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Sophia Loren is the first actor to win an Academy Award for a foreign language film. Sophia Loren was not present at the awards ceremony. Greer Garson accepted the award on her behalf.

For a career rich with memorable performances that has added permanent luster to our art form.

Italy.

For the album "Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Beintus: Wolf Tracks" artists: Kent Nagano, Russian National Orchestra

For the contribution to the world cinema.

For the contribution to the cinema

On 1 February 1994. At 7050 Hollywood Blvd.

For a brilliant comeback at age 86 in THE LIFE AHEAD, the latest in her record-setting career. Loren won a Best Actress Oscar in 1962 for TWO WOMEN and was the first actor to win for a foreign language movie. She was also nominated in 1965 for MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE. If she's nominated in 2021, it will be a 56-year span between her two most recent nominations - the current record is held by Henry Fonda, who had a 41-year gap between nominations.