Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film

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.[1] The Award was handed out from 1992–2004.[2]

Best Foreign Film
AACTA Award
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Film Institute (AFI)
First awarded1992
Last awarded2004
Websitehttp://www.aacta.org

Winners and nominees edit

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.[2]

  Winner marked in a separate colour
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 solntsem
Утомлённые 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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "AACTA – The Academy". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 9 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Winners and nominees by year:

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