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FOREIGN ACTORS SWEEP THE OSCARS

By Greg Siskind

Well, Lou Dobbs will probably call on a boycott of movies. But if there was ever a testament to the fact that Americans are not insular and xenophobic, it's the fact that the most American of institutions - Hollywood - reflects the globalization of this country. I'm not a film historian, but I don't believe there has ever been another year when the winners of Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress all went to foreign performers. Here are international recipients of this year's Academy Awards:

Javier Bardem - Spain - Best Supporting Actor - No Country for Old Men
Alexandra Byrne - UK - Costume Design - The Golden Age
Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo - Italy - Art Direction - Sweeney Todd
Didier Lavergne - France - and Jan Archibald - UK - Makeup - La Vie en Rose
Philippe Pollet-Villard - France - Live Action Short Film - Le Mozart des Pickpockets
Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welshman - UK - Animated Short Film - Peter and the Wolf
Stefan Ruzowitzky - Austria - Best Foreign Language Film - The Counterfeiters
Tilda Swinton - UK - Best Supporting Actress - Michael Clayton
Marion Cotillard - France - Best Actress - La Vie en Rose
Glenn Hansard - Ireland and Marketa Irglova - Czech - Best Song - Once
Dario Marianelli - Italy - Best Score - Atonement
Daniel Day-Lewis - UK - Best Actor - There Will Be Blood

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on February 25, 2008 (boomark / email).