Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film

The Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film is an award presented annually at the Independent Spirit Awards to recognize the best feature films produced outside United States. It was first presented in 1986, with Brazilian-American drama Kiss of the Spider Woman being the first recipient of the award.

Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film
Presented byIndependent Spirit Awards
First awardedKiss of the Spider Woman (1986)
Currently held byAnatomy of a Fall (2023)
Websitespiritawards.com

Winners and nominees

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1980s

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Year Film Original Title Director Country
1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman O beijo da mulher aranha Héctor Babenco   Brazil,   United States
Dreamchild Gavin Millar   United Kingdom
The Hit Stephen Frears
Ran 乱 / Ran Akira Kurosawa   Japan
1986 A Room with a View James Ivory   United Kingdom
Men… Männer… Doris Dörrie   West Germany
28 Up Michael Apted   United Kingdom
Mona Lisa Neil Jordan
My Beautiful Laundrette Stephen Frears
1987 My Life as a Dog Mitt liv som hund Lasse Hallström   Sweden
Au revoir les enfants Louis Malle   France,   West Germany
Hope and Glory John Boorman   United Kingdom
Prick Up Your Ears Stephen Frears
Tampopo タンポポ / Tampopo Juzo Itami   Japan
1988 Wings of Desire Der Himmel über Berlin Wim Wenders   West Germany
The Kitchen Toto Harry Hook   United Kingdom
Bagdad Café Percy Adlon   West Germany
A World Apart Chris Menges   United Kingdom,   Zimbabwe
Yeelen Souleymane Cissé   Mali
1989 My Left Foot Jim Sheridan   Ireland,   United Kingdom
Hanussen István Szabó   Hungary
Distant Voices, Still Lives Terence Davies   United Kingdom
High Hopes Mike Leigh
Rouge 胭脂扣 / Yìnjì kau Stanley Kwan   Hong Kong

1990s

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Year Film Original Title Director Country
1990 Sweetie Jane Campion   Australia
Black Rain 黒い雨 / Kuroi ame Shohei Imamura   Japan
A City of Sadness 悲情城市 / Bēiqíng chéngshì Hou Hsiao-hsien   Taiwan
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Peter Greenaway   France,   United Kingdom
Freeze Die Come to Life Замри, умри, воскресни / Zamri, umri, voskresni! Vitali Kanevsky   Soviet Union
1991 An Angel at My Table Jane Campion   New Zealand,   United Kingdom,   Australia
The Double Life of Véronique La double vie de Véronique Krzysztof Kieślowski   France,   Poland
Life is Sweet Mike Leigh   United Kingdom
Requiem for Dominic Requiem für Dominik Robert Dornhelm   Austria,  France,   Romania
Taxi Blues Такси-блюз / Taksi-Blyuz Pavel Lungin   Soviet Union
1992 The Crying Game Neil Jordan   United Kingdom
Close to Eden Урга / Urga Nikita Mikhalkov   Soviet Union
Danzon Maria Novaro   Mexico,   Spain
Howards End James Ivory   United Kingdom
Raise the Red Lantern 大红灯笼高高挂 / Dà Hóng Dēnglong Gāogāo Guà Zhang Yimou   China,   Hong Kong,   Taiwan
1993 The Piano Jane Campion   Australia
Naked Mike Leigh   United Kingdom
Orlando Sally Potter
Like Water for Chocolate Como agua para chocolate Alfonso Arau   Mexico
The Story of Qiu Ju 秋菊打官司 / Qiū Jú dǎ guānsi Zhang Yimou   China,  Hong Kong
1994 Three Colors: Red Trois couleurs: Rouge Krzysztof Kieślowski   France,   Poland
The Blue Kite 蓝风筝 / Lán fēngzheng Tian Zhuangzhuang   China,   Hong Kong
Ladybird, Ladybird Ken Loach   United Kingdom
The Boys of St. Vincent John N. Smith   Canada
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould François Girard
1995 Before the Rain Pred doždot Milcho Manchevski   Macedonia,   United Kingdom
The City of Lost Children La cité des enfants perdus Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet   France
Exotica Atom Egoyan   Canada
I Am Cuba Soy Cuba Mikhail Kalatozov   Cuba,   Soviet Union
Through the Olive Trees زیر درختان زیتون / Zīr-e Derakhtān-e Zeytūn Abbas Kiarostami   Iran
1996 Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh   United Kingdom
Breaking the Waves Lars von Trier   Denmark
Chungking Express 重庆森林 / Chung Hing sam lam Wong Kar-wai   Hong Kong
Lamerica Gianni Amelio   Italy
Trainspotting Danny Boyle   United Kingdom
1997 The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan   Canada
Happy Together 春光乍泄 / Chun gwong cha sit Wong Kar-wai   Hong Kong
Mouth to Mouth Boca a boca Manuel Gómez Pereira   Spain
Nenette and Boni Nénette et Boni Claire Denis   France
Underground Podzemlje Emir Kusturica   FR Yugoslavia,   France,   Germany
1998 The Celebration Festen Thomas Vinterberg   Denmark
Central Station Central do Brasil Walter Salles   Brazil
The Eel うなぎ / Unagi Shohei Imamura   Japan
The General John Boorman   Ireland,   United Kingdom
Fireworks はなび / Hana-bi Takeshi Kitano   Japan
1999 Run Lola Run Lola rennt Tom Tykwer   Germany
All About My Mother Todo sobre mi madre Pedro Almodóvar   Spain
My Son the Fanatic Udayan Prasad   United Kingdom
Topsy-Turvy Mike Leigh
Rosetta Dardenne brothers   Belgium,   France

2000s

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Year Film Original Title Director Country
2000 Dancer in the Dark Danser i mørket Lars von Trier   Denmark
In the Mood for Love 花样年华 / Fa yeung nin wa Wong Kar-wai   France,   Hong Kong
Malli Santosh Sivan   India
A Time for Drunken Horses زمانی برای مستی اسب‌ها / Zamani barayé masti asbha Bahman Ghobadi   Iran
The War Zone Tim Roth   United Kingdom
2001 Amélie Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain Jean-Pierre Jeunet   France
Amores perros Alejandro González Iñárritu   Mexico
Lumumba Raoul Peck   Belgium,   France,   Germany,   Haiti
Sexy Beast Jonathan Glazer   United Kingdom,   Spain
Together Tillsammans Lukas Moodysson   Sweden,   Denmark,   Italy
2002 Y Tu Mamá También Alfonso Cuarón   Mexico
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Atanarjuat Zacharias Kunuk   Canada
Time Out L'emploi du temps Laurent Cantet   France
The Piano Teacher La pianiste Michael Haneke
Bloody Sunday Paul Greengrass   Ireland,   United Kingdom
2003 Whale Rider Niki Caro   New Zealand,   Germany
City of God Cidade de Deus Fernando Meirelles   Brazil
Lilya 4-Ever Lilja 4-ever Lukas Moodysson   Denmark
The Magdalene Sisters Peter Mullan   United Kingdom,   Ireland
The Triplets of Belleville Les triplettes de Belleville Sylvain Chomet   France,   Canada,   Belgium
2004 The Sea Inside Mar Adentro Alejandro Amenabar   Spain
Oasis 오아시스 / Oasiseu Lee Chang-dong   South Korea
Bad Education La mala educación Pedro Almodóvar   Spain
Red Lights Feux rouges Cédric Kahn   France
Yesterday Darrell Roodt   South Africa
2005 Paradise Now Hany Abu-Assad   Palestine,   Netherlands,   Germany,   France
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Moartea domnului Lazarescu Cristi Puiu   Romania
Duck Season Temporada de patos Fernando Eimbcke   Mexico
Head-On Gegen die Wand Fatih Akın   Germany,   Turkey
Tony Takitani トニー滝谷 / Tony Takitani Jun Ichikawa   Japan
2006 The Lives of Others Das Leben der Anderen Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck   Germany
12:08 East of Bucharest A fost sau n-a fost? Corneliu Porumboiu   Romania
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros Auraeus Solito   Philippines
Chronicle of an Escape Crónica de una fuga Israel Adrián Caetano   Argentina
Days of Glory Indigènes Rachid Bouchareb   France,   Morocco,   Algeria,   Belgium,   Japan
2007 Once John Carney   Ireland
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile Cristian Mungiu   Romania
The Band's Visit ביקור התזמורת / Bikur Ha-Tizmoret Eran Kolirin   France,   Israel,   United States
Persepolis Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud   France
Lady Chatterley Pascale Ferran   Belgium,   France
2008 The Class Entre les murs Laurent Cantet   France
Gomorrah Gomorra Matteo Garrone   Italy
The Secret of the Grain La graine et le mulet Abdellatif Kechiche   France
Hunger Steve McQueen   Ireland,   United Kingdom
Silent Light Stellet licht Carlos Reygadas   France,   Germany,   Netherlands,   Mexico
2009 An Education Lone Scherfig   United Kingdom
Everlasting Moments Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick Jan Troell   Sweden
The Maid La nana Sebastián Silva   Chile
Mother 마더 / Madeo Bong Joon-ho   South Korea
A Prophet Un prophète Jacques Audiard   France

2010s

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Year Film Original Title Director Country
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 ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ / Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat Apichatpong Weerasethakul   Thailand
2011 A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین / Jodaí-e Nadér az Simín Asghar Farhadi   Iran
The Kid with a Bike Le gamin au vélo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne   Belgium
Shame Steve McQueen   United Kingdom
Tyrannosaur Paddy Considine
Melancholia Lars von Trier   Denmark
2012 Amour Michael Haneke   Austria,  France,   Germany
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da Nuri Bilge Ceylan   Turkey,   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rust and Bone De rouille et d'os Jacques Audiard   France,   Belgium
War Witch Rebelle Kim Nguyen   Canada
Sister L'enfant d'en haut Ursula Meier   France,    Switzerland
2013 Blue Is the Warmest Colour La vie d'Adèle Abdellatif Kechiche   France
Gloria Sebastian Lelio   Chile
The Great Beauty La grande bellezza Paolo Sorrentino   Italy
The Hunt Jagten Thomas Vinterberg   Denmark
A Touch of Sin 天注定 / Tiān Zhùdìng Jia Zhangke   China
2014 Ida Paweł Pawlikowski   Poland
Force Majeure Turist Ruben Östlund   Sweden
Leviathan Левиафан / Leviafan Andrey Zvyagintsev   Russia
Mommy Xavier Dolan   Canada
Norte, the End of History Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan Lav Diaz   Philippines
Under the Skin Jonathan Glazer   United Kingdom
2015[1] Son of Saul Saul Fia László Nemes   Hungary
Embrace of the Serpent El abrazo de la serpiente Ciro Guerra   Colombia
Girlhood Bande de fillies Céline Sciamma   France
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron Roy Andersson   Sweden
Mustang Deniz Gamze Ergüven   France,   Turkey
2016[2] Toni Erdmann Maren Ade   Germany,   Romania
Aquarius Kleber Mendonça Filho   Brazil
Chevalier Athina Rachel Tsangari   Greece
My Golden Days Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse Arnaud Desplechin   France
Under the Shadow زیر سایه / Zeer-e sāye Babak Anvari   Iran,   United Kingdom
2017[3] A Fantastic Woman Una mujer fantástica Sebastián Lelio   Chile
120 Beats Per Minute 120 battements par minute Robin Campillo   France
I Am Not a Witch Rungano Nyoni   United Kingdom
Lady Macbeth William Oldroyd
Loveless Нелюбовь / Nelyubov Andrey Zvyagintsev   Russia
2018 Roma Alfonso Cuarón   Mexico
Burning 버닝 / Beoning Lee Chang-dong   South Korea
Happy as Lazzaro Lazzaro felice Alice Rohrwacher   Italy
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos   United Kingdom
Shoplifters 万引き家族 / Manbiki Kazoku Hirokazu Kore-eda   Japan
2019 Parasite 기생충 / Gisaengchung Bong Joon-ho   South Korea
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão A Vida Invisível Karim Aïnouz   Brazil
Les Misérables Ladj Ly   France
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Portrait de la jeune fille en feu Céline Sciamma
Retablo Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio   Peru
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg   United Kingdom

2020s

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Year Film Original Title Director Country
2020
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Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bacurau Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles   Brazil
The Disciple Chaitanya Tamhane   India
Night of the Kings La Nuit des rois Philippe Lacôte   Ivory Coast
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre Lili Horvát   Hungary
2021
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Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー / Doraibu mai kā Ryusuke Hamaguchi   Japan
Compartment No. 6 Hytti nro 6 / Купе номер шесть Juho Kuosmanen   Finland and   Russia
Parallel Mothers Madres Paralelas Pedro Almodóvar   Spain
Pebbles கூழாங்கல் / Koozhangal P.S. Vinothraj   India
Petite Maman Céline Sciamma   France
Prayers for the Stolen Noche de fuego Tatiana Huezo   Mexico
2022
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Joyland Saim Sadiq   Pakistan,   United States
Corsage Marie Kreutzer   Austria,   Luxembourg,   France,   Italy,   United Kingdom
Leonor Will Never Die Martika Ramirez Escobar   Philippines
Return to Seoul Retour à Séoul Davy Chou   South Korea,   France,   Belgium,   Romania
Saint Omer Alice Diop   France
2023
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Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet   France
Godland Volaða land / Vanskabte Land Hlynur Pálmason   Denmark,   Iceland
Mami Wata C.J. Obasi   Nigeria,   France,   United Kingdom
Tótem Lila Avilés   Mexico,   Denmark,   France
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer   United Kingdom,   Poland,   United States

References

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  1. ^ "'Carol,' 'Spotlight,' 'Beasts of No Nation' Lead Spirit Awards Nominations". Film Independent. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  2. ^ Warren, Matt (November 22, 2016). "2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Announced!". Independent Spirit Awards. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "2018 Independent Spirit Award Nominations: 'Get Out' and 'Call Me by Your Name' Dominate". Indiewire. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ 2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List|IndieWire
  5. ^ Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations - Variety
  6. ^ November 22, Emlyn Travis; EST, 2022 at 12:06 PM. "'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' 'Tár' lead 2023 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Here are the Winners of the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards!". Film Independent. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-02-26.