Awards & Winners

César Award for Best Foreign Film

César Award

This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Foreign Film.

Check all the winners of César Award for Best Foreign Film presented under César Award since 1976 .


Felix Van Groeningen

Honored for : The Broken Circle Breakdown

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Felix Van Groeningen The Broken Circle Breakdown
Pablo Berger Snow White
Woody Allen Blue Jasmine
Patrick Ridremont Dead Man Talking
Quentin Tarantino Django Unchained
Paolo Sorrentino The Great Beauty
Alfonso Cuarón Gravity

Ben Affleck

Honored for : Argo

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joachim Lafosse Our Children
Ben Affleck Argo
Michael R. Roskam Bullhead
Xavier Dolan Laurence Anyways
Joachim Trier Oslo, August 31st
Ken Loach The Angels' Share
Nikolaj Arcel A Royal Affair

Asghar Farhadi

Honored for : A Separation

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Darren Aronofsky Black Swan
Twentieth Century Fox
Tom Hooper The King's Speech
Wild Bunch Distribution
Nicolas Winding Refn Drive
Le Pacte","Wild Side
Jean-Pierre Dardenne The Kid with a Bike
Archipel 35
Luc Dardenne The Kid with a Bike
Archipel 35
Denis Villeneuve Incendies
TS Productions
Lars von Trier Melancholia
Slot Machine
Asghar Farhadi A Separation
Memento Films

David Fincher

Honored for : The Social Network

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Xavier Dolan Heartbeats
Jane Campion Bright Star
Juan José Campanella The Secret in Their Eyes
Olivier Masset-Depasse Illegal
Christopher Nolan Inception
Clint Eastwood Invictus
David Fincher The Social Network

Clint Eastwood

Honored for : Gran Torino

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Clint Eastwood Gran Torino
James Cameron Avatar
Gus Van Sant Milk
Xavier Dolan I Killed My Mother
Stéphane Aubier A Town Called Panic
Vincent Patar A Town Called Panic
Michael Haneke The White Ribbon
Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire

Ari Folman

Honored for : Waltz with Bashir

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matteo Garrone Gomorrah
Ari Folman Waltz with Bashir
Bouli Lanners Eldorado
Sean Penn Into the Wild
Jean-Pierre Dardenne The Silence of Lorna
Luc Dardenne The Silence of Lorna
Paul Thomas Anderson There Will Be Blood
James Gray Two Lovers

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Honored for : The Lives of Others

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck The Lives of Others
Cristian Mungiu 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
David Cronenberg Eastern Promises
Fatih Ak?n The Edge of Heaven
James Gray We Own the Night

Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris

Honored for : Little Miss Sunshine

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jonathan Dayton Little Miss Sunshine
Valerie Faris Little Miss Sunshine
Alejandro González Iñárritu Babel
Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain
Stephen Frears The Queen
Pedro Almodóvar Volver

Clint Eastwood

Honored for : Million Dollar Baby

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby
David Cronenberg A History of Violence
Woody Allen Match Point
Alejandro Amenábar The Sea Inside
Eytan Fox Walk on Water

Sofia Coppola

Honored for : Lost in Translation

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation
Alejandro González Iñárritu 21 Grams
Michel Gondry Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michael Moore Fahrenheit 9/11
Walter Salles The Motorcycle Diaries

Clint Eastwood

Honored for : Mystic River

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Clint Eastwood Mystic River
Gus Van Sant Elephant
Martin Scorsese Gangs of New York
Stephen Daldry The Hours
Andrey Zvyagintsev The Return

Michael Moore

Honored for : Bowling for Columbine

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Moore Bowling for Columbine
Steven Spielberg Minority Report
Steven Soderbergh Ocean's Eleven
Im Kwon-taek Painted Fire
Hayao Miyazaki Spirited Away

David Lynch

Honored for : Mulholland Drive

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Lynch Mulholland Drive
Joel Coen The Man Who Wasn't There
Baz Luhrmann Moulin Rouge!
Nanni Moretti The Son's Room
Steven Soderbergh Traffic

Wong Kar-wai

Honored for : In the Mood for Love

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wong Kar-wai In the Mood for Love
Sam Mendes American Beauty
Stephen Daldry Billy Elliot
Lars von Trier Dancer in the Dark
Edward Yang Yi Yi: A One and a Two

Pedro Almodóvar

Honored for : All About My Mother

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pedro Almodóvar All About My Mother
Spike Jonze Being John Malkovich
Stanley Kubrick Eyes Wide Shut
Jim Jarmusch Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Terrence Malick The Thin Red Line

Roberto Benigni

Honored for : Life Is Beautiful

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roberto Benigni Life Is Beautiful
Thomas Vinterberg The Celebration
Steven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan
James Cameron Titanic
Walter Salles Central Station

Mark Herman

Honored for : Brassed Off

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Herman Brassed Off
Anthony Minghella The English Patient
Woody Allen Everyone Says I Love You
Takeshi Kitano Fireworks
Peter Cattaneo The Full Monty

Lars von Trier

Honored for : Breaking the Waves

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lars von Trier Breaking the Waves
Joel Coen Fargo
Ethan Coen Fargo
Jean-Pierre Dardenne The Promise
Luc Dardenne The Promise
Mike Leigh Secrets & Lies

Ken Loach

Honored for : Land and Freedom

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ken Loach Land and Freedom
Clint Eastwood The Bridges of Madison County
Paul Auster Smoke
Wayne Wang Smoke
Emir Kusturica Underground
Bryan Singer The Usual Suspects

Mike Newell

Honored for : Four Weddings and a Funeral

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Newell Four Weddings and a Funeral
Nanni Moretti Caro diario
Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction
Steven Spielberg Schindler's List
Robert Altman Short Cuts

Jane Campion

Honored for : The Piano

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jane Campion The Piano
Chen Kaige Farewell My Concubine
Woody Allen Manhattan Murder Mystery
Ken Loach Raining Stones
Stephen Frears The Snapper

Pedro Almodóvar

Honored for : High Heels

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pedro Almodóvar High Heels
James Ivory Howards End
Woody Allen Husbands and Wives
Jean-Jacques Annaud The Lover
Robert Altman The Player

Jaco Van Dormael

Honored for : Toto the Hero

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jaco Van Dormael Toto the Hero
Woody Allen Alice
Nikita Mikhalkov Close to Eden
Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves
Jonathan Demme The Silence of the Lambs
Ridley Scott Thelma & Louise

Peter Weir

Honored for : Dead Poets Society

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Weir Dead Poets Society
Martin Scorsese Goodfellas
Garry Marshall Pretty Woman
Pavel Lungin Taxi Blues
Pedro Almodóvar Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Stephen Frears

Honored for : Dangerous Liaisons

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Frears Dangerous Liaisons
Giuseppe Tornatore Cinema Paradiso
Barry Levinson Rain Man
Steven Soderbergh Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Emir Kusturica Time of the Gypsies

Percy Adlon

Honored for : Bagdad Café

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Percy Adlon Bagdad Café
Clint Eastwood Bird
Mira Nair Salaam Bombay!
Robert Zemeckis Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Bernardo Bertolucci

Honored for : The Last Emperor

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bernardo Bertolucci The Last Emperor
Nikita Mikhalkov Dark Eyes
Federico Fellini Intervista
Brian De Palma The Untouchables
Wim Wenders Wings of Desire

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Honored for : The Name of the Rose

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean-Jacques Annaud The Name of the Rose
Martin Scorsese After Hours
Woody Allen Hannah and Her Sisters
Roland Joffé The Mission
Sydney Pollack Out of Africa

Woody Allen

Honored for : The Purple Rose of Cairo

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Woody Allen The Purple Rose of Cairo
Susan Seidelman Desperately Seeking Susan
Roland Joffé The Killing Fields
Akira Kurosawa Ran
Michael Cimino Year of the Dragon

Miloš Forman

Honored for : Amadeus

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miloš Forman Amadeus
Hugh Hudson Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Andrei Konchalovsky Maria\u2019s Lovers
Wim Wenders Paris, Texas

Ingmar Bergman

Honored for : Fanny and Alexander

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingmar Bergman Fanny and Alexander
Carlos Saura Carmen
Jamie Uys The Gods Must Be Crazy
Sydney Pollack Tootsie

Blake Edwards

Honored for : Victor Victoria

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Blake Edwards Victor Victoria
Steven Spielberg E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Karel Reisz The French Lieutenant's Woman
?erif Gören The Road
Y?lmaz Güney The Road

David Lynch

Honored for : The Elephant Man

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Lynch The Elephant Man
Volker Schlöndorff Circle of Deceit
Steven Spielberg Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Andrzej Wajda Man of Iron

Akira Kurosawa

Honored for : Kagemusha

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Akira Kurosawa Kagemusha
Alan Parker Fame
Robert Benton Kramer vs. Kramer
Mark Rydell The Rose

Woody Allen

Honored for : Manhattan

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Woody Allen Manhattan
Francis Ford Coppola Apocalypse Now
Miloš Forman Hair
Volker Schlöndorff The Tin Drum

Ermanno Olmi

Honored for : The Tree of Wooden Clogs

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingmar Bergman Autumn Sonata
Ermanno Olmi The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Fred Zinnemann Julia
Robert Altman A Wedding

Ettore Scola

Honored for : A Special Day

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ettore Scola A Special Day
Wim Wenders The American Friend
Woody Allen Annie Hall
Franco Brusati Bread and Chocolate

Ettore Scola

Honored for : We All Loved Each Other So Much

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ettore Scola We All Loved Each Other So Much
Stanley Kubrick Barry Lyndon
Miloš Forman One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Carlos Saura Cria Cuervos

Dino Risi

Honored for : Scent of a Woman

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingmar Bergman The Magic Flute
Dino Risi Scent of a Woman
Werner Herzog Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Robert Altman Nashville