The film had a total of 3,952,913 admissions in France and was the 4th highest grossing film of the year . It was also the 12th highest grossing film of 1969 in the U.S. '' Z '' is also the first film &mdash; and one of only a handful &mdash; to be nominated for both the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film . It won the latter , as well as the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival , the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music , and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film ; at the 27th Golden Globe Awards , the producers of '' Z '' refused the award to protest against the film 's exclusion from the Best Motion Picture - Drama category
27th Golden Globe Awards
27th Golden Globe Awards
Z (1969 film)