List of countries by number of Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

National origin of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language 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 Foreign Language Film. This table shows the total number of submissions, nominations, and awards 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 2017, at least one film has been submitted by 124 countries.

Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film tally by country

Submitting countryNumber of
winning films		Number of
nominated films		Number of
submitted films
Italy Italy[a] +14 +31 +64
France France[b] +12 +39 +64
Spain Spain +4 +19 +60
Japan Japan[c] +4 +15 +64
Sweden Sweden +3 +16 +56
Denmark Denmark +3 +12 +55
Soviet Union Soviet Union[d] +3 +9 +24
Netherlands Netherlands +3 +7 +50
Hungary Hungary +2 +10 +53
Germany Germany[e] +2 +10 +27
Argentina Argentina +2 +7 +44
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia[f] +2 +6 +23
Switzerland Switzerland +2 +5 +45
Austria Austria +2 +4 +41
Iran Iran +2 +3 +23
Poland Poland +1 +10 +49
West Germany West Germany[e] +1 +8 +29
Canada Canada +1 +7 +43
Russia Russia[d] +1 +7 +25
Algeria Algeria +1 +5 +19
Taiwan Taiwan +1 +3 +43
Czech Republic Czech Republic[f] +1 +3 +24
Chile Chile +1 +2 +22
South Africa South Africa +1 +2 +14
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina[g] +1 +1 +17
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast +1 +1 +2
Israel Israel +0 +10 +50
Mexico Mexico +0 +8 +50
Belgium Belgium +0 +7 +42
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia[g] +0 +6 +29
Norway Norway +0 +5 +39
Greece Greece +0 +5 +37
Brazil Brazil +0 +4 +45
India India[j] +0 +3 +50
Hong Kong Hong Kong +0 +2 +36
China China +0 +2 +31
United Kingdom United Kingdom[h] +0 +2 +15
State of Palestine Palestine[i] +0 +2 +10
Iceland Iceland +0 +1 +38
Finland Finland +0 +1 +31
Colombia Colombia +0 +1 +26
Peru Peru +0 +1 +24
Cuba Cuba +0 +1 +19
Uruguay Uruguay +0 +1[k] +17
Georgia (country) Georgia[d] +0 +1 +16
Estonia Estonia +0 +1 +15
Lebanon Lebanon +0 +1 +14
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia[g] +0 +1 +14
Vietnam Vietnam +0 +1 +13
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan[d] +0 +1 +12
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico[j] +0 +1 +12
Australia Australia +0 +1 +11
Nepal Nepal +0 +1 +8
Cambodia Cambodia +0 +1 +6
East Germany East Germany[e] +0 +1 +5
Jordan Jordan +0 +1 +3
Nicaragua Nicaragua +0 +1 +3
Mauritania Mauritania +0 +1 +1
Portugal Portugal +0 +0 +34
Romania Romania +0 +0 +33
Egypt Egypt[k] +0 +0 +32
Philippines Philippines +0 +0 +29
South Korea South Korea +0 +0 +29
Bulgaria Bulgaria +0 +0 +28
Venezuela Venezuela +0 +0 +27
Croatia Croatia +0 +0 +26
Serbia Serbia +0 +0 +24
Thailand Thailand +0 +0 +24
Turkey Turkey +0 +0 +24
Slovakia Slovakia +0 +0 +21
Slovenia Slovenia +0 +0 +21
Indonesia Indonesia +0 +0 +19
Luxembourg Luxembourg +0 +0 +14
Bangladesh Bangladesh +0 +0 +13
Morocco Morocco +0 +0 +13
Afghanistan Afghanistan +0 +0 +12
Albania Albania +0 +0 +11
Singapore Singapore +0 +0 +11
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic +0 +0 +10
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan +0 +0 +10
Lithuania Lithuania +0 +0 +10
Ukraine Ukraine +0 +0 +10
Bolivia Bolivia +0 +0 +9
Latvia Latvia +0 +0 +9
Iraq Iraq +0 +0 +8
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan +0 +0 +7
Pakistan Pakistan +0 +0 +7
Armenia Armenia +0 +0 +6
Costa Rica Costa Rica +0 +0 +6
Ecuador Ecuador +0 +0 +6
Republic of Ireland Ireland +0 +0 +5
New Zealand New Zealand +0 +0 +5
Kosovo Kosovo +0 +0 +4
Malaysia Malaysia +0 +0 +4
Mongolia Mongolia +0 +0 +4
Montenegro Montenegro +0 +0 +4
Panama Panama +0 +0 +4
Tunisia Tunisia +0 +0 +4
Ethiopia Ethiopia +0 +0 +3
Belarus Belarus +0 +0 +2
Cameroon Cameroon +0 +0 +2
Chad Chad +0 +0 +2
Greenland Greenland +0 +0 +2
Guatemala Guatemala +0 +0 +2
Kenya Kenya +0 +0 +2
Kuwait Kuwait +0 +0 +2
Moldova Moldova +0 +0 +2
Paraguay Paraguay +0 +0 +2
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia +0 +0 +2
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka +0 +0 +2
Tajikistan Tajikistan +0 +0 +2
Bhutan Bhutan +0 +0 +1
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso +0 +0 +1
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo +0 +0 +1
Fiji Fiji +0 +0 +1
Haiti Haiti +0 +0 +1
Honduras Honduras +0 +0 +1
Laos Laos +0 +0 +1
Malta Malta +0 +0 +1
Mozambique Mozambique +0 +0 +1
Senegal Senegal +0 +0 +1
Syria Syria +0 +0 +1
Tanzania Tanzania +0 +0 +1
Yemen Yemen +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.
d1 2 3 4 : 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 and Kazakhstan are the only post-Soviet states to have been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
e1 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.
f1 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.
g1 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. 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^ : From 1966 until 1971, the United Arab Republic made submissions. In 1961, the union between Egypt and Syria was dissolved.

Submissions by year

YearCeremonySubmitted filmsCountries submitting for the first time
195629th8 Denmark,  France,  West Germany,  Italy,  Japan,  Philippines,  Spain,  Sweden
195730th12 Greece,  India,  Mexico,  Norway,  Taiwan
195831st10 Egypt,  Yugoslavia
195932nd13 Hong Kong,  Netherlands,  Pakistan,  Singapore
196033rd12 Brazil
196134th13 Argentina,  Austria,   Switzerland
196235th13 South Korea
196336th14 Poland,  Soviet Union
196437th18 Czechoslovakia,  Israel,  Turkey
196538th15 Hungary
196639th19 Romania
196740th16 Belgium,  Peru
196841st18
196942nd24 Algeria
197043rd13
197144th20 Bulgaria,  Canada
197245th22 Kuwait
197346th20 East Germany,  Finland
197447th19
197548th21
197649th23 Ivory Coast
197750th24 Iran,  Morocco,  Venezuela
197851st19 Cuba,  Lebanon
197952nd23 China
198053rd26 Cameroon,  Colombia,  Iceland,  Portugal
198154th25
198255th25 Nicaragua
198356th26 Dominican Republic
198457th32 Thailand
198558th30
198659th32 Puerto Rico
198760th30 Indonesia
198861st31
198962nd37 Burkina Faso,  South Africa
199063rd37 Chile,  Germany
199164th34 United Kingdom
199265th33 Croatia,  Estonia,  Kazakhstan,  Latvia,  Russia,  Uruguay
199366th35 Slovakia,  Slovenia,  Vietnam
199467th46 Belarus,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Cambodia,  Czech Republic,  Guatemala,  Macedonia,  Serbia
199568th41 Bolivia,  Tunisia
199669th39 Albania,  Australia,  Georgia
199770th44 Democratic Republic of the Congo,  Luxembourg,  Ukraine
199871st45 Kyrgyzstan
199972nd47 Bhutan,    Nepal,  Tajikistan
200073rd46 Ecuador
200174th51 Armenia,  Tanzania
200275th54 Afghanistan,  Bangladesh,  Chad
200376th56 Mongolia,  Palestine,  Sri Lanka
200477th51 Malaysia
200578th63 Costa Rica,  Iraq,  Fiji
200679th63 Lithuania
200780th63 Azerbaijan,  Ireland
200881st67 Jordan
200982nd67
201083rd66 Greenland,  Ethiopia
201184th63 New Zealand
201285th71 Kenya
201386th76 Moldova,  Montenegro,  Saudi Arabia
201487th83 Kosovo,  Malta,  Mauritania,  Panama
201588th82 Paraguay
201689th89 Yemen
201790th92 Haiti,  Honduras,  Laos,  Mozambique,  Senegal,  Syria
201891st89 Niger,  Malawi

See also

References

General
  • "Foreign Language Film Facts". Academy Awards Database. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Lo Que Le Paso a Santiago (1989) - Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  2. ↑ Puerto Rico queda excluido de la carrera por el Oscar; El Nuevo Día (October 5, 2011)
  3. ↑ "Indians in Oscars". The Indian Express. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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