For the 82nd annual academy award, the following films are nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of 2009:
(The White Ribbon is the favorite to win.)
Only one: Israel's Waltz with Bashir (2008).
Italy has the most Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. 13 films from Italy have won this award. In total, 27 have been nominated.
Three animated films have been nominated for Best Picture.Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991) was the first animated movie to be nominated for Best Picture. It lost to The Silence of the Lambs.Pixar's Up (2009) lost to The Hurt Locker.Pixar's Toy Story 3 (2010) lost to The King's Speech.
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The last three Chinese movies nominated for an Oscar (and shown in movie theaters around the world) are: Hero (2002) was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. House of Flying Daggers (2004) was nominated for Cinematography. And Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) was nominated for Costume Design.
Three: "Beauty and the Beast" in 1991, "Up" in 2009, and "Toy Story 3" in 2010.
Yes, it can, if it is released commercialy in a theater in the US for at least a week before December 31.Algeria's Z (1969) was nominated for Best Picture and won Best Foreign Language Film.Sweden's The Emigrants lost in the Foreign Language Film category in 1971, and in 1972 was nominated for Best Picture,Sweden's Cries and Whispers (1973) was nominated for Best Picture.Italy's Il Postino (1995; The Postman) was nominated for Best Picture.Italy's Life Is Beautiful (1998) was nominated for Best Picture and won Best Foreign Language Film.Taiwan's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) was nominated for Best Picture and won Best Foreign Language Film.
Ironically, because it's not in a foreign language.
No. The three films nominated for Best Animated Feature of 2010 were "How to Train Your Dragon," "The Illusionist" and "Toy Story 3."
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Il Divo (2009) was nominated for Best Makeup, but it lost to Star Trek (2009).Life is Beautiful (1998) is the most recent winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film form Italy.
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