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A Separation, the 2011 winner about a marriage and a caregiving dispute, represented this country.
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Ingmar Bergman's 1983 Swedish winner paired two children's names: _ _ _ _ _ and Alexander.
Denmark's 1987 winner centered on an extravagant French dinner, titled Babette's _ _ _ _ _.
Germany's 2002 winner followed a Jewish family fleeing to Kenya, titled Nowhere in _ _ _ _ _ _.
Alfonso Cuaron's 2018 winner for Mexico was named for a Mexico City neighborhood, titled _ _ _ _.
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This 1947 Italian film about war-orphaned bootblacks won a special Oscar before the category was competitive.
SHOESHINEThe Soviet Union's four-part 1968 winner adapted Tolstoy's War and _ _ _ _ _.
PEACESouth Africa's 2005 winner followed a Johannesburg gang leader nicknamed _ _ _ _ _ _.
TSOTSIBosnia and Herzegovina's 2001 winner, a satire set during the Bosnian War, was titled No Man's _ _ _ _.
LANDItaly's 1991 winner strands soldiers on a Greek island in the _ _ _ _ _ _ Sea during WWII.
AEGEANItaly's 1970 winner has the full title Investigation of a Citizen Above _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
SUSPICIONThe Netherlands' 1986 winner traced one wartime night's long aftermath, titled The _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
ASSAULTFrance's 1948 special-award winner was titled Monsieur _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
VINCENTThe Netherlands' 1997 winner about a bailiff and his estranged son was simply titled _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
CHARACTERSpain's 1982 winner, about an exiled teacher's return home, was called To Begin _ _ _ _ _.
AGAINWest Germany's 1979 winner, based on a Gunter Grass novel, was called The _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
TINDRUMJoachim Trier's 2025 Norwegian winner was titled Sentimental _ _ _ _ _.
VALUESpain's 1993 winner, a romantic comedy set before its civil war, was titled Belle _ _ _ _ _ _.
EPOQUEFrance's 1966 winner, a romance scored by Francis Lai, was titled A Man and a _ _ _ _ _.
WOMANDepartures, the 2008 winner about a cellist turned mortician's assistant, represented this country.
JAPANGermany's 2022 winner re-adapted a WWI novel, titled All Quiet on the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Front.
WESTERNRussia's 1994 winner, about a Soviet officer's family, was titled Burnt by the _ _ _.
SUNArgentina's 1985 winner about the Dirty War was called The Official _ _ _ _ _.
STORYDenmark's 2020 winner about teachers testing a drinking theory was titled Another _ _ _ _ _.
ROUNDChile's 2017 winner about a transgender woman's grief was titled A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Woman.
FANTASTICArgentina's 2009 winner, a mystery spanning decades, was titled The Secret in Their _ _ _ _.
EYESAkira Kurosawa's 1951 special-award winner told one crime from four conflicting viewpoints.
RASHOMONCosta-_ _ _ _ _ _ directed Z, Algeria's 1969 political-thriller winner.
GAVRASItaly's 1964 winner, starring Sophia Loren, was called Yesterday, Today and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
TOMORROWJacques Tati's 1958 French winner, Mon Oncle, translates to 'My _ _ _ _ _.'
UNCLEPedro Almodovar's 1999 Spanish winner was titled All About My _ _ _ _ _ _.
MOTHERJapan's 1955 honorary winner followed legendary swordsman Miyamoto _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
MUSASHILuis Bunuel's 1972 French winner was titled The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Charm of the Bourgeoisie.
DISCREETSpain's 2004 winner, starring Javier Bardem as a quadriplegic poet, was titled The Sea _ _ _ _ _ _.
INSIDEFrance's 1977 winner starred an aging Holocaust survivor in Madame _ _ _ _.
ROSAFrance's 1962 winner paired a lonely veteran with a young girl in Sundays and _ _ _ _ _ _.
CYBELEFederico Fellini's La Strada became the first competitive Best Foreign Language winner in 1956, for this country.
ITALYBergman's 1961 follow-up winner was called Through a Glass _ _ _ _ _ _.
DARKLYCzechoslovakia's 1965 winner, about a Jewish shopkeeper, was titled The Shop on Main _ _ _ _ _ _.
STREETGermany's 2006 winner followed a Stasi agent surveilling a playwright, titled The Lives of _ _ _ _ _ _.
OTHERSBertrand _ _ _ _ _ directed France's 1978 winner, Get Out Your Handkerchiefs.
BLIERBong Joon-ho's 2019 South Korean winner, also Best Picture, was titled _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
PARASITEHungary's 2015 Holocaust drama, set in Auschwitz, was titled Son of _ _ _ _.
SAULThe Soviet Union's 1980 winner was titled Moscow Does Not Believe in _ _ _ _ _.
TEARSThe Netherlands' 1995 winner followed generations of women in Antonia's _ _ _ _.
LINEFrance's Forbidden _ _ _ _ _ won a special Oscar in 1952 for its story of a war-orphaned girl and a farm boy.
GAMESKurosawa's 1975 Soviet-Japanese winner followed a Siberian trapper named Dersu _ _ _ _ _.
UZALAFrancois Truffaut's 1973 French winner, about filmmaking itself, was called Day for _ _ _ _ _.
NIGHTItaly's 1989 winner, a love letter to moviegoing, was titled Cinema _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
PARADISOSwitzerland's 1990 winner followed migrants crossing the Alps, titled Journey of _ _ _ _.
HOPEPoland's 2014 winner followed a novice nun uncovering her family's past, titled _ _ _.
IDAItaly's Bicycle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ took a special Oscar in 1949 for its story of a stolen bike.
THIEVESThe 1950 honorary winner, a Franco-Italian romance, was named for a wall in Genoa: The Walls of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
MALAPAGAFellini's 1974 winner, whose title evokes 'I remember' in dialect, was simply called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
AMARCORDSwitzerland's 1984 winner, about a chess tournament, was titled Dangerous _ _ _ _ _.
MOVESFederico _ _ _ _ _ _ _ directed Italy's surreal 1963 winner, simply titled 8 1/2.
FELLINIThe United Kingdom's 2023 winner, set beside Auschwitz, was titled The Zone of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
INTERESTDenmark's 1988 winner followed a Swedish boy raised in Denmark, titled Pelle the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
CONQUERORCzechoslovakia's 1967 coming-of-age winner was called Closely Watched _ _ _ _ _ _.
TRAINSAsghar Farhadi's 2016 Iranian winner, echoing an Arthur Miller play, was titled The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
SALESMANItaly's 1971 winner follows a Jewish family in The Garden of the Finzi-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
CONTINISMichael Haneke's 2012 Austrian winner about an aging couple was simply titled _ _ _ _ _.
AMOURDenmark's 2010 winner about two families and a bully was titled In a Better _ _ _ _ _.
WORLDPaolo Sorrentino's 2013 Italian winner was titled The Great _ _ _ _ _ _.
BEAUTYJapan's special 1954 winner was titled Gate of _ _ _ _.
HELLJapan's 2021 winner, based on a Haruki Murakami story, was titled _ _ _ _ _ My Car.
DRIVEA film from Ivory Coast and France won in 1976 with the title Black and White in _ _ _ _ _.
COLORAng Lee's 2000 winner for Taiwan was titled Crouching Tiger, Hidden _ _ _ _ _ _.
DRAGONBrazil's 2024 winner about a family under a dictatorship was titled I'm Still _ _ _ _.
HEREIngmar Bergman's 1960 Swedish winner was titled The _ _ _ _ _ _ Spring.
VIRGINCanada's 2003 winner, a sequel of sorts to a 1986 film, was titled The Barbarian _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
INVASIONSFellini's 1957 winner follows a good-hearted Roman streetwalker named _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
CABIRIACatherine _ _ _ _ _ _ _ starred in France's 1992 winner Indochine, set in colonial Vietnam.
DENEUVEAustria's 2007 winner dramatizes the real Nazi counterfeiting scheme codenamed Operation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
BERNHARDHungary's 1981 winner follows an actor who collaborates with the Nazis, titled _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
MEPHISTOThe Czech Republic's 1996 winner followed a cellist raising an abandoned Russian boy, titled _ _ _ _ _.
KOLYARoberto Benigni's 1998 Italian winner was titled Life Is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
BEAUTIFULFrance's 1959 winner retold a Greek myth as Black _ _ _ _ _ _ _, set during Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
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