César Award for Best Foreign Film

César Award for Best Foreign Film
Country France
Presented by Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
First awarded 1976
Currently held by Birdman (2016)
Official website academie-cinema.org

This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Foreign Film (French: César du meilleur film étranger).

Winners and nominees

1970s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
1976
(1st)
Scent of a WomanProfumo di donna ItalyDino Risi
Aguirre, the Wrath of GodAguirre, der Zorn Gottes West GermanyWerner Herzog
The Magic FluteTrollflöjten SwedenIngmar Bergman
Nashville United StatesRobert Altman
1977
(2nd)
We All Loved Each Other So MuchC'eravamo tanto amati ItalyEttore Scola
Barry Lyndon Great BritainStanley Kubrick
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest United StatesMiloš Forman
Raise RavensCría cuervos SpainCarlos Saura
1978
(3rd)
A Special DayUna giornata particolare ItalyEttore Scola
The American FriendDer amerikanische Freund West GermanyWim Wenders
Annie Hall United StatesWoody Allen
Bread and ChocolatePane e cioccolata ItalyFranco Brusati
1979
(4th)
The Tree of Wooden ClogsL'albero degli zoccoli ItalyErmanno Olmi
Autumn SonataHöstsonaten SwedenIngmar Bergman
Julia United StatesFred Zinnemann
A Wedding United StatesRobert Altman

1980s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
1980
(5th)
Manhattan United StatesWoody Allen
Apocalypse Now United StatesFrancis Ford Coppola
Hair United StatesMiloš Forman
The Tin DrumDie Blechtrommel West GermanyVolker Schlöndorff
1981
(6th)
Shadow Warrior影武者 / Kagemusha JapanAkira Kurosawa
Fame United StatesAlan Parker
Kramer vs. Kramer United StatesRobert Benton
The Rose United StatesMark Rydell
1982
(7th)
The Elephant Man Great BritainDavid Lynch
The Circle of DeceitDie Fälschung West GermanyVolker Schlöndorff
Raiders of the Lost Ark United StatesSteven Spielberg
1983
(8th)
Victor Victoria Great BritainBlake Edwards
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial United StatesSteven Spielberg
The French Lieutenant's Woman Great BritainKarel Reisz
The WayYol TurkeySerif Gören and Yilmaz Güney
1984
(9th)
Fanny and AlexanderFanny och Alexander SwedenIngmar Bergman
Carmen SpainCarlos Saura
The Gods Must Be Crazy BotswanaJamie Uys
Tootsie United StatesSydney Pollack
1985
(10th)
Amadeus United StatesMiloš Forman
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Great BritainHugh Hudson
Maria's Lovers United StatesAndrei Konchalovsky
Paris, Texas West GermanyWim Wenders
1986
(11th)
The Purple Rose of Cairo United StatesWoody Allen
Desperately Seeking Susan United StatesSusan Seidelman
The Killing Fields Great BritainRoland Joffé
Ran JapanAkira Kurosawa
Year of the Dragon United StatesMichael Cimino
1987
(12th)
The Name of the RoseDer Name der Rose West GermanyJean-Jacques Annaud
After Hours United StatesMartin Scorsese
Hannah and Her Sisters United StatesWoody Allen
The Mission Great BritainRoland Joffé
Out of Africa United StatesSydney Pollack
1988
(13th)
The Last Emperor Italy/
 Great Britain
Bernardo Bertolucci
Dark EyesOci ciornie ItalyNikita Mikhalkov
Intervista ItalyFederico Fellini
The Untouchables United StatesBrian De Palma
Wings of DesireDer Himmel über Berlin West GermanyWim Wenders
1989
(14th)
Bagdad CaféOut of Rosenheim West GermanyPercy Adlon
Bird United StatesClint Eastwood
Salaam Bombay!सलाम बॉम्बे IndiaMira Nair
Who Framed Roger Rabbit United StatesRobert Zemeckis

1990s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
1990
(15th)
Dangerous Liaisons United StatesStephen Frears
Cinema ParadisoNuovo cinema Paradiso ItalyGiuseppe Tornatore
Rain Man United StatesBarry Levinson
Sex, Lies, and Videotape United StatesSteven Soderbergh
Time of the GypsiesДом за вешање / Dom za vešanje SFR YugoslaviaEmir Kusturica
1991
(16th)
Dead Poets Society United StatesPeter Weir
Goodfellas United StatesMartin Scorsese
Pretty Woman United StatesGarry Marshall
Taxi BluesTaksi-Blyuz Soviet UnionPavel Lungin
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!¡Átame! SpainPedro Almodóvar
1992
(17th)
Toto the HeroToto le héros BelgiumJaco van Dormael
Alice United StatesWoody Allen
Close to EdenUrga CISNikita Mikhalkov
Dances with Wolves United StatesKevin Costner
The Silence of the Lambs United StatesJonathan Demme
Thelma & Louise United StatesRidley Scott
1993
(18th)
High HeelsTacones lejanos SpainPedro Almodóvar
Howards End Great BritainJames Ivory
Husbands and Wives United StatesWoody Allen
The LoverL'amant France/
 Great Britain
Jean-Jacques Annaud
The Player United StatesRobert Altman
1994
(19th)
The Piano AustraliaJane Campion
Farewell My Concubine霸王別姬 / Ba wang bie ji China/
 Hong Kong
Chen Kaige
Manhattan Murder Mystery United StatesWoody Allen
Raining Stones Great BritainKen Loach
The Snapper Great BritainStephen Frears
1995
(20th)
Four Weddings and a Funeral Great BritainMike Newell
Dear DiaryCaro diario ItalyNanni Moretti
Pulp Fiction United StatesQuentin Tarantino
Schindler's List United StatesSteven Spielberg
Short Cuts United StatesRobert Altman
1996
(21st)
Land and Freedom Great BritainKen Loach
The Bridges of Madison County United StatesClint Eastwood
Smoke United StatesPaul Auster and Wayne Wang
Underground FR YugoslaviaEmir Kusturica
The Usual Suspects United StatesBryan Singer
1997
(22nd)
Breaking the Waves DenmarkLars von Trier
Fargo United StatesJoel Coen
The PromiseLa promesse BelgiumJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Secrets & Lies Great BritainMike Leigh
1998
(23rd)
Brassed Off Great BritainMark Herman
The English Patient Great Britain/
 United States
Anthony Minghella
Everyone Says I Love You United StatesWoody Allen
Fireworksはなび / Hana-bi JapanTakeshi Kitano
The Full Monty Great BritainPeter Cattaneo
1999
(24th)
Life is BeautifulLa vita è bella ItalyRoberto Benigni
The CelebrationFesten DenmarkThomas Vinterberg
Central StationCentral do Brasil BrazilWalter Salles
Saving Private Ryan United StatesSteven Spielberg
Titanic United StatesJames Cameron

2000s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
2000
(25th)
All About My MotherTodo sobre mi madre SpainPedro Almodóvar
Being John Malkovich United StatesSpike Jonze
Eyes Wide Shut Great Britain/
 United States
Stanley Kubrick
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai United StatesJim Jarmusch
The Thin Red Line United StatesTerrence Malick
2001
(26th)
In the Mood for Love花樣年華 / Fa yeung nin wa Hong KongKar Wai Wong
American Beauty United StatesSam Mendes
Billy Elliot Great BritainStephen Daldry
Dancer in the Dark DenmarkLars von Trier
Yi yi: A One and a TwoYi yi TaiwanEdward Yang
2002
(27th)
Mulholland Drive United StatesDavid Lynch
The Man Who Wasn't There United StatesJoel Coen
Moulin Rouge! AustraliaBaz Luhrmann
The Son's RoomLa stanza del figlio ItalyNanni Moretti
Traffic United StatesSteven Soderbergh
2003
(28th)
Bowling for Columbine United StatesMichael Moore
Minority Report United StatesSteven Spielberg
Ocean's Eleven United StatesSteven Soderbergh
Painted Fire취화선 / Chi-hwa-seon South KoreaKwon-taek Im
Spirited Away千と千尋の神隠し / Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi JapanHayao Miyazaki
2004
(29th)
Mystic River United StatesClint Eastwood
Elephant United StatesGus Van Sant
Gangs of New York United StatesMartin Scorsese
The Hours United StatesStephen Daldry
The ReturnВозвращение / Vozvrashcheniye RussiaAndrei Zvyagintsev
2005
(30th)
Lost in Translation United StatesSofia Coppola
21 Grams United StatesAlejandro González Iñárritu
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind United StatesMichel Gondry
Fahrenheit 9/11 United StatesMichael Moore
The Motorcycle DiariesDiarios de motocicleta United States/
 Great Britain
Walter Salles
2006
(31st)
Million Dollar Baby United StatesClint Eastwood
A History of Violence United StatesDavid Cronenberg
Match Point Great BritainWoody Allen
The Sea InsideMar adentro SpainAlejandro Amenábar
Walk on Waterללכת על המים / Lalekhet Al HaMayim IsraelEytan Fox
2007
(32nd)
Little Miss Sunshine United StatesJonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Babel United States/
 Mexico
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Brokeback Mountain United StatesAng Lee
The Queen Great BritainStephen Frears
To ReturnVolver SpainPedro Almodóvar
2008
(33rd)
The Lives of OthersDas Leben der Anderen GermanyFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile RomaniaCristian Mungiu
Eastern Promises Great Britain/ CanadaDavid Cronenberg
The Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen Seite Germany/
 Turkey
Fatih Akin
We Own the Night United StatesJames Gray
2009
(34th)
Waltz with Bashirואלס עם באשיר / Vals Im Bashir IsraelAri Folman
Eldorado BelgiumBouli Lanners
GomorrahGomorra ItalyMatteo Garrone
Into the Wild United StatesSean Penn
Lorna's SilenceLe silence de Lorna BelgiumJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
There Will Be Blood United StatesPaul Thomas Anderson
Two Lovers United StatesJames Gray

2010s

Year Winner and nominees Original title Country Director
2010
(35th)
Gran Torino United StatesClint Eastwood
Avatar United StatesJames Cameron
Milk United StatesGus Van Sant
I Killed My Mother J'ai tué ma mère CanadaXavier Dolan
A Town Called Panic BelgiumStepahne Aubier and Vincent Patar
The White Ribbon GermanyMichael Haneke
Slumdog Millionaire Great BritainDanny Boyle
2011
(36th)
The Social Network United StatesDavid Fincher
Bright Star Great Britain/
 Australia
Jane Campion
HeartbeatsLes amours imaginaires CanadaXavier Dolan
IllegalIllégal BelgiumOlivier Masset-Depasse
Inception United States/
 Great Britain
Christopher Nolan
Invictus United StatesClint Eastwood
The Secret in Their EyesEl secreto de sus ojos ArgentinaJuan José Campanella
2012
(37th)
A Separation IranAsghar Farhadi
Black Swan  United StatesDarren Aronofsky
Drive United StatesNicolas Winding Refn
Incendies CanadaDenis Villeneuve
Melancholia DenmarkLars von Trier
The Kid with a BikeLe gamin au vélo  BelgiumJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
The King's Speech Great BritainTom Hooper
2013
(38th)
Argo United StatesBen Affleck
BullheadRundskop  BelgiumMichaël R. Roskam
Laurence Anyways CanadaXavier Dolan
Oslo, August 31stOslo, 31. august NorwayJoachim Trier
The Angels' Share Great BritainKen Loach
A Royal AffairEn kongelig affære  DenmarkNikolaj Arcel
Our ChildrenÀ perdre la raison BelgiumJoachim Lafosse
2014
(39th)[1]
The Broken Circle Breakdown BelgiumFelix Van Groeningen
Blue Jasmine  United StatesWoody Allen
Blancanieves SpainPablo Berger
Dead Man Talking BelgiumPatrick Ridremont
Django Unchained United StatesQuentin Tarantino
Gravity Great Britain/
 United States
Alfonso Cuarón
The Great BeautyLa grande bellezza ItalyPaolo Sorrentino
2015
(40th)
Mommy CanadaXavier Dolan
Boyhood  United StatesRichard Linklater
12 Years A Slave United States/
 Great Britain
Steve McQueen
Two Days, One NightDeux jours, une nuit Belgium/
 Italy/
 France
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Winter Sleep TurkeyNuri Bilge Ceylan
Ida Great Britain/
 Poland
Pawel Pawlikowski
The Grand Budapest Hotel Germany
 Great Britain
Wes Anderson
2016
(41st)
Birdman  United StatesAlejandro González Iñárritu
Son of Saul Saul fia  HungaryLászló Nemes
I'm Dead but I Have Friends Je suis mort mais j'ai des amis Belgium
 France
Guillaume Malandrin and Stéphane Malandrin
Mia Madre Italy
 France
Nanni Moretti
Taxi تاکسی IranJafar Panahi
The Brand New Testament Le Tout Nouveau Testament  Belgium
 France
 Luxembourg
Jaco Van Dormael
Youth Youth - La giovinezza  Italy
 France
  Switzerland
 United Kingdom
Paolo Sorrentino

See also

References

  1. "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter (Prometheus Global Media). 2014-01-31. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-07-29.

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