Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film explained

The winners of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film are listed below:

Winners and nominees

2000s

YearWinners and nomineesOriginal titleCountryDirector(s)Ref
2002 Talk to Her Hable con ella Spain Pedro Almodóvar [1]
And Your Mother Too Y Tu Mamá También Mexico
Mostly Martha Bella Martha Germany
2003 City of God Cidade de Deus Brazil Fernando Meirelles [2]
L'Auberge Espagnole L'Auberge Espagnole France/Spain
The Triplets of Belleville Les Triplettes de Belleville France/Canada
2004 A Very Long Engagement Un long dimanche de fiançailles France Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Maria Full of Grace María, llena eres de gracia Colombia
The Motorcycle Diaries Diarios de motocicleta Argentina
2005 Paradise Now الجنّة الآن Palestine Hany Abu-Assad
Downfall Der Untergang Germany
Kung Fu Hustle 功夫 Hong Kong
2006VolverSpain Pedro Almodóvar [3]
The Child L'Enfant Belgium
Letters from Iwo Jima 硫黄島からの手紙 United States/Japan
2007 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile Romania Cristian Mungiu
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Le Scaphandre et le papillon France
Persepolis Persepolis France
2008 The Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen SeiteGermanyFatih Akin [4]
Let the Right One In Låt den rätte komma in
Tell No One Ne le dis à personne
2009Summer HoursL'Heure d'étéFranceOlivier Assayas
Broken Embraces Los abrazos rotos
The Headless Woman La mujer sin cabeza / La mujer rubia

2010s

YearWinner and nomineesOriginal titleCountryDirector(s)Ref
2010CarlosFranceOlivier Assayas
Mother 마더 South Korea
A Prophet Un prophète France
The Secret in Their Eyes El secreto de sus ojos Argentina
2011A Separationجدایی نادر از سیمین IranAsghar Farhadi
Poetry
The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au vélo
2012Holy MotorsFrance Leos Carax
Amour
The Intouchables Intouchables
2013The HuntJagtenDenmarkThomas Vinterberg
Blancanieves
Blue is the Warmest Colour La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2
2014Force MajeureTuristSwedenRuben Östlund
Ida
We Are the Best! Vi är bäst!
2015The Assassin刺客聶隱娘TaiwanHou Hsiao-hsien
Goodnight Mommy Ich seh, Ich seh Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
Son of Saul Saul fia
2016Toni ErdmannGermanyMaren Ade
Elle
The Handmaiden 아가씨
2017BPM (Beats per Minute) 120 battements par minute France Robin Campillo
A Fantastic Woman Una mujer fantástica
The Square
2018Roma Mexico Alfonso Cuarón [5]
Burning 버닝 [6]
Shoplifters 万引き家族
2019Parasite 기생충 South Korea Bong Joon-ho [7]
The Farewell 別告訴她 [8]
Pain and Glory Dolor y gloria

2020s

YearWinner and nomineesOriginal titleCountryDirector(s)Ref
2020Minari 미나리 United States Lee Isaac Chung [9]
Another Round Druk Denmark [10]
Dear Comrades! Dorogie tovarishchi! Russia Andrei Konchalovsky
2021The Worst Person in the World Verdens verste menneske Norway Joachim Trier [11]
Flee Flugt Denmark [12]
Riders of Justice Retfærdighedens Ryttere Denmark Anders Thomas Jensen
2022All Quiet on the Western Front Im Westen nichts Neues Germany Edward Berger [13]
Holy Spider Ankabut-e moqaddas Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden [14]
RRR India S. S. Rajamouli
2023 The Zone of Interest United States, United Kingdom, Poland Jonathan Glazer [15]
Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute France [16]
Society of the Snow La sociedad de la nieve Spain, United States J. A. Bayona

Notes and References

  1. David Spaner, "More Moore, please: Local critics name the Far From Heaven star 'best actress of 2002'". The Province, January 30, 2003.
  2. David Spaner, "Lost in Translation wins big". The Province, February 5, 2004.
  3. Peter T. Chattaway, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle — the winners!". FilmChat, January 15, 2007.
  4. Peter T. Chattaway, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle — the winners!". FilmChat, January 12, 2009.
  5. Web site: Vancouver Film Critics Circle names 'Roma' best picture. December 18, 2018. CTV News. December 18, 2018.
  6. Web site: 'The Favourite' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Nominations. Vlessing. Etan. The Hollywood Reporter. December 12, 2018. December 18, 2018.
  7. Etan Vlessing, "'Parasite' Named Best Picture by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". The Hollywood Reporter, December 16, 2019.
  8. Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019.
  9. Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2021.
  10. Etan Vlessing, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: 'Mank' Leads With Five Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 19, 2021.
  11. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.
  12. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022.
  13. Web site: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Named Best Feature by Vancouver Film Critics . Vlessing . Etan . . February 13, 2023 . February 13, 2023.
  14. Web site: Vancouver Film Critics Announce Nominees . Northern Stars . January 23, 2023 . January 23, 2023.
  15. Web site: 'Anatomy of a Fall' beats out Hollywood to take top honours at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards . Gee . Dana . . February 13, 2024 . February 13, 2024.
  16. Web site: 'Oppenheimer' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations With Six Nods . Vlessing . Etan . . January 22, 2024 . January 23, 2024.