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 states. As of 2023[update] , at least one film has been submitted by 135 countries. Of this number, 63 countries have received a nomination,[ a] with 29 countries ultimately winning the Oscar.
Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film tally by country [ edit ]
Submitting country
Number of winning films
Number of nominated films
Number of submitted films
First submitted
Last submitted
Italy [ b]
&&&&&&&& + 14
&&&&&&&& + 33
&&&&&&&& + 70
1947
2023
France [ c]
&&&&&&&& + 12
&&&&&&&& + 41
&&&&&&&& + 71
1948
2023
Japan [ d]
&&&&&&&&& + 5
&&&&&&&& + 18
&&&&&&&& + 70
1951
2023
Spain
&&&&&&&&& + 4
&&&&&&&& + 21
&&&&&&&& + 66
1956
2023
Denmark
&&&&&&&&& + 4
&&&&&&&& + 14
&&&&&&&& + 61
1956
2023
Sweden
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 16
&&&&&&&& + 63
1956
2023
Germany [ e]
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 13
&&&&&&&& + 33
1990
2023
Soviet Union [ f]
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&&& + 9
&&&&&&&& + 24
1963
1991
Netherlands
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&&& + 7
&&&&&&&& + 56
1959
2023
Hungary
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 10
&&&&&&&& + 59
1965
2023
Argentina
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&&& + 8
&&&&&&&& + 50
1961
2023
Czechoslovakia [ g]
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&&& + 6
&&&&&&&& + 23
1964
1991
Switzerland
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&&& + 5
&&&&&&&& + 51
1961
2023
Austria
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&&& + 4
&&&&&&&& + 47
1961
2023
Iran
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 29
1977
2023
Poland
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 13
&&&&&&&& + 55
1963
2023
Mexico
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 9
&&&&&&&& + 56
1957
2023
West Germany [ e]
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 8
&&&&&&&& + 31
1956
1989
Canada
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 7
&&&&&&&& + 49
1971
2023
Russia [ f]
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 7
&&&&&&&& + 29
1992
2021
Algeria
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 5
&&&&&&&& + 24
1969
2022
Taiwan
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 49
1957
2023
Czech Republic [ g]
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 30
1994
2023
United Kingdom [ h]
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 20
1991
2023
Chile
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 28
1990
2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina [ i]
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 23
1994
2023
South Africa
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 19
1989
2023
South Korea
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 36
1962
2023
Ivory Coast
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 3
1976
2020
Israel
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 10
&&&&&&&& + 56
1964
2023
Belgium
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 8
&&&&&&&& + 48
1967
2023
Norway
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 6
&&&&&&&& + 45
1957
2023
Yugoslavia [ i]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 6
&&&&&&&& + 29
1958
1991
Greece
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 5
&&&&&&&& + 43
1957
2023
Brazil
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 4
&&&&&&&& + 53
1960
2023
India
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 56
1957
2023
Hong Kong
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
&&&&&&&& + 42
1959
2023
China
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 37
1979
2023
North Macedonia [ i]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 20
1994
2023
Lebanon
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 19
1978[ 1]
2022
Palestine [ j]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
&&&&&&&& + 16
2003
2023
Iceland
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 44
1980
2023
Romania
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 39
1966
2023
Finland
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 37
1973
2023
Colombia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 32
1980
2023
Peru
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 30
1967
2023
Cuba
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 23
1978
2023
Uruguay
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1[ a]
&&&&&&&& + 23
1992
2023
Georgia [ f]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 22
1996
2023
Estonia [ f]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 21
1992
2023
Vietnam
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 20
1993
2023
Kazakhstan [ f]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 17
1992
2022
Australia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 16
1996
2023
Nepal
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 13
1999
2023
Puerto Rico [ k]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 12
1986
2011
Cambodia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 11
1994
2022
Ireland
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 10
2007
2023
Tunisia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&& + 10
1995
2023
Jordan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 7
2008
2023
East Germany [ e]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 5
1973
1983
Bhutan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 3
1999
2023
Nicaragua
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 3
1982
2010
Mauritania
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2014
2014
Portugal
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 40
1980
2023
Egypt [ l]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 37
1958
2023
Bulgaria
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 34
1971
2023
Philippines
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 34
1953
2023
Croatia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 33
1992
2023
Venezuela
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 33
1978
2023
Serbia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 30
1994
2023
Thailand
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 30
1984
2023
Turkey
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 30
1964
2023
Slovakia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 27
1993
2023
Slovenia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 27
1993
2023
Indonesia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 25
1987
2023
Bangladesh
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 19
2002
2022
Luxembourg
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 19
1997
2023
Morocco
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 19
1977
2023
Singapore
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 17
1959
2023
Albania
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 16
1996
2023
Bolivia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 16
1995
2023
Dominican Republic
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 16
1983
2023
Kyrgyzstan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 16
1998
2023
Lithuania
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 16
2006
2023
Ukraine
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 16
1997
2023
Latvia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 15
1992
2023
Afghanistan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 14
2002
2019
Armenia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 13
2001
2023
Costa Rica
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 12
2005
2023
Iraq
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 12
2005
2023
Pakistan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 12
1959
2023
Ecuador
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 11
2000
2022
Montenegro
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 10
2013
2023
Panama
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&& + 10
2014
2023
Azerbaijan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 9
2007
2022
Kosovo
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 9
2014
2022
Kenya
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 8
2012
2023
Malaysia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 8
2004
2023
Mongolia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 8
2003
2023
New Zealand
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 7
2011
2022
Paraguay
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 7
2015
2023
Saudi Arabia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 7
2013
2023
Cameroon
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 6
1980
2023
Belarus
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 5
1994
2020
Senegal
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 5
2017
2023
Ethiopia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 4
2010
2019
Guatemala
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 4
1994
2022
Moldova
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 4
2013
2023
Chad
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
2002
2021
Honduras
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
2017
2020
Malta
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
2014
2022
Nigeria
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
2019
2023
Tajikistan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
1999
2023
Yemen
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 3
2016
2023
Burkina Faso
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
1989
2023
Greenland
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
2010
2012
Haiti
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
2017
2021
Kuwait
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
1972
1978
Malawi
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
2018
2021
Sri Lanka
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
2003
2009
Sudan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
2020
2023
Tanzania
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
2001
2022
Uzbekistan
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 2
2019
2021
Democratic Republic of the Congo
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
1997
1997
Fiji
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2005
2005
Ghana
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2019
2019
Laos
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2017
2017
Lesotho
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2020
2020
Mozambique
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2017
2017
Namibia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2023
2023
Niger
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2018
2018
Somalia
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2021
2021
Suriname
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2020
2020
Syria [ l]
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2017
2017
Uganda
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 0
&&&&&&&&& + 1
2022
2022
Submitted films include disqualified entries, except those resubmitted, so as to not count twice.
^ a b Includes a disqualified nomination for Uruguay. After nominations were announced in 1992, information came to light showing 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.
^ 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).
^ 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).
^ Japan 's tally includes three Honorary Awards .
^ a b c 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 twelve nominations since then, three of which have resulted in a successful win.
^ a b c d e 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.
^ a b 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.
^ 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. Two of the three British films nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award have been Welsh-language films .
^ a b c 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 and Herzegovina are the only post-Yugoslav states to have been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
^ 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 .
^ 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).[ 2] However, this rule was changed in 2011 barring Puerto Rican submissions.[ 3]
^ a b From 1966 until 1971 , the United Arab Republic made submissions. In 1961, the union between Egypt and Syria was dissolved.
Submissions by year [ edit ]
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
14
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
21
East Germany , Finland
1974
47th
20
1975
48th
21
1976
49th
24
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
97
Lesotho , Sudan , Suriname
2021
94th
93
Somalia
2022
95th
93
Uganda
2023
96th
92
Namibia
2024
97th
TBA
TBA
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