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

This list focuses on Mexican films that won or were nominated for the foreign language film award.

Best Foreign Language Film
Year Film 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 The Pearl of Tlayucan Luis Alcoriza Nominated (original title: Tlayucan)
1975 Letters from Marusia Miguel Littín Nominated (original title: Actas de Marusia)
2000 Love's a Bitch Alejandro González Iñárritu Nominated (original title: Amores perros)
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, and won three of them: Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Makeup
2010 Biutiful Alejandro González Iñárritu Nominated second nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu

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