In China , it was nominated for the Best Foreign Film prize at the first Beijing International Film Festival in 2011 . In Japan , it was nominated in the Best Outstanding Foreign Language Film category at the 37th Japan Academy Awards in 2014 ; the award was eventually won by '' Les Miserables '' . In addition , '' 3 Idiots '' won the Grand Prize at the 4th Videoyasan Awards , held by a Japanese organisation of home video retailers in 2014 ; '' 3 Idiots '' was selected as 2013 's best video release , beating thousands of films , anime and television shows , including domestic Japanese and foreign Hollywood productions
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37th Japan Academy Prize
3 Idiots