Although the 2007 recipient of this award, Letters from Iwo Jima, a film almost entirely in Japanese, would not seem to meet the qualification of a "Foreign Language Film", the actual Japanese title of the award, 最優秀外国作品賞 makes no mention of language.
This award recipient, Letters from Iwo Jima, a film mostly in Japanese, initially appeared not to meet the "Foreign Language Film" criteria. Nevertheless, its Japanese title, 最優秀外国作品賞, does not mention language.