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 Awards 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 2016, at least one film has been submitted by 118 countries.

Awards tally by country

Submitting country Number of
winning films 		Number of
nominated films 		Number of
submitted films 		Reference
Italy Italy[a] +14 +31 +63 [1]
France France[b] +12 +39 +63 [2]
Spain Spain +4 +19 +59 [3]
Japan Japan[c] +4 +15 +63 [4]
Sweden Sweden +3 +14 +55 [5]
Denmark Denmark +3 +13 +54 [6]
Soviet Union Soviet Union[d] +3 +9 +24 [7]
Netherlands Netherlands +3 +7 +49 [8]
Hungary Hungary +2 +9 +52 [9]
Germany Germany[e] +2 +9 +26 [10]
Argentina Argentina +2 +7 +43 [11]
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia[f] +2 +6 +23 [12]
Switzerland Switzerland +2 +5 +44 [13]
Austria Austria +2 +4 +40 [14]
Poland Poland +1 +10 +48 [15]
West Germany West Germany[e] +1 +8 +29 [16]
Canada Canada +1 +7 +42 [17]
Russia Russia[d] +1 +6 +24 [18]
Algeria Algeria +1 +5 +18 [19]
Taiwan Taiwan +1 +3 +42 [20]
Czech Republic Czech Republic[f] +1 +3 +23 [21]
Iran Iran +1 +2 +22 [22]
South Africa South Africa +1 +2 +13 [23]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina[g] +1 +1 +16 [24]
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast +1 +1 +2 [25]
Israel Israel +0 +10 +49 [26]
Mexico Mexico +0 +8 +49 [27]
Belgium Belgium +0 +7 +41 [28]
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia[g] +0 +6 +29 [29]
Norway Norway +0 +5 +38 [30]
Greece Greece +0 +5 +36 [31]
Brazil Brazil +0 +4 +44 [32]
India India[j] +0 +3 +49 [33]
Hong Kong Hong Kong +0 +2 +35 [34]
China China +0 +2 +30 [35]
United Kingdom United Kingdom[h] +0 +2 +14 [36]
State of Palestine Palestine[i] +0 +2 +9 [37]
Iceland Iceland +0 +1 +37 [38]
Finland Finland +0 +1 +30 [39]
Colombia Colombia +0 +1 +25
Peru Peru +0 +1 +23 [40]
Chile Chile +0 +1 +21 [41]
Cuba Cuba +0 +1 +19 [42]
Uruguay Uruguay +0 +1[k] +16 [43]
Georgia (country) Georgia[d] +0 +1 +15 [44]
Estonia Estonia +0 +1 +14 [45]
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia[g] +0 +1 +14 [46]
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico[j] +0 +1 +12 [47]
Vietnam Vietnam +0 +1 +12 [48]
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan[d] +0 +1 +11 [49]
Nepal Nepal +0 +1 +8 [50]
Cambodia Cambodia +0 +1 +5 [51]
East Germany East Germany[e] +0 +1 +5 [52]
Jordan Jordan +0 +1 +3
Nicaragua Nicaragua +0 +1 +3 [53]
Mauritania Mauritania +0 +1 +1 [54]
Portugal Portugal +0 +0 +33
Romania Romania +0 +0 +32
Egypt Egypt[k] +0 +0 +31
Philippines Philippines +0 +0 +28
South Korea South Korea +0 +0 +28
Bulgaria Bulgaria +0 +0 +27
Venezuela Venezuela +0 +0 +26
Croatia Croatia +0 +0 +25
Serbia Serbia +0 +0 +23
Thailand Thailand +0 +0 +23
Turkey Turkey +0 +0 +23
Slovakia Slovakia +0 +0 +20
Slovenia Slovenia +0 +0 +20
Indonesia Indonesia +0 +0 +18
Lebanon Lebanon +0 +0 +13
Luxembourg Luxembourg +0 +0 +13
Bangladesh Bangladesh +0 +0 +12
Morocco Morocco +0 +0 +12
Afghanistan Afghanistan +0 +0 +11
Albania Albania +0 +0 +10
Australia Australia +0 +0 +10
Singapore Singapore +0 +0 +10
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic +0 +0 +9
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan +0 +0 +9
Lithuania Lithuania +0 +0 +9
Ukraine Ukraine +0 +0 +9
Bolivia Bolivia +0 +0 +8
Latvia Latvia +0 +0 +8
Iraq Iraq +0 +0 +7
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan +0 +0 +6
Pakistan Pakistan +0 +0 +6
Armenia Armenia +0 +0 +5
Costa Rica Costa Rica +0 +0 +5
Ecuador Ecuador +0 +0 +5
Republic of Ireland Ireland +0 +0 +4
Malaysia Malaysia +0 +0 +4
Montenegro Montenegro +0 +0 +4
New Zealand New Zealand +0 +0 +4
Ethiopia Ethiopia +0 +0 +3
Kosovo Kosovo +0 +0 +3
Mongolia Mongolia +0 +0 +3
Panama Panama +0 +0 +3
Tunisia Tunisia +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
Kuwait Kuwait +0 +0 +2
Moldova Moldova +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
Kenya Kenya +0 +0 +1
Malta Malta +0 +0 +1
Paraguay Paraguay +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).[55] However, this rule was changed in 2011 barring Puerto Rican submissions.[56]
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.[57]
k^ : From 1966 until 1971, the United Arab Republic made submissions. In 1961, the union between Egypt and Syria was dissolved. Syria has not made a submission yet.

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,  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

See also

References

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