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After Jean Dujardin took home the Golden Globe and SAG Award for his performance in "The Artist," everyone had the same thought: This Frenchie -- c'est incroyable! -- is probably going win the Oscar, too. He played off the possibility of being the first Frenchmen to win the Academy Award for Best Actor (via the French national anthem) but now, with only days to go, everyone's money is on Dujardin to win.
To celebrate the possibility of Dujardin's historic win, Moviefone has decided to fete for our all time favorite Oscar winning etrangers! From Laurence Olivier to Sophia Loren, take a look at the foreign-born winners.
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Gallery | Foreign Oscar Winners
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Laurence Olivier, UK
Laurence Olivier was nominated a startling nine times for Best Actor (he and Spencer Tracy are tied for the all time record). He was also nominated once for Best Supporting Actor and once for Best Director. His Best Actor win came in 1949 for his performance in "Hamlet." -
Vivienne Leigh, UK
Vivien Leigh received her first Oscar in 1940 for her role in "Gone With The Wind." She would go on to again win Best Actress in 1951 for "A Streetcar Named Desire." -
Alec Guinness, UK
Alec Guinness won for Best Actor in 1957 for his role in "The Bridge on the River Kwai." He received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and two for Best Supporting Actor. Guinness also received an Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement in 1980. -
Ingrid Bergman, Sweden
Ingrid Bergman received her first Oscar for 1945's "Gaslight." She went on to win the gold two more times and earn another four Best Actress nominations. -
Sidney Poitier, The Bahamas
After being nominated in 1959, Sidney Poitier made history In 1963 as the first black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Poitier also received an honorary Oscar in 2002. -
Audrey Hepburn, The Netherlands
Audrey Hepburn won Best Actress for 1953's "Roman Holiday." She would go on to receive four more nominations in the same category. -
Ben Kingsley, UK
Ben Kingsley took home the gold at the 1983 Academy Awards for his titular role in "Gandhi." He has since received three more nominations for Best Actor. -
Sophia Loren, Italy
Sophia Loren was nominated for Best Actress twice, winning the Oscar in 1962 for "'La Ciociara." Loren earned an honorary Oscar in 1992. -
Daniel Day-Lewis, Ireland
Daniel Day-Lewis was nominated for Best Actor four times, winning his first Oscar in 1990 for his performance in "My Left Foot" and his second in 2008 for "There Will Be Blood." -
Julie Andrews, UK
Julie Andrews won Best Actress for her supercalifragilisticexpialidocious role in 1964's "Mary Poppins." She received two more Best Actress nominations, including one for "The Sound of Music." -
Jeremy Irons, UK
In 1991, Jeremy Irons received the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Reversal of Fortune." -
Emma Thompson, UK
Emma Thompson received three Best Actress nominations, winning the Oscar twice. Her first win came in 1993, for her role in "Howards End." -
Anthony Hopkins, UK
In 1992, Anthony Hopkin won Best Actor for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs." He has since been nominated two more times for Best Actor and once for Best Supporting Actor. -
Nicole Kidman, Australia
Nicole Kidman has been nominated for Best Actress three times; she won the gold in 2003 for her role in "The Hours." -
Geoffrey Rush, Australia
In 1996, Geoffrey Rush won Best Actor for his performance in "Shine." He has since been nominated another three times, including Best Supporting Actor in 2011 for "The King's Speech." -
Helen Mirren, UK
Helen Mirren received two for Best Supporting Actress and two nominations for Best Actress. She won the Oscar in 2007 for her lead performance in "The Queen." -
Roberto Benigni, Italy
"Life is Beautiful" swept 1999's Academy Awards, earning Best Foreign Language Film and the Best Actor Oscar for Benigni. -
Marion Cotillard, France
In 2008, Marion Cotillard received her first Best Actress nomination and win for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose." -
Russell Crowe, New Zealand
Russell Crowe was nominated for Best Actor three times, winning in 2001 for his work in Ridley Scott's epic, "Gladiator." -
Kate Winslet, UK
Beginning in 1996 with her performance in "Sense and Sensibility," Kate Winslet has racked up six Academy Award nominations, winning her first Best Actress Oscar in 2009 for "The Reader." -
Colin Firth, UK
Colin Firth received his first Best Actor nomination in 2010 for "A Single Man" and won the gold the following year for his performance in "The King's Speech."
