List of actors nominated for Academy Awards for foreign language performances

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given Academy Awards to actors and actresses for foreign language (non-English) performances in films, with the first award given in 1961. For an actor or actress to be eligible for any of the Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, or Best Supporting Actress for a foreign language performance in a film produced outside the United States, the film must have been commercially released in Los Angeles County and have English subtitles with the theatrical release.[1]

As of 2008, 30 actors and actresses have been nominated for Academy Awards for foreign language performances. Seven of these actors and actresses have received Academy Awards for their performances. Five have had multiple Academy Award nominations: Marcello Mastroianni (three Best Actor nominations),[2] Isabelle Adjani (two Best Actress nominations),[3] Sophia Loren (one Academy Award for Best Actress for Two Women and one other Best Actress nomination),[4], Liv Ullmann (two Best Actress nominations).[5][6], and Penélope Cruz (one Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona and one Best Actress nomination).[7]

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Nominees

Year
(Ceremony)		 Actor/Actress Category Film title used in nomination Original title Language Result
1961
(34th)		 Loren, SophiaSophia Loren Best Actress Two Women La ciociara Italian Won Academy Award
1962
(35th)		 Mastroianni, MarcelloMarcello Mastroianni Best Actor Divorce, Italian Style Divorzio all'italiana Italian Nominee
1964
(37th)		 Loren, SophiaSophia Loren Best Actress Marriage Italian-Style Matrimonio all'Italiana Italian Nominee
1966
(39th)		 Aimee, AnoukAnouk Aimee Best Actress A Man and a Woman Un homme et une femme French Nominee
1966
(39th)		 Kaminska, IdaIda Kaminska Best Actress The Shop on Main Street Obchod na korze Slovak Nominee
1972
(45th)		 Ullmann, LivLiv Ullmann Best Actress The Emigrants Utvandrarna Swedish Nominee
1974
(47th)		 Cortese, ValentinaValentina Cortese Best Supporting Actress Day for Night La Nuit américaine French Nominee
1974
(47th)		 De Niro, RobertRobert De Niro Best Supporting Actor The Godfather Part II[A] The Godfather Part II Italian Won Academy Award
1975
(48th)		 Kane, CarolCarol Kane Best Actress Hester Street[A] Hester Street Yiddish Nominee
1975
(48th)		 Adjani, IsabelleIsabelle Adjani Best Actress The Story of Adele H. L'Histoire d'Adèle H. French Nominee
1976
(49th)		 Barrault, Marie-ChristineMarie-Christine Barrault Best Actress Cousin, cousine Cousin, cousine French Nominee
1976
(49th)		 Giannini, GiancarloGiancarlo Giannini Best Actor Seven Beauties Pasqualino Settebellezze Italian Nominee
1976
(49th)		 Ullmann, LivLiv Ullmann Best Actress Face to Face Ansikte mot ansikte Swedish Nominee
1977
(50th)		 Mastroianni, MarcelloMarcello Mastroianni Best Actor A Special Day Una giornata particolare Italian Nominee
1978
(51st)		 Bergman, IngridIngrid Bergman Best Actress Autumn Sonata Höstsonaten Swedish Nominee
1986
(59th)		 Matlin, MarleeMarlee Matlin Best Actress Children of a Lesser God[A] Children of a Lesser God American Sign Language Won Academy Award
1987
(60th)		 Mastroianni, MarcelloMarcello Mastroianni Best Actor Dark Eyes Oci ciornie Italian Nominee
1988
(61st)		 von Sydow, MaxMax von Sydow Best Actor Pelle the Conqueror Pelle Erobreren Swedish Nominee
1989
(62nd)		 Adjani, IsabelleIsabelle Adjani Best Actress Camille Claudel Camille Claudel French Nominee
1990
(63rd)		 Depardieu, GerardGerard Depardieu Best Actor Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac French Nominee
1990
(63rd)		 Greene, GrahamGraham Greene Best Supporting Actor Dances with Wolves[A] Dances with Wolves Lakota Nominee
1992
(65th)		 Deneuve, CatherineCatherine Deneuve Best Actress Indochine Indochine French Nominee
1995
(68th)		 Troisi, MassimoMassimo Troisi Best Actor The Postman (Il Postino) Il Postino Italian Nominee
1998
(71st)		 Benigni, RobertoRoberto Benigni Best Actor Life Is Beautiful La vita è bella Italian Won Academy Award
1998
(71st)		 Montenegro, FernandaFernanda Montenegro Best Actress Central Station Central do Brasil Portuguese Nominee
2000
(73rd)		 del Toro, BenicioBenicio del Toro Best Supporting Actor Traffic[A] Traffic Spanish Won Academy Award
2004
(77th)		 Moreno, Catalina SandinoCatalina Sandino Moreno Best Actress Maria Full of Grace María llena eres de gracia Spanish Nominee
2006
(79th)		 Cruz, PenélopePenélope Cruz Best Actress Volver Volver Spanish Nominee
2006
(79th)		 Barraza, AdrianaAdriana Barraza Best Supporting Actress Babel[A] Babel Spanish Nominee
2006
(79th)		 Kikuchi, RinkoRinko Kikuchi Best Supporting Actress Babel[A] Babel Japanese Sign Language Nominee
2007
(80th)		 Cotillard, MarionMarion Cotillard Best Actress La Vie en Rose La Môme French Won Academy Award
2008
(81st)		 Cruz, PenélopePenélope Cruz Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona[A] Vicky Cristina Barcelona Spanish Won Academy Award
2009
(82nd)		 Waltz, ChristophChristoph Waltz Best Supporting Actor Inglorious Basterds[A] Inglorious Basterds German, French, Italian Won Academy Award
2010
(83rd)		 Bardem, JavierJavier Bardem Best Actor Biutiful Biutiful Spanish Nominee

See also

Notes

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20080314002549/http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/rules/rule14.html. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
  2. ^ "Marcello Mastroianni - Awards". Moviefone. http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/marcello-mastroianni/1351050/awards. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
  3. ^ "Isabelle Adjani - Awards". Moviefone. http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/isabelle-adjani/1199276/awards. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
  4. ^ "Sophia Loren - Awards". Moviefone. http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/sophia-loren/1080617/awards. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
  5. ^ "Liv Ullmann - Awards". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/114863/Liv-Ullmann/awards. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
  6. ^ O'Neil, Tom (2006-09-08). "Toronto fest-goers love Almodovar's latest". Los Angeles Times. http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2006/09/festgoers_lover.html. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
  7. ^ "Penélope Cruz - Awards". Moviefone. http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/penelope-cruz/1928176/awards. Retrieved 2009-02-24. 

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