Independent Spirit Award / Best International Film
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Award winners and nominated film productions for the Independent Spirit Award in the category Best International Film (Best International Film) . At the first two awards of the film award in 1986 and 1987, the category was awarded as a kind of special award ( Special Distinction - Best Foreign Film , German: Special Award - Best Foreign Film ). In 1988, the award for the best foreign film was added to the regular award category (Best Foreign Film) . In 2012 the category changed its name to Best International Film .
An "international film" is any narrative film that was produced outside the United States, which is why English-language film productions from abroad such as the United Kingdom have also been considered in the past (a nomination for non-US film productions can only be placed in the Best Documentary category ). The trophy goes to the director of the nominated film.
In 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019, the award-winning film matched the Oscar winner in the Best Foreign Language Film category , and in 2011 the subsequent Oscar winner was awarded in the Best Film category.
A director from German-language cinema was successful for the first time in 1989, when Der Himmel über Berlin by German Wim Wenders was awarded. He was followed in 2000 by Tom Tykwer for Lola rennt , in 2007 by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for The Lives of Others and in 2017 by Maren Ade for Toni Erdmann . In 2013 the Austrian Michael Haneke won the award with the French-language film Liebe .
1980s
1986
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Kiss of the Spider Woman) - Director: Hector Babenco
- The Hit - Directed by Stephen Frears
- Ran (乱) - Director: Akira Kurosawa
- The Real Life of Alice in Wonderland (Dreamchild) - Director: Gavin Millar
1987
Room with a View (A Room with a View) - Director: James Ivory
- 28 Up - Directed by Michael Apted
- Men - Director: Doris Dörrie
- My Beautiful Laundrette (My Beautiful Laundrette) - Director: Stephen Frears
- Mona Lisa - Director: Neil Jordan
1988
Mein Leben als Hund (Mitt liv som hund) - Director: Lasse Hallström
- Goodbye, children (Au revoir les enfants) - Director: Louis Malle
- Hope and Glory - Director: John Boorman
- The Stormy Life of Joe Orton (Prick Up Your Ears) - Director: Stephen Frears
- Tampopo (タ ン ポ ポ) - Director: Jūzō Itami
1989
The sky over Berlin - Director: Wim Wenders
- Uprising in Kenya (The Kitchen Toto) - Director: Harry Hook
- Out of Rosenheim (Bagdad Cafe) - Director: Percy Adlon
- Yeelen - Director: Souleymane Cissé
- Two Worlds (A World Apart) - Director: Chris Menges
1990s
1990
My Left Foot (My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown) - Director: Jim Sheridan
- Distant voices - Still Life (Distant Voices, Still Lives) - Director: Terence Davies
- Hanussen (Profeta) - Director: István Szabó
- High expectations (High Hopes) - Mike Leigh
- Yan zhi kou (胭脂扣) - Director: Stanley Kwan
1991
Sweetie - Director: Jane Campion
- Hold still - die - wake up (Замри - умри - воскресни !, Zamri - Oumri - Voskrensni ) - directed by Vitali Kanewski
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover) - Director: Peter Greenaway
- Black Rain (黒 い 雨, Kuroi ame ) - Director: Shōhei Imamura
- A City of Sadness (悲情 城市, Pinyin bēiqíng chéngshì ) - Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
1992
An Angel at my Table - Director: Jane Campion
- Life is Sweet (Life Is Sweet) - Director: Mike Leigh
- Requiem for Dominic - Director: Robert Dornhelm
- Taxi Blues (Такси-блюз, Taksi-bljus ) - Director: Pawel Lungin
- The Two Lives of Veronica (La Double Vie de Véronique) - Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski
1993
The Crying Game - Director: Neil Jordan
- Danzón - Director: María Novaro
- Red Lantern (大紅 燈籠 高 高掛 / 大红 灯笼 高 高挂, Pinyin Dà hóng dēnglóng gāogāo guà ) - Director: Zhang Yimou
- Urga (Урга - территория любви) - Director: Nikita Michalkow
- Howards End (Howards End) - Director: James Ivory
1994
Das Piano (The Piano) - Director: Jane Campion
- Bittersweet chocolate (Como agua para chocolate) - Director: Alfonso Arau
- The story of Qiu Ju (秋菊 打官司, Qiū Jú dǎ guānsi ) - Director: Zhang Yimou
- Nude (Naked) - Director: Mike Leigh
- Orlando - Director: Sally Potter
1995
Three colors: red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) - directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- 32 Variations on Glenn Gould (32 Short Films About Glenn Gould) - Director: François Girard
- The Blue Dragon (蓝 风筝. Lán fēngzheng ) - Director: Tian Zhuangzhuang
- Ladybird, Ladybird (Ladybird Ladybird) - Director: Ken Loach
- The Boys of St. Vincent (The Boys of St. Vincent) - Director: John N. Smith
1996
Before the Rain (Pred doždot) - Director: Milčo Mančevski
- Exotica - Director: Atom Egoyan
- Ich bin Kuba (Soy Cuba) - Director: Michail Kalatosow
- Across the olive grove (زیر درختان زیتون, Zire darakhatan zeyton ) - Director: Abbas Kiarostami
- The City of Lost Children (La cité des enfants perdus) - directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro
1997
Lies and Secrets (Secrets & Lies) - Director: Mike Leigh
- Breaking the Waves - Director: Lars von Trier
- Chungking Express (重慶 森林, Chóngqìng sēnlín ) - Director: Wong Kar-Wai
- Lamerica - Director: Gianni Amelio
- Trainspotting - New Heroes (Trainspotting) - Director: Danny Boyle
1998
The Sweet Hereafter (The Sweet Hereafter) - Director: Atom Egoyan
- Boca A Boca - Director: Manuel Gómez Pereira
- Happy Together - Director: Wong Kar-Wai
- Nénette and Boni (Nénette et Boni) - Director: Claire Denis
- Underground (Подземље, Podzemlje ) - Director: Emir Kusturica
1999
Das Fest (Festen) - Director: Thomas Vinterberg
- The Eel (う な ぎ, Unagi ) - Director: Shōhei Imamura
- Central Station (Central do Brasil) - Director: Walter Salles
- Der General (The General) - Director: John Boorman
- Hana-Bi (は な び) - Director: Takeshi Kitano
2000s
2000
Run Lola Run - Director: Tom Tykwer
- All about my mother (Todo sobre mi madre) - Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
- My Son the Fanatic - Director: Udayan Prasad
- Rosetta - Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- Topsy-Turvy - Upside Down (Topsy-Turvy) - Director: Mike Leigh
2001
Dancer in the Dark - Director: Lars von Trier
- In the Mood for Love - Director: Wong Kar-Wai
- Malli (மல்லி) - Director: Santosh Sivan
- The War Zone - Director: Tim Roth
- Time of the Drunken Horses ( زمانی برای مستی اسبها, Zamānī barāye mastī asbhā ) - Director: Bahman Ghobadi
2002
The fabulous world of Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) - Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Amores Perros (Amores Perros) - Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Lumumba - Director: Raoul Peck
- Sexy Beast - Director: Jonathan Glazer
- Together! (Tillsammans!) - Director: Lukas Moodysson
2003
Y Tu Mamá También - Lust for Life (Y tu mamá también) - Director: Alfonso Cuarón
- Atanarjuat - The legend of the fast runner (Atanarjuat - The Fast Runner) - Director: Zacharias Kunuk
- Auszeit (L'Emploi du temps) - Director: Laurent Cantet
- Bloody Sunday - Director: Paul Greengrass
- The piano player (La Pianiste) - Director: Michael Haneke
2004
Whale Rider , New Zealand - Director: Niki Caro
- City of God (Cidade de Deus) , Brazil - Director: Fernando Meirelles
- Lilja 4-ever , Sweden - Director: Lukas Moodysson
- The Merciless Sisters (The Magdalene Sisters) , England / Ireland - Director: Peter Mullan
- The great race of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) , France / Canada / Belgium - Director: Sylvain Chomet
2005
The Sea in Me (Mar adentro) , Spain - Director: Alejandro Amenábar
- La mala educación - Bad education , Spain (La mala educación) - Director: Pedro Almodóvar
- Oasis (오아시스) , South Korea - Director: Lee Chang-dong
- Nocturnal odyssey (Feux rouges) , France - Director: Cédric Kahn
- A woman named Yesterday (Yesterday) , South Africa - Director: Darrell Roodt
2006
Paradise Now , Palestinian Territories / Netherlands / Germany / France - Director: Hany Abu-Assad
- Against the Wall , Germany / Turkey - Director: Fatih Akin
- Mexican Kids - Temporada de patos (Temporada de patos) , Mexico - Director: Fernando Eimbcke
- The Death of Mr Lazarescu (Moartea domnului Lăzărescu) , Romania - Director: Cristi Puiu
- Tony Takitani (ト ニ ー 滝 谷, Tonii Takitani ), Japan - Director: Jun Ichikawa
2007
The Lives of Others , Germany - Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- 12:08 Beyond Bucharest (A fost sau na fost?) , Romania - Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
- Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros , Philippines - Director: Auraeus Solito
- Buenos Aires 1977 (Crónica de una fuga) , Argentina - Director: Adrián Caetano
- Days of Glory (Indigènes) , France / Morocco / Algeria / Belgium - Director: Rachid Bouchareb
2008
Once , Ireland - Director: John Carney
- 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days (4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile) , Romania - Director: Cristian Mungiu
- The band next door (ביקור התזמורת, Bikur ha-tizmoret / اللقاء الأخير), Israel - Director: Eran Kolirin
- Lady Chatterley , France - Director: Pascale Ferran
- Persepolis , France - Directors: Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi
2009
The Class (Entre les murs) , France - Director: Laurent Cantet
- Couscous with Fish (La graine et le mulet) , France - Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
- Gomorrah - Journey into the Empire of Camorra (Gomorrah) , Italy - Director: Matteo Garrone
- Hunger , UK / Ireland - Director: Steve McQueen
- Stellet Licht , Mexico / France / Netherlands / Germany - Director: Carlos Reygadas
2010s
2010
An Education , United Kingdom / France - Director: Lone Scherfig
- The Eternal Moments of Maria Larsson (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick) , Sweden - Director: Jan Troell
- Mother (마더, Madeo ), South Korea - Director: Bong Joon-ho
- La Nana - Die Perle (La nana) , Chile - Director: Sebastián Silva
- Ein Prophet (Un prophète) , France - Director: Jacques Audiard
2011
The King's Speech , United Kingdom - Director: Tom Hooper
- Kisses , Ireland - Director: Lance Daly
- Mademoiselle Chambon , France - Director: Stéphane Brizé
- Uncle Boonmee remembers his previous lives (ลุง บุญ มี ระลึก ชาติ, Lung Boonmee raluek chat ), Thailand - Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Of people and gods (Des hommes et des dieuxa) , France - Director: Xavier Beauvois
2012
Nader and Simin - A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین, Dschodai-ye Nader az Simin ), Iran - Director: Asghar Farhadi
- The boy with a bicycle (Le gamin au vélo) , Belgium / France / Italy - directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- Melancholia , Denmark / Sweden / France / Germany - Director: Lars von Trier
- Shame , United Kingdom - Director: Steve McQueen
- Tyrannosaur - A Love Story (Tyrannosaur) , United Kingdom - Director: Paddy Considine
2013
Love ( Amour ), France - Director: Michael Haneke
- The Taste of Rust and Bones (De rouille et d'os) , France / Belgium - Director: Jacques Audiard
- Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da) , Turkey - Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Rebelle , Canada - Director: Kim Nguyen
- Winterdieb (L'enfant d'en haut) , Switzerland - Director: Ursula Meier
2014
Blue is a warm color ( La vie d'Adèle ), France - Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
- Gloria , Chile - Director: Sebastián Lelio
- La Grande Bellezza - The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) , Italy - Director: Paolo Sorrentino
- The Hunt (Jagten) , Denmark - Director: Thomas Vinterberg
- Tian zhu ding (天 註定), People's Republic of China - Director: Jia Zhangke
2015
Ida , Poland - Director: Paweł Pawlikowski
- Force Majeure (Turist) , Sweden - Director: Ruben Östlund
- Leviathan (Левиафан, Lewiafan ), Russia - Director: Andrei Swjaginzew
- Mommy , Canada - Director: Xavier Dolan
- Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan , Philippines - Director: Lav Diaz
- Under the Skin , United Kingdom - Director: Jonathan Glazer
2016
Saul fia , Hungary - Director: László Nemes
- The Shaman and the Snake (El abrazo de la serpiente) , Colombia - Director: Ciro Guerra
- Bande de filles , France - Director: Celine Sciamma
- Mustang , France / Turkey - Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
- A pigeon sits on a branch and thinks about life (En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron) - Director: Roy Andersson
2017
Toni Erdmann , Germany / Romania - Director: Maren Ade
- Aquarius , Brazil - Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Chevalier , Greece - Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari
- Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse , France - Director: Arnaud Desplechin
- Under the Shadow , United Kingdom / Jordan / Qatar - Director: Babak Anvari
A fantastic woman (Una mujer fantástica) , Chile - directed by Sebastián Lelio
- 120 BPM (120 battements par minute) , France - Director: Robin Campillo
- I Am Not a Witch , Zambia - Director: Rungano Nyoni
- Lady Macbeth , United Kingdom - Director: William Oldroyd
- Loveless (Нелюбовь), Russia - Director: Andrei Svjaginzew
Roma , Mexico - Director: Alfonso Cuarón
- Burning , South Korea - Director: Lee Chang-dong
- The Favorite - intrigue and madness ( The Favorite ), United Kingdom - Director: Giorgos Lanthimos
- Happy As Lazzaro ( Happy As Lazzaro ), Italy - Director: Alice Rohrwacher
- Shoplifters - Familienbande ((万 引 き 家族), Manbiki kazoku ), Japan - Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
2020s
Parasite (기생충, Gisaengchung ), South Korea - Director: Bong Joon-ho
- Portrait of a young woman in flames (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) , France - Director: Celine Sciamma
- Retablo , Peru - Director: Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio
- The Longing of the Sisters Gusmão (A Vida Invisível De Eurídice Gusmão) , Brazil - Director: Karim Aïnouz
- The Souvenir , United Kingdom - Director: Joanna Hogg
- The Furious - Les Misérables (Les Misérables) , France - Director: Ladj Ly
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 30 Years of Spirit Awards Nominees & Winners, 1986–2015 at amazonaws.com (PDF file, accessed on January 14, 2016).
- ↑ FAQ ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at spiritawards.com (accessed January 14, 2016).
