'Slumdog' is 10th imported best picture winner

Only 10 films that have received the majority of their financing from outside of the United States have won the best picture Oscar over the 81 years of the Academy Awards, the most recent being "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008). All 10 were funded by production companies in Britain.

• "Hamlet" (1948)
• "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957)
• "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962)
• "Tom Jones" (1963)
• "A Man for All Seasons" (1966)
• "Oliver!" (1968)
• "Chariots of Fire" (1981)
• "Gandhi" (1982)
• "The Last Emperor" (1987)
• "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008)

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Photos: "Hamlet" (Universal), "Bridge" (Columbia), "Lawrence" (Columbia), "Tom Jones" (Lopert), "Seasons" (Columbia), "Oliver!" (Columbia), "Chariots" (Warner Brothers), "Gandhi" (Columbia), "Emperor" (Columbia), "Slumdog" (Fox Searchlight)