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Universally Understood Oscar Performances
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Which Oscar winning acting performance, performed in whole or in part in a non-English or a non-verbal language,* do you think best transcends language?
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Roberto Benigni in Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Language:
Italian | German | English
Guido Orefice
Best Lead Actor:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Marlee Matlin in Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Languages:
American Sign Language | English
Sarah Norman
Best Lead Actress:
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose (2007)
Languages:
French | English
Edith Piaf
Best Lead Actress:
La Vie En Rose (2007)
Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker (1962)
Languages:
American Sign Language | English | Silent: Non-Verbal
Helen Keller
Best Supporting Actress:
The Miracle Worker (1962)
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Languages:
German | French | English | Italian
Col. Hans Landa
Best Supporting Actor:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II (1974)
Languages:
Sicilian | English
Don Vito Corleone
Best Supporting Actor:
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Jane Wyman in Johnny Belinda (1948)
Languages:
Mute: Non-Verbal | American Sign Language
Belinda McDonald
Best Lead Actress:
Johnny Belinda (1948)
Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Languages:
Spanish | English
Maria Elena
Best Supporting Actress:
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Holly Hunter in The Piano (1993)
Languages:
Mute: Non-Verbal |Some English Voice-Over Narration
(not as sound of Ada's voice, but as the sound of Ada's thoughts)
Ada McGrath
Best Lead Actress:
The Piano (1993)
Benicio Del Toro in Traffic (2000)
Languages:
Spanish | English
Javier Rodriguez
Best Supporting Actor:
Traffic (2000)
Jean Dujardin in The Artist (2011)
Languages:
Silent: Non-Verbal | Intertitles
George Valentin
Best Lead Actor:
The Artist (2011)
Sophia Loren in Two Women (1960)
Language:
Italian
Cesira
Best Lead Actress:
Two Women (1960)
John Mills in Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Languages: Mute:
Non-Verbal
Michael
Best Supporting Actor:
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Anne Bancroft in The Miracle Worker (1962)
Languages:
English | American Sign Language | Silent: Non-Verbal
Anne Sullivan
Best Actress:
The Miracle Worker (1962)
added 07 March 2019 *significant non-English communication
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
Languages:
English | Pawnee | Arikara
Hugh Glass
Best Actor:
The Revenant (2015)
added 07 March 2019 *significant non-English communication
Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
Languages:
English | American Sign Language | Silent: Non-Verbal
Ruben
Best Actor Nominee:
Sound of Metal (2019)
Invalid Answer Option
(Oscar Nominee only, not an Oscar Winner)
erroneously added 05 April 2021
Troy Kotsur in CODA (2021)
Languages:
English | American Sign Language | Silent: Non-Verbal
Frank Rossi
Best Supporting Actor:
CODA (2021)
added 27 March 2022
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