1956: Best Foreign Language Film Oscar: Year 1
La Strada, Federico Fellini, Italy, Italian
The Captain of Köpenick (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick), Helmut Käutner, Germany West Germany German
Gervaise (Gervaise René), Clément France, France. French
Harp of Burma (Biruma no tategoto), Ichikawa, Japan, Japanese
Qivitoq (Qivitoq), Erik Balling, Denmark, Danish
1957: Best Foreign Language Film Oscar: Year 2
Nights of Cabiria (Le notti di Cabiria), Federico Fellini, Italy, Italian
The Devil Strikes at Night (Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam), Robert Siodmak, Germany West Germany, German
Gates of Paris (Porte des Lilas), René Clair, France France French
Mother India (Hindi: Mehboob Khan) India India Hindi
Nine Lives (Ni liv), Arne Skouen, Norway Norway Norwegian
Mon Oncle Mon oncle Jacques Tati France France French
1958: Best Foreign Language Film Oscar: Year 3
Arms and the Man Helden Franz Peter Wirth Germany West Germany German
La Venganza (La venganza), Juan Antonio Bardem Spain Spain Spanish
The Road a Year Long (Italian: La strada lunga un anno), Serbo-Croatian
The Usual Unidentified Thieves (aka Big Deal on Madonna Street), I soliti ignoti, Mario Monicelli, Italy Italy
1959: Best Foreign Language Film Oscar: Year 4
Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro), Marcel Camus, France France Portuguese
The Bridge (Die Brücke) Bernhard Wicki, Germany West Germany German
The Great War, La grande guerra, Mario Monicelli, Italy Italy Italian
Paw (Paw) Astrid Henning-Jensen, Denmark Denmark Danish
The Village on the River Dorp (aan de rivier Fons Rademakers), Netherlands Netherlands Dutch