List of Latin American Academy Award Winners and Nominees - Best Foreign Language Film

This list focuses on films produced in Latin America.

Best Foreign Language Film
Year Film Country Director Status Milestone/Notes
1960 Macario Roberto Gavaldón Nominated First Latin American film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
1961 The Important Man Ismael Rodríguez Nominated (original title: Ánimas Trujano)
1962 Keeper of Promises Anselmo Duarte Nominated (original title: O Pagador de Promessas)
The Pearl of Tlayucan Luis Alcoriza Nominated (original title: Tlayucan)
1974 The Truce Sergio Renán Nominated (original title: La tregua)
1975 Letters from Marusia Miguel Littín Nominated (original title: Actas de Marusia)
1982 Alsino and the Condor Miguel Littín Nominated (original title: Alsino y el Cóndor)
Second nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by Miguel Littín.
Only Latin American Director to receive nominations for films directed in two different countries.
1984 Camila María Luisa Bemberg Nominated First nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by a Latin American woman director.
1985 The Official Story Luis Puenzo Won (original title: La historia oficial)
First Latin American film to win for Best Foreign Language Film.
The film was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
1989 Santiago, the Story of his New Life Jacobo Morales Nominated (original title: Lo que le pasó a Santiago)
1992 A Place in the World Adolfo Aristarain Nominated (original title: Un lugar en el mundo)
After nominations were announced, information came to light that showed that the film was wholly produced in Argentina, and had insufficient Uruguayan artistic control. The film was declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot.
1994 Strawberry and Chocolate Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío Nominated (original title: Fresa y chocolate)
First and only Cuban film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
1995 O Quatrilho Fábio Barreto Nominated Second Brazilian film nominated to the award in over 30 years.
1997 Four Days in September Bruno Barreto Nominated (original title: O Que É Isso Companheiro?)
1998 Central Station Walter Salles Nominated (original title: Central do Brasil)
The film was also nominated for Best Actress.
Tango Carlos Saura Nominated (original title: Tango, no me dejes nunca)
2000 Love's a Bitch Alejandro González Iñárritu Nominated (original title: Amores perros)
2001 Son of the Bride Juan José Campanella Nominated (original title: El hijo de la novia)
2002 The Crime of Father Amaro Carlos Carrera Nominated (original title: El crimen del Padre Amaro)
2006 Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo del Toro Nominated (original title: El laberinto del fauno)
The film was nominated for other five Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Makeup, and won the last three of them.
2009 The Milk of Sorrow Claudia Llosa Nominated (original title: La teta asustada)
First, and only, Peruvian Film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
The Secret in Their Eyes Juan José Campanella Won (original title: El secreto de sus ojos)
Second nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by Juan José Campanella, and first to win. Second Argentine, and Latin American, film to win for Best Foreign Language Film.
2010 Biutiful Alejandro González Iñárritu Nominated Second nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
The film was also nominated for Best Actor.
2012 No Pablo Larraín Nominated First, and only, Chilean Film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

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