Nominations & Winners by Category:
International Feature Film

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners in the category of International Feature Film. The symbol appears next to the winner for each year. Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the nominees and winners in that category.

1947  (20th)

(Honorary Award)

To Shoe-Shine, A.L.F.A. Cinematografica; Lopert Films. (Italy) – the high quality of this motion picture, brought to eloquent life in a country scarred by war, is proof to the world that the creative spirit can triumph over adversity. [Statuette]

1948  (21st)

(Honorary Award)

To Monsieur Vincent. (France) – voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1948. [Statuette]

1949  (22nd)

(Honorary Award)

To The Bicycle Thief, Vittorio DeSica Productions; Mayer-Burstyn. (Italy) – voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1949. [Statuette]

1950  (23rd)

(Honorary Award)

To The Walls of Malapaga. (Italy, France) – voted by the Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States in 1950. [Statuette]

1951  (24th)

(Honorary Award)

To Rashomon, Daiei Production; RKO Radio. (Japan) – voted by the Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1951. [Statuette]

1952  (25th)

(Honorary Award)

To Forbidden Games, Silver Films; Times Film Corporation. (France) Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1952. [Statuette]

1954  (27th)

(Honorary Award)

To Gate of Hell, Daiei Production; Edward Harrison. (Japan) Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1954. [Statuette]

1955  (28th)

(Honorary Award)

To Samurai, the Legend of Musashi. (Japan) Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1955. [Statuette]

1956  (29th)

The Captain of Kopenick, Real-Film G.m.b.H. (West Germany) Gyula Trebitsch and Walter Koppel, Producers.

Gervaise, Agnes Delahaie Productions Cinematographiques & Silver Film. (France) Annie Dorfmann, Producer.

Harp of Burma, Nikkatsu Corporation. (Japan) Masayuki Takagi, Producer.

La Strada, Ponti-De Laurentiis Production; Trans-Lux Distributing Corporation. (Italy) Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti, Producers.

Qivitoq, A/S Nordisk Films Kampagni. (Denmark) O. Dalsgaard-Olsen, Producer.

1957  (30th)

The Devil Came at Night, Gloria Film. (West Germany)

Gates of Paris, Filmsonor S.A. Production. (France, Italy)

Mother India, Mehboob Productions. (India)

The Nights of Cabiria, Dino De Laurentiis Production. (Italy, France)

Nine Lives, A/S Nordsjo/film. (Norway)

1958  (31st)

Arms and the Man, H. R. Sokal-P. Goldbaum Production, Bavaria Filmkunst A.G. (West Germany)

La Venganza, Guion Producciones Cinematograficas. (Spain, Italy)

My Uncle, Spectra-Gray-Alter Films in association with Films del Centaure. (France, Italy)

The Road a Year Long, Jadran Film Production. (Italy, Yugoslavia)

The Usual Unidentified Thieves, Lux-Vides-Cinecitta. (Italy)

1959  (32nd)

Black Orpheus, Dispatfilm & Gemma Cinematografica. (Brazil, France, Italy)

The Bridge, Fono Film. (West Germany)

The Great War, Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica. (Italy, France)

Paw, Laterna Film. (Denmark)

The Village on the River, N.V. Nationale Film Productie Maatschappij. (Netherlands)

1960  (33rd)

Kapo, Vides-Zebrafilm-Cineriz. (Italy, France, Yugoslavia)

La Verite, Han Productions. (France, Italy)

Macario, Clasa Films Mundiales, S.A. (Mexico)

The Ninth Circle, Jadran Film Production. (Yugoslavia, Croatia)

The Virgin Spring, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri Production; Janus Films. (Sweden)

1961  (34th)

Harry and the Butler, Bent Christensen Production. (Denmark)

Immortal Love, Shochiku Company, Ltd. (Japan)

The Important Man, Peliculas Rodrigues, S.A. (Mexico)

Placido, Jet Films. (Spain)

Through a Glass Darkly, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri Production; Janus Films. (Sweden)

1962  (35th)

Electra, Michael Cacoyannis Production. (Greece)

The Four Days of Naples, Titanus-Metro; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Italy)

Keeper of Promises (The Given Word), Cinedistri. (Brazil)

Sundays and Cybele, Terra Film-Fides-Orsay Films-Les Films du Trocadero; Columbia. (France, Austria)

Tlayucan, Producciones Matouk, S.A. (Mexico)

1963  (36th)

Federico Fellini’s 8-1/2, Cineriz Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Italy, France)

Knife in the Water, Film Polski Kamera Unit. (Poland)

Los Tarantos, Tecisa-Films R.B. (Spain)

The Red Lanterns, Th. Damaskinos & V. Michaelides A.E. (Greece)

Twin Sisters of Kyoto, Shochiku Company, Ltd. (Japan)

1964  (37th)

Raven’s End, AB Europa Film. (Sweden)

Sallah, Sallah Film, Ltd. Production. (Israel)

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Parc-Madeleine-Beta Films; American International Pictures. (France, West Germany)

Woman in the Dunes, Teshigahara Production; Pathe Contemporary Films. (Japan)

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, C. C. Champion-Les Films Concordia Production. (Italy, France)

1965  (38th)

Blood on the Land, Th. Damaskinos & V. Michaelides A.E.-Finos Film. (Greece)

Dear John, A.B. Sandrew-Ateljeerna. (Sweden)

Kwaidan, Toho Company, Ltd. Production. (Japan)

Marriage Italian Style, C. C. Champion-Les Films Concordia Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Italy, France) Italy.

The Shop on Main Street, Ceskoslovensky Film Company Production; Prominent Films. (Czechoslovakia)

1966  (39th)

The Battle of Algiers, Igor Film-Casbah Film Production; Allied Artists. (Italy, Algeria)

Loves of a Blonde, Barrandov Film Studios Production. (Czechoslovakia)

A Man and a Woman, Les Films 13 Production; Allied Artists. (France)

Pharaoh, Kadr Film Unit Production. (Poland)

Three, Avala Film Production. (Yugoslavia)

1967  (40th)

Closely Watched Trains, Barrandov Film Studios Production. (Czechoslovakia)

El Amor Brujo, Films R.B., S.A. Production. (Spain)

I Even Met Happy Gypsies, Avala Film Production. (Yugoslavia)

Live for Life, Les Films Ariane-Les Productions Artistes Associes-Vides Films Production. (France, Italy)

Portrait of Chieko, Shochiku Company, Ltd. (Japan)

1968  (41st)

The Boys of Paul Street, Bohgros Films-Mafilm Studio I Production. (Hungary, USA)

The Firemen’s Ball, Barrandov Film Studios Production. (Czechoslovakia, Italy)

The Girl with the Pistol, Documento Film Production. (Italy)

Stolen Kisses, Les Films du Carrosse-Les Productions Artistes Associes Production. (France)

War and Peace, Mosfilm Studios Production; Walter Reade-Continental Distributing. (Soviet Union)

1969  (42nd)

Adalen ’31, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri Production. (Sweden)

The Battle of Neretva, United Film Producers-Igor Film-Eichberg Film-Commonwealth United Production. (Yugoslavia, Italy, West Germany, USA)

The Brothers Karamazov, Mosfilm Studios Production. (Soviet Union)

My Night with Maud, Films du Losange-F.F.P.-Films du Carrosse-Films des Deux Mondes-Les Films de la Pleiade-Productions La Gueville-Renn Films-Simar Films Production; Pathe Contemporary Films. (France)

Z, Reggane Films-O.N.C.I.C. Production; Cinema V Distributing. (France, Algeria)

1970  (43rd)

First Love, Alfa Productions S.A.-Seitz Film Production. (West Germany, Switzerland, Hungary)

Hoa-Binh, Madeleine-Parc-La Gueville-C.A.P.A.C. Production. (France)

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Vera Films S.p.A. Production; Columbia. (Italy)

Paix Sur Les Champs, Philippe Collette-E.G.C. Production. (Belgium)

Tristana, Forbes Films, Ltd.-United Cineworld-Epoca Films S.A.-Talia Film S.A.-Les Films Corona-Selenia Cinematografica s.r.l. Production. (Spain, Italy, France)

1971  (44th)

Dodes’ka-den, Toho Company, Ltd.-Yonki no Kai Production. (Japan)

The Emigrants, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri Production; Warner Bros. (Sweden)

The Garden of the Finzi Continis, Gianni Hecht Lucari-Arthur Cohn Production; Cinema 5, Ltd. (Italy, West Germany)

The Policeman, Ephi-Israeli Motion Picture Studio Production. (Israel)

Tchaikovsky, Dimitri Tiomkin-Mosfilm Studios Production. (Soviet Union)

1972  (45th)

The Dawns Here Are Quiet, Gorky Film Studios Production. (Soviet Union)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Serge Silberman Production; 20th Century-Fox. (France)

I Love You Rosa, Noah Films, Ltd. Production. (Israel)

My Dearest Senorita, El Iman Production. (Spain)

The New Land, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri Production. (Sweden)

1973  (46th)

Day for Night, Les Films Du Carrosse-P.E.C.F. (Paris)-P.I.C. (Rome) Production; Warner Bros. (France, Italy)

The House on Chelouche Street, Noah Films, Ltd. Production. (Israel)

L’invitation, Groupe 5 Geneve-Television Suisse Romande-Citel Films-Planfilm (Paris) Production. (Switzerland, France)

The Pedestrian, ALFA Glarus-MFG-Seitz-Zev Braun Production. (Switzerland, West Germany, Israel)

Turkish Delight, Rob Houwer Film Production. (Netherlands)

1974  (47th)

Amarcord, F.C. (Rome) - P.E.C.F. (Paris) Production; New World Pictures. (Italy, France)

Cats’ Play, Hunnia Studio Production. (Hungary)

The Deluge, Film Polski Production. (Poland, Soviet Union)

Lacombe, Lucien, NEF-UPF (Paris)-Vides Film (Rome)-Hallelujah Film (Munich) Production. (France, Italy, West Germany)

The Truce, Tamames-Zemborain Production. (Argentina)

1975  (48th)

Dersu Uzala, Mosfilm Studios Production. (Soviet Union, Japan)

Land of Promise, Film Polski Production. (Poland)

Letters from Marusia, Conacine Production. (Mexico)

Sandakan No. 8, Toho Company, Ltd.-Haiyuza Production. (Japan)

Scent of a Woman, Dean Film Production; 20th Century-Fox. (Italy)

1976  (49th)

Black and White in Color, Arthur Cohn Production/Societe Ivoirienne de Cinema. (Côte d’Ivoire, France, West Germany, Switzerland)

Cousin, Cousine, Les Films Pomereu-Gaumont Production; Northal Film Distributors Ltd. (France)

Jacob, the Liar, VEB/DEFA Production. (East Germany, Czechoslovakia)

Nights and Days, Polish Corporation for Film-“KADR” Film Unit Production. (Poland)

Seven Beauties, Medusa Distribuzione Production; Cinema 5, Ltd. (Italy)

1977  (50th)

Iphigenia, Greek Film Centre Production. (Greece)

Madame Rosa, Lira Films Production. (France)

Operation Thunderbolt, Golan-Globus Production. (Israel)

A Special Day, Canafox Films Production; Cinema 5, Ltd. (Italy, Canada) Italy.

That Obscure Object of Desire, Greenwich-Les Films Galaxie-Incine Compania Industrial, S.A. Production; First Artists. (France, Spain)

1978  (51st)

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Les Films Ariane-C.A.P.A.C. Production. (France, Belgium)

The Glass Cell, Roxy Film Production. (West Germany, Portugal)

Hungarians, Dialog Studio Production. (Hungary)

Viva Italia!, Dean Film Production. (Italy)

White Bim Black Ear, Central Studio of Films for Children and Youth Production. (Soviet Union)

1979  (52nd)

The Maids of Wilko, Polish Corporation for Film Production. (Poland, France)

Mama Turns a Hundred, Elias Querejeta P.C. Production. (Spain, France)

A Simple Story, Renn Productions/Sara Films/F.R. 3/Rialto Films Production. (France, West Germany)

The Tin Drum, Franz Seitz Film/Bioskop Film/Artemis Film/Hallelujah Film/GGB 14.KG/Argos Films Production. (West Germany, France, Poland, Yugoslavia)

To Forget Venice, Rizzoli Film/Action Film Production. (Italy, France)

1980  (53rd)

Confidence, Mafilm Studios Production. (Hungary)

Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior), Toho Company, Ltd.-Kurosawa Productions, Ltd. Co-production; 20th Century-Fox. (Japan, USA)

The Last Metro, Les Films du Carrosse Production. (France)

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, Mosfilm Studios Production. (Soviet Union)

The Nest, A. Punto E.L. S.A. Production. (Spain, Argentina)

1981  (54th)

The Boat Is Full, Limbo Film AG Production. (Switzerland, West Germany, Austria)

Man of Iron, Polish Corporation for Film, Unit “X” Production. (Poland)

Mephisto, Mafilm-Objektiv Studio and Manfred Durniok Production. (West Germany, Hungary, Austria)

Muddy River, Kimura Production. (Japan)

Three Brothers, Iter Film (Rome)/Gaumont (Paris) Production. (Italy, France)

1982  (55th)

Alsino and the Condor, Nicaraguan Film Institute Production. (Nicaragua, Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica)

Coup de torchon (“Clean Slate”), Films de la Tour Production. (France)

The Flight of the Eagle, Bold Productions for The Swedish Film Institute, The Swedish Television SVT 2, Svensk Filmindustri and Norsk Film A/S Production. (Sweden, West Germany, Norway)

Private Life, Mosfilm Studios Production. (Soviet Union)

Volver a Empezar (“To Begin Again”), Nickel Odeon, S.A. Production. (Spain)

1983  (56th)

Carmen, Emiliano Piedra Production. (Spain)

Entre Nous, Partners Production. (France)

Fanny & Alexander, Cinematograph AB for the Swedish Film Institute/Swedish Television SVT 1 (Sweden)/Gaumont (France)/Personafilm and Tobis Filmkunst (BRD) Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Sweden, France, West Germany)

Job’s Revolt, Mafilm Tarsulas Studio/Hungarian Television (Budapest)/ZDF (Mainz) Production. (Hungary)

Le Bal, Cineproduction S.A. - Films A2 (Paris)/Massfilm (Rome)/O.N.C.I.C. (Alger) Production. (France, Italy, Algeria)

1984  (57th)

Beyond the Walls, April Films Ltd. Production. (Israel)

Camila, GEA Cinematographica S.r.l. Production. (Argentina, Spain)

Dangerous Moves, Arthur Cohn Production. (France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland)

Double Feature, Nickel Odeon, S.A. Production. (Spain)

Wartime Romance, Odessa Film Studio Production. (Soviet Union)

1985  (58th)

Angry Harvest, CCC-Filmkunst GmbH/Admiral Film Production. (West Germany)

Colonel Redl, Mafilm-Objektiv Studio/Manfred Durniok/ORF/ZDF Production. (Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, West Germany)

The Official Story, Historias Cinematograficas/Cinemania and Progress Communications Production; Almi Pictures. (Argentina)

Three Men and a Cradle, Flach Film Production. (France)

When Father Was Away on Business, Forum Film Production. (Yugoslavia)

1986  (59th)

The Assault, Fons Rademakers Production B.V. for Cannon Group Holland. (Netherlands)

Betty Blue, Gaumont Presentation of a Constellation/Cargo Production. (France)

The Decline of the American Empire, Malofilm Group/National Film Board of Canada Production. (Canada)

My Sweet Little Village, Barrandov Film Studios Production. (Czechoslovakia)

“38”, Arabella Film/Satel Film Production. (Austria, West Germany)

1987  (60th)

Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children), NEF (Paris) Production; Orion Classics. (France, West Germany, Italy)

Babette’s Feast, Panorama Film International Production in cooperation with Nordisk Film and the Danish Film Institute. (Denmark)

Course Completed, Nickel Odeon Dos Production. (Spain)

The Family, Massfilm-Cinecitta-Les Films Ariane-Cinemax Production. (Italy, France)

Pathfinder, Filmkameratene Production. (Norway)

1988  (61st)

Hanussen, Objektiv Studio/CCC Filmkunst/ZDF/Hungarofilm/Mokep Production. (Hungary, West Germany, Austria)

The Music Teacher, RTBF/K2 One Production. (Belgium)

Pelle the Conqueror, Per Holst/Kaerne Films Production; Miramax Films. (Denmark, Sweden)

Salaam Bombay!, Mirabai Production. (UK, India, France)

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, El Deseo/Laurenfilm Production. (Spain)

1989  (62nd)

Camille Claudel, Films Christian Fechner/Lilith Films/Gaumont/A2 TV France/Films A2/DD Production; Orion Classics. (France)

Cinema Paradiso, Cristaldifilm/Films Ariane Production. (Italy, France)

Jesus of Montreal, Max Films/Gerard Mital Production. (Canada, France)

Waltzing Regitze, Nordisk Film/Danish Film Institute Production. (Denmark)

What Happened to Santiago, Dios los Cria Producciones/Pedro Muniz Production. (Puerto Rico)

1990  (63rd)

Cyrano de Bergerac, Hachette Premiere/Camera One Production; Orion Classics. (France)

Journey of Hope, Catpics/Condor Features Production. (Switzerland, Turkey, UK, France)

Ju Dou, China Film Co-Production Corporation/Tokuma Shoten Publishing Production. (China, Japan)

The Nasty Girl, Sentana Filmproduktion. (West Germany)

Open Doors, Erre Produzioni/Istituto Luce Production. (Italy)

1991  (64th)

Children of Nature, Icelandic Film Corporation, Ltd./Max Film (Berlin)/Metro Film (Oslo) Production. (Iceland, Norway, Germany)

The Elementary School, Barrandov Film Studios Production. (Czechoslovakia)

Mediterraneo, Pentafilm S.p.A./A.M.A. Film S.r.l. Production. (Italy)

The Ox, Sweetland Films AB/Jean Doumanian Production. (Sweden, Norway, Denmark)

Raise the Red Lantern, ERA International (HK) Ltd. Presentation in association with China Film Co-production Corporation Production. (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan)

1992  (65th)

Close to Eden, Camera One-Hachette premiere et Compagnie/UGC Images (France)/Studio Trite (URSS) Production. (France, Soviet Union)

Daens, Favourite Films/Films Derives/Titane & Shooting Star Filmcompany Production. (Belgium, France, Netherlands)

Indochine, Paradis Films/La Generale d’Images/BAC Films/Orly Films/Cine Cinq Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France)

A Place in the World, Adolfo Aristarain/Osvaldo Papaleo/Mirna Rosales Production. (Argentina, Spain, Uruguay) [NOTE: After nominations were announced, information came to light that showed that this film was wholly produced in Argentina, and had insufficient Uruguayan artistic control. The film was declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot.]

Schtonk, Bavaria Film GmbH Production. (Germany)

1993  (66th)

Belle Epoque, Fernando Trueba P.C. (Madrid)/Lola Films (Barcelona)/Animatografo (Lisbon)/French Production (Paris) Production. (Spain, Portugal, France)

Farewell My Concubine, Tomson (HK) Films Company Ltd. Production; Miramax Films. (China, Hong Kong)

Hedd Wyn, Pendefig Cyf Production. (UK)

The Scent of Green Papaya, Les Productions Lazennec (Paris)/Giai Phong Film Studio (Ho Chi Minh City) Production. (France, Vietnam)

The Wedding Banquet, Central Motion Pictures Corporation Production. (Taiwan, USA)

1994  (67th)

Before the Rain, Aim Production/Noe Productions/Vardar Films Production; Gramercy Pictures. (Republic of Macedonia, France, UK)

Burnt by the Sun, Camera One/Studio “Trite” Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Russia, France)

Eat Drink Man Woman, Central Motion Picture Corporation Production in association with Ang Lee Productions and Good Machine; Samuel Goldwyn Company. (Taiwan)

Farinelli: Il Castrato, K2 Productions/RTL/TVI/Stephan Films/Alinea Films/Le Studio Canal +/UGC Images/France 2 Cinema/MG S.r.l./Italian International Film S.r.l. Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France, Italy, Belgium, UK)

Strawberry and Chocolate, ICAIC/IMCINE/Telemadrid/S.G.A.E./Tabasco Films Production; Miramax Films. (Cuba, Mexico, Spain, USA)

1995  (68th)

All Things Fair, Per Holst Film Production. (Denmark, Sweden)

Antonia’s Line, Bergen Theatre-Film-Television Production; First Look Pictures. (Netherlands, Belgium, UK, France)

Dust of Life, 3B Production. (France, Algeria, Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong)

O Quatrilho, Producoes Cinematograficas L.C. Barreto Ltda./Filmes do Equador Ltda. Production. (Brazil)

The Star Maker, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Production; Miramax Films. (Italy)

1996  (69th)

A Chef in Love, Adam and Eve Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France, Georgia, Ukraine, Belgium, Russia, Germany)

Kolya, Biograf Jan Sverak/Portobello Pictures/Ceska Televize/Pandora Cinema Production; Miramax Films. (Czech Republic, UK, France)

The Other Side of Sunday, NRK Drama Production. (Norway)

Prisoner of the Mountains, Caravan JSC/B.G. Production; Orion Classics. (Russia, Kazakhstan)

Ridicule, Epithete/Cinea Production; Miramax Films. (France)

1997  (70th)

Beyond Silence, Claussen + Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH/Roxy-Film GmbH Production; Miramax Films. (Germany)

Character, First Floor Features Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Netherlands, Belgium)

Four Days in September, Producoes Cinematograficas L.C. Barreto Ltda./Filmes do Equador Ltda. Production; Miramax Films. (Brazil, USA)

Secrets of the Heart, Aiete Films/Ariane Films Production. (France, Portugal, Spain)

The Thief, NTV-Profit (Russia)/Productions le Pont (France)/Roissy Films (France) Production; Stratosphere Releasing. (Russia, France)

1998  (71st)

Central Station, Arthur Cohn Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Brazil, France)

Children of Heaven, Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults Production; Miramax Films. (Iran)

The Grandfather, Nickel Odeon Dos S.A. Production; Miramax Films. (Spain)

Life Is Beautiful, Melampo Cinematografica Production; Miramax Films. (Italy)

Tango, Argentina Sono Film/Alma ATA International Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Spain, Argentina)

1999  (72nd)

All About My Mother, El Deseo S.A./Renn/France 2 Cinéma Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Spain, France)

Caravan, Galatée Films - France 2 Cinéma - Les Productions de la Guéville/Les Productions JMH/Antelope (UK) Limited/National Studio Limited/Bac Films Production. (France, Switzerland, UK, Nepal)

East-West, UGC YM Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, France, Spain)

Solomon and Gaenor, APT Film and Television Company Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (UK)

Under the Sun, Sweetwater AB Production. (Sweden)

2000  (73rd)

Amores Perros, AltaVista Films Production; Lions Gate Films. (Mexico)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zoom Hunt International Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China)

Divided We Fall, Total Helpart T.H.A./Czech Television Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Czech Republic)

Everybody Famous!, Otomatic Production; Miramax Films. (Belgium, Netherlands, France)

The Taste of Others, Telema/Les Films A4/France 2 Cinema Production; Offline Entertainment and Miramax Zöe. (France)

2001  (74th)

Amélie, UGC Images Production; Miramax Zoë. (France, Germany) France.

Elling, Maipo Film and TV Production; First Look Pictures. (Norway)

Lagaan, Aamir Khan Productions Pvt. Ltd. Production; SET Pictures. (India)

No Man’s Land, Noé Productions/Fabrica Cinema/Man’s Films/Counihan Villiers Productions/Studio Maj/Casablanca Production; United Artists through MGM. (France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Belgium, UK, Slovenia)

Son of the Bride, Pol-ka Producciónes/Patagonik Film Group/Jempsa/Tornasol Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Argentina, Spain)

2002  (75th)

El Crimen del Padre Amaro, Alameda Films/BluFilms/Foprocine/Gob. del Estado de Veracruz-Llave Production; Samuel Goldwyn Films. (Mexico, Spain, Argentina, France) Mexico.

Hero, Beijing New Picture Film Company/Elite Group Enterprises Production; Miramax. (China, Hong Kong) People’s Republic of China.

The Man Without a Past, Sputnik Oy/Pandora Film/Pyramide Prods. Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Finland, Germany, France) Finland.

Nowhere in Africa, MTM Medien & Television München Production; Zeitgeist Films. (Germany) Germany.

Zus & Zo, Filmprodukties de Luwte Production; LifeSize Entertainment. (Netherlands) The Netherlands.

2003  (76th)

The Barbarian Invasions, Cinémaginaire Inc. Production; Miramax. (Canada, France) Canada.

Evil, Moviola Film & Television Production. (Sweden, Denmark) Sweden.

The Twilight Samurai, Shochiku/Nippon Television Network/Sumitomo/Hakuhodo/Nippon Shuppan Hanbai/Eisei Gekijo Production; Empire Pictures. (Japan) Japan.

Twin Sisters, IdtV Film Production; Miramax. (Netherlands, Luxembourg) The Netherlands.

Želary, Total HelpArt T.H.A./Barrandov Studio Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria) Czech Republic.

2004  (77th)

As It Is in Heaven, GF Studios Production. (Sweden, Denmark) Sweden.

The Chorus (Les choristes), Galatée Films/Pathé Renn/France 2 Cinema/Novo Arturo Films/Vega Film AG Production; Miramax. (France, Switzerland, Germany) France.

Downfall, Constantin Film Production. (Germany, Austria, Italy) Germany.

The Sea Inside, Sogecine and Himenóptero Production; Fine Line Features and Sogepaq. (Spain, France, Italy) Spain.

Yesterday, Videovision Entertainment Production; HBO Films. (South Africa) South Africa. [Directed by *NC2*]

2005  (78th)

Don’t Tell, Cattleya/Rai Cinema Production. (Italy, UK, France, Spain) Italy.

Joyeux Noël, Nord-Ouest Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France, Germany, UK, Belgium, Romania, Norway, Japan, USA) France.

Paradise Now, Augustus Film Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (Palestine, France, Germany, Netherlands, Israel) The Palestinian Territories.

Sophie Scholl—The Final Days, Goldkind Filmproduktion and Broth Film Production; Zeitgeist Films. (Germany) Germany.

Tsotsi, Moviworld Production; Miramax. (UK, South Africa) South Africa.

2006  (79th)

After the Wedding, Zentropa Entertainments 16 Production; IFC Films. (Denmark, Sweden, UK, Norway) Denmark.

Days of Glory (Indigènes), Tessalit Production; The Weinstein Company/IFC Films. (Algeria, France, Morocco, Belgium) Algeria.

The Lives of Others, Wiedemann & Berg Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Germany) Germany.

Pan’s Labyrinth, Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production; Picturehouse. (Mexico, Spain) Mexico.

Water, Hamilton-Mehta Production; Fox Searchlight. (Canada, India) Canada.

2007  (80th)

Beaufort, Metro Communications, Movie Plus Production; Kino International. (Israel) Israel.

The Counterfeiters, Aichholzer Filmproduktion, Magnolia Filmproduktion Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Austria, Germany) Austria.

Katyń, Akson Studio Production. (Poland) Poland.

Mongol, Eurasia Film Production; Picturehouse. (Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan.

12, Three T Production. (Russia) Russia.

2008  (81st)

The Baader Meinhof Complex, Constantin Film Production. (Germany, France, Czech Republic) Germany.

The Class, Haut et Court Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France) France.

Departures, Departures Film Partners Production; Regent Releasing. (Japan) Japan.

Revanche, Prisma Film/Fernseh Production; Janus Films. (Austria) Austria.

Waltz with Bashir, Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Israel, France, Germany, USA, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia) Israel.

2009  (82nd)

Ajami, Inosan Production; Kino International. (Germany, Israel) Israel.

The Milk of Sorrow, Wanda Visión/Oberon Cinematogràfica/Vela Production. (Spain, Peru) Peru.

A Prophet, Why Not/Page 114/Chic Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France, Italy) France.

The Secret in Their Eyes, Haddock Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Argentina, Spain) Argentina.

The White Ribbon, X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film/Les Films du Losange/Lucky Red Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Canada) Germany.

2010  (83rd)

Biutiful, Menage Atroz, Mod Producciones and Ikiru Films Production; Roadside Attractions. (Mexico, Spain) Mexico.

Dogtooth, Boo Production; Kino International. (Greece) Greece.

In a Better World, Zentropa Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Denmark, Sweden) Denmark.

Incendies, micro_scope Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Canada, France) Canada.

Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi), Tassili Films Production; Cohen Media Group. (France, Algeria, Belgium, Tunisia, Italy) Algeria.

2011  (84th)

Bullhead, Savage Film Production. (Belgium, Netherlands) Belgium.

Footnote, Footnote Limited Partnership Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Israel) Israel.

In Darkness, Studio Filmowe Zebra Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Poland, Germany, Canada) Poland.

Monsieur Lazhar, micro_scope Production; Music Box Films. (Canada) Canada.

A Separation, Dreamlab Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Iran, France) Iran.

2012  (85th)

Amour, Les Films du Losange/X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Austria, France, Germany)

Kon-Tiki, Nordisk Film Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden)

No, Fabula Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Chile, France, Mexico, USA)

A Royal Affair, Zentropa Production; Magnolia Pictures. (Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany)

War Witch, Item 7 Production; Tribeca Film. (Canada)

2013  (86th)

The Broken Circle Breakdown, A Menuet Production; Tribeca Film. (Belgium, Netherlands)

The Great Beauty, An Indigo Film Production; Janus Films. (Italy, France)

The Hunt, A Zentropa Entertainments 19 Production; Magnolia Pictures. (Denmark, Sweden)

The Missing Picture, A Bophana Production; Strand Releasing. (Cambodia, France)

Omar, An Omar Production Company Production; Adopt Films. (Palestine)

2014  (87th)

Ida, a Phoenix Film-Opus Film in association with Portobello Pictures and Phoenix Poland Production; Music Box Films. (Poland, Denmark, France, UK)

Leviathan, a Non-Stop Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Russia)

Tangerines. (Estonia, Georgia)

Timbuktu. (Mauritania, France)

Wild Tales, a Kramer & Sigman Films/El Deseo Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Argentina, Spain)

2015  (88th)

Embrace of the Serpent, a Ciudad Lunar Producciones Production; Oscilloscope Laboratories. (Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina)

Mustang, a CG Cinema Production; Cohen Media Group. (Turkey, France, Germany, Qatar)

Son of Saul, a Laokoon Filmgroup Production; Sony Pictures Classic. (Hungary)

Theeb, a Bayt Al Shawareb Production; Film Movement. (United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, UK)

A War, a Nordisk Film Production; Magnolia Pictures. (Denmark, France)

2016  (89th)

Land of Mine, Nordisk Film. (Denmark, Germany)

A Man Called Ove, A Tre Vänner production; Nordisk Film. (Sweden)

The Salesman, A Memento Films Production/Asghar Farhadi Production/Arte France Cinéma production; Filmiran/Memento Films Distribution. (Iran, France)

Tanna, Lightyear Entertainment. (Australia, Vanuatu)

Toni Erdmann, A QA Komplizen Film/Coop99/KNM/Missing Link Films/SWR/WDR/Arte production; NFP Marketing & Distribution/Enfilade. (Germany, Austria, Monaco, Romania, France, Switzerland)

2017  (90th)

A Fantastic Woman, A Fabula Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Chile, Germany, Spain, USA)

The Insult, A Douri Film Production; Cohen Media Group. (France, Cyprus, Belgium, Lebanon, USA)

Loveless, A Non-Stop Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Russia, France, Germany, Belgium)

On Body and Soul, An Inforg-M&M Film Production; Netflix. (Hungary)

The Square, A Plattform Production; Magnolia Pictures. (Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark)

2018  (91st)

Capernaum, A Mooz Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Lebanon, France, USA)

Cold War, An Opus Film/Apocalypso Pictures/MK Production; Amazon Studios. (Poland, UK, France)

Never Look Away, A Pergamon Film/Wiedemann & Berg Film in coproduction with Beta Cinema, ARD Degeto and Bayerischer Rundfunk Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Germany, Italy)

Roma, A Netflix/Participant Media/Esperanto-Filmoj Production; Netflix. (Mexico, USA)

Shoplifters, A Gaga Corporation Production; Magnolia Pictures. (Japan)

2019  (92nd)

Corpus Christi, An Aurum Film Production; Film Movement. (Poland)

Honeyland, A Pharmachem/Apolo Media/Trice Films Production; Neon. (Republic of Macedonia)

Les Misérables, A SRAB Films Production; Amazon Studios. (France)

Pain and Glory, An El Primer Deseo/El Deseo Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Spain)

Parasite, A Barunson E&A Production; Neon. (South Korea)

2020  (93rd)

Another Round, A Zentropa Entertainments Production; Samuel Goldwyn Films. (Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands)

Better Days, A Goodfellas Pictures Limited Production. (China, Hong Kong)

Collective, An Alexander Nanau Production/Samsa Film/HBO Europe Production; Magnolia Pictures/Participant. (Romania, Luxembourg, Germany)

The Man Who Sold His Skin, A Tanit Films Production; Samuel Goldwyn Films. (Tunisia, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Turkey)

Quo Vadis, Aida?, A Deblokada Production; Super LTD. (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Romania, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, Turkey, Norway)

2021  (94th)

Drive My Car, A C&I Entertainment/Culture Entertainment/Bitters End Production; Sideshow and Janus Films. (Japan)

Flee, A Final Cut for Real/Sun Creature/Vivement Lundi !/MostFilm/Mer Film/VICE/Left HandFilms Production; Neon. (Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, UK, USA, Finland, Italy, Spain, Estonia, Slovenia)

The Hand of God, The Apartment Production. (Italy, USA)

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, Dangphu Dingphu: a 3 pigs Production. (Bhutan, China)

The Worst Person in the World, An Oslo Pictures/MK Productions/Film i Väst/Snowglobe/B-Reel/Arte France Cinéma Production. (Norway, France, Sweden, Denmark)

2022  (95th)

All Quiet on the Western Front, Netflix/Amusement Park Film in co-prod. with Gunpowder Films in assoc. with Sliding Down Rainbows Entertainment/Anima Pictures Prod.; Netflix. (Germany, USA, UK)

Argentina, 1985, La Unión de los Ríos Prod.; Amazon Studios. (Argentina, UK, USA)

Close, Menuet Prod.; A24. (Belgium, Netherlands, France)

EO, Skopia Film Prod.; Sideshow and Janus Films. (Poland, Italy, UK)

The Quiet Girl, Inscéal Prod.; Super. (Ireland)

2023  (96th)

Io Capitano, Archimede Production. (Italy, Belgium, France)

Perfect Days, Master Mind Production; Neon. (Japan, Germany)

Society of the Snow, Netflix/Netflix Spain/Misión de Audaces Films in collaboration with El Arriero Films Production; Netflix. (Spain, Chile, Uruguay, USA)

The Teachers’ Lounge, if...Productions Film GmbH Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Germany)

The Zone of Interest, Film4/A24 Production; A24. (USA, UK, Poland)