List Of Academy Award-winning Foreign-language Films
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given Academy Awards to foreign language films since 1945. The Academy defines a foreign language film as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. Films that meet these criteria are eligible for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. They can be nominated for awards in categories other than Best Foreign Language Film provided that they have been commercially released in Los Angeles County and comply with the special rules governing those categories. In addition, foreign-language films produced in the United States are not eligible for Best Foreign Language Film, but are eligible for awards in other categories.
As of 2008, 24 foreign language films have won Academy Awards outside of the Best Foreign Language Film category. The foreign language films with the most awards are Sweden's Fanny and Alexander and Taiwan's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, with both winning four awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon received ten Academy Award nominations, the highest number of nominations ever garnered for a foreign language film. No foreign language film has been a recipient of an Academy Award for Best Picture, although eight foreign language films have been nominees for the award.
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