List of entries for Best Foreign Language Film for the 1958 Academy Awards
The following 12 films, all from different countries, were nominations in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 1958 Academy Awards . The highlighted titles were the five ultimately nominated films, which come from France, India, Italy, Norway and West Germany. The Oscar went to The Nights of Cabiria , a drama about a young heartbroken prostitute. The film represented Italy at the award ceremony.
The Mexican documentary film Torero didn't get a nomination in this category. However, the film was nominated for Best Documentary .
Contributions
| country | German distribution title | Languages) | Original title | Director (s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark
|
Be nice to me | Danish | Ingen tid til kærtegn | Annelise Hovmand | Not nominated |
 France
|
The mousetrap | French | Porte des Lilas | René Clair | Nominated |
 BR Germany
|
At night when the devil came | German | At night when the devil came | Robert Siodmak | Nominated |
.svg){kind=small} Greece
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Sinful Love Lagoon | Greek | Η λίμνη των πόθων (I limni ton pothon) | Giorgos Zervos | Not nominated |
 India
|
Mother India | Hindi | भारत माता (Bharat Mata) | Mehboob Khan | Nominated |
 Italy
|
The nights of the Cabiria | Italian | Le Notti di Cabiria | Federico Fellini | Won |
.svg){kind=small} Japan
|
Wild woman | Japanese | あ ら く れ (arakure) | Mikio Naruse | Not nominated |
.svg){kind=small} Mexico
|
Torero | Spanish | Torero | Carlos Velo | Not nominated |
 Norway
|
As far as you can | Norwegian | Ni Liv | Arne Skouen | Nominated |
 Sweden
|
The seventh seal | Swedish | Det Sjunde inseglet | Ingmar Bergman | Not nominated |
.svg){kind=small} Spain
|
Main road | Spanish | Calle Mayor | Juan Antonio Bardem | Not nominated |
 Taiwan
|
Amina | Mandarin | 阿美娜 (Ah meina) | Yuan Congmei | Not nominated |