What follows is a statistical chart regarding Oscar's Foreign Film category. This chart should not be seen as an indication of which countries have the best cinema. It's purely a reference sheet regarding the various countries and their Oscar snagging aptitude, a talent that is decidedly different than producing masterpieces though there is occasional overlap.
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Last Updated September
19th, 2009
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10
Most Popular Countries of the Past 20 Years 1989 - 2008 Oscar nominations and wins (in bold) below Links go to their Netflix page ~ Program yourself an international film festival. |
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#1 FRANCE 10 noms / 1 win  |
#2 GERMANY 8 noms / 2 wins  |
#3 ITALY 6 noms / 3 wins  |
#4 SPAIN 5 noms / 3 wins  |
#5 RUSSIA 5 noms / 1 win  |
Camille
Claudel (89) Cyrano de Bergerac (90) Indochine (92) Ridicule (96) East-West (99) The Taste of Others (00) Amélie (01) The Chorus (04) Joyeux Noël (05) The Class (08) |
The
Nasty Girl (90) Schtonk! (92) Beyond Silence (97) Nowhere in Africa (02) Downfall (04) Sophie Scholl -The Final Days (05) The Lives of Others (06) Baader Meinhof Complex (08) |
Cinema
Paradiso (89) Open Doors (90) Mediterraneo (91) The Star Maker (95) Life is Beautiful (98) Don't Tell (05) |
Belle
Epoque (93) Secrets of the Heart (97) The Grandfather (98) All About My Mother (99) The Sea Inside (04) |
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#6 SWEDEN 5 noms / 0 wins  |
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THE NETHERLANDS 4 noms / 2 wins  |
#8 CZECH REPUBLIC 4 noms / 1 win  |
#9 (tie) CANADA 3 noms / 1 win  |
#9 (tie) TAIWAN 3 noms / 1 win  |
Wedding
Banquet (93) All were directed by Ang Lee |
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| Mexico, Belgium and Brazil have all enjoyed three nominations in the past 20 years. Japan and South Africa have both received two nominations and one win in that same time frame. | ||||
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Luck Charms 1989 - 2008 movie stars that bode well for your chances in this category |
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Oleg
Menshikov Russian appears in 1 winner and 2 nominees (Burnt by the Sun, Prisoner of the Mountains, East-West) |
Gong
Li
Chinese appears in 3 nominees (Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, Farewell My Concubine) |
Penélope
Cruz Spanish appears in 2 winners (Belle Epoque, All About My Mother) |
4
way tie all appearing in 1 winner and 1 nominee Catherine Deneuve French (Indochine, East-West), Juliane Köhler German (Nowhere in Africa, Downfall), Zdenek Sverák Czech (The Elementary School, Kolya) and Betty Schuurman Dutch (Character, Twin Sisters) |
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runners
up: Bruno
Ganz (Swiss), Johan Widerberg (Swedish) and Gael Garcia Bernal (Mexican)
all appeared in 2 nominees during the past 20 years |
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In Order of Most Nominations, then Wins
(if you see an error below, please notify me )14 22 25
Good Luck Charms 1947 - 2008
Stars that have appeared in the most foreign film nominees and winners
since the Academy began to recognize foreign films
Beloved Foreign Auteurs (1947-2008)
International directors who have won the most Oscar love over the years while working in foreign language films
Countries that regularly submit
that have not been nominated.
(not a complete list)
that have not been nominated
(not a complete list)Bulgaria
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Korea
Luxembourg
Mongolia
Portugal
(I believe Portugal holds the record of most submissions without a nomination)
Romania
Serbia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Thailand
Turkey
Venezuela
Albania
Armenia
Australia
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Chad
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Indonesia
Iraq
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia
Morocco
Peru
Sinagpore
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Tunisia
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