12 actors and actresses who were nominated for an Oscar for roles NOT in English (13 photos)

The first Oscar ceremony took place in 1929, almost 100 years ago. How long do you think it took the Academy jury members to present the statuette to an actor whose role was not in English for the first time?





Answer: 32 years old!

Only in 1961 did one well-known actress receive an Oscar for her role in a film entirely in Italian. We will definitely mention her - along with 11 other actors who were either nominated or even received an Academy Award, delivering lines not in the default English language for the award, but in some other language, and without speaking a word in English at all.

There were many such cases, but we will take into the selection only real movie stars who are known all over the world.

Ingrid Bergman for her role in the film "Autumn Sonata" (1978)



I performed the role in Swedish.

She was nominated for an Oscar.

Max von Sydow for his role in the film "Pelle the Conqueror" (1987)





Performed the role in Swedish.

Was nominated for an Oscar.

Gerard Depardieu for his role in the film “Cyrano de Bergerac” (1990)



Performed the role in French.

Was nominated for an Oscar.

Catherine Deneuve for her role in the film “Indochina” (1992)



Performed the role in French.

She was nominated for an Oscar.

Antonio Banderas for his role in the film “Pain and Glory” (2019)



Performed the role in Spanish.

Was nominated for an Oscar.

Penelope Cruz for her roles in the films "The Return" (2006) and "Parallel Mothers" (2021)



Performed the roles in Spanish.

She was nominated for an Oscar for both films.

You won’t believe it, but her husband is next with the same achievement.

Javier Bardem for his roles in the films Before Night Falls (2000) and Beautyful (2010)



Performed the roles in Spanish.

He was nominated for an Oscar for both films.

Sophia Loren for her role in the film “Chochara” (1960)



Performed the role in Italian.

Won an Oscar. The same actress who first received an award statuette for a role not in English.

Marion Cotillard for her role in La Vie En Rose (2007)



Performed the role in French.

Won an Oscar.

Robert De Niro for his role in The Godfather Part II (1974)



Performed the role in Italian.

Won an Oscar.

Benicio del Toro for his role in the film Traffic (2000)



Performed the role in Spanish.

Won an Oscar.

Roberto Benigni for his role in the film “Life is Beautiful” (1997)



Performed the role in Italian.

Won an Oscar.

It would be worth mentioning separately the actors who spoke different sign languages ​​in the films, but this is material for another collection.