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Article: Latino Invasion; Oscar Moment: The class of 2004 could produce more nominations for Latin Americans than the previous 74 years combined.
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- Newsweek International
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- December 1, 2004
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Byline: Sean Smith
Foreigners are the best thing that ever happened to Hollywood. Some of the most celebrated directors of "American" films weren't born in the United States at all: Billy Wilder, William Wyler, Frank Capra, Elia Kazan, Mike Nichols, Roman Polanski, John Woo, Ang Lee... all born outside the United States. Of all the Oscars handed out for best directing since 1929, 27 percent have gone to men for whom English was (or is) a foreign language; 23 percent of best-picture winners were directed by a foreign-born auteur. Oddly, though, not one of those prizes has gone to a director from Mexico or South America. That's about to change.
Hollywood ...