César Award for Best Foreign Film

This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Foreign Film (French: César du meilleur film étranger).

César Award for Best Foreign Film
CountryFrance
Presented byAcadémie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
First awarded1976
Currently held byParasite (2020)
Websiteacademie-cinema.org

Winners and nominees

1970s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
1976
(1st)
Scent of a WomanProfumo di donna ItalyDino Risi
Aguirre, the Wrath of GodAguirre, der Zorn Gottes West GermanyWerner Herzog
The Magic FluteTrollflöjten SwedenIngmar Bergman
Nashville United StatesRobert Altman
1977
(2nd)
We All Loved Each Other So MuchC'eravamo tanto amati ItalyEttore Scola
Barry Lyndon United Kingdom/
 United States
Stanley Kubrick
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest United StatesMiloš Forman
Raise RavensCría cuervos SpainCarlos Saura
1978
(3rd)
A Special DayUna giornata particolare ItalyEttore Scola
The American FriendDer amerikanische Freund West GermanyWim Wenders
Annie Hall United StatesWoody Allen
Bread and ChocolatePane e cioccolata ItalyFranco Brusati
1979
(4th)
The Tree of Wooden ClogsL'albero degli zoccoli ItalyErmanno Olmi
Autumn SonataHöstsonaten SwedenIngmar Bergman
Julia United StatesFred Zinnemann
A Wedding United StatesRobert Altman

1980s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
1980
(5th)
Manhattan United StatesWoody Allen
Apocalypse Now United StatesFrancis Ford Coppola
Hair United StatesMiloš Forman
The Tin DrumDie Blechtrommel West GermanyVolker Schlöndorff
1981
(6th)
Shadow Warrior影武者 / Kagemusha JapanAkira Kurosawa
Fame United StatesAlan Parker
Kramer vs. Kramer United StatesRobert Benton
The Rose United StatesMark Rydell
1982
(7th)
The Elephant Man United Kingdom/
 United States
David Lynch
The Circle of DeceitDie Fälschung West GermanyVolker Schlöndorff
Raiders of the Lost Ark United StatesSteven Spielberg
Man of IronCzłowiek z żelaza PolandAndrzej Wajda
1983
(8th)
Victor/Victoria United Kingdom/
 United States
Blake Edwards
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial United StatesSteven Spielberg
The French Lieutenant's Woman United KingdomKarel Reisz
The WayYol TurkeySerif Gören and Yilmaz Güney
1984
(9th)
Fanny and AlexanderFanny och Alexander SwedenIngmar Bergman
Carmen SpainCarlos Saura
The Gods Must Be Crazy South AfricaJamie Uys
Tootsie United StatesSydney Pollack
1985
(10th)
Amadeus United StatesMiloš Forman
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes United Kingdom/
 United States
Hugh Hudson
Maria's Lovers United StatesAndrei Konchalovsky
Paris, Texas West GermanyWim Wenders
1986
(11th)
The Purple Rose of Cairo United StatesWoody Allen
Desperately Seeking Susan United StatesSusan Seidelman
The Killing Fields United KingdomRoland Joffé
Ran JapanAkira Kurosawa
Year of the Dragon United StatesMichael Cimino
1987
(12th)
The Name of the RoseIl nome della rosa Italy/
 West Germany
Jean-Jacques Annaud
After Hours United StatesMartin Scorsese
Hannah and Her Sisters United StatesWoody Allen
The Mission United KingdomRoland Joffé
Out of Africa United StatesSydney Pollack
1988
(13th)
The Last Emperor United Kingdom/
 Italy/
 China
Bernardo Bertolucci
Dark EyesOci ciornie Italy/
 Soviet Union
Nikita Mikhalkov
Intervista ItalyFederico Fellini
The Untouchables United StatesBrian De Palma
Wings of DesireDer Himmel über Berlin West GermanyWim Wenders
1989
(14th)
Bagdad CafeOut of Rosenheim West GermanyPercy Adlon
Bird United StatesClint Eastwood
Salaam Bombay!सलाम बॉम्बे IndiaMira Nair
Who Framed Roger Rabbit United StatesRobert Zemeckis

1990s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
1990
(15th)
Dangerous Liaisons United StatesStephen Frears
Cinema ParadisoNuovo cinema Paradiso ItalyGiuseppe Tornatore
Rain Man United StatesBarry Levinson
Sex, Lies, and Videotape United StatesSteven Soderbergh
Time of the GypsiesДом за вешање / Dom za vešanje SFR YugoslaviaEmir Kusturica
1991
(16th)
Dead Poets Society United StatesPeter Weir
Goodfellas United StatesMartin Scorsese
Pretty Woman United StatesGarry Marshall
Taxi BluesТакси-блюз / Taksi-Blyuz Soviet UnionPavel Lungin
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!¡Átame! SpainPedro Almodóvar
1992
(17th)
Toto the HeroToto le héros Belgium/
 France/
 Germany
Jaco van Dormael
Alice United StatesWoody Allen
Close to EdenУ́рга — территория любви Soviet UnionNikita Mikhalkov
Dances with Wolves United StatesKevin Costner
The Silence of the Lambs United StatesJonathan Demme
Thelma & Louise United StatesRidley Scott
1993
(18th)
High HeelsTacones lejanos SpainPedro Almodóvar
Howards End United KingdomJames Ivory
Husbands and Wives United StatesWoody Allen
The LoverL'amant France/
 United Kingdom
Jean-Jacques Annaud
The Player United StatesRobert Altman
1994
(19th)
The Piano New Zealand/
 Australia
Jane Campion
Farewell My Concubine霸王別姬 / Ba wang bie ji China/
 Hong Kong
Chen Kaige
Manhattan Murder Mystery United StatesWoody Allen
Raining Stones United KingdomKen Loach
The Snapper Ireland/
 United Kingdom
Stephen Frears
1995
(20th)
Four Weddings and a Funeral United KingdomMike Newell
Dear DiaryCaro diario ItalyNanni Moretti
Pulp Fiction United StatesQuentin Tarantino
Schindler's List United StatesSteven Spielberg
Short Cuts United StatesRobert Altman
1996
(21st)
Land and Freedom United KingdomKen Loach
The Bridges of Madison County United StatesClint Eastwood
Smoke United StatesPaul Auster and Wayne Wang
UndergroundПодземље / Podzemlje FR YugoslaviaEmir Kusturica
The Usual Suspects United StatesBryan Singer
1997
(22nd)
Breaking the Waves Denmark/
 United Kingdom
Lars von Trier
Fargo United StatesJoel Coen
The PromiseLa promesse BelgiumJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Secrets & Lies United KingdomMike Leigh
The PostmanIl postino ItalyMichael Radford
1998
(23rd)
Brassed Off United KingdomMark Herman
The English Patient United States/
 United Kingdom
Anthony Minghella
Everyone Says I Love You United StatesWoody Allen
Fireworksはなび / Hana-bi JapanTakeshi Kitano
The Full Monty United KingdomPeter Cattaneo
1999
(24th)
Life Is BeautifulLa vita è bella ItalyRoberto Benigni
The CelebrationFesten DenmarkThomas Vinterberg
Central StationCentral do Brasil BrazilWalter Salles
Saving Private Ryan United StatesSteven Spielberg
Titanic United StatesJames Cameron

2000s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
2000
(25th)
All About My MotherTodo sobre mi madre SpainPedro Almodóvar
Being John Malkovich United StatesSpike Jonze
Eyes Wide Shut United States/
 United Kingdom
Stanley Kubrick
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai United StatesJim Jarmusch
The Thin Red Line United StatesTerrence Malick
2001
(26th)
In the Mood for Love花樣年華 / Fa yeung nin wa Hong KongKar Wai Wong
American Beauty United StatesSam Mendes
Billy Elliot United KingdomStephen Daldry
Dancer in the Dark DenmarkLars von Trier
Yi YiYī Yī TaiwanEdward Yang
2002
(27th)
Mulholland Drive United StatesDavid Lynch
The Man Who Wasn't There United StatesJoel Coen
Moulin Rouge! AustraliaBaz Luhrmann
The Son's RoomLa stanza del figlio ItalyNanni Moretti
Traffic United StatesSteven Soderbergh
2003
(28th)
Bowling for Columbine United StatesMichael Moore
Minority Report United StatesSteven Spielberg
Ocean's Eleven United StatesSteven Soderbergh
Painted Fire취화선 / Chi-hwa-seon South KoreaKwon-taek Im
Spirited Away千と千尋の神隠し / Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi JapanHayao Miyazaki
2004
(29th)
Mystic River United StatesClint Eastwood
Elephant United StatesGus Van Sant
Gangs of New York United StatesMartin Scorsese
The Hours United States/
 United Kingdom
Stephen Daldry
The ReturnВозвращение / Vozvrashcheniye RussiaAndrei Zvyagintsev
2005
(30th)
Lost in Translation United StatesSofia Coppola
21 Grams United StatesAlejandro González Iñárritu
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind United StatesMichel Gondry
Fahrenheit 9/11 United StatesMichael Moore
The Motorcycle DiariesDiarios de motocicleta Argentina/
 Brazil
Walter Salles
2006
(31st)
Million Dollar Baby United StatesClint Eastwood
A History of Violence United StatesDavid Cronenberg
Match Point United Kingdom/
 United States
Woody Allen
The Sea InsideMar adentro SpainAlejandro Amenábar
Walk on Waterללכת על המים / Lalekhet Al HaMayim IsraelEytan Fox
2007
(32nd)
Little Miss Sunshine United StatesJonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Babel United States/
 Mexico
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Brokeback Mountain United StatesAng Lee
The Queen United KingdomStephen Frears
Volver SpainPedro Almodóvar
2008
(33rd)
The Lives of OthersDas Leben der Anderen GermanyFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile RomaniaCristian Mungiu
Eastern Promises United Kingdom/
 Canada
David Cronenberg
The Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen Seite Germany/
 Turkey
Fatih Akin
We Own the Night United StatesJames Gray
2009
(34th)
Waltz with Bashirואלס עם באשיר / Vals Im Bashir IsraelAri Folman
Eldorado Belgium/
 France
Bouli Lanners
GomorrahGomorra ItalyMatteo Garrone
Into the Wild United StatesSean Penn
Lorna's SilenceLe silence de Lorna BelgiumJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
There Will Be Blood United StatesPaul Thomas Anderson
Two Lovers United StatesJames Gray

2010s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
2010
(35th)
Gran Torino United StatesClint Eastwood
Avatar United StatesJames Cameron
Milk United StatesGus Van Sant
I Killed My MotherJ'ai tué ma mère CanadaXavier Dolan
A Town Called Panic Belgium/
 France
Stepahne Aubier and Vincent Patar
The White RibbonDas weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte Germany/
 Austria
Michael Haneke
Slumdog Millionaire United KingdomDanny Boyle
2011
(36th)
The Social Network United StatesDavid Fincher
Bright Star United Kingdom/
 Australia
Jane Campion
HeartbeatsLes amours imaginaires CanadaXavier Dolan
IllegalIllégal Belgium/
 France
Olivier Masset-Depasse
Inception United States/
 United Kingdom
Christopher Nolan
Invictus United States
 South Africa
Clint Eastwood
The Secret in Their EyesEl secreto de sus ojos ArgentinaJuan José Campanella
2012
(37th)
A Separationجدایی نادر از سیمین / Jodaí-e Nadér az Simín IranAsghar Farhadi
Black Swan United StatesDarren Aronofsky
Drive United StatesNicolas Winding Refn
Incendies CanadaDenis Villeneuve
Melancholia DenmarkLars von Trier
The Kid with a BikeLe gamin au vélo BelgiumJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
The King's Speech United Kingdom/
 Australia
Tom Hooper
2013
(38th)
Argo United StatesBen Affleck
BullheadRundskop BelgiumMichaël R. Roskam
Laurence Anyways CanadaXavier Dolan
Oslo, August 31stOslo, 31. august NorwayJoachim Trier
The Angels' Share United KingdomKen Loach
A Royal AffairEn kongelig affære DenmarkNikolaj Arcel
Our ChildrenÀ perdre la raison Belgium/
 France
Joachim Lafosse
2014
(39th)[1]
The Broken Circle Breakdown BelgiumFelix Van Groeningen
Blue Jasmine United StatesWoody Allen
Blancanieves SpainPablo Berger
Dead Man Talking Belgium/
 France
Patrick Ridremont
Django Unchained United StatesQuentin Tarantino
Gravity United States/
 United Kingdom
Alfonso Cuarón
The Great BeautyLa grande bellezza ItalyPaolo Sorrentino
2015
(40th)
Mommy CanadaXavier Dolan
Boyhood United StatesRichard Linklater
12 Years A Slave United States/
 United Kingdom
Steve McQueen
Two Days, One NightDeux jours, une nuit Belgium/
 France
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Winter SleepKış Uykusu TurkeyNuri Bilge Ceylan
Ida PolandPawel Pawlikowski
The Grand Budapest Hotel United StatesWes Anderson
2016
(41st)
Birdman United StatesAlejandro González Iñárritu
Son of SaulSaul fia HungaryLászló Nemes
I'm Dead but I Have FriendsJe suis mort mais j'ai des amis Belgium/
 France
Guillaume Malandrin and Stéphane Malandrin
Mia Madre ItalyNanni Moretti
Taxiتاکسی / Taxi IranJafar Panahi
The Brand New TestamentLe Tout Nouveau Testament Belgium/
 France
Jaco Van Dormael
YouthYouth - La giovinezza Italy/
 United Kingdom
Paolo Sorrentino
2017
(42nd)
I, Daniel Blake United KingdomKen Loach
Aquarius BrazilKleber Mendonça Filho
GraduationBacalaureat RomaniaCristian Mungiu
The Unknown GirlLa Fille inconnue Belgium/
 France
Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
It's Only the End of the WorldJuste la fin du monde Canada/
 France
Xavier Dolan
Manchester by the Sea United StatesKenneth Lonergan
Toni Erdmann Germany/
 Austria
Maren Ade
2018
(43rd)
LovelessНелюбовь / Nelyubov RussiaAndrey Zvyagintsev
The Nile Hilton Incidentحادث النيل هيلتون / Hadith Alnayl Ilitun Sweden/
 Egypt
Tarik Saleh
Dunkirk United Kingdom/
 United States
Christopher Nolan
La La Land United StatesDamien Chazelle
The Square SwedenRuben Östlund
A WeddingNoces Belgium
 France
 Pakistan
Stephan Streker
2019
(44th)
Shoplifters万引き家族 / Manbiki Kazoku JapanHirokazu Kore-eda
Girl BelgiumLukas Dhont
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri United States/
 United Kingdom
Martin McDonagh
Cold WarZimna wojna Poland/
 France
Paweł Pawlikowski
Our StrugglesNos batailles Belgium/
 France
Guillaume Senez
Capernaumکفرناحوم / Kafarnāḥūm LebanonNadine Labaki
Hannah Italy/
 France
Andrea Pallaoro

2020s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
2020
(45th)
Parasite기생충 / Gisaengchung South KoreaBong Joon-ho
Pain and GloryDolor y gloria SpainPedro Almodóvar
Young AhmedLe Jeune Ahmed BelgiumLuc Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Joker United StatesTodd Phillips
Lola Belgium
 France
Laurent Micheli
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood United StatesQuentin Tarantino
The TraitorIl traditore ItalyMarco Bellocchio

Awards by nation

CountryNumber of
winning films
Number of
nominated films
United States of America 16 83
United Kingdom 7 18
Italy 6 12
Germany[nb 1] 2 9
Belgium 2 17
Spain 2 7
Japan 2 3
Canada 1 5
Denmark 1 4
Sweden 1 4
Hong Kong 1 0
Iran 1 1
Israel 1 1
Russia 1 1
South Korea 1 1
New Zealand 1 0
Poland 0 3
Argentina 0 2
Brazil 0 2
Romania 0 2
Turkey 0 2
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics[nb 2] 0 2
Yugoslavia 0 2
Australia 0 1
China 0 1
France[nb 3] 0 1
Hungary 0 1
India 0 1
Ireland 0 1
Lebanon 0 1
Norway 0 1
South Africa 0 1
Taiwan 0 1

Notes

  1. Includes films of West Germany.
  2. The Soviet Union received its two nominations for a Russian-language film and a Mongolian-language film before it was formally dissolved on December 26, 1991.
  3. Films which contains non-French dialogue.

See also

References

  1. "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. 2014-01-31. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-07-29.

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