This list focuses on Spanish films that won or were nominated for the foreign language film award.
| Foreign Language Film | ||||
| Year | Film | Director | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Vengeance | Juan Antonio Bardem | Nominated | First Spanish language film to be nominated |
| 1961 | Plácido | Luis García Berlanga | Nominated | |
| 1963 | Los Tarantos | Francisco Rovira Beleta | Nominated | |
| 1967 | El Amor Brujo | Francisco Rovira Beleta | Nominated | |
| 1970 | Tristana | Luis Buñuel | Nominated | |
| 1972 | My Dearest Señorita | Jaime de Armiñán | Nominated | |
| 1977 | That Obscure Object of Desire | Luis Buñuel | Nominated | |
| 1979 | Mama Turns a Hundred | Carlos Saura | Nominated | |
| 1980 | The Nest | Jaime de Armiñán | Nominated | |
| 1982 | Begin the Beguine | José Luis Garci | Won | First Spanish language film to win |
| 1983 | Carmen | Carlos Saura | Nominated | |
| 1984 | Double Feature | José Luis Garci | Nominated | |
| 1987 | Course Completed | José Luis Garci | Nominated | |
| 1988 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominated | |
| 1993 | Belle Époque | Fernando Trueba | Won | |
| 1997 | Secrets of the Heart | Montxo Armendáriz | Nominated | |
| 1998 | The Grandfather | José Luis Garci | Nominated | |
| 1999 | All About My Mother | Pedro Almodóvar | Won | |
| 2004 | The Sea Inside | Alejandro Amenábar | Won | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Spanish Academy Award Winners And Nominees
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