But no, the HFPA really went out on a limb with this win as they haven't awarded a foreign language performance in this category since Liv Ullman in 1972's The Emigrants. (awardswatch.com)
• Javier Bardem's best actor nomination for «Biutiful,» set in Barcelona, marked a rare appearance for a non-English language performance in the category. (rogerebert.com)
The benefits continued years later; researchers ran cognitive tests in the older children and found «increased language performance, visual reception and motor control performance.» (safbaby.com)