After several failed attempts, the director won the best foreign language film award for “Amour” as his home country had its best Oscar outing since 1961.
It’s been a long wait with several failed attempts, but Michael Haneke has finally won the best foreign language Oscar for his home country, Austria.
Foreign language films can now be in any language other than English. Their nationality is determined by the creative force behind the film.
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Alongside Haneke, that deep Austrian talent pool includes Vienna hometown hero Christoph Waltz, who took home his second best supporting actor Oscar Sunday for his role as German bounty hunter King Schultz in Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained.
Two Austrian Oscars in one night – that hasn’t happened since 1961, when Billy Wilder won three Oscars in a single year for The Apartment. The film took home the best picture, best director and best original screenplay honors that year.
