sophia loren was the first actor or actress to win an acting oscar for a non-english speaking role.
first actor or actress to win an acting oscar for a non-english speaking role?
sophia loren
sophia loren became the first thespian to win an acting oscar for a non-english-speaking role as well as only the seventh person ever to win the best actress for a film with singular nomination, a feat that wouldn't occur again until twenty-seven years later, in 1989, when jodie foster won best actress for her performance in "the accused", the film's only nomination.









































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nominations are announced on february 26, 1962. winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface









































section::::awards.:academy honorary awards.
34th academy awards
the winners were announced during the awards ceremony on march 21, 1999. "life is beautiful" was the second film nominated simultaneously for best picture and best foreign language film in the same year (the first being "z" in 1969). moreover, its seven nominations were the most for a foreign language film, to date. best actor winner roberto benigni was the second person to direct himself to an acting oscar win. laurence olivier first achieved this feat for his performance in 1948's "hamlet". he also became the fourth individual to earn acting, directing, screenwriting nominations for the same film. in addition, benigni was the third performer to win an oscar for a non-english speaking role. by virtue of their nominations for portraying queen elizabeth i of england, best actress nominee cate blanchett and best supporting actress winner judi dench became the first pair of actresses to earn acting nominations in the same year for portraying the same character in different films.
71st academy awards