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Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Departures

Japan
Directed by Yojiro Takita

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

Thank you to all the Academy. Thank you to everybody who helped me with this film. I'm very, very happy. Thank you. I am here because of films. This is a new "departure" for me. And I will, we will be back. I hope. Thank you. Thank you.
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ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY

This is the twelfth Academy Award nomination for Japan. Previous nominations were:

  • THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI (2003) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • MUDDY RIVER (1981) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • KAGEMUSHA (THE SHADOW WARRIOR) (1980) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • SANDAKAN NO. 8 (1975) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • DODES'KA-DEN (1971) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • PORTRAIT OF CHIEKO (1967) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • KWAIDAN (1965) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • WOMAN IN THE DUNES (1964) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • TWIN SISTERS OF KYOTO (1963) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • IMMORTAL LOVE (1961) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • HARP OF BURMA (1956) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film

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

  • SAMURAI, THE LEGEND OF MUSASHI (1955) -- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
  • GATE OF HELL (1954) -- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
  • RASHOMON (1951) -- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
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