Analysis of the five nominees for the Foreign-Language Oscar shows that most deal with war, and that with the exception of one, Beaufort, they are all made by major, familiar directors, such as Wajda, Mikhalkov, and Bodrov.

The second kind of typecasting is most severely felt by supporting actors, who are doomed for the rest of their careers to play second bananas. In some respects, the Academy itself is responsible for such typecasting, making the distinction between leading and character players official in the Academy Players Directory, the industry's chief casting tool. Until the late 1970s, players who won or were nominated for supporting awards tended to remain in this category.

Nominated for 10 Oscars, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner won two: Best Actress Katharine Hepburn and Best Story and Screenplay, Written Directly for Screen, William Rose.