In 1983, the winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar was Ingmar Bergman’s popular children fable, Fanny and Alexander.
The five nominees were:
Fanny and Alexander, Sweden (winner)
Entre Nous, France
Le Bal, Algeria (directed by Italian Ettore Scola)
Carmen, Spain
Job’s Revolt, Hungary
The N.Y. Film Critics Circle also voted Fanny and Alexander as best foreign language film.