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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given Academy Awards to foreign language films since 1945. The Academy defines a foreign language film as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non- English dialogue.
For the 1956 Academy Awards, a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since then. Unlike other Academy Awards, the Best International Feature Film Award is not presented to a specific individual.
YearFilm Title Used In NominationOriginal TitleDirector (s)French Au-delà des grilles Italian Le ...羅生門Jeux interdits地獄門72 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Shoeshine. 1946 1h 31m Not Rated. 8.0 (8.3K) Rate. Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
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When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929, no foreign-language film was honored. During the early post-war era (1947–1955), eight foreign language films received Special or Honorary Awards. Academy leader and board member Jean Hersholt argued that "an international award, if properly and carefully administered, would promote a closer ...
Unlike other Academy Awards, the International Feature Film Award does not require films to be released in the United States in order to be eligible for competition. Films competing in the category must have been first released in the country submitting them during the eligibility period defined by the rules of the academy and must have been exhibi...
Every country (excluding the United States) is invited to submit what it considers its best film to the academy. Only one film is accepted from each country. The designation of each country's official submission has to be done by an organization, jury or committee composed of people from the film industry. For example, the British entry is submitte...
Unlike the Academy Award for Best Picture, which officially goes to the winning film's producers, the International Feature Film Award is not given to a specific individual but is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. For example, the Oscar statuette won by the Canadian film The Barbarian Invasions (2003) was until recently on ...
Because each country chooses its official submission according to its own rules, the decisions of the nominating bodies in each respective country are sometimes mired in controversy: for instance, the Indian selection committee (Film Federation of India) was accused of bias by Bhavna Talwar, the director of Dharm (2007), who claimed her film was re...
The Official Academy Awards Database. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
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- Bicycle Thieves. Directed by Vittorio De Sica • 1948 • Italy. Starring Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell. Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, the Academy Award-winning BICYCLE THIEVES, directed by Vittorio De Sica, defined an era in cinema.
- Rashomon. Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1950 • Japan. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori. A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, RASHOMON is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made.
- Gate of Hell. Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa • 1953 • Japan. Starring Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyo. A winner of Academy Awards for best foreign-language film and best costume design, GATE OF HELL is a visually sumptuous, psychologically penetrating work from Teinosuke Kinugasa.
Oscar nominees and winners for Best Foreign Language Film - IMDb. by Sijmen | created - 10 Mar 2015 | updated - 10 months ago | Public. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. 346 titles. 1. Amour (2012) PG-13 | 127 min | Drama. 7.9. Rate. 95 Metascore. Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple.
Academy Awards : 'Best Foreign Language Film' Winners. by cine_maniac • Created 10 years ago • Modified 4 years ago. List activity. 211 views. 0 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 72 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Shoeshine. 1946 1h 27m Not Rated. 8.0 (8.2K) Rate.
