With 36 nomination (with 9 wins), la République française bests all other countries who share the honor of showing their funny films in the good ol’ USA.
Country with Most ‘Best Foreign-Language Film’ Wins: Italy (10) Non!
17 Unusual Oscar Records
From a seven-hour-plus Russian film to a family with more than 80 nomination between them, TIME takes a look at some unusual Oscar records
Country with Most ‘Best Foreign-Language Film’ Nominations: France (36)
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Weird Oscar Records
- Most Nominations without a Win: 11
- Most Career Nominations without a Win: 20
- Most Awards, Career: 22
- First (and only) Person to Win Oscars for Writing, Directing, and Best Picture in a Single Year
- First (and only) Person to Win as a Write-In
- Most Oscar Nominations for a Family: 86 (so far)
- Shortest Performance to Win an Acting Award: 5 Minutes and 40 Seconds
- Longest Film (Running Time) to Win an Award: 431 Minutes
- Country with Most ‘Best Foreign-Language Film’ Nominations: France (36)