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This year four European films (Belgian, German, Irish and Polish) and one Argentinian entry have been nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Let's take a look back at the history of the Oscars to see which countries were the most successful.

Italy has received the most awards for foreign films at the Oscars. Although only one Italian film has won an Oscar this century, Italy was always the big favorite in the golden era of cinema Italiano. Overall, the southern European country received 14 awards from 32 nominations.

French exception

France is hot on the heels of Italy with more nominations (41) but has only won the award 12 times. The French film industry has not had a glorious night in three decades, with the last film to win an award being Indochine in 1993.

Japan is a distant third with 5 awards, the last two of which were presented in 2009 and 2022. The first three prizes were awarded in the early years of Oscar history

And the Oscar goes to...

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Film has been presented in its current form since 1956, but originally it was an honorary award in 1947.

It was selected by the Academy's Board of Governors with no other nominated films in the competition. During the life of the prize, the Board of Directors gave four awards to Italy, France and Japan each won three, and in 1950 a Franco-Italian co-production was honored.

Next up are two European countries, both of which have won four awards for their films: Spain and Denmark. A total of 20 Spanish films were nominated, compared to 14 Danish ones.

Sweden is special because the same director, Ingmar Bergman, has won the award three times. To put that in perspective, he has won 10 times in the competition, while the entire Swedish film industry has received 16 Oscar nominations in this category.

Russian films have won four Oscars for best foreign film, 3 of which are from the Soviet era.

Non-English language films in the Best Film category

Only two non-English language foreign films have triumphed in the Best Film category: The Artist in 2012, a French film composed mostly of silent films, and the South Korean film Parasite, which became the first non-English language winner in 2020 the story went down.

This year, the German anti-war film "All quiet on the Western front" can repeat history, and not only in terms of language. In 1930, the first film based on Erich Maria Remarque's novel of the same name won the Oscar for Best Picture.

Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin said they hope more 'Scream' movies will be made.

The filmmakers have returned to direct the new 'Scream VI' movie, with Gillett now stating that they plan to continue the slasher series for as long as possible - regardless of whether they get involved.

Tyler, 42, explained in an interview to 'IndieWire': "We want it to go on forever. (Whether we're) a part of it or not. We never in our wildest dreams imagined that we'd ever be in this franchise would come in, so it's leaving our lives and going in a different direction, as long as it stays, as long as they're going to keep doing it, that's the most important thing for us."

The duo took over from the late Wes Craven to direct the 'Scream' sequels, with Bettinelli-Olpin feeling pressure to do justice to the legendary filmmaker, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 76. The 45-year-old director said, "I think we really felt a responsibility in what it means to follow in Wes' footsteps, to continue that legacy, and we didn't want to screw that up."

  Tyler added that the filmmakers were guided by Craven's cinematic approach. "Our careers have always been a kind of imitation, a form of trying to get that feeling that we first had when we saw that first 'Scream' movie," says the director.

Daniela Katzenberger (36) is apparently on the mend after a bad cold. In a new story on Instagram, she seems to confirm that she is feeling better. At least she can laugh again.

Katzenberger will be back on March 9 to the sounds of Howard Carpendale's (77) hit "Hello Again". She shows that she apparently slept for almost twelve hours and jokes with a laughing emoji: "I'll wake up sometimes." The TV star uses the hashtag #healthy sleep. With the two other hashtags #dornröschendani and #whichyearhavewir, Katzenberger once again demonstrates his sense of humor.

What happened to Daniela Katzenberger?
In the past few days, the 36-year-old had complained of a severe cold. Most recently, fans were still worried because there seemed to be no improvement in sight. In a story that is no longer available, the wife of singer Lucas Cordalis (55) showed that she had received an infusion. Shortly before, she had reported a severe sore throat: "Last night it beamed me around." Her cough felt like someone was sticking a knife in her throat. The desired recovery overnight probably didn't materialize at first. "Can't do it anymore," Katzenberger wrote about a photo that was apparently taken in a doctor's room.

The cold came pretty badly. "I have to get fit," she explained to her fans, because a camera team is due to visit on Friday. She didn't want to cancel the shooting dates for her documentary soap "Daniela Katzenberger: Familienglück auf Mallorca" again. She is also bored of lying in bed all day: "I have to do my stuff."

Sharon Stone (64) looks back on a difficult time in her life. On the Apple podcast "Table for Two," the actress recently spoke about the custody battle over her eldest adopted son Roan (22), whom she lost to her ex-husband Phil Bronstein (72) in 2008. At that time, the judge decided that the father could offer his boy "a more stable home" in San Francisco because Roan also went to school there. Stone now believes she was convicted for her role in the erotic film Basic Instinct.

The film, which caused a stir in the 90s due to its erotic scenes, was the big breakthrough for the American at the time. However, the court questioned her qualities as a mother because of her role in the film, Stone claims. Accordingly, the judge asked her then eight-year-old son if he knew that his mother "makes sex films". The actress describes it as "some kind of abuse by the system."

"People walk around on TV today without any clothes at all"
"People are walking around with absolutely no clothes on regular television today and you saw maybe a sixteenth of a second of possible nudity from me - and I lost custody of my child," she continues in the podcast. Losing custody of her child took a toll on her at the time. "I ended up at the Mayo Clinic," where she had been treated for the time being. Acting took a back seat so that she could fully devote herself to her private life.

Stone and journalist Phil Bronstein adopted son Roan together in 2000. After divorcing in 2004, Stone adopted two more sons in 2005 and 2006 while single.

Avril Lavigne (38) showed up on the red carpet with rapper Tyga (33) on Monday. Together they attended Fashion Week in Paris. The two made no secret of their intimacy. Lavigne and Tyga even kissed in front of the photographers.

"Tyga and Avril are getting to know each other better," a source told People magazine. "It's very new. It's very casual," the unnamed source said.

Last month "just good friends"
Avril Lavigne and Tyga were first spotted together in late February. The Canadian and the American visited a restaurant in Los Angeles together. They were photographed hugging in the parking lot before they got into the car together. Last week, the two came together to a party hosted by Leonardo DiCaprio (48) in Paris. According to People, Avril Lavigne and Tyga were just "good friends."

Particularly spicy: just one day after visiting the restaurant with Tyga in Los Angeles, Avril Lavigne announced the separation from her fiancé Mod Sun (35). The two got engaged in May 2022 after dating for a year. According to "People", however, Tyga should not have been the reason for the separation.