Winners Only by Category:
International Feature Film

Listed below are the Academy Award winners in the category of International Feature Film (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the winners in that category.

1947  (20th)

(Honorary Award)

To Shoe-Shine, A.L.F.A. Cinematografica; Lopert Films. (Italy) – the high quality of this motion picture, brought to eloquent life in a country scarred by war, is proof to the world that the creative spirit can triumph over adversity. [Statuette]

1948  (21st)

(Honorary Award)

To Monsieur Vincent. (France) – voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1948. [Statuette]

1949  (22nd)

(Honorary Award)

To The Bicycle Thief, Vittorio DeSica Productions; Mayer-Burstyn. (Italy) – voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1949. [Statuette]

1950  (23rd)

(Honorary Award)

To The Walls of Malapaga. (Italy, France) – voted by the Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States in 1950. [Statuette]

1951  (24th)

(Honorary Award)

To Rashomon, Daiei Production; RKO Radio. (Japan) – voted by the Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1951. [Statuette]

1952  (25th)

(Honorary Award)

To Forbidden Games, Silver Films; Times Film Corporation. (France) Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1952. [Statuette]

1954  (27th)

(Honorary Award)

To Gate of Hell, Daiei Production; Edward Harrison. (Japan) Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1954. [Statuette]

1955  (28th)

(Honorary Award)

To Samurai, the Legend of Musashi. (Japan) Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1955. [Statuette]

1956  (29th)

La Strada, Ponti-De Laurentiis Production; Trans-Lux Distributing Corporation. (Italy) Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti, Producers.

1957  (30th)

The Nights of Cabiria, Dino De Laurentiis Production. (Italy, France)

1958  (31st)

My Uncle, Spectra-Gray-Alter Films in association with Films del Centaure. (France, Italy)

1959  (32nd)

Black Orpheus, Dispatfilm & Gemma Cinematografica. (Brazil, France, Italy)

1960  (33rd)

The Virgin Spring, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri Production; Janus Films. (Sweden)

1961  (34th)

Through a Glass Darkly, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri Production; Janus Films. (Sweden)

1962  (35th)

Sundays and Cybele, Terra Film-Fides-Orsay Films-Les Films du Trocadero; Columbia. (France, Austria)

1963  (36th)

Federico Fellini’s 8-1/2, Cineriz Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Italy, France)

1964  (37th)

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, C. C. Champion-Les Films Concordia Production. (Italy, France)

1965  (38th)

The Shop on Main Street, Ceskoslovensky Film Company Production; Prominent Films. (Czechoslovakia)

1966  (39th)

A Man and a Woman, Les Films 13 Production; Allied Artists. (France)

1967  (40th)

Closely Watched Trains, Barrandov Film Studios Production. (Czechoslovakia)

1968  (41st)

War and Peace, Mosfilm Studios Production; Walter Reade-Continental Distributing. (Soviet Union)

1969  (42nd)

Z, Reggane Films-O.N.C.I.C. Production; Cinema V Distributing. (France, Algeria)

1970  (43rd)

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Vera Films S.p.A. Production; Columbia. (Italy)

1971  (44th)

The Garden of the Finzi Continis, Gianni Hecht Lucari-Arthur Cohn Production; Cinema 5, Ltd. (Italy, West Germany)

1972  (45th)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Serge Silberman Production; 20th Century-Fox. (France)

1973  (46th)

Day for Night, Les Films Du Carrosse-P.E.C.F. (Paris)-P.I.C. (Rome) Production; Warner Bros. (France, Italy)

1974  (47th)

Amarcord, F.C. (Rome) - P.E.C.F. (Paris) Production; New World Pictures. (Italy, France)

1975  (48th)

Dersu Uzala, Mosfilm Studios Production. (Soviet Union, Japan)

1976  (49th)

Black and White in Color, Arthur Cohn Production/Societe Ivoirienne de Cinema. (Côte d’Ivoire, France, West Germany, Switzerland)

1977  (50th)

Madame Rosa, Lira Films Production. (France)

1978  (51st)

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Les Films Ariane-C.A.P.A.C. Production. (France, Belgium)

1979  (52nd)

The Tin Drum, Franz Seitz Film/Bioskop Film/Artemis Film/Hallelujah Film/GGB 14.KG/Argos Films Production. (West Germany, France, Poland, Yugoslavia)

1980  (53rd)

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, Mosfilm Studios Production. (Soviet Union)

1981  (54th)

Mephisto, Mafilm-Objektiv Studio and Manfred Durniok Production. (West Germany, Hungary, Austria)

1982  (55th)

Volver a Empezar (“To Begin Again”), Nickel Odeon, S.A. Production. (Spain)

1983  (56th)

Fanny & Alexander, Cinematograph AB for the Swedish Film Institute/Swedish Television SVT 1 (Sweden)/Gaumont (France)/Personafilm and Tobis Filmkunst (BRD) Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Sweden, France, West Germany)

1984  (57th)

Dangerous Moves, Arthur Cohn Production. (France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland)

1985  (58th)

The Official Story, Historias Cinematograficas/Cinemania and Progress Communications Production; Almi Pictures. (Argentina)

1986  (59th)

The Assault, Fons Rademakers Production B.V. for Cannon Group Holland. (Netherlands)

1987  (60th)

Babette’s Feast, Panorama Film International Production in cooperation with Nordisk Film and the Danish Film Institute. (Denmark)

1988  (61st)

Pelle the Conqueror, Per Holst/Kaerne Films Production; Miramax Films. (Denmark, Sweden)

1989  (62nd)

Cinema Paradiso, Cristaldifilm/Films Ariane Production. (Italy, France)

1990  (63rd)

Journey of Hope, Catpics/Condor Features Production. (Switzerland, Turkey, UK, France)

1991  (64th)

Mediterraneo, Pentafilm S.p.A./A.M.A. Film S.r.l. Production. (Italy)

1992  (65th)

Indochine, Paradis Films/La Generale d’Images/BAC Films/Orly Films/Cine Cinq Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France)

1993  (66th)

Belle Epoque, Fernando Trueba P.C. (Madrid)/Lola Films (Barcelona)/Animatografo (Lisbon)/French Production (Paris) Production. (Spain, Portugal, France)

1994  (67th)

Burnt by the Sun, Camera One/Studio “Trite” Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Russia, France)

1995  (68th)

Antonia’s Line, Bergen Theatre-Film-Television Production; First Look Pictures. (Netherlands, Belgium, UK, France)

1996  (69th)

Kolya, Biograf Jan Sverak/Portobello Pictures/Ceska Televize/Pandora Cinema Production; Miramax Films. (Czech Republic, UK, France)

1997  (70th)

Character, First Floor Features Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Netherlands, Belgium)

1998  (71st)

Life Is Beautiful, Melampo Cinematografica Production; Miramax Films. (Italy)

1999  (72nd)

All About My Mother, El Deseo S.A./Renn/France 2 Cinéma Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Spain, France)

2000  (73rd)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zoom Hunt International Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China)

2001  (74th)

No Man’s Land, Noé Productions/Fabrica Cinema/Man’s Films/Counihan Villiers Productions/Studio Maj/Casablanca Production; United Artists through MGM. (France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Belgium, UK, Slovenia)

2002  (75th)

Nowhere in Africa, MTM Medien & Television München Production; Zeitgeist Films. (Germany) Germany.

2003  (76th)

The Barbarian Invasions, Cinémaginaire Inc. Production; Miramax. (Canada, France) Canada.

2004  (77th)

The Sea Inside, Sogecine and Himenóptero Production; Fine Line Features and Sogepaq. (Spain, France, Italy) Spain.

2005  (78th)

Tsotsi, Moviworld Production; Miramax. (UK, South Africa) South Africa.

2006  (79th)

The Lives of Others, Wiedemann & Berg Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Germany) Germany.

2007  (80th)

The Counterfeiters, Aichholzer Filmproduktion, Magnolia Filmproduktion Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Austria, Germany) Austria.

2008  (81st)

Departures, Departures Film Partners Production; Regent Releasing. (Japan) Japan.

2009  (82nd)

The Secret in Their Eyes, Haddock Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Argentina, Spain) Argentina.

2010  (83rd)

In a Better World, Zentropa Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Denmark, Sweden) Denmark.

2011  (84th)

A Separation, Dreamlab Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Iran, France) Iran.

2012  (85th)

Amour, Les Films du Losange/X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Austria, France, Germany)

2013  (86th)

The Great Beauty, An Indigo Film Production; Janus Films. (Italy, France)

2014  (87th)

Ida, a Phoenix Film-Opus Film in association with Portobello Pictures and Phoenix Poland Production; Music Box Films. (Poland, Denmark, France, UK)

2015  (88th)

Son of Saul, a Laokoon Filmgroup Production; Sony Pictures Classic. (Hungary)

2016  (89th)

The Salesman, A Memento Films Production/Asghar Farhadi Production/Arte France Cinéma production; Filmiran/Memento Films Distribution. (Iran, France)

2017  (90th)

A Fantastic Woman, A Fabula Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Chile, Germany, Spain, USA)

2018  (91st)

Roma, A Netflix/Participant Media/Esperanto-Filmoj Production; Netflix. (Mexico, USA)

2019  (92nd)

Parasite, A Barunson E&A Production; Neon. (South Korea)

2020  (93rd)

Another Round, A Zentropa Entertainments Production; Samuel Goldwyn Films. (Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands)

2021  (94th)

Drive My Car, A C&I Entertainment/Culture Entertainment/Bitters End Production; Sideshow and Janus Films. (Japan)

2022  (95th)

All Quiet on the Western Front, Netflix/Amusement Park Film in co-prod. with Gunpowder Films in assoc. with Sliding Down Rainbows Entertainment/Anima Pictures Prod.; Netflix. (Germany, USA, UK)

2023  (96th)

The Zone of Interest, Film4/A24 Production; A24. (USA, UK, Poland)