LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron's monochromatic drama film "Roma" won the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in the western U.S. city of Los Angeles on Sunday night.

"Roma" beat out fierce rivals, including "Capernaum"(Lebanon), "Cold War" (Poland), "Never Look Away" (Germany) and "Shoplifters" (Japan) in the Best foreign film competition.

Written and directed by Cuaron, the critically acclaimed autobiographical drama "Roma" follows the life of a live-in housekeeper to an upper Mexican middle-class family.

The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival last year and took home two wins last month at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, including best foreign language film and best director. It also won four awards, including best director, at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards last month.

Cuaron also picked up the Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film at the 71st Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards earlier this month.

"Roma" led the race for the 91th Academy Awards, or the Oscars, with 10 nominations.

Cuaron had won the Best Director of Oscar for the science fiction thriller film "Gravity" in 2013.