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.
Winners and nominees
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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
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
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
Year
Film
Original Title
Director
Country
2020 [ 4]
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 [ 5]
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 [ 6]
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 [ 7]
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