Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.
Winners and nominees
1980s
- 1985: Kiss of the Spider Woman (O beijo da mulher aranha) - Héctor Babenco • Brazil/USA
- Dreamchild • UK
- The Hit • UK
- Ran - Akira Kurosawa • Japan
- 1986: A Room with a View - James Ivory • UK
- 28 Up • UK
- Men… (Männer…) • West Germany
- Mona Lisa - Neil Jordan • UK
- My Beautiful Laundrette • UK
- 1987: My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) - Lasse Hallström • Sweden
- Au revoir les enfants • France/West Germany
- Hope and Glory - John Boorman • UK
- Prick Up Your Ears - Stephen Frears • UK
- Tampopo • Japan
- 1988: Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) - Wim Wenders • West Germany
- Bagdad Café • West Germany
- The Kitchen Toto • UK
- A World Apart • Iran
- Yeelen • Mali
- 1989: My Left Foot - Jim Sheridan • Ireland/UK
- Distant Voices, Still Lives • UK
- Hanussen • Hungary
- High Hopes • UK
- Rouge (Yin ji kau) • Hong Kong
1990s
- 1990: Sweetie • Australia
- Black Rain (Kuroi ame) • Japan
- A City of Sadness (Bei qing cheng shi) • Taiwan
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover - Peter Greenaway • France/UK
- Freeze Die Come to Life (Zamri, umri, voskresni!) • Soviet Union
- 1991: An Angel at My Table • New Zealand/Australia/UK
- The Double Life of Véronique (La double vie de Véronique) • France/Poland
- Life is Sweet • UK
- Requiem for Dominic (Requiem für Dominik) • Austria/France/Romania
- Taxi Blues (Taksi-Blyuz) • Soviet Union
- 1992: The Crying Game - Neil Jordan • UK
- Close to Eden (Urga) • Soviet Union
- Danzon • Mexico/Spain
- Howards End - James Ivory • UK
- Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua) • China/Hong Kong/Taiwan
- 1993: The Piano - Jane Campion • Australia
- Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate) • Mexico
- Naked • UK
- Orlando • UK
- The Story of Qiu Ju (Qiu Ju da guan si) • China/Hong Kong
- 1994: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) - Krzysztof Kieślowski • France/Poland
- The Blue Kite (Lan feng zheng) • China/Hong Kong
- The Boys of St. Vincent • Canada
- Ladybird, Ladybird • UK
- Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould • Canada
- 1995: Before the Rain (Pred doždot) • Republic of Macedonia/UK
- The City of Lost Children (La cité des enfants perdus) • France
- Exotica - Atom Egoyan • Canada
- I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba) • Cuba/Soviet Union
- Through the Olive Trees (Zire darakhatan zeyton) • Iran
- 1996: Secrets & Lies - Mike Leigh • UK
- Breaking the Waves - Lars von Trier • Denmark
- Chungking Express (Chung Hing sam lam) • Hong Kong
- Lamerica • Italy
- Trainspotting - Danny Boyle • UK
- 1997: The Sweet Hereafter - Atom Egoyan • Canada
- Happy Together (Chun gwong cha sit) • Hong Kong
- Mouth to Mouth (Boca a boca) • Spain
- Nenette and Boni (Nénette et Boni) • France
- Underground • Yugoslavia/France/Germany
- 1998: The Celebration (Festen) • Denmark
- Central Station (Central do Brasil) • Brazil
- The Eel (Unagi) • Japan
- Fireworks (Hana-bi) • Japan
- The General • Ireland
- 1999: Run Lola Run (Lola rennt) • Germany
- All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) • Spain
- My Son the Fanatic • UK
- Rosetta • Belgium/France
- Topsy-Turvy - Mike Leigh • UK
2000s
- 2000: Dancer in the Dark - Lars von Trier • Denmark
- In the Mood for Love (Fa yeung nin wa) • France/Hong Kong
- Malli • India
- A Time for Drunken Horses (Zamani barayé masti asbha) • Iran
- The War Zone • UK
- 2001: Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) • France
- Amores perros • Mexico
- Lumumba • Belgium/France/Germany/Haiti
- Sexy Beast • UK/Spain
- Together (Tillsammans) • Denmark/Italy/Sweden
- 2002: Y Tu Mamá También • Mexico
- Atanarjuat (Atanarjuat) • Canada
- Bloody Sunday • Ireland/UK
- The Piano Teacher (La pianiste) • France
- Time Out (L'emploi du temps) • France
- 2003: Whale Rider • New Zealand/Germany
- City of God (Cidade de Deus) • Brazil
- Lilya 4-Ever (Lilja 4-ever) • Denmark
- The Magdalene Sisters • UK/Ireland
- The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) • France/Canada/Belgium
- 2004: The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) • Spain
- Bad Education (La mala educación) • Spain
- Oasis • South Korea
- Red Lights (Feux rouges) • France
- Yesterday • South Africa
- 2005: Paradise Now • Palestine/Netherlands/Germany/France
- The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Moartea domnului Lazarescu) • Romania
- Duck Season (Temporada de patos) • Mexico
- Head-On (Gegen die Wand) • Germany/Turkey
- Tony Takitani • Japan
- 2006: The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) • Germany
- 12:08 East of Bucharest (A fost sau n-a fost?) • Romania
- The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros) • Philippines
- Chronicle of an Escape (Crónica de una fuga) • Argentina
- Days of Glory (Indigènes) • France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium
- 2007: Once • Ireland
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile) • Romania
- The Band's Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) • France/Israel/USA
- Lady Chatterley • Belgium/France/UK
- Persepolis • France/USA
- 2008: The Class (Entre les murs) • France
- Gomorrah (Gomorra) • Italy
- Hunger • Ireland/UK
- The Secret of the Grain (La graine et le mulet) • France
- Silent Light (Stellet licht) • France/Germany/Netherlands/Mexico
- 2009: An Education - Lone Scherfig • UK
- Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick) • Sweden
- The Maid (La nana) • Chile
- Mother (Madeo) • South Korea
- A Prophet (Un prophète) • France
2010s
- 2010: The King's Speech – Tom Hooper • United Kingdom
- Kisses – Lance Daly • Ireland
- Mademoiselle Chambon – Stéphane Brizé • France
- Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux) – Xavier Beauvois • Morocco/France
- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat) – Apichatpong Weerasethakul • Thailand
- 2011: A Separation (Jodái-e Náder az Simin) - Asghar Farhadi • Iran
- The Kid with a Bike (Le Gamin au vélo) - Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne • Belgium
- Melancholia - Lars von Trier • Denmark
- Shame - Steve McQueen • United Kingdom
- Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine • United Kingdom
- 2012: Amour - Michael Haneke • Austria/Germany/France
- Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da) - Nuri Bilge Ceylan • Turkey
- Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) - Jacques Audiard • France/Belgium
- Sister (L'Enfant d'en haut) - Ursula Meier • Switzerland
- War Witch (Rebelle) - Kim Nguyen • Canada
