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The movies on this list have all been awarded a Best Foreign Picture Academy Award (also known as an Oscar). Although the director is the one that receives the award, credit is also awarded to the country in which the movies was produced. As a continent, Europe has dominated this category over the other continents, being responsible for over two third of the winners.

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    8½

    1963 — a.k.a. Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, in 27 top lists Check
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    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. The Bicycle Thief, in 28 top lists Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. In the Woods, in 26 top lists Check
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    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 23 top lists Check
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    Das Leben der Anderen

    2006 — a.k.a. The Lives of Others, in 15 top lists Check
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    La vita è bella

    1997 — a.k.a. Life Is Beautiful, in 14 top lists Check
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    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 17 top lists Check
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    Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

    1988, in 15 top lists Check
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    La strada

    1954, in 15 top lists Check
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    Jodaeiye Nader az Simin

    2011 — a.k.a. A Separation, in 10 top lists Check
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    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 14 top lists Check
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    Todo sobre mi madre

    1999 — a.k.a. All About My Mother, in 10 top lists Check
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    Amour

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
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    Le notti di Cabiria

    1957 — a.k.a. Nights of Cabiria, in 14 top lists Check
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    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 11 top lists Check
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    Amarcord

    1973, in 11 top lists Check
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    Z

    1969, in 13 top lists Check
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    Jeux interdits

    1952 — a.k.a. Forbidden Games, in 15 top lists Check
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    Jungfrukällan

    1960 — a.k.a. The Virgin Spring, in 6 top lists Check
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    Dersu Uzala

    1975, in 8 top lists Check
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    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 9 top lists Check
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    Såsom i en spegel

    1961 — a.k.a. Through a Glass Darkly, in 7 top lists Check
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    El secreto de sus ojos

    2009 — a.k.a. The Secret in their eyes, in 6 top lists Check
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    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 10 top lists Check
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    Okuribito

    2008 — a.k.a. Departures, in 6 top lists Check
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    Ostre sledované vlaky

    1966 — a.k.a. Closely Watched Trains, in 8 top lists Check
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    Mar adentro

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
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    Obchod na korze

    1965 — a.k.a. The Shop on Main Street, in 8 top lists Check
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    Babettes gæstebud

    1987 — a.k.a. Babette's Feast, in 8 top lists Check
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    No Man's Land

    2001, in 4 top lists Check
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    Les invasions barbares

    2003 — a.k.a. The Barbarian Invasions, in 5 top lists Check
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    Mephisto

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
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    Voyna i mir

    1967 — a.k.a. War and Peace, in 7 top lists Check
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    Sciuscià (Ragazzi)

    1946 — a.k.a. Shoe-Shine, in 8 top lists Check
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    Orfeu Negro

    1959 — a.k.a. Black Orpheus, in 7 top lists Check
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    Pelle erobreren

    1987 — a.k.a. Pelle the Conqueror, in 8 top lists Check
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    Die Fälscher

    2007 — a.k.a. The Counterfeiters, in 2 top lists Check
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    Un homme et une femme

    1966 — a.k.a. A Man and a Woman, in 6 top lists Check
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    La historia oficial

    1985 — a.k.a. The Official Story, in 4 top lists Check
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    Utomlennye solntsem

    1994 — a.k.a. Burnt by the Sun, in 5 top lists Check
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    Il giardino dei Finzi Contini

    1970 — a.k.a. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, in 6 top lists Check
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    Hævnen

    2010 — a.k.a. In a Better World, in 2 top lists Check
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    Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni...

    1970 — a.k.a. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, in 5 top lists Check
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    Tsotsi

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
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    Les dimanches de Ville d'Avray

    1962 — a.k.a. Cybele, in 5 top lists Check
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    Jigokumon

    1953 — a.k.a. Gate of Hell, in 6 top lists Check
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    Kolja

    1996 — a.k.a. Kolya, in 4 top lists Check
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    Préparez vos mouchoirs

    1978 — a.k.a. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, in 3 top lists Check
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    Antonia

    1995, in 4 top lists Check
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    Karakter

    1997 — a.k.a. Character, in 4 top lists Check
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