In Message Mon, 31 Jan 1994 18:57:09 -0600,
  John Magee <[log in to unmask]> writes:
 
>My original question wasn't about the name of the category it was why are
>americans so conceited that a movie has to be in english to be nominated
>for best Picture?? and so far no one has answered the darn question.
      You raise a good question, and I don't think your question has an
answer (other than the one implied by your use of the term "conceited").
      On the other hand, I am grateful that there is a foreign-language
category.  At least, thanks to it, films made in a language other than
English get some attention.
Currie Thompson