Mainichi Film Award for Foreign Film Best One Award explained

Mainichi Film Award for Foreign Film Best One Award
Awarded For:Best foreign film of the year
Country:Japan
Year:1984
Holder:Belfast (2022)

The, also known as Mainichi Film Award for Best Foreign Film, is an award given annually at the Mainichi Film Awards to recognize the best foreign films produced outside Japan. It was first presented in 1984, with Sophie's Choice being the first recipient of the award.[1]

Winners

1980s

YearTitleCountry
1983Sophie's ChoiceUnited States
1984The DresserUnited Kingdom
1985A Sunday in the CountryFrance
1986The Purple Rose of CairoUnited States
1987The Trip to BountifulUnited States
1988Hope and GloryUnited Kingdom, United States
1989Cinema ParadisoItaly, France

1990s

YearTitleCountry
1990A City of SadnessTaiwan
1991Dances with WolvesUnited States
1992JFKUnited States
1993UnforgivenUnited States
1994Farewell My ConcubineHong Kong
1995The Shawshank RedemptionUnited States
1996Ulysses' GazeGreece
1997The English PatientUnited States, United Kingdom
1998L.A. ConfidentialUnited States
1999Shakespeare in LoveUnited States, United Kingdom

2000s

YearTitleCountry
2000Space CowboysUnited States
2001Postmen in the MountainsChina
2002Devils on the DoorstepChina
2003The PianistFrance, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
2004Mystic RiverUnited States
2005Not awarded
2006Flags of Our FathersUnited States
2007Still LifeChina
2008The Dark KnightUnited States, United Kingdom
2009Gran TorinoUnited States

2010s

YearTitleCountry
2010BreathlessSouth Korea
2011The King's SpeechUnited Kingdom, Australia
2012HugoUnited States
2013AmourFrance, Austria, Germany
2014BoyhoodUnited States
2015BirdmanUnited States
2016SullyUnited States
2017I, Daniel BlakeUnited Kingdom, France
2018Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriUnited States, United Kingdom
2019JokerUnited States

2020s

YearTitleCountry
2020ParasiteSouth Korea
2021NomadlandUnited States
2022BelfastUnited Kingdom
2023TárUnited States / Germany

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: コンクールの歴史. History of Mainichi Film Award. 2015-04-25. The Mainichi Newspapers. Japanese.