Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

List of winners and nominees[edit]

1990s[edit]

Year English title Original title Director Country
1995
1st
Il Postino: The Postman Il postino Michael Radford Italy
1996
2nd
Ridicule Patrice Leconte France
1997
3rd
Shall We Dance? ダンス / Sharu wi Dansu? Masayuki Suo Japan
1998
4th
Life Is Beautiful La vita è bella Roberto Benigni Italy
1999
5th
All About My Mother Todo sobre mi madre Pedro Almodóvar Spain

2000s[edit]

Year English title Original title Director Country
2000
6th
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 卧虎藏龍 / Wo hu cang long Ang Lee Taiwan
2001
7th
Amélie[1] Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain Jean-Pierre Jeunet France
In the Mood for Love 花樣年華 / Faa yeung nin wa Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong
No Man's Land Ničija zemlja Danis Tanović Bosnia and Herzegovina
2002
8th
And Your Mother Too Y Tu Mamá También Alfonso Cuarón Mexico
Monsoon Wedding Mira Nair India
Talk to Her Hable con ella Pedro Almodóvar Spain
2003
9th
The Barbarian Invasions Les Invasions barbares Denys Arcand Canada
City of God Cidade de Deus Fernando Meirelles Brazil
Swimming Pool François Ozon France
2004
10th
The Sea Inside Mar adentro Alejandro Amenábar Spain
House of Flying Daggers 十面埋伏 / Shi mian mai fu Zhang Yimou China
Maria Full of Grace María llena eres de gracia Joshua Marston Colombia
The Motorcycle Diaries Diarios de motocicleta Walter Salles Argentina
A Very Long Engagement Un long dimanche de fiançailles Jean-Pierre Jeunet France
2005
11th
Kung Fu Hustle 功夫 / Kung fu Stephen Chow Hong Kong
2046 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong
Hidden Caché Michael Haneke France
Oldboy 올드보이 Park Chan-wook South Korea
Paradise Now الجنّة الآن Hany Abu-Assad Palestine / France / Germany / Israel / Netherlands
2006
12th
Letters from Iwo Jima 硫黄島からの手紙 / Iwo Jima kara no tegami Clint Eastwood USA
Apocalypto Mel Gibson USA
Days of Glory بلديون / Indigènes Rachid Bouchareb France
Pan's Labyrinth El laberinto del fauno Guillermo del Toro Spain
Volver Pedro Almodóvar Spain
Water वाटर Deepa Mehta Canada
2007
13th
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Le Scaphandre et le Papillon Julian Schnabel France
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile Cristian Mungiu Romania
La Vie en Rose La Môme Olivier Dahan France
Lust, Caution 色,戒 / Se, jie Ang Lee Hong Kong
The Orphanage El orfanato Juan Antonio Bayona Spain
2008
14th
Waltz with Bashir ואלס עם באשיר / Vals im Bashir Ari Folman Israel
A Christmas Tale Un conte de Noël Arnaud Desplechin France
Gomorrah Gomorra Matteo Garrone Italy
I've Loved You So Long Il y a longtemps que je t'aime Philippe Claudel France
Let the Right One In Låt den rätte komma in Tomas Alfredson Sweden
Mongol Монгол Sergei Bodrov Kazakhstan
2009
15th
Broken Embraces Los abrazos rotos Pedro Almodóvar Spain
Coco Before Chanel Coco avant Chanel Anne Fontaine France
Red Cliff 赤壁 / Chi bi John Woo China
Sin Nombre Cary Joji Fukunaga Mexico / USA
The White Ribbon Das weiße Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte Michael Haneke Germany

2010s[edit]

Year English title Original title Director Country
2010
16th
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Män som hatar kvinnor Niels Arden Oplev Sweden
I Am Love Io sono l'amore Luca Guadagnino Italy
Biutiful Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico / Spain
2011
17th
A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین / Jodaí-e Nadér az Simín Asghar Farhadi Iran
In Darkness W ciemności Agnieszka Holland Poland
Le Havre Aki Kaurismäki Finland
The Skin I Live In La piel que habito Pedro Almodóvar Spain
Where Do We Go Now? Et maintenant, on va où; وهلّأ لوين؟ / w halla' la wayn Nadine Labaki Lebanon
2012
18th
Amour Michael Haneke Austria / France / Germany
The Intouchables Intouchables Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache France
A Royal Affair En kongelig affære Nikolaj Arcel Denmark
Rust and Bone De rouille et d'os Jacques Audiard France
2013
19th
Blue Is the Warmest Colour La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 Abdellatif Kechiche France
The Great Beauty La grande bellezza Paolo Sorrentino Italy
The Hunt Jagten Thomas Vinterberg Denmark
The Past Le passé Asghar Farhadi France / Italy / Iran
Wadjda Haifaa al-Mansour Germany / Saudi Arabia
2014
20th
Force Majeure Turist Ruben Östlund Sweden
Ida Paweł Pawlikowski Denmark / France / Poland / UK
Leviathan Левиафан Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia
Two Days, One Night Deux jours, une nuit Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne Belgium / France / Italy
Wild Tales Relatos salvajes Damián Szifron Argentina / Spain
2015
21st
Son of Saul[2] Saul fia László Nemes Hungary
The Assassin 刺客聶隱娘 / Cìkè Niè Yinniáng Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
Goodnight Mommy Ich seh, Ich seh Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala Austria
Mustang Deniz Gamze Ergüven France
The Second Mother Que Horas Ela Volta? Anna Muylaert Brazil
2016
22nd
Elle[3] Paul Verhoeven France
The Handmaiden 아가씨 / Ah-ga-ssi Park Chan-wook South Korea
Julieta Pedro Almodóvar Spain
Neruda Pablo Larraín Chile
The Salesman Forušande Asghar Farhadi Iran
Toni Erdmann Maren Ade Germany
2017
23rd
In the Fade[4] Aus dem Nichts Fatih Akin Germany
BPM (Beats per Minute) 120 battements par minute Robin Campillo France
A Fantastic Woman Una mujer fantástica Sebastián Lelio Chile
First They Killed My Father Moun dambaung Angelina Jolie Cambodia
The Square Ruben Östlund Sweden
Thelma Joachim Trier Norway
2018
24th
Roma[5][6] Alfonso Cuarón Mexico
Burning 버닝 / Beoning Lee Chang-dong South Korea
Capernaum کفرناحوم‎ / Capharnaüm Nadine Labaki Lebanon
Cold War Zimna wojna Paweł Pawlikowski Poland
Shoplifters 万引き家族 / Manbiki Kazoku Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan
2019
25th
Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon-ho South Korea
Atlantics Atlantique Mati Diop Belgium / France / Senegal
Pain and Glory Dolor y gloria Pedro Almodóvar Spain
Les Misérables Ladj Ly France
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Portrait de la jeune fille en feu Céline Sciamma France

2020s[edit]

Year English title Original title Director Country
2020
26th
[7][8]
Minari Lee Isaac Chung USA
Another Round Druk Thomas Vinterberg Denmark
Collective Colectiv Alexander Nanau Romania
La Llorona Jayro Bustamante Guatemala
The Life Ahead La vita davanti a sé Edoardo Ponti Italy
Two of Us Deux Filippo Meneghetti France
2021
27th[9][10]
Drive My Car Doraibu mai kā Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
Flee Flugt Jonas Poher Rasmussen Denmark
The Hand of God È stata la mano di Dio Paolo Sorrentino Italy
A Hero Ghahreman Asghar Farhadi Iran
The Worst Person in the World Verdens verste menneske Joachim Trier Norway
2022
28th[11][12]
RRR S. S. Rajamouli India
All Quiet on the Western Front Im Westen nichts Neues Edward Berger Germany
Argentina, 1985 Santiago Mitre Argentina
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico
Close Lukas Dhont Belgium
Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심 Park Chan-wook South Korea
2023
28th[13][14]
Anatomy of a Fall Justine Triet France
Godzilla Minus One ゴジラ-1.0 Takashi Yamazaki Japan
Perfect Days Wim Wenders Japan
Society of the Snow La sociedad de la nieve J. A. Bayona Spain
The Taste of Things La Passion de Dodin Bouffant Trần Anh Hùng France
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer United Kingdom

Multiple winners[edit]

Only 2 directors have won the award multiple times.

Wins Director
2 Spain Pedro Almodóvar
Mexico Alfonso Cuarón

Countries with multiple wins (3 or more)[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 'Amelie' concludes foreign film festival|California Lutheran
  2. ^ REVIEW: Son of Saul - The Strand
  3. ^ 3 Must-See French Thrillers|Euro Channel|English-Eurochannel
  4. ^ Critics Choice Awards winners 2018: Full list|EW.com
  5. ^ Alfonso Cuarón Interview: There Will Be More Films Like ROMA - AM/FM Magazine
  6. ^ Critics' Choice Awards winners list by category - CNN
  7. ^ Davis, Clayton (February 8, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Mank' Leads With 12 Nominations, Netflix Makes History With Four Best Picture Nominees". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  9. ^ West Side Story Leads the 2021 Chicago Critics Nominees|Festivals & Awards|Roger Ebert.com
  10. ^ Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog Leads Chicago Critics Awards with Seven
  11. ^ Hammond, Pete (December 14, 2022). "'Everything Everywhere', 'Fabelmans', 'Babylon' Lead Critics Choice Award Nominees for Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  12. ^ Pedersen, Erik (January 15, 2023). "'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Takes Best Picture at Critics Choice Awards – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  13. ^ Rich, Katey (December 13, 2023). "Critics Choice Awards 2024: See the Full List of Nominations". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  14. ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (January 14, 2024). "'Oppenheimer' Leads Critics Choice Awards with 8 wins, 'Barbie' Scores 6 — Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved January 15, 2024.