

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ismael Rodríguez The Important Man
Country: Mexico, in Spanish
Bent Christensen Harry and the Butler
Country: Denmark, in Danish
Keisuke Kinoshita Immortal Love
Country: Japan, in Japanese
Ingmar Bergman Through a Glass Darkly
Country: Sweden, in Swedish
Luis García Berlanga Plácido
Country: Spain, in Spanish

Ingmar Bergman

Honored for : The Virgin Spring
(Country: Sweden, in Swedish and German)

Nominations 1960 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roberto Gavaldón Macario
Country: Mexico, in Spanish
Gillo Pontecorvo Kapò
Country: Italy, in Italian, German, Russian and Polish
France Štiglic The Ninth Circle
Country: Yugoslavia, in Serbian
Henri-Georges Clouzot The Truth
Country: France, in French
Ingmar Bergman The Virgin Spring
Country: Sweden, in Swedish and German

Marcel Camus

Honored for : Black Orpheus
(Country: France, in Portuguese)

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Astrid Henning-Jensen Paw
Country: Denmark, in Danish
Marcel Camus Black Orpheus
Country: France, in Portuguese
Bernhard Wicki The Bridge
Country: West Germany, in German and English
Mario Monicelli The Great War
Country: Italy, in Italian
Fons Rademakers The Village on the River
Country: The Netherlands, in Dutch

Jacques Tati

Honored for : Mon Oncle
(Country: France, in French)

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mario Monicelli Big Deal on Madonna Street
Country: Italy, in Italian
Giuseppe De Santis The Road a Year Long
Country: Yugoslavia, in Italian
Juan Antonio Bardem Vengeance
Country: Spain, in Spanish
Franz Peter Wirth Arms and the Man
Country: West Germany, in German
Jacques Tati Mon Oncle
Country: France, in French

Federico Fellini

Honored for : Nights of Cabiria
(Country: Italy, in Italian)

Nominations 1957 »

Nominee Nominated Work
René Clair Gates of Paris
Country: France, in French
Mehboob Khan Mother India
Country: India, in Hindi
Robert Siodmak The Devil Came at Night
Country: West Germany, in German
Arne Skouen Nine Lives
Country: Norway, in Norwegian
Federico Fellini Nights of Cabiria
Country: Italy, in Italian

Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti

Honored for : La Strada
(Country: Italy, in Italian)

Nominations 1956 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dino De Laurentiis La Strada
Country: Italy, in Italian
Carlo Ponti La Strada
Country: Italy, in Italian
Agnès Delahaie Gervaise
Country: France, in French
Gyula Trebitsch The Captain from Köpenick
Country: Federal Republic of West Germany, in German
Walter Koppel The Captain from Köpenick
Country: Federal Republic of West Germany, in German
Olaf Dalsgaard-Olsen Qivitoq
Country: Denmark, in Danish
Masayuki Takagi The Burmese Harp
Country: Japan, in Japanese