ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY

This is the eighth Academy Award nomination for Germany. Previous nominations were:

• THE LIVES OF OTHERS (2006) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS (2005) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• DOWNFALL (2004) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• NOWHERE IN AFRICA (2002) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• BEYOND SILENCE (1997) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• SCHTONK! (1992) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• THE NASTY GIRL (1990) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film

Prior to reunification in 1990, the Federal Republic of Germany received a total of eight Academy Award nominations, including one win:

• ANGRY HARVEST (1985) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• THE TIN DRUM (1979) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• THE GLASS CELL (1978) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• THE PEDESTRIAN (1973) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• THE BRIDGE (1959) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• ARMS AND THE MAN (1958) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• THE DEVIL CAME AT NIGHT (1957) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• THE CAPTAIN OF KOPENICK (1956) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film

Prior to reunification in 1990, the German Democratic Republic received one Academy Award nomination:

• JACOB, THE LIAR (1968) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film