Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film explained

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

1990s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
1995
1st
Il postinoMichael RadfordItaly
1996
2nd
RidiculePatrice LeconteFrance
1997
3rd
Shall We Dance?ダンス / Sharu wi Dansu?Masayuki SuoJapan
1998
4th
Life Is BeautifulLa vita è bellaRoberto BenigniItaly
1999
5th
All About My Mother Todo sobre mi madrePedro AlmodóvarSpain

2000s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
2000
6th
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon卧虎藏龍 / Wo hu cang longAng LeeTaiwan
2001
7th
Amélie[1] Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie PoulainJean-Pierre JeunetFrance
In the Mood for Love 花樣年華 / Faa yeung nin waWong Kar-waiHong Kong
No Man's LandNičija zemljaDanis TanovićBosnia and Herzegovina
2002
8th
And Your Mother TooY Tu Mamá TambiénAlfonso CuarónMexico
Monsoon WeddingMira NairIndia
Talk to HerHable con ellaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
2003
9th
The Barbarian InvasionsLes Invasions barbaresDenys ArcandCanada
City of God Cidade de DeusFernando MeirellesBrazil
Swimming PoolFrançois OzonFrance
2004
10th
The Sea InsideMar adentroAlejandro AmenábarSpain
House of Flying Daggers十面埋伏 / Shi mian mai fuZhang YimouChina
Maria Full of GraceMaría llena eres de graciaJoshua MarstonColombia
The Motorcycle DiariesDiarios de motocicletaWalter SallesArgentina
A Very Long EngagementUn long dimanche de fiançaillesJean-Pierre JeunetFrance
2005
11th
Kung Fu Hustle功夫 / Kung fuStephen ChowHong Kong
2046Wong Kar-waiHong Kong
HiddenCachéMichael HanekeFrance
Oldboy올드보이Park Chan-wookSouth Korea
Paradise Nowالجنّة الآنHany Abu-AssadPalestine / France / Germany / Israel / Netherlands
2006
12th
Letters from Iwo Jima硫黄島からの手紙 / Iwo Jima kara no tegamiClint EastwoodUSA
ApocalyptoMel GibsonUSA
Days of Glory بلديون / IndigènesRachid BoucharebFrance
Pan's LabyrinthEl laberinto del faunoGuillermo del ToroSpain
VolverPedro AlmodóvarSpain
WaterवाटरDeepa MehtaCanada
2007
13th
The Diving Bell and the ButterflyLe Scaphandre et le PapillonJulian SchnabelFrance
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zileCristian MungiuRomania
La Vie en RoseLa MômeOlivier DahanFrance
Lust, Caution色，戒 / Se, jieAng LeeHong Kong
The OrphanageEl orfanatoJuan Antonio BayonaSpain
2008
14th
Waltz with Bashirואלס עם באשיר / Vals im BashirAri FolmanIsrael
A Christmas TaleUn conte de NoëlArnaud DesplechinFrance
GomorrahGomorraMatteo GarroneItaly
I've Loved You So LongIl y a longtemps que je t'aimePhilippe ClaudelFrance
Let the Right One InLåt den rätte komma inTomas AlfredsonSweden
Mongol МонголSergei BodrovKazakhstan
2009
15th
Broken EmbracesLos abrazos rotosPedro AlmodóvarSpain
Coco Before ChanelCoco avant ChanelAnne FontaineFrance
Red Cliff赤壁 / Chi biJohn WooChina
Sin NombreCary Joji FukunagaMexico / USA
The White RibbonDas weiße Band – Eine deutsche KindergeschichteMichael HanekeGermany

2010s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
2010
16th
The Girl with the Dragon TattooMän som hatar kvinnorNiels Arden OplevSweden
I Am LoveIo sono l'amoreLuca GuadagninoItaly
BiutifulAlejandro González IñárrituMexico / Spain
2011
17th
A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین / Jodaí-e Nadér az SimínAsghar FarhadiIran
In Darkness W ciemnościAgnieszka HollandPoland
Le HavreAki KaurismäkiFinland
The Skin I Live InLa piel que habitoPedro AlmodóvarSpain
Where Do We Go Now?Et maintenant, on va où; وهلّأ لوين؟ / w halla' la waynNadine LabakiLebanon
2012
18th
Amour Michael HanekeAustria / France / Germany
The IntouchablesIntouchablesÉric Toledano and Olivier NakacheFrance
A Royal Affair En kongelig affæreNikolaj ArcelDenmark
Rust and BoneDe rouille et d'osJacques AudiardFrance
2013
19th
Blue Is the Warmest ColourLa Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2Abdellatif KechicheFrance
The Great BeautyLa grande bellezzaPaolo SorrentinoItaly
The Hunt JagtenThomas VinterbergDenmark
The PastLe passéAsghar FarhadiFrance / Italy / Iran
WadjdaHaifaa al-MansourGermany / Saudi Arabia
2014
20th
Force MajeureTuristRuben ÖstlundSweden
Ida Paweł PawlikowskiDenmark / France / Poland / UK
Leviathan ЛевиафанAndrey ZvyagintsevRussia
Two Days, One NightDeux jours, une nuitLuc and Jean-Pierre DardenneBelgium / France / Italy
Wild Tales Relatos salvajesDamián SzifronArgentina / Spain
2015
21st
Son of Saul[2] Saul fiaLászló NemesHungary
The Assassin刺客聶隱娘 / Cìkè Niè YinniángHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
Goodnight MommyIch seh, Ich sehVeronika Franz and Severin FialaAustria
Mustang Deniz Gamze ErgüvenFrance
The Second MotherQue Horas Ela Volta?Anna MuylaertBrazil
2016
22nd
Elle[3] Paul VerhoevenFrance
The Handmaiden아가씨 / Ah-ga-ssiPark Chan-wookSouth Korea
JulietaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
NerudaPablo LarraínChile
The SalesmanForušandeAsghar FarhadiIran
Toni Erdmann Maren AdeGermany
2017
23rd
In the Fade[4] Aus dem NichtsFatih AkinGermany
BPM (Beats per Minute)120 battements par minuteRobin CampilloFrance
A Fantastic Woman Una mujer fantásticaSebastián LelioChile
First They Killed My FatherMoun dambaungAngelina JolieCambodia
The Square Ruben ÖstlundSweden
ThelmaJoachim TrierNorway
2018
24th
Roma[5] [6] Alfonso CuarónMexico
Burning버닝 / BeoningLee Chang-dongSouth Korea
Capernaumکفرناحوم / CapharnaümNadine LabakiLebanon
Cold WarZimna wojnaPaweł PawlikowskiPoland
Shoplifters万引き家族 / Manbiki KazokuHirokazu Kore-edaJapan
2019
25th
Parasite 기생충Bong Joon-hoSouth Korea
AtlanticsAtlantiqueMati DiopBelgium / France / Senegal
Pain and GloryDolor y gloriaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
Les Misérables Ladj LyFrance
Portrait of a Lady on FirePortrait de la jeune fille en feuCéline SciammaFrance

2020s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
2020
26th
[7] [8]
MinariLee Isaac ChungUSA
Another RoundDrukThomas VinterbergDenmark
CollectiveColectivAlexander NanauRomania
La LloronaJayro BustamanteGuatemala
The Life AheadLa vita davanti a séEdoardo PontiItaly
Two of UsDeuxFilippo MeneghettiFrance
2021
27th[9] [10]
Drive My CarDoraibu mai kāRyusuke HamaguchiJapan
FleeFlugtJonas Poher RasmussenDenmark
The Hand of GodÈ stata la mano di DioPaolo SorrentinoItaly
A HeroGhahremanAsghar FarhadiIran
The Worst Person in the WorldVerdens verste menneskeJoachim TrierNorway
2022
28th[11] [12]
RRRS. S. RajamouliIndia
All Quiet on the Western FrontIm Westen nichts NeuesEdward BergerGermany
Argentina, 1985Santiago MitreArgentina
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of TruthsBardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdadesAlejandro González IñárrituMexico
CloseLukas DhontBelgium
Decision to Leave헤어질 결심Park Chan-wookSouth Korea
2023
28th[13] [14]
Anatomy of a FallJustine TrietFrance
Godzilla Minus Oneゴジラ-1.0Takashi YamazakiJapan
Perfect DaysWim WendersJapan
Society of the SnowLa sociedad de la nieveJ. A. BayonaSpain
The Taste of ThingsLa Passion de Dodin BouffantTrần Anh HùngFrance
The Zone of InterestJonathan GlazerUnited Kingdom

Multiple winners

Only 2 directors have won the award multiple times.

WinsDirector
2 Pedro Almodóvar
Alfonso Cuarón

Countries with multiple wins (3 or more)

Notes and References

  1. https://www.callutheran.edu/news/13202.html#story 'Amelie' concludes foreign film festival|California Lutheran
  2. https://thestrand.ca/review-son-of-saul/ REVIEW: Son of Saul - The Strand
  3. http://www.eurochannel.com/en/3-Must-See-French-Thrillers.html 3 Must-See French Thrillers|Euro Channel|English-Eurochannel
  4. https://ew.com/awards/2018/01/11/critics-choice-awards-winners-2018-full-list/ Critics Choice Awards winners 2018: Full list|EW.com
  5. https://www.amfm-magazine.tv/alfonso-cuaron-interview-there-will-be-more-films-like-roma/ Alfonso Cuarón Interview: There Will Be More Films Like ROMA - AM/FM Magazine
  6. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/13/entertainment/critics-choice-awards-winners/index.html Critics' Choice Awards winners list by category - CNN
  7. Web site: Critics Choice Awards: 'Mank' Leads With 12 Nominations, Netflix Makes History With Four Best Picture Nominees . Davis . Clayton . February 8, 2021 . . February 8, 2021.
  8. Web site: Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List . Ramos . Dino-Ray . March 7, 2021 . . March 7, 2021.
  9. https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/west-side-story-leads-the-chicago-critics-nominees West Side Story Leads the 2021 Chicago Critics Nominees|Festivals & Awards|Roger Ebert.com
  10. https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/jane-campions-the-power-of-the-dog-leads-chicago-critics-awards-with-seven Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog Leads Chicago Critics Awards with Seven
  11. Web site: 'Everything Everywhere', 'Fabelmans', 'Babylon' Lead Critics Choice Award Nominees for Film . Hammond . Pete . December 14, 2022 . . December 14, 2022.
  12. Web site: 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Takes Best Picture at Critics Choice Awards – Complete Winners List . Pedersen . Erik . January 15, 2023 . . January 15, 2023.
  13. Web site: Rich . Katey . Critics Choice Awards 2024: See the Full List of Nominations . . December 13, 2023 . December 16, 2023.
  14. Web site: 'Oppenheimer' Leads Critics Choice Awards with 8 wins, 'Barbie' Scores 6 — Full Winners List . Shanfeld . Ethan . . January 14, 2024 . January 15, 2024.

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