National Board of Review: Top Five International Films explained
| National Board of Review Award for Top Five International Films |
| Awarded For: | Top Five International Films |
| Presenter: | National Board of Review |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1929 |
| Year2: | 2023 |
The Top Five International Films (known as Top Five Foreign Language Films prior to 2022) is one of the awards presented annually by the National Board of Review, this category is one of the few awards that is not presented individually but instead as a list of usually five films. The category was first presented in 1929 and its one of two categories for foreign language films alongside the Best Foreign Language Film award.
Initially it was awarded as just as Top Foreign Films therefore including foreign films in English but in 1990 it was modified to only reward films in a foreign language changing the name from Top Foreign Films to Top Foreign Language Films before being changed again to Top International Films in 2022. From 1940 to 1949 the list was not presented at all.
Winners
1920s
1930s
1950s
1960s
1970s
| width=5% | Year | width=25% | Film | width=25% | Director | width=15% | Country |
|---|
| The Confession | | France, Italy |
| This Man Must Die | |
| The Passion of Anna | | Sweden |
| My Night at Maud's | | France |
| The Wild Child | |
| The Conformist | | Italy, France, West Germany |
| The Clowns | | Italy |
| The Garden of the Finzi-Continis | |
| Bed and Board | | France, Italy |
| Claire's Knee | | France |
| The Emigrants | | Sweden |
| Chloe in the Afternoon | | France |
| The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | |
| The Sorrow and the Pity | |
| Uncle Vanya | | Soviet Union |
| Alfredo, Alfredo | | Italy |
| Cries and Whispers | | Sweden |
| The New Land | |
| Day for Night | | France |
| The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe | |
| Trafic | | Italy, France |
| The Pedestrian | | Germany |
| Amarcord | | Italy |
| Lacombe, Lucien | | France |
| The Phantom of Liberty | | Italy, France |
| Scenes from a Marriage | | Sweden |
| Swept Away | | Italy |
| A Brief Vacation | |
| The Story of Adele H. | | France |
| Special Section | |
| Stavisky | |
| Face to Face | | Sweden |
| The Clockmaker | | France |
| Cousin Cousine | |
| Small Change | |
| The Marquise of O | | West Germany |
| The Man Who Loved Women | | France |
| The American Friend | | West Germany |
| Cría Cuervos | | Spain |
| A Special Day | | Italy |
| That Obscure Object of Desire | | France, Spain |
| Autumn Sonata | | Sweden |
| Dear Detective | | France |
| Madame Rosa | |
| Bread and Chocolate | | Italy |
| A Slave of Love | | Soviet Union |
| La Cage aux Folles | | France, Italy |
| The Marriage of Maria Braun | | West Germany |
| Nosferatu the Vampyre | |
| Peppermint Soda | | France |
| The Tree of Wooden Clogs | | Italy |
|
1980s
1990s
2000s
| width=5% | Year | width=25% | Film | width=25% | Director | width=15% | Country |
|---|
| Butterfly | | Spain |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | | Taiwan |
| Girl on the Bridge | | France |
| Malèna | | Italy |
| A Time for Drunken Horses | | Iran |
| Amores Perros | | Mexico |
| Amélie | | France |
| Behind the Sun | | Brazil |
| Dark Blue World | | Czech Republic |
| No Man's Land | | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 8 Women | | France |
| The Crime of Padre Amaro | | Mexico |
| City of God | | Brazil |
| Talk to Her | | Spain |
| Y tu Mamá También | | Mexico |
| Autumn Spring | | Czech Republic |
| The Barbarian Invasions | | Canada, France |
| Best of Youth | | Italy |
| Man on the Train | | France |
| Monsieur Ibrahim | François Dupeyron |
| Bad Education | | Spain |
| The Sea Inside | |
| Maria Full of Grace | | Colombia |
| The Chorus | | France |
| The Motorcycle Diaries | | Argentina, Brazil, United States, Chile, Peru, United Kingdom, Germany, France |
| 2046 | | Hong Kong |
| Downfall | | Germany, Austria, Italy |
| Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress | | China, France |
| Walk on Water | | Israel |
| Paradise Now | | Palestine |
| Curse of the Golden Flower | | China |
| Pan's Labyrinth | | Spain, Mexico |
| Days of Glory | | France |
| Water | | India |
| Volver | | Spain |
| 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | | Romania |
| The Band's Visit | | Israel, France, United States |
| The Counterfeiters | | Austria, Germany |
| La Vie en rose | | France, Czech Republic |
| Lust, Caution | | Taiwan |
| The Edge of Heaven | | Germany, Turkey |
| Let the Right One In | | Sweden |
| Roman de Gare | | France |
| A Secret | |
| Waltz with Bashir | | Israel |
| The Maid | | Chile |
| Revanche | | Austria |
| The Song of Sparrows | | Iran |
| Three Monkeys | | Turkey |
| The White Ribbon | | Germany |
|
2010s
2020s
| width=5% | Year | width=25% | Film | width=25% | Director | width=15% | Country |
|---|
| 2020,[5] | Apples | Christos Nikou | Greece |
| Collective | Alexander Nanau | Romania |
| Dear Comrades! | | Russia |
| The Mole Agent | | Chile |
| Night of the Kings | | Ivory Coast |
| 2021,[6] | Benedetta | | France |
| Lamb | | Iceland |
| Lingui, The Sacred Bonds | | Chad |
| Titane | | France |
| The Worst Person in the World | | Norway |
| 2022,[7] | All Quiet on the Western Front | | Germany |
| Argentina, 1985 | | Argentina |
| Decision to Leave | | South Korea |
| EO | | Poland |
| Saint Omer | | France |
| 2023,[8] | La chimera | | Italy, France, Switzerland |
| Fallen Leaves | | Finland, Germany |
| The Teachers' Lounge | | Germany |
| Tótem | | Mexico, Denmark, France |
| The Zone of Interest | | United Kingdom, Poland, United States |
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: National Board of Review Announces 2016 Award Winners . . November 29, 2016 . March 20, 2021.
- Web site: National Board of Review Announces 2017 Award Winners . . November 28, 2016 . March 20, 2021.
- Web site: National Board of Review Announces 2018 Award Winners . . November 27, 2018 . March 20, 2021.
- Web site: National Board of Review 2019: 'The Irishman' Wins Best Film, Adam Sandler Named Best Actor. IndieWire. Zack. Sharf. December 3, 2019. March 20, 2021.
- Web site: National Board of Review Names 'Da 5 Bloods' Best Picture, Spike Lee Becomes Second Black Director Winner. Variety. Clayton. Davis. January 26, 2021. March 20, 2021.
- https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/national-board-of-review-winners-2021-licorice-pizza-1234682925/ National Board of Review Winners 2021:|IndieWire
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/top-gun-maverick-best-movie-2022-national-board-review-1235277963/ Top Gun: Maverick Named Best Movie of 2022 by National Board of Review - The Hollywood Reporter
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-national-board-of-review-winners-list-1235714873/ National Board of Review Names 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Best Film of 2023 - The Hollywood Reporter
