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2 days ago · The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States of America with a predominantly non-English dialogue track. [1]
2 days ago · This article lists all the foreign language films which have been nominated for or won Academy Awards in any category, not just the International Feature Film category (known before the 2019 awards as Best Foreign Language Film) itself.
Jun 21, 2024 · Films with the most nominations: All About Eve ( 1950 ), Titanic ( 1997 ), and La La Land ( 2016) each earned 14 Academy Award nominations. Film with the highest clean sweep: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( 2003) won all 11 Academy Awards from its 11 nominations.
Jun 13, 2024 · The best of these movies are annually bestowed with an Academy Award nomination, and the best take home the Oscar. Comedic foreign films often don’t translate well due to cultural differences in humor; however, drama, heartbreak, and sorrow are universal. Thus, most foreign language film Oscar winners are dramas.
Jun 21, 2024 · Bong Joon-Ho (born September 14, 1969, Taegu, South Korea) is a South Korean filmmaker known for the meticulous directing, social critique, blending of genres, and quick tonal shifts in his movies, many of which he also cowrote. Bong was the youngest of four children.
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Jun 24, 2024 · Foreign language films are often categorized separately in major film awards ceremonies such as the Academy Awards (Oscars). Each country can submit one film as its official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Jun 15, 2024 · Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Eijirō Tōno. 253 votes. In the heart of 1586 Japan, Seven Samurai unfolds. A rural village, terrorized by marauding bandits, recruits seven ronin - masterless samurai. Leading them is Kambei (Takashi Shimura), a seasoned warrior with a strategic mind.
