Argentina won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of 2009 for El secreto de sus ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes). The film was distributed by Sony Classics. As is traditional, the award was presented to the director of the film: Juan J. Campanella.
The first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was presented at the 20th Academy Awards on March 20, 1948. The award was presented to the nation of Italy for Shoe-Shine(1946) directed by Vittorio De Sica.
The award went to Italy's "Cinema Paradiso," which was written and directed by Guiseppe Tornatore.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won the Oscar for Foreign Language Film in 2000.
Kolya won the Oscar for Foreign Language Film in 1996.
No Man's Land won the Oscar for Foreign Language Film in 2001.
Italy's Life Is Beautiful.
The Great Beauty
The movie won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The award goes to the director of the movie, in this case Billie August.
No Chinese movie has ever won an Oscar. Two have been nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category, and a few other in different categories- Cinematography, Costume Design, but none have won, yet.
The three Indian movies nominated for an Oscar in the foreign language category were: Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Lagaan (2001). Shwaas (2004) as someone really likes to mention wasn't nominated for an Oscar. It was submitted by India with 49 other movies from different countries but did not make the final cut.
India's submission for the Foreign Language Film category - Stars on Earth (Taare Zameen Par, starring Amir Khan) was nominated for an Oscar.
Indochine won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 1993.
The movie won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The award goes to the director of the movie, in this case Billie August.
No movie from Pakistan has ever been nominated for the Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category. And I believe the country hasn't submitted a movie to the Oscars in recent years.
Grand Illusion
The Telugu movie "Patala Bhairavi" was the first Telugu film to be nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 1951.
No Chinese movie has ever won an Oscar. Two have been nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category, and a few other in different categories- Cinematography, Costume Design, but none have won, yet.
The three Indian movies nominated for an Oscar in the foreign language category were: Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Lagaan (2001). Shwaas (2004) as someone really likes to mention wasn't nominated for an Oscar. It was submitted by India with 49 other movies from different countries but did not make the final cut.
India's submission for the Foreign Language Film category - Stars on Earth (Taare Zameen Par, starring Amir Khan) was nominated for an Oscar.
Indochine won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 1993.
The Pedestrian won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974.
Tess won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981.
Gandhi won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 1983.
The Assault won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 1987.