The Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma, sponsored by France and Canada, presents an annual César Award for Best Foreign Film (). This is the list of winners and nominees of the award since the 1970s.
Winners and nominees
1970s YearWinner and nomineesOriginal titleCountryDirector1976(1st)Scent of a WomanDino RisiAguirre, the Wrath of GodWerner HerzogThe Magic FluteIngmar BergmanNashvilleRobert Altman1977(2nd)We All Loved Each Other So MuchEttore ScolaBarry Lyndon/Stanley KubrickOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestMiloš FormanRaise RavensCarlos Saura1978(3rd)A Special DayEttore ScolaThe American FriendWim WendersAnnie HallWoody AllenBread and ChocolateFranco Brusati1979(4th)The Tree of Wooden ClogsErmanno OlmiAutumn SonataHöstsonatenIngmar BergmanJuliaFred ZinnemannA WeddingRobert Altman
1980s YearWinner and nomineesOriginal titleCountryDirector1980(5th)ManhattanWoody AllenApocalypse NowFrancis Ford CoppolaHairMiloš FormanThe Tin DrumVolker Schlöndorff1981(6th)Shadow Warrior / KagemushaAkira KurosawaFameAlan ParkerKramer vs. KramerRobert BentonThe RoseMark Rydell1982(7th)The Elephant Man/David LynchThe Circle of DeceitVolker SchlöndorffRaiders of the Lost ArkSteven SpielbergMan of IronAndrzej Wajda1983(8th)Victor/Victoria/Blake EdwardsE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven SpielbergThe French Lieutenant's WomanKarel ReiszThe WayYolSerif Gören and Yilmaz Güney1984(9th)Fanny and AlexanderFanny och AlexanderIngmar BergmanCarmenCarlos SauraThe Gods Must Be CrazyJamie UysTootsieSydney Pollack1985(10th)AmadeusMiloš FormanGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes/Hugh HudsonMaria's LoversAndrei KonchalovskyParis, TexasWim Wenders1986(11th)The Purple Rose of CairoWoody AllenDesperately Seeking SusanSusan SeidelmanThe Killing FieldsRoland JofféRanAkira KurosawaYear of the DragonMichael Cimino1987(12th)The Name of the Rose/Jean-Jacques AnnaudAfter HoursMartin ScorseseHannah and Her SistersWoody AllenThe MissionRoland JofféOut of AfricaSydney Pollack1988(13th)The Last Emperor//Bernardo BertolucciDark EyesOci ciornie/Nikita MikhalkovIntervistaFederico FelliniThe UntouchablesBrian De PalmaWings of DesireWim Wenders1989(14th)Bagdad CafeOut of RosenheimPercy AdlonBirdClint EastwoodSalaam Bombay!सलाम बॉम्बेMira NairWho Framed Roger RabbitRobert Zemeckis
1990s YearWinner and nomineesOriginal titleCountryDirector1990(15th)Dangerous LiaisonsStephen FrearsCinema ParadisoGiuseppe TornatoreRain ManBarry LevinsonSex, Lies, and VideotapeSteven SoderberghTime of the Gypsies Emir Kusturica1991(16th)Dead Poets SocietyPeter WeirGoodfellasMartin ScorsesePretty WomanGarry MarshallTaxi BluesТакси-блюз / Taksi-BlyuzPavel LunginTie Me Up! Tie Me Down!¡Átame!Pedro Almodóvar1992(17th)Toto the Hero//Jaco van DormaelAliceWoody AllenClose to EdenNikita MikhalkovDances with WolvesKevin CostnerThe Silence of the LambsJonathan DemmeThelma & LouiseRidley Scott1993(18th)High HeelsPedro AlmodóvarHowards EndJames IvoryHusbands and WivesWoody AllenThe LoverL'amant/ Jean-Jacques AnnaudThe PlayerRobert Altman1994(19th)The Piano/Jane CampionFarewell My Concubine / /Chen KaigeManhattan Murder MysteryWoody AllenRaining StonesKen LoachThe Snapper/Stephen Frears1995(20th)Four Weddings and a FuneralMike NewellDear DiaryCaro diarioNanni MorettiPulp FictionQuentin TarantinoSchindler's ListSteven SpielbergShort CutsRobert Altman1996(21st)Land and FreedomKen LoachThe Bridges of Madison CountyClint EastwoodSmokePaul Auster and Wayne WangUndergroundПодземље / PodzemljeEmir KusturicaThe Usual SuspectsBryan Singer1997(22nd)Breaking the Waves/Lars von TrierFargoJoel CoenThe PromiseLa promesseJean-Pierre and Luc DardenneSecrets & LiesMike LeighThe PostmanIl postinoMichael Radford1998(23rd)Brassed OffMark HermanThe English Patient/Anthony MinghellaEveryone Says I Love YouWoody AllenHana-biTakeshi KitanoThe Full MontyPeter Cattaneo1999(24th)Life Is BeautifulRoberto BenigniThe CelebrationFestenThomas VinterbergCentral StationWalter SallesSaving Private RyanSteven SpielbergTitanicJames Cameron
2000s YearWinner and nomineesOriginal titleCountryDirector2000(25th)All About My MotherPedro AlmodóvarBeing John MalkovichSpike JonzeEyes Wide Shut/Stanley KubrickGhost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiJim JarmuschThe Thin Red LineTerrence Malick2001(26th)In the Mood for Love花樣年華Kar Wai WongAmerican BeautySam MendesBilly ElliotStephen DaldryDancer in the DarkLars von TrierYi YiYī YīEdward Yang2002(27th)Mulholland DriveDavid LynchThe Man Who Wasn't ThereJoel CoenMoulin Rouge!Baz LuhrmannThe Son's RoomNanni MorettiTrafficSteven Soderbergh2003(28th)Bowling for ColumbineMichael MooreMinority ReportSteven SpielbergOcean's ElevenSteven SoderberghPainted Fire / Chi-hwa-seonKwon-taek ImSpirited Away / Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushiHayao Miyazaki2004(29th)Mystic RiverClint EastwoodElephantGus Van SantGangs of New YorkMartin ScorseseThe Hours/Stephen DaldryThe ReturnВозвращение / Andrei Zvyagintsev2005(30th)Lost in TranslationSofia Coppola21 GramsAlejandro González IñárrituEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindMichel GondryFahrenheit 9/11Michael MooreThe Motorcycle DiariesDiarios de motocicleta/Walter Salles2006(31st)Million Dollar BabyClint EastwoodA History of ViolenceDavid CronenbergMatch Point/Woody AllenThe Sea InsideMar adentroAlejandro AmenábarWalk on Water / Lalekhet Al HaMayimEytan Fox2007(32nd)Little Miss SunshineJonathan Dayton and Valerie FarisBabel/Alejandro González IñárrituBrokeback MountainAng LeeThe QueenStephen FrearsVolverPedro Almodóvar2008(33rd)The Lives of OthersFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 DaysCristian MungiuEastern Promises/David CronenbergThe Edge of Heaven/Fatih AkinWe Own the NightJames Gray2009(34th)Waltz with BashirAri FolmanEldorado/Bouli LannersGomorrahGomorraMatteo GarroneInto the WildSean PennLorna's SilenceJean-Pierre and Luc DardenneThere Will Be BloodPaul Thomas AndersonTwo LoversJames Gray
2010s YearWinner and nomineesOriginal titleCountryDirector2010(35th)Gran TorinoClint EastwoodAvatarJames CameronMilkGus Van SantI Killed My Mother Xavier DolanA Town Called Panic/Stéphane Aubier and Vincent PatarThe White Ribbon/Michael HanekeSlumdog MillionaireDanny Boyle2011(36th)The Social NetworkDavid FincherBright Star/Jane CampionHeartbeatsXavier DolanIllegalIllégal/Olivier Masset-DepasseInception/Christopher NolanInvictusClint EastwoodThe Secret in Their EyesJuan José Campanella2012(37th)A SeparationAsghar FarhadiBlack Swan Darren AronofskyDriveNicolas Winding RefnIncendiesDenis VilleneuveMelancholiaLars von TrierThe Kid with a Bike Jean-Pierre and Luc DardenneThe King's Speech/Tom Hooper2013(38th)ArgoBen AffleckBullheadRundskop Michaël R. RoskamLaurence AnywaysXavier DolanOslo, August 31stOslo, 31. augustJoachim TrierThe Angels' ShareKen LoachA Royal Affair Nikolaj ArcelOur Children/Joachim Lafosse2014(39th)The Broken Circle BreakdownFelix Van GroeningenBlue Jasmine Woody AllenBlancanievesPablo BergerDead Man Talking/Patrick RidremontDjango UnchainedQuentin TarantinoGravity/Alfonso CuarónThe Great BeautyPaolo Sorrentino2015(40th)MommyXavier DolanBoyhood Richard Linklater12 Years A Slave/Steve McQueenTwo Days, One Night/Jean-Pierre and Luc DardenneWinter SleepKış UykusuNuri Bilge CeylanIdaPawel PawlikowskiThe Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson2016(41st)Birdman Alejandro González IñárrituSon of Saul Saul fia László Nemes I'm Dead but I Have Friends /Guillaume Malandrin and Stéphane MalandrinMia MadreNanni MorettiTaxi Jafar PanahiThe Brand New Testament /Jaco Van DormaelYouth /Paolo Sorrentino2017(42nd)I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach Aquarius Kleber Mendonça FilhoGraduation Bacalaureat Cristian MungiuThe Unknown Girl / Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre DardenneIt's Only the End of the World / Xavier Dolan Manchester by the Sea Kenneth LonerganToni Erdmann / Maren Ade2018(43rd)Loveless Andrey ZvyagintsevThe Nile Hilton Incident / Tarik SalehDunkirk / Christopher NolanLa La Land Damien ChazelleThe Square Ruben ÖstlundA Wedding Noces Stephan Streker2019(44th)Shoplifters Hirokazu Kore-edaGirl Lukas DhontThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri / Martin McDonaghCold WarZimna wojna / Paweł PawlikowskiOur Struggles / Guillaume Senez Capernaum Nadine LabakiHannah / Andrea Pallaoro
2020s YearWinner and nomineesOriginal titleCountryDirector2020(45th)ParasiteBong Joon-hoPain and GloryPedro AlmodóvarYoung AhmedLuc DardenneJean-Pierre DardenneJokerTodd PhillipsLolaLaurent MicheliOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodQuentin TarantinoThe TraitorMarco Bellocchio2021(46th)Another Round Druk Thomas Vinterberg1917 / Sam MendesCorpus Christi Boże Ciało / Jan KomasaDark Waters Todd HaynesThe August Virgin Jonás Trueba2022(47th)The FatherFlorian ZellerCompartment No. 6 Hytti nro 6 / Juho KuosmanenDrive My Car Ryusuke HamaguchiFirst Cow Kelly ReichardtJust 6.5 Saeed RoustayiParallel Mothers Pedro AlmodóvarThe Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier2023(48th)The BeastsAs bestas / Rodrigo SorogoyenBoy from Heaven Tarik SalehClose Lukas DhontEO Jerzy SkolimowskiTriangle of SadnessRuben Östlund2024(49th)The Nature of Love / Monia ChokriFallen Leaves / Aki KaurismäkiKidnapped Rapito Marco BellocchioOppenheimer / Christopher Nolan Perfect Days / Wim Wenders2025(50th)The Zone of Interest / Jonathan GlazerAnoraSean BakerThe Apprentice / Ali AbbasiThe Seed of the Sacred Fig / Mohammad RasoulofThe Substance / Coralie Fargeat2026(51st) One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson Black Dog Guan Hu The Secret Agent O Agente Secreto Kleber Mendonça Filho Sentimental Value Joachim Trier Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Awards by nation Country Number ofwinning films Number ofnominated films United States 17 88 United Kingdom 8 23 Italy 6 13 Spain 3 13 Belgium 2 18 Germany 2 12 Canada 2 7 Denmark 2 5 Japan 2 5 Sweden 1 6 Hong Kong 1 2 Iran 1 3 Australia 1 1 Israel 1 1 Russia 1 2 South Korea 1 2 New Zealand 1 1 Poland 1 6 Brazil 0 4 Norway 0 3 Argentina02 China 0 2 Romania 0 2 Turkey 0 2 Soviet Union 0 2 Yugoslavia 0 2 France 0 2 Hungary 0 1 India 0 1 Ireland 0 1 Lebanon 0 1 South Africa 0 1 Taiwan 0 1 Finland 0 2
Multiple winners 6 directors have won the award multiple times.
Wins Director 3 Clint Eastwood 2 Woody Allen Pedro Almodóvar Ken Loach David Lynch Ettore Scola
Notes
See also Lumière Award for Best French-Language Film Academy Award for Best International Feature Film BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
References
External links
César Award for Best Foreign Film at AlloCiné
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