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The 33 pages that link to Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, each with the reason it gives.

• Academy AwardsBroader topic: Its eligibility rules show how the Oscars classify films across national cinemas.

• Academy Honorary AwardCompared with: This competitive category honors a film, while the Honorary Award typically recognizes an individual or organization.

• Luis BuñuelRelated: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie won the award in 1973.

• Ang LeeRelated: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won the award, bringing a Mandarin-language film to a wide international audience.

• Federico FelliniRelated: Fellini-directed films won the award four times, a record for a director.

• Bicycle ThievesRelated: Bicycle Thieves received a special honorary award in 1950, before the category became competitive.

• MosfilmRelated: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears won the award for the 1980 film year.

• Vittorio De SicaRelated: De Sica’s films helped bring international recognition to Italian cinema, including awards for Shoeshine and The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.

• Chen KaigeRelated: Farewell My Concubine received a nomination, expanding Chen’s international profile.

• La StradaRelated: La Strada won the category’s first competitive award, presented at the 1957 ceremony.

• Pedro AlmodóvarRelated: All About My Mother won the award when it was presented as Best Foreign Language Film.

• The EmigrantsRelated: The film received a nomination in this category at the 44th Academy Awards.

• A SeparationRelated: A Separation became the first Iranian film to win this award, in 2012.

• Nikita MikhalkovRelated: Burnt by the Sun, directed by Mikhalkov, won the award for 1994.

• Sergei BondarchukRelated: War and Peace won the award in 1969, giving Bondarchuk’s epic broad international recognition.

• Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureCompared with: It classifies films by national eligibility and language rather than nonfiction form.

• Academy Awards eligibilityBroader topic: Country-based submission makes this category’s eligibility distinct from most film awards.

• Asghar FarhadiRelated: Iranian entries directed by Farhadi won the award for A Separation and The Salesman.

• Roberto BenigniRelated: Life Is Beautiful won the award, bringing Italian cinema renewed global attention.

• The Tin DrumRelated: The film won the award for 1979, extending its recognition beyond Europe.

• Lee Chang-dongRelated: Burning became the first Korean film shortlisted for this award, bringing Lee’s cinema wider attention.

• Mehboob KhanRelated: Mother India was nominated in 1958, bringing Khan’s work before an international film audience.

• Michel SerraultRelated: La Cage aux Folles became a major international success and received this award's nomination.

• Abderrahmane SissakoRelated: Timbuktu brought Sissako international awards attention as Mauritania’s submission.

• AmélieRelated: Amélie was nominated in this category after its international success.

• Nadine LabakiRelated: Capernaum received Lebanon’s nomination and reached the award’s final five in 2019.

• Aki KaurismäkiRelated: The Man Without a Past was nominated for the award, bringing his work to a broad global audience.

• Cinema of IranRelated: Iranian films, including A Separation, have won the award and expanded the cinema's global profile.

• Crouching TigerRelated: The film won the award, then called Best Foreign Language Film, at the 73rd Oscars.

• Mahamat-Saleh HarounRelated: Haroun's A Screaming Man was Chad's submission for the 2011 award.

• Rentarō MikuniRelated: The Burmese Harp, one of Mikuni’s signature films, received a nomination in this category.

• Ryusuke HamaguchiRelated: Drive My Car won the award in 2022, giving Hamaguchi broad visibility in the United States.

• Trần Anh HùngRelated: The Scent of Green Papaya became the first Vietnamese film nominated in this category.