The Oscars are upon us yet again, and being the fans of both movies and foreign poster design that we are, we thought we’d take the opportunity to take a look at the foreign posters for past Best Picture winners. Sometimes weird, sometimes wonderful, and sometimes downright bizarre as they can be, it’s fascinating to get a peek at the way the world views the films America loves. After the jump, check out 15 posters for the Oscar Best Picture winners of yore that papered walls from Japan to Germany, and let us know which one you like the best in the comments.
Polish poster for The Godfather, 1972
German poster for Gone With the Wind, 1953
Japanese poster for Forrest Gump, 1994
Polish poster for Platoon, 1988
Czech poster for Platoon, 1988
Polish poster for Amadeus, 1986
Italian poster for Chariots of Fire, 1981
Spanish poster for Chariots of Fire, 1981
French poster for Annie Hall, 1977
Japanese poster for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1976
Czech poster for The Sting, 1975
German poster for My Fair Lady, 1964
Polish poster for West Side Story, 1961
French poster for Casablanca
Italian poster for The Godfather, Part II, 1975
