The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film was an award presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), for a film made outside of Australia in English or non-English language. It was handed out at the Australian Film Institute Awards (known commonly as the AFI Awards), which are now the AACTA Awards after the establishment of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), by the AFI. The Award was handed out from 1992–2004.
Winners and nominees In the following table, films listed first in boldface and highlighted in gold are the winners. Those that are not in boldface or highlighted are the nominees.Winners and nominees by year: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004:
Year Film title Original title Country(ies) Recipient(s) 1992(34th) Truly, Madly, Deeply Truly, Madly, Deeply United Kingdom Robert Cooper 1993(35th) The Crying Game The Crying Game United Kingdom Stephen Woolley 1993(35th) The Player The Player United States David Brown, Michael Tolkin and Nick Wechsler 1993(35th) Raise the Red Lantern Dà Hóng Dēnglóng Gāogāo Guà 大紅燈籠高高掛 China Hong Kong Taiwan Chiu Fu-sheng 1993(35th) Husbands and Wives Husbands and Wives United States Robert Greenhut 1994(36th) Four Weddings and a Funeral Four Weddings and a Funeral United Kingdom Duncan Kenworthy 1994(36th) Like Water for Chocolate Como agua para chocolate Mexico Alfonso Arau 1994(36th) Schindler's List Schindler's List United States Branko Lustig, Gerald R. Molen and Steven Spielberg 1994(36th) In the Name of the Father In the Name of the Father Ireland United Kingdom Jim Sheridan 1995(37th) Once Were Warriors Once Were Warriors New Zealand Lee Tamahori 1995(37th) Heavenly Creatures Heavenly Creatures New Zealand Jim Booth and Peter Jackson 1995(37th) Priest Priest United Kingdom George Faber and Josephine Ward 1995(37th) Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction United States Lawrence Bender 1996(38th) Fargo Fargo United States Ethan Coen 1996(38th) Burnt by the Sun Utomlyonnye solntsemУтомлённые солнцем Russia Nikita Mikhalkov and Michael Seydoux 1996(38th) Dead Man Walking Dead Man Walking United States Jon Kilik, Tim Robbins and Rudd Simmons 1996(38th) Trainspotting Trainspotting United Kingdom Andrew Macdonald 1997(39th) Secrets & Lies Secrets & Lies United Kingdom Simon Channing-Williams 1997(39th) Breaking the Waves Breaking the Waves Denmark Peter Aalbaek Jensen and Vibeke Windeløv 1997(39th) The English Patient The English Patient United Kingdom United States Saul Zaentz 1997(39th) Romeo + Juliet Romeo + Juliet United States Baz Luhrmann and Gabriella Martinelli 1998(40th) L.A. Confidential L.A. Confidential United States Curtis Hanson, Arnon Milchan and Michael G. Nathanson 1998(40th) Kundun Kundun United States Barbara De Fina 1998(40th) The Full Monty The Full Monty United Kingdom Uberto Pasolini 1998(40th) The Ice Storm The Ice Storm United States Ted Hope, James Schamus and Ang Lee 1999(41st) Life Is Beautiful La vita è bella Italy Gianluigi Braschi and Elda Ferri 1999(41st) Elizabeth Elizabeth United Kingdom Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Alison Owen 1999(41st) The Thin Red Line The Thin Red Line United States Robert Michael Giesler, Grant Hill and John Roberdeau 1999(41st) The Truman Show The Truman Show United States Scott Rudin 2000(42nd) American Beauty American Beauty United States Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks 2000(42nd) All About My Mother Todo sobre mi madre Spain Agustín Almodóvar 2000(42nd) Being John Malkovich Being John Malkovich United States Michael Stipe and Sandy Stern 2000(42nd) The Sixth Sense The Sixth Sense United States Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Barry Mendel 2001(43rd) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Wòhǔ Cánglóng臥虎藏龍 Taiwan Ang Lee and James Schamus 2001(43rd) Almost Famous Almost Famous United States Ian Bryce and Cameron Crowe 2001(43rd) Billy Elliot Billy Elliot United Kingdom Greg Brenman and Jon Finn 2001(43rd) In the Mood for Love Huāyàng niánhuá花樣年華 Hong Kong Wong Kar-wai 2002(44th) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Zealand Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Tim Sanders and Fran Walsh 2002(44th) A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind United States Brian Grazer and Ron Howard 2002(44th) Amélie Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain France Claudie Ossard 2002(44th) Gosford Park Gosford Park United Kingdom United States Robert Altman, Bob Balaban and David Levy 2003(45th) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Zealand Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne and Fran Walsh 2003(45th) Bowling for Columbine Bowling for Columbine United States Charles Bishop, Jim Czarnecki, Michael Donovan, Kathleen Glynn and Michael Moore 2003(45th) The Hours The Hours United Kingdom United States Robert Fox and Scott Rudin 2003(45th) Whale Rider Whale Rider New Zealand John Barnett, Frank Hübner and Tim Sanders 2004(46th) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Zealand Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne and Fran Walsh 2004(46th) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind United States Anthony Bregman and Steve Golin 2004(46th) Lost in Translation Lost in Translation Japan United States Sofia Coppola and Ross Katz 2004(46th) Mystic River Mystic River United States Clint Eastwood, Judie G. Hoyt and Robert Lorenz
See also AACTA Awards AACTA Award for Best Film AACTA International Award for Best Film
References
External links The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Official website