In 1977, the winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar was the French-speaking film, Madame Rosa, Simone Signoret, directed by Israeli director Mizrachi
The five nominees were:
Madame Rosa, France (winner)
Iphigenia, Greece
Operation Thunderbolt, Israel
A Special Day, Italy
That Obscure Object of Desire, Spain
There were many good foreign language films that were disregarded by the Academy, among them:
Soldier of Orange, The Netherlands (directed by Paul Verhoeven)
American Friend, Federal Democracy of Germany (directed by Wim Wenders)
