Country rankings
Oscar Winners by Country
Italy has the highest # of Oscar-Winning Films (14), followed by France (12) and Japan (5). Bosnia and Herzegovina has the lowest (1).
27 of 235 countries
# of Oscar-Winning Films
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
2
Middle half 1 – 3.5
Average
2.89
27 countries
Highest
14
Italy
Lowest
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Data
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59 countries · # = rank by # of Oscar-Winning Films
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 14 | 1947, 1949, 1950 (shared w/ France), 1956, 1957, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2013 | 33 |
| 2 |  France | 12 | 1948, 1950 (shared w/ Italy), 1952, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1992 | 42 |
| 3 |  Japan | 5 | 1951, 1954, 1955, 2008, 2021 | 18 |
| 4 |  Russia | 4 | 1968, 1975, 1980, 1994 | 16 |
| 4 |  Germany | 4 | 1979, 2002, 2006, 2022 | 23 |
| 4 |  Spain | 4 | 1982, 1993, 1999, 2004 | 21 |
| 4 |  Denmark | 4 | 1987, 1988, 2010, 2020 | 15 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1986, 1995, 1997 | 7 |
| 8 |  Sweden | 3 | 1960, 1961, 1983 | 16 |
| 8 |  Czechia | 3 | 1965, 1967, 1996 | 9 |
| 11 |  Iran | 2 | 2011, 2016 | 3 |
| 11 |  Argentina | 2 | 1985, 2009 | 8 |
| 11 |  Hungary | 2 | 1981, 2015 | 10 |
| 11 |  Austria | 2 | 2007, 2012 | 4 |
| 11 |  Switzerland | 2 | 1984, 1990 | 5 |
| 16 |  Brazil | 1 | 2,024 | 5 |
| 16 |  Mexico | 1 | 2,018 | 9 |
| 16 |  United Kingdom | 1 | 2,023 | 3 |
| 16 |  South Africa | 1 | 2,005 | 2 |
| 16 |  South Korea | 1 | 2,019 | 1 |
| 16 |  Algeria | 1 | 1,969 | 5 |
| 16 |  Canada | 1 | 2,003 | 7 |
| 16 |  Poland | 1 | 2,014 | 13 |
| 16 |  Ivory Coast | 1 | 1,976 | 1 |
| 16 |  Taiwan | 1 | 2,000 | 3 |
| 16 |  Chile | 1 | 2,017 | 2 |
| 16 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2,001 | 2 |
| — |  India | — | — | 3 |
| — |  China | — | — | 2 |
| — |  Vietnam | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Colombia | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Peru | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Nepal | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Australia | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Kazakhstan | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Romania | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Cambodia | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Tunisia | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Belgium | — | — | 8 |
| — |  Jordan | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Cuba | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Greece | — | — | 5 |
| — |  Israel | — | — | 10 |
| — |  Hong Kong | — | — | 3 |
| — |  Nicaragua | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Lebanon | — | — | 2 |
| — |  Palestine | — | — | 2 |
| — |  Norway | — | — | 6 |
| — |  Finland | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Mauritania | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Ireland | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Georgia | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Uruguay | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Puerto Rico | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Latvia | — | — | 1 |
| — |  North Macedonia | — | — | 2 |
| — |  Estonia | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Bhutan | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Iceland | — | — | 1 |
What correlates with # of Oscar-Winning Films?
Pearson r against 2,024 other country metrics sharing at least 17 countries. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest # of Oscar-Winning Films?
- Italy has the highest # of Oscar-Winning Films, at 14, followed by France (12) and Japan (5).
- Which country has the lowest # of Oscar-Winning Films?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina has the lowest # of Oscar-Winning Films, at 1.
- What is the median # of Oscar-Winning Films across countries?
- The median is 2 across the 27 countries with data.
- Where does this oscar winners by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries by number of Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film - Wiki; List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film.