Originally posted by: return_to_hades
That is not true. Yes, majority of nominations are Hollywood. But many foreign films have been nominated and won awards.
Amour was nominated for Best foreign film and best film. The Artist which won best film last year was French. Pan's Labyrinth was Mexcian. Roberto Benigni won best actor for Life is Beautiful which is an Italian film. Even Javier Bardem was nominated for Buitiful which is Spanish.
Any movie that has global critical acclaim and appreciation tends to get nominated even in the mainstream Oscars, not just foreign category.
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