Black-and-white drama Roma scooped up the Best Foreign Language Film and the Cinematography honours at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, marking multiple firsts for director Alfonso Cuaron and his home country Mexico.

According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Roma was the ninth film to be nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film but the first to win it. In his acceptance speech, Cuaron said he was inspired by films like Jaws, Citizen Kane, The Godfather and Breathless.