[3] The award is given annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.

[6] The chosen films, along with their English subtitles, are sent to the academy, where they are screened for the jury.

[8] It came close to winning the Academy Award but lost to Nights of Cabiria by a single vote.

Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray has represented India three times in this competition, the most by any director.

As actors Kamal Haasan and Raghubir Yadav have been part of seven films submitted for the consideration—more than any other performer.