It was the first time that the majority of the nominees in this category came from outside Europe (it happened again in 1997, 2006, 2011 and 2018) and is the only time when there have been three Asian nominees.
It marked the first time a significant portion of nominees in this category were non-European (this also happened in 1997, 2006, 2011, and 2018) and was the only occasion with three Asian nominees.