BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film (British Academy Film Awards)

British Academy Film Awards

BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the annual film awards given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Date Established : 1982

Check all the winners of BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film presented under British Academy Film Awards since 1983 .

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Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima

Honored for : The Great Beauty

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Abdellatif Kechiche	Blue Is the Warmest Colour
Brahim Chioua	Blue Is the Warmest Colour
Vincent Maraval	Blue Is the Warmest Colour
Paolo Sorrentino	The Great Beauty
Francesca Cima	The Great Beauty
Nicola Giuliano	The Great Beauty
Joshua Oppenheimer	The Act of Killing
Signe Byrge Sørensen	The Act of Killing
Haifaa al-Mansour	Wadjda
Roman Paul	Wadjda
Gerhard Meixner	Wadjda
Sean Ellis	Metro Manila
Mathilde Charpentier	Metro Manila

Michael Haneke, Margaret Ménégoz

Honored for : Amour

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Haneke	Amour
Margaret Ménégoz	Amour
Morten Tyldum	Headhunters
Marianne Gray	Headhunters
Asle Vatn	Headhunters
Thomas Vinterberg	The Hunt
Sisse Graum Jørgensen	The Hunt
Morten Kaufmann	The Hunt
Jacques Audiard	Rust and Bone
Pascal Caucheteux	Rust and Bone
Eric Toledano	The Intouchables
Olivier Nakache	The Intouchables
Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky	The Intouchables
Yann Zenou	The Intouchables
Laurent Zeitoun	The Intouchables

Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar

Honored for : The Skin I Live In

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Denis Villeneuve	Incendies
Kim McCraw	Incendies
Luc Déry	Incendies
François Ozon	Potiche
Eric Altmeyer	Potiche
Nicolas Altmeyer	Potiche
Wim Wenders	Pina
Gian-Piero Ringel	Pina
Asghar Farhadi	A Separation
Pedro Almodóvar	The Skin I Live In
Agustín Almodóvar	The Skin I Live In

Søren Stærmose, Niels Arden Oplev

Honored for : The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alejandro González Iñárritu	Biutiful
Fernando Bovaira	Biutiful
Jon Kilik	Biutiful
Søren Stærmose	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Niels Arden Oplev	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Francesco Melzi d’Eril	I Am Love
Marco Morabito	I Am Love
Massimiliano Violante	I Am Love
Luca Guadagnino	I Am Love
Xavier Beauvois	Of Gods and Men
Pascal Caucheteux	Of Gods and Men
Etienne Comar	Of Gods and Men
Mariela Besuievsky	The Secret in Their Eyes
Juan José Campanella	The Secret in Their Eyes

Marco Cherqui, Pascal Caucheteux, Alix Raynaud, Jacques Audiard

Honored for : A Prophet

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Agustín Almodóvar	Broken Embraces
Pedro Almodóvar	Broken Embraces
Anne Fontaine	Coco Before Chanel
Philippe Carcassonne	Coco Before Chanel
Caroline Benjo	Coco Before Chanel
Carole Scotta	Coco Before Chanel
Carl Molinder	Let the Right One In
Tomas Alfredson	Let the Right One In
John Nordling	Let the Right One In
Jacques Audiard	A Prophet
Alix Raynaud	A Prophet
Marco Cherqui	A Prophet
Pascal Caucheteux	A Prophet
Stefan Arndt	The White Ribbon
Michael Haneke	The White Ribbon
Veit Heiduschka	The White Ribbon
Margaret Ménégoz	The White Ribbon

Yves Marmion, Philippe Claudel

Honored for : I've Loved You So Long

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Yves Marmion	I've Loved You So Long
Philippe Claudel	I've Loved You So Long
Bernd Eichinger	The Baader Meinhof Complex
Uli Edel	The Baader Meinhof Complex
Domenico Procacci	Gomorrah
Matteo Garrone	Gomorrah
Xavier Rigault	Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi	Persepolis
Marc-Antoine Robert	Persepolis
Vincent Paronnaud	Persepolis
Ari Folman	Waltz with Bashir
Serge Lalou	Waltz with Bashir
Gerhard Meixner	Waltz with Bashir
Yael Nahlieli	Waltz with Bashir

Quirin Berg, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Max Wiedemann

Honored for : The Lives of Others

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Quirin Berg	The Lives of Others
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck	The Lives of Others
Max Wiedemann	The Lives of Others
Kathleen Kennedy	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jon Kilik	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Julian Schnabel	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Rebecca Yeldham	The Kite Runner
Walter F. Parkes	The Kite Runner
William Horberg	The Kite Runner
Marc Forster	The Kite Runner
Alain Goldman	La Vie en Rose
Olivier Dahan	La Vie en Rose
Ang Lee	Lust, Caution
William Kong	Lust, Caution
James Schamus	Lust, Caution

Alfonso Cuarón, Álvaro Augustín, Bertha Navarro, Frida Torresblanco, Guillermo del Toro

Honored for : Pan's Labyrinth

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alfonso Cuarón	Pan's Labyrinth
Álvaro Augustín	Pan's Labyrinth
Guillermo del Toro	Pan's Labyrinth
Bertha Navarro	Pan's Labyrinth
Frida Torresblanco	Pan's Labyrinth
Bruce Davey	Apocalypto
Mel Gibson	Apocalypto
Teun Hilte	Black Book
Paul Verhoeven	Black Book
Jens Meurer	Black Book
San Fu Maltha	Black Book
Ronnie Screwvala	Rang De Basanti
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Rang De Basanti
Agustín Almodóvar	Volver
Pedro Almodóvar	Volver

Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard

Honored for : The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Pascal Caucheteux	The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Jacques Audiard	The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Humbert Balsan	The Big Journey
Ismaël Ferroukhi	The Big Journey
Christophe Rossignon	Merry Christmas
Christian Carion	Merry Christmas
Stephen Chow	Kung Fu Hustle
Jeffrey Lau	Kung Fu Hustle
Po Chu Chui	Kung Fu Hustle
Peter Fudakowski	Tsotsi
Gavin Hood	Tsotsi

Edgard Tenenbaum, Karen Tenkhoff, Walter Salles, Michael Nozik

Honored for : The Motorcycle Diaries

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Nozik	The Motorcycle Diaries
Karen Tenkhoff	The Motorcycle Diaries
Edgard Tenenbaum	The Motorcycle Diaries
Walter Salles	The Motorcycle Diaries
Arthur Cohn	The Chorus
Christophe Barratier	The Chorus
Nicolas Mauvernay	The Chorus
Jacques Perrin	The Chorus
Francis Boespflug	A Very Long Engagement
Jean-Pierre Jeunet	A Very Long Engagement
Agustín Almodóvar	Bad Education
Pedro Almodóvar	Bad Education
Zhang Yimou	House of Flying Daggers
William Kong	House of Flying Daggers

Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom, Anita Overland

Honored for : In This World

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andrew Eaton	In This World
Anita Overland	In This World
Michael Winterbottom	In This World
Denise Robert	The Barbarian Invasions
Denys Arcand	The Barbarian Invasions
Daniel Louis	The Barbarian Invasions
Didier Brunner	The Triplets of Belleville
Sylvain Chomet	The Triplets of Belleville
Gilles Sandoz	To Be and to Have
Nicolas Philibert	To Be and to Have
Stefan Arndt	Good bye, Lenin!
Wolfgang Becker	Good bye, Lenin!
Toshio Suzuki	Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki	Spirited Away

Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar

Honored for : Talk to Her

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Agustín Almodóvar	Talk to Her
Pedro Almodóvar	Talk to Her
Jorge Vergara	Y Tu Mamá También
Alfonso Cuarón	Y Tu Mamá También
Andrea Barata Ribeiro	City of God
Mauricio Andrade Ramos	City of God
Fernando Meirelles	City of God
Bharat Shah	Devdas
Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Devdas
Bertrand Faivre	The Warrior
Asif Kapadia	The Warrior

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Honored for : Amores perros

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alejandro González Iñárritu	Amores perros
Claudie Ossard	Amélie
Jean-Pierre Jeunet	Amélie
Arthur Cohn	Behind the Sun
Walter Salles	Behind the Sun
Caroline Baron	Monsoon Wedding
Mira Nair	Monsoon Wedding
Veit Heiduschka	The Piano Teacher
Michael Haneke	The Piano Teacher

Hsu Li Kong, Ang Lee, William Kong

Honored for : Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Hsu Li Kong	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
William Kong	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ang Lee	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Christian Fechner	The Girl on the Bridge
Patrice Leconte	The Girl on the Bridge
Michel Saint-Jean	With a Friend Like Harry...
Dominik Moll	With a Friend Like Harry...
Wong Kar-wai	In the Mood for Love
Harvey Weinstein	Malèna
Giuseppe Tornatore	Malèna
Carlo Bernasconi	Malèna

Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar

Honored for : All About My Mother

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Agustín Almodóvar	All About My Mother
Pedro Almodóvar	All About My Mother
Wim Wenders	Buena Vista Social Club
Ulrich Felsberg	Buena Vista Social Club
Deepak Nayar	Buena Vista Social Club
Birgitte Hald	The Celebration
Thomas Vinterberg	The Celebration
Stefan Arndt	Run Lola Run
Tom Tykwer	Run Lola Run

Arthur Cohn, Walter Salles, Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre

Honored for : Central Station

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Arthur Cohn	Central Station
Walter Salles	Central Station
Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre	Central Station
Elda Ferri	Life Is Beautiful
Gianluigi Braschi	Life Is Beautiful
Roberto Benigni	Life Is Beautiful
Patrick Godeau	On Guard
Philippe de Broca	On Guard
Agustín Almodóvar	Live Flesh
Pedro Almodóvar	Live Flesh

Georges Benayoun, Gilles Mimouni

Honored for : The Apartment

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Georges Benayoun	The Apartment
Gilles Mimouni	The Apartment
Claude Berri	Lucie Aubrac
Carole Scotta	My Life in Pink
Alain Berliner	My Life in Pink
Christopher Sheppard	The Tango Lesson
Sally Potter	The Tango Lesson

Frédéric Brillion, Gilles Legrand, Patrice Leconte, Philippe Carcassonne

Honored for : Ridicule

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Frédéric Brillion	Ridicule
Patrice Leconte	Ridicule
Philippe Carcassonne	Ridicule
Gilles Legrand	Ridicule
Hans De Weers	Antonia
Marleen Gorris	Antonia
Eric Abraham	Kolya
Jan Sv?rák	Kolya
Alain Sarde	Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Claude Sautet	Nelly and Mr. Arnaud

Mario Cecchi Gori, Michael Radford, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Gaetano Daniele

Honored for : Il Postino: The Postman

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Claude Lelouch	Les Misérables
Mario Cecchi Gori	Il Postino: The Postman
Gaetano Daniele	Il Postino: The Postman
Vittorio Cecchi Gori	Il Postino: The Postman
Michael Radford	Il Postino: The Postman
Pierre Grunstein	La Reine Margot
Patrice Chéreau	La Reine Margot
Nikita Mikhalkov	Burnt by the Sun
Michel Seydoux	Burnt by the Sun

Fu-Sheng Chiu, Zhang Yimou

Honored for : To Live

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fernando Trueba	Belle Époque
Ang Lee	Eat Drink Man Woman
Hsu Li Kong	Eat Drink Man Woman
Marin Karmitz	Three Colors: Red
Krzysztof Kie?lowski	Three Colors: Red
Fu-Sheng Chiu	To Live
Zhang Yimou	To Live

Chen Kaige, Feng Hsu

Honored for : Farewell My Concubine

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chen Kaige	Farewell My Concubine
Feng Hsu	Farewell My Concubine
Jean-Louis Livi	A Heart in Winter
Claude Sautet	A Heart in Winter
Philippe Carcassonne	A Heart in Winter
Alfonso Aráu	Like Water for Chocolate
Eric Heumann	Indochine
Régis Wargnier	Indochine

Fu-Sheng Chiu, Zhang Yimou

Honored for : Raise the Red Lantern

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fu-Sheng Chiu	Raise the Red Lantern
Zhang Yimou	Raise the Red Lantern
Christian Fechner	The Lovers on the Bridge
Leos Carax	The Lovers on the Bridge
Claudie Ossard	Delicatessen
Marc Caro	Delicatessen
Jean-Pierre Jeunet	Delicatessen
Agnieszka Holland	Europa Europa
Artur Brauner	Europa Europa
Margaret Ménégoz	Europa Europa

Michael Verhoeven

Honored for : The Nasty Girl

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Pierre Drouot	Toto the Hero
Jaco Van Dormael	Toto the Hero
Dany Geys	Toto the Hero
Patrice Leconte	The Hairdresser's Husband
Thierry de Ganay	The Hairdresser's Husband
René Cleitman	Cyrano de Bergerac
Jean-Paul Rappeneau	Cyrano de Bergerac
Michel Seydoux	Cyrano de Bergerac
Michael Verhoeven	The Nasty Girl

Giuseppe Tornatore, Franco Cristaldi

Honored for : Cinema Paradiso

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jean-Louis Piel	Mama, There's A Man In Your Bed
Philippe Carcassonne	Mama, There's A Man In Your Bed
Coline Serreau	Mama, There's A Man In Your Bed
Louis Malle	May Fools
Roger Frappier	Jesus of Montreal
Denys Arcand	Jesus of Montreal
Pierre Gendron	Jesus of Montreal
Franco Cristaldi	Cinema Paradiso
Giuseppe Tornatore	Cinema Paradiso

René Cleitman, Bertrand Tavernier

Honored for : Life and Nothing But

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Pedro Almodóvar	Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Agustín Almodóvar	Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Mira Nair	Salaam Bombay!
Per Holst	Pelle the Conqueror
Bille August	Pelle the Conqueror
René Cleitman	Life and Nothing But
Bertrand Tavernier	Life and Nothing But

Just Betzer, Bo Christensen, Gabriel Axel

Honored for : Babette's Feast

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bo Christensen	Babette's Feast
Just Betzer	Babette's Feast
Gabriel Axel	Babette's Feast
Louis Malle	Au revoir, les enfants
Carlo Cucchi	Dark Eyes
Silvia D'Amico Bendicò	Dark Eyes
Nikita Mikhalkov	Dark Eyes
Anatole Dauman	Wings of Desire
Wim Wenders	Wings of Desire

Anna-Lena Wibom, Andrei Tarkovsky

Honored for : The Sacrifice

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andrei Tarkovsky	The Sacrifice
Anna-Lena Wibom	The Sacrifice
Claude Berri	Jean de Florette
Claude Berri	Manon des Sources
Waldemar Bergendahl	My Life as a Dog
Lasse Hallström	My Life as a Dog

Serge Silberman, Akira Kurosawa, Masato Hara

Honored for : Ran

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Serge Silberman	Ran
Akira Kurosawa	Ran
Masato Hara	Ran
Jean-Jacques Beineix	Betty Blue
Alberto Grimaldi	Ginger and Fred
Federico Fellini	Ginger and Fred
Menahem Golan	Otello
Franco Zeffirelli	Otello
Yoram Globus	Otello

István Szabó, Manfred Durniok

Honored for : Colonel Redl

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
István Szabó	Colonel Redl
Manfred Durniok	Colonel Redl
Patrice Ledoux	Carmen
Francesco Rosi	Carmen
Tom Sternberg	Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Wayne Wang	Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Danny Yung	Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
François Ruggieri	Subway
Luc Besson	Subway

Carlos Saura, Emiliano Piedra

Honored for : Carmen

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Emiliano Piedra	Carmen
Carlos Saura	Carmen
Daniel Vigne	The Return of Martin Guerre
Volker Schlöndorff	Swann in Love
Margaret Ménégoz	Swann in Love
Alain Sarde	A Sunday in the Country
Bertrand Tavernier	A Sunday in the Country

Andrzej Wajda, Barbara Pec-?lesicka, Margaret Ménégoz

Honored for : Danton

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andrzej Wajda	Danton
Barbara Pec-?lesicka	Danton
Margaret Ménégoz	Danton
Jörn Donner	Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman	Fanny and Alexander
Tarak Ben Ammar	La Traviata
Franco Zeffirelli	La Traviata
François Truffaut	Confidentially Yours
Armand Barbault	Confidentially Yours

Francesco Rosi

Honored for : Christ Stopped at Eboli

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Francesco Rosi	Christ Stopped at Eboli
Wolfgang Petersen	Das Boot
Jean-Jacques Beineix	Diva
Werner Herzog	Fitzcarraldo