AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Foreign Film explained

AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Foreign Film/Best International Film
Awarded For:Best movie not in the English language that is by or about people over 50
Presenter:AARP
Country:United States
Year:2002 (for films released during the 2001 film season)
Holder:The Quiet Girl (2022)

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Foreign Film is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honors the best film in the English language that is made by or focuses on people over the age of 50.[1] The Best Foreign Film Award is one of the seven original trophies issued by AARP the Magazine, along with awards for Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Documentary, and Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.[2]

The exact name of the award has shifted occasionally throughout its history. At the 1st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, it was referred to as Best Foreign Film.[2] In some years, it was referred to as Best Foreign Language Film instead.[3] In 2021, the AARP titled the award "Best Foreign Film/Best International Film," mirroring the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's shift that year from Best Foreign Language Feature Film to Best International Feature Film.[4] [5] They returned to the title Best Foreign Film the next year.[6]

Winners and nominees

2000s

YearFilm title used in nominationOriginal titleDirector(s)Country or countriesLanguage(s)
2001
(1st)
Under the SandSous le sableFrançois Ozon FranceFrench
2002
(2nd)
Monsoon WeddingMira Nair IndiaHindi
The Fast RunnerᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦZacharias Kunuk CanadaInuktitut
I'm Going HomeJe rentre à la maison
Vou Para Casa
Manoel de Oliveira France
Portugal
French
English
Rabbit-Proof FenceRabbit-Proof FencePhillip Noyce AustraliaWalmajarri
English
2003
(3rd)
Nowhere in AfricaNirgendwo in AfrikaCaroline Link GermanyGerman
Swahili
English
Autumn SpringBabí létoVladimír Michálek Czech RepublicCzech
The Barbarian InvasionsLes Invasions barbaresDenys Arcand Canada
France
French
English
Russian ArkРусский ковчег
Russkij Kovcheg
Alexander Sokurov RussiaRussian
Persian
2004
(4th)
Good Bye, Lenin!Good Bye, LeninWolfgang Becker GermanyGerman
The Motorcycle DiariesDiarios de motocicletaWalter Salles ArgentinaSpanish
Quechua
OsamaاُسامهSiddiq Barmak AfghanistanDari
Monsieur IbrahimMonsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du CoranFrançois Dupeyron FranceFrench
The Sea InsideMar adentroAlejandro Amenábar SpainSpanish
Galician
Catalan
2005
(5th)
UshpizinהאושפיזיןGidi Dar IsraelHebrew
Bad EducationLa mala educaciónPedro Almodóvar SpainSpanish
SarabandSarabandIngmar Bergman SwedenSwedish
English
German
After You...Après vousPierre Salvadori FranceFrench
CrónicasCrónicasSebastián Cordero EcuadorSpanish
English
2006
(6th)
The Lives of OthersDas Leben der AnderenFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck GermanyGerman
The Young LieutenantLe Petit LieutenantXavier Beauvois FranceFrench
The Syrian Brideהכלה הסוריתEran Riklis IsraelArabic
English
Hebrew
Russian
French
VolverVolverPedro Almodóvar SpainSpanish
WaterWater
वाटर
Deepa Mehta CanadaHindi
2007
(7th)
My Best FriendMon meilleur amiPatrice Leconte FranceFrench
After the WeddingEfter brylluppetSusanne Bier Denmark
Sweden
Danish
English
VitusVitusFredi M. Murer SwitzerlandSwiss German
La Vie en RoseLa Vie en RoseOlivier Dahan FranceFrench
PersepolisPersepolisMarjane Satrapi
Vincent Paronnaud
FranceFrench
English
Persian
German
2008
(8th)
The Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen Seite
Yaşamın Kıyısında
Fatih Akin Germany
Turkey
German
Turkish
English
A Christmas TaleUn conte de NoëlArnaud Desplechin FranceFrench
Late BloomersDie HerbstzeitlosenBettina Oberli
Stephanie Glaser
SwitzerlandSwiss German
Silent LightStellet LichtCarlos Reygadas MexicoPlautdietsch
The ClassEntre les mursLaurent Cantet FranceFrench
2009
(9th)
Captain Abu Raedكابتن أبو رائدAmin Matalqa JordanArabic
The Beaches of AgnèsLes plages d'AgnèsAgnès Varda FranceFrench
For My Fatherסוף שבוע בתל אביבDror Zahavi IsraelHebrew
O' HortenO' HortenBent Hamer NorwayNorwegian
Terribly HappyFrygtelig lykkeligHenrik Ruben Genz DenmarkDanish

2010s

YearFilm title used in nominationOriginal titleDirector(s)Country or countriesLanguage(s)
2010
(10th)
FarewellL'affaire FarewellChristian Carion FranceFrench
Russian
English
A Film Unfinishedשתיקת הארכיון
Geheimsache Ghettofilm
Yael Hersonski Germany
Israel
English
Hebrew
German
Polish
The First Beautiful ThingLa prima cosa bellaPaolo Virzi ItalyItalian
Mother마더Bong Joon-ho South KoreaKorean
Peepli LivePeepli LiveAnusha Rizvi IndiaHindi
2011
(11th)
The Names of LoveLe Nom des gensMichel Leclerc FranceFrench
For 80 Days80 DiasJon Garaño SpainSpanish
In DarknessW ciemnościAgnieszka Holland PolandPolish
Queen to PlayJoueuseCaroline Bottaro FranceFrench
The Skin I Live InLa piel que habitoPedro Almodóvar SpainSpanish
2012
(12th)
AmourMichael Haneke AustriaFrench
2013
(13th)
RenoirRenoirGilles Bourdos FranceFrench
The Act of KillingJagalJoshua Oppenheimer
Christine Cynn
Anonymous Indonesian
Denmark
Norway
United Kingdom
Indonesian
Child's PosePoziția copiluluiCălin Peter Netzer RomaniaRomanian
GloriaGloriaSebastián Lelio ChileSpanish
Hannah ArendtHannah ArendtMargarethe von Trotta Germany
Luxembourg
France
German
English
French
Hebrew
Latin
2014
(14th)
DiplomacyDiplomatieVolker Schlöndorff Germany
France
French
German
명량Kim Han-min South KoreaKorean
Japanese
Human CapitalIl capitale umanoPaolo Virzi ItalyItalian
LeviathanЛевиафанAndrey Zvyagintsev RussiaRussian
ManakamanaManakamanaStephanie Spray
Pacho Velez
NepalNepali
2015
(15th)
RamsHrútarGrímur Hákonarson IcelandIcelandic
Mia MadreNanni Moretti ItalyItalian
The Salt of the EarthLe sel de la terreWim Wenders
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
BrazilFrench
Portuguese
Italian
Tangerinesმანდარინები
Mandariinid
Zaza Urushadze Estonia
Georgia
Estonian
Russian
TaxiتاکسیJafar Panahi IranPersian
2016
(16th)
ElleEllePaul Verhoeven FranceFrench
A Man Called OveEn man som heter OveHannes Holm SwedenSwedish
AquariusKleber Mendonça Filho BrazilPortuguese
Our Last TangoUn tango másGerman Kral ArgentinaSpanish
The People vs. Fritz BauerDer Staat gegen Fritz BauerLars Kraume GermanyGerman
2017
(17th)
A Taxi Driver택시운전사Jang Hoon South KoreaKorean
ChavelaCatherine Gund
Daresha Kyi
MexicoSpanish
The Insultʼadiyye raʼam 23 (قضية رقم ٢٣)Ziad Doueiri LebanonArabic (Lebanese)
Like CrazyLa pazza gioiaPaolo Virzi ItalyItalian
The Women's Balconyישמח חתני Emil Ben-Shimon IsraelHebrew
2018
(18th)
RomaAlfonso Cuarón Mexico
Cold WarZimna wojnaPaweł Pawlikowski PolandPolish
Never Look AwayWerk ohne AutorFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck GermanyGerman
ShopliftersHirokazu Kore-eda JapanJapanese
The GuiltyDen skyldigeGustav Möller DenmarkDanish
2019
(19th)
Pain and GloryDolor y gloriaPedro Almodóvar SpainSpanish
An Unexpected LoveEl amor menos pensadoJuan Vera ArgentinaSpanish
Parasite기생충 Bong Joon-ho South KoreaKorean
The Farewell别告诉她 Lulu Wang United StatesMandarin
English
The UnorthodoxEliran Malka IsraelHebrew

2020s

YearFilm title used in nominationOriginal titleDirector(s)Country or countriesLanguage(s)
2020/21[7]
(20th)
CollectiveColectivAlexander Nanau RomaniaRomanian
Another RoundDrukThomas Vinterberg DenmarkDanish
BacurauKleber Mendonça Filho
Juliano Dornelles
BrazilPortuguese
The Life AheadLa vita davanti a séEdoardo Ponti ItalyItalian
The Weasels' TaleEl Cuento de las ComadrejasJuan José Campanella ArgentinaSpanish
2021
(21st)[8] [9]
Sheep Without a Shepherd误杀Sam Quah ChinaMandarin
Drive My Carドライブ・マイ・カー Ryusuke Hamaguchi JapanJapanese
The Hand of GodÈ stata la mano di DioPaolo Sorrentino ItalyItalian
There Is No Evilشیطان وجود ندارد Mohammad Rasoulof IranPersian
Two of UsDeuxFilippo Meneghetti Cinema of FranceFrench, German
2022
(22nd)[10]
The Quiet GirlAn Cailín CiúinColm Bairéad IrelandIrish
Argentina, 1985Santiago Mitre ArgentinaSpanish
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of TruthsBardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdadesAlejandro G. Iñárritu MexicoSpanish, English
Broker브로커Hirokazu Kore-eda South KoreaKorean
One Fine MorningUn beau matinMia Hansen-Løve FranceFrench

Awards and nominations by country

The following countries received three or more nominations for Best Foreign Film:

WinsCountryNominations
7 France21
5 Germany9
1 Israel6
Spain6
South Korea5
Mexico4
0 Italy6
Denmark5
Argentina5
Brazil3
Canada3
Sweden3

The following directors received multiple Best Foreign Film nominations:

WinsDirectorNominations
1 Pedro Almodóvar4
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck2
0 Paolo Virzi3
Bong Joon-ho2
Hirokazu Kore-eda2
Kleber Mendonça Filho2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards. Tim. Appelo. AARP.
  2. Newcott . William R. . May 2002 . Movies for Grownups . AARP the Magazine . 56–58 . Washington, DC.
  3. Web site: Movies for Grownups: See the Full List of 2019 Winners. Tim. Appelo. AARP.
  4. Web site: Movies for Grownups Awards 2021 Winners: The Full List. Tim. Appelo. AARP.
  5. Web site: Netflix Can Chill: Academy Rules No Change in Streaming Oscar Eligibility. Matt. Donnelly. April 24, 2019.
  6. Web site: AARP Movie Award Noms Reveal That Grownups Love Spielberg and Butt Plug Jokes . 15 December 2022 .
  7. The eligibility period for the 20th ceremony was extended through to February 28, 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  8. Web site: 'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. 11 January 2022.
  9. Web site: AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List. 19 March 2022.
  10. Web site: 'The Fabelmans' Leads AARP's 2023 Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees .