Best Foreign Language Film
This list focuses on essentially Polish films and directors and producers of other non-English language films.
| Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Roman Polanski | Knife in the Water | Nominated | |
| 1966 | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Faraon | Nominated | |
| 1974 | Jerzy Hoffman | The Deluge | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Andrzej Wajda | Land of Promise | Nominated | |
| 1976 | Jerzy Antczak | Nights and Days | Nominated | |
| 1979 | Andrzej Wajda | The Maids of Wilko | Nominated | |
| 1981 | Andrzej Wajda | Man of Iron | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Peter Fudakowski | Tsotsi | Won | A South African (the award was credited to it) film produced by Peter Fudakowski and directed by Gavin Hood. |
| 2007 | Andrzej Wajda | Katyń | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Agnieszka Holland | In Darkness | Nominated | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Polish Academy Award Winners And Nominees
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