France won its first - ever contested Foreign Language Oscar for My Uncle ( Mon Oncle ) , a comedy with little dialogue .
The highlighted titles were the five nominated films , which came from France , Italy , Spain , West Germany and Yugoslavia .
France won France 's first - ever contested Foreign Language Oscar for My Uncle ( Mon Oncle ) , a comedy with little dialogue .
The highlighted titles were the five nominated films , which came from France , Italy , Spain , West Germany and Yugoslavia .