In 1985, the winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar was The Official Story, from Argentina.
The five nominees were:
The Official Story, Argentina (winner)
Angry Harvest, Germany
Colonel Redl, Hungary
Three Men and a Cradle, France
When Father Was Away on Business, Yugoslavia
The N.Y. Film Critics Circle, The L.A. Film Critics Association, the National Board 0f Review, and the National Society of Film Critics voted the Japanese film, Ran, by Kurosawa, as the best foreign language film of the year.
