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National origin of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film. Won the award or one of its Special/Honorary predecessors
Nominated for the award
United States (ineligible for competition)
This is a list of countries by number of Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film before 2020), a table showing the total number of submissions, nominations, and awards of the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film received by each country. It follows Academy convention by not grouping the tally of extinct countries with that of their successor state(s). As of 2019[update] , at least one film has been submitted by 129 countries.
Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film tally by country
Submitting country
Number of winning films
Number of nominated films
Number of submitted films
Italy [a]
&&&&&&&& + 14
&&&&&&&& + 31
&&&&&&&& + 66
France [b]
&&&&&&&& + 12
&&&&&&&& + 40
&&&&&&&& + 66
Spain
&&&&&&&&& + 4
&&&&&&&& + 20
&&&&&&&& + 62
Japan [c]
&&&&&&&&& + 4
&&&&&&&& + 16
&&&&&&&& + 66
Sweden
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 16
&&&&&&&& + 58
Denmark
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 12
&&&&&&&& + 57
Soviet Union [d]
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&&& + 9
&&&&&&&& + 24
Netherlands
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&&& + 7
&&&&&&&& + 52
Germany [e]
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 11
&&&&&&&& + 29
Hungary
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 10
&&&&&&&& + 55
Argentina
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&&& + 7
&&&&&&&& + 46
Czechoslovakia [f]
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&&& + 6
&&&&&&&& + 23
Switzerland
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&&& + 5
&&&&&&&& + 47
Austria
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&&& + 4
&&&&&&&& + 43
Iran
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 25
Poland
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 12
&&&&&&&& + 51
Mexico
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 9
&&&&&&&& + 52
West Germany [e]
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 8
&&&&&&&& + 29
Canada
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 7
&&&&&&&& + 45
Russia [d]
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 7
&&&&&&&& + 27
Algeria
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 5
&&&&&&&& + 21
Taiwan
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 45
Czech Republic [f]
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 26
Chile
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 24
South Africa
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 16
South Korea
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 31
Bosnia & Herzegovina [g]
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 19
Ivory Coast
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Israel
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 10
&&&&&&&& + 52
Belgium
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 7
&&&&&&&& + 44
Yugoslavia [g]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 6
&&&&&&&& + 29
Norway
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 5
&&&&&&&& + 41
Greece
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 5
&&&&&&&& + 39
Brazil
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 4
&&&&&&&& + 47
India [j]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 52
Hong Kong
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 38
China
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 33
United Kingdom [h]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 17
Lebanon
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 16
North Macedonia [g]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 16
Palestine [i]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 12
Iceland
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 40
Finland
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 33
Colombia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 28
Peru
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 26
Cuba
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 21
Uruguay
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1[k]
&&&&&&&& + 19
Georgia [d]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 18
Estonia [d]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 17
Vietnam
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 15
Kazakhstan [d]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 14
Australia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 13
Puerto Rico [j]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 12
Nepal
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 10
Cambodia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 8
East Germany [e]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 5
Jordan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 3
Nicaragua
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 3
Mauritania
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Portugal
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 36
Romania
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 35
Egypt [k]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 34
Philippines
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 31
Bulgaria
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 30
Venezuela
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 29
Croatia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 28
Serbia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 26
Thailand
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 26
Turkey
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 26
Slovakia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 23
Slovenia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 23
Indonesia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 21
Luxembourg
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 16
Bangladesh
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 15
Morocco
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 15
Afghanistan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 14
Singapore
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 13
Albania
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 12
Dominican Republic
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 12
Kyrgyzstan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 12
Lithuania
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 12
Ukraine
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 12
Bolivia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 11
Latvia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 11
Iraq
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 9
Pakistan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 9
Armenia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 8
Costa Rica
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 8
Ecuador
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 8
Azerbaijan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 7
Ireland
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 6
Kosovo
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 6
Montenegro
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 6
New Zealand
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 6
Panama
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 6
Tunisia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 6
Malaysia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 5
Mongolia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 5
Belarus
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 4
Ethiopia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 4
Kenya
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 4
Paraguay
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
Saudi Arabia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
Cameroon
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Chad
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Greenland
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Guatemala
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Honduras
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Kuwait
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Moldova
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Senegal
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Sri Lanka
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Tajikistan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Yemen
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
Bhutan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Burkina Faso
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Fiji
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Ghana
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Haiti
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Laos
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Malawi
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Malta
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Mozambique
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Niger
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Nigeria
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Syria [k]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Tanzania
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Uzbekistan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
Notes
Submitted films include disqualified entries.
a ^ : Italy 's tally includes two Special Awards for Shoe-Shine (1946) and The Bicycle Thief (1948), as well as an Honorary Award shared with France for The Walls of Malapaga (1949).
b ^ : France 's tally includes a Special Award for Monsieur Vincent (1947) as well as two Honorary Awards: one for Forbidden Games (1952) and one shared with Italy for The Walls of Malapaga (1949).
c ^ : Japan 's tally includes three Honorary Awards .
d 1 2 3 4 5 : The Soviet Union , which received all of its nominations for Russian-language films , was nominated for the last time in 1984 and was formally dissolved on December 26, 1991. Russia , Georgia , Estonia and Kazakhstan are the only post-Soviet states to have been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
e 1 2 3 : East Germany received its only nomination in 1976 , and West Germany was nominated for the last time in 1985 . The two countries formally reunited on October 3, 1990. Reunified Germany has received seven nominations since then, two of which have resulted in a successful win.
f 1 2 : Czechoslovakia was nominated for the first time in 1965 for a Slovak-language film . Its five other nominations, the last of which occurred in 1991 , were received for Czech-language films . The formerly Communist country formally split into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic on January 1, 1993. Since then, only the Czech Republic has been able to get nominated in the Foreign Language Film category.
g 1 2 3 : Yugoslavia was nominated for the first time in 1958 for an Italian-language film . Its five other nominations, the last of which occurred in 1985 , were received for Serbo-Croatian-language films . The formerly Communist country gradually disintegrated at the beginning of the 1990s. North Macedonia and Bosnia & Herzegovina are the only post-Yugoslav states to have been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
h ^ : The United Kingdom has a very small tally even though it has a prolific film industry . This is due to the fact that the overwhelming majority of British films are in English and are thus ineligible for competition in the Foreign Language Film category. The only British films nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award have been Welsh-language films .
i ^ : Paradise Now (2005) was initially nominated as a submission from "Palestine" and presented as such on the official Academy website . However, following protests from pro-Israeli groups in the United States , the Academy decided to designate it as a submission from the Palestinian Authority , a move that was decried by the film's director Hany Abu-Assad . During the awards ceremony , the film was eventually announced by presenter Will Smith as a submission from the Palestinian Territories .
j ^ : Although films produced inside the United States are not eligible for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film Award, those produced in U.S. overseas possessions are. Puerto Rico , an unincorporated territory of the United States, was thus able to receive a nomination for What Happened to Santiago (1989).[1] However, this rule was changed in 2011 barring Puerto Rican submissions.[2]
k ^ : This is not an official nomination. After nominations were announced, information came to light that showed that A Place in the World (1992) was wholly produced in Argentina , and had insufficient Uruguayan artistic control. The film was declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot.
j ^ : Indians have been awarded Oscars on separate occasions. For example: Bhanu Athaiya won India's first Oscar in 1983 for Gandhi , Satyajit Ray was given an Honorary Oscar in 1992 , and A. R. Rahman won two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire in 2009 . No Indian film has yet claimed the achievement.[3]
k 1 2 : From 1966 until 1971 , the United Arab Republic made submissions. In 1961, the union between Egypt and Syria was dissolved.
Submissions by year
Year
Ceremony
Submitted films
Countries submitting for the first time
1956
29th
8
Denmark , France , West Germany , Italy , Japan , Philippines , Spain , Sweden
1957
30th
12
Greece , India , Mexico , Norway , Taiwan
1958
31st
10
Egypt , Yugoslavia
1959
32nd
13
Hong Kong , Netherlands , Pakistan , Singapore
1960
33rd
12
Brazil
1961
34th
13
Argentina , Austria , Switzerland
1962
35th
13
South Korea
1963
36th
14
Poland , Soviet Union
1964
37th
18
Czechoslovakia , Israel , Turkey
1965
38th
15
Hungary
1966
39th
19
Romania
1967
40th
16
Belgium , Peru
1968
41st
18
1969
42nd
24
Algeria
1970
43rd
13
1971
44th
20
Bulgaria , Canada
1972
45th
22
Kuwait
1973
46th
20
East Germany , Finland
1974
47th
19
1975
48th
21
1976
49th
23
Ivory Coast
1977
50th
24
Iran , Morocco , Venezuela
1978
51st
19
Cuba , Lebanon
1979
52nd
23
China
1980
53rd
26
Cameroon , Colombia , Iceland , Portugal
1981
54th
25
1982
55th
25
Nicaragua
1983
56th
26
Dominican Republic
1984
57th
32
Thailand
1985
58th
30
1986
59th
32
Puerto Rico
1987
60th
30
Indonesia
1988
61st
31
1989
62nd
37
Burkina Faso , South Africa
1990
63rd
37
Chile , Germany
1991
64th
34
United Kingdom
1992
65th
33
Croatia , Estonia , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Russia , Uruguay
1993
66th
35
Slovakia , Slovenia , Vietnam
1994
67th
46
Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cambodia , Czech Republic , Guatemala , North Macedonia , Serbia
1995
68th
41
Bolivia , Tunisia
1996
69th
39
Albania , Australia , Georgia
1997
70th
44
Democratic Republic of the Congo , Luxembourg , Ukraine
1998
71st
45
Kyrgyzstan
1999
72nd
47
Bhutan , Nepal , Tajikistan
2000
73rd
46
Ecuador
2001
74th
51
Armenia , Tanzania
2002
75th
54
Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Chad
2003
76th
56
Mongolia , Palestine , Sri Lanka
2004
77th
51
Malaysia
2005
78th
63
Costa Rica , Iraq , Fiji
2006
79th
63
Lithuania
2007
80th
63
Azerbaijan , Ireland
2008
81st
67
Jordan
2009
82nd
67
2010
83rd
66
Greenland , Ethiopia
2011
84th
63
New Zealand
2012
85th
71
Kenya
2013
86th
76
Moldova , Montenegro , Saudi Arabia
2014
87th
83
Kosovo , Malta , Mauritania , Panama
2015
88th
82
Paraguay
2016
89th
89
Yemen
2017
90th
92
Haiti , Honduras , Laos , Mozambique , Senegal , Syria
2018
91st
89
Niger , Malawi
2019
92nd
94
Ghana , Nigeria , Uzbekistan
2020
93rd
TBD
See also
References
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