ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY

This is the thirty fifth Academy Award nomination (including nine wins) for France. Previous nominations were:

• JOYEUX NOËL (2005) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• THE CHORUS (LES CHORISTES) (2004) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• AMÉLIE (2001) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• THE TASTE OF OTHERS (2000) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• EAST-WEST (1999) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• RIDICULE (1996) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• INDOCHINE (1992) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• CYRANO DE BERGERAC (1990) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• CAMILLE CLAUDEL (1989) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS (GOODBYE, CHILDREN) (1987) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• BETTY BLUE (1986) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• THREE MEN AND A CRADLE (1985) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• ENTRE NOUS (1983) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• COUP DE TORCHON ("CLEAN SLATE") (1982) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• THE LAST METRO (1980) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• A SIMPLE STORY (1979) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS (1978) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• MADAME ROSA (1977) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• COUSIN, COUSINE (1976) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• LACOMBE, LUCIEN (1974) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• DAY FOR NIGHT (1973) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE (1972) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• HOA-BINH (1970) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S (1969) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• STOLEN KISSES (1968) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• LIVE FOR LIFE (1967) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• A MAN AND A WOMAN (1966) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• SUNDAYS AND CYBELE (1962) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• LA VÉRITÉ (1960) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• BLACK ORPHEUS (1959) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• MY UNCLE (1958) -- Winner, Foreign Language Film
• GATES OF PARIS (1957) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
• GERVAISE (1956) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film

Additionally, France received three Special/Honorary Awards prior to the establishment of Foreign Language Film as a regular category in 1956:

• FORBIDDEN GAMES (1952) -- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
• THE WALLS OF MALAPAGA (1950) -- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award [shared with Italy]
• MONSIEUR VINCENT (1948) --Special Foreign Language Film Award