| César Award for Best Foreign Film | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada / France |
| Presented by | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Currently held by | The Nature of Love ( 2024) |
| Website |
academie-cinema |
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Foreign Film ( French: César du meilleur film étranger).
Winners and nominees
1970s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Country | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 (1st) |
Scent of a Woman | Profumo di donna | 
Italy |
Dino Risi |
| Aguirre, the Wrath of God | Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes | 
West Germany |
Werner Herzog | |
| The Magic Flute | Trollflöjten | 
Sweden |
Ingmar Bergman | |
| Nashville | 
United States |
Robert Altman | ||
| 1977 (2nd) |
We All Loved Each Other So Much | C'eravamo tanto amati |
Italy |
Ettore Scola |
| Barry Lyndon | 
United Kingdom/
United States |
Stanley Kubrick | ||
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
United States |
Miloš Forman | ||
| Raise Ravens | Cría cuervos | 
Spain |
Carlos Saura | |
| 1978 (3rd) |
A Special Day | Una giornata particolare |
Italy |
Ettore Scola |
| The American Friend | Der amerikanische Freund |
West Germany |
Wim Wenders | |
| Annie Hall |
United States |
Woody Allen | ||
| Bread and Chocolate | Pane e cioccolata |
Italy |
Franco Brusati | |
| 1979 (4th) |
The Tree of Wooden Clogs | L'albero degli zoccoli |
Italy |
Ermanno Olmi |
| Autumn Sonata | Höstsonaten |
Sweden |
Ingmar Bergman | |
| Julia |
United States |
Fred Zinnemann | ||
| A Wedding |
United States |
Robert Altman | ||
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Awards by nation
| Country | Number of winning films |
Number of nominated films |
|---|---|---|
|
United States of America
|
16 | 86 |
|
United Kingdom
|
7 | 21 |
|
Italy
|
6 | 13 |
Spain
|
3 | 12 |
Belgium
|
2 | 18 |
|
Germany
[nb 1]
|
2 | 11 |
Canada
|
2 | 6 |
Denmark
|
2 | 4 |
Japan
|
2 | 5 |
|
Sweden
|
1 | 6 |
Hong Kong
|
1 | 2 |
Iran
|
1 | 2 |
Australia
|
1 | 1 |
Israel
|
1 | 1 |
Russia
|
1 | 2 |
South Korea
|
1 | 2 |
New Zealand
|
1 | 1 |
Poland
|
0 | 5 |
Brazil
|
0 | 3 |
| 0 | 2 | |
Romania
|
0 | 2 |
Turkey
|
0 | 2 |
Norway
|
0 | 2 |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
[nb 2]
|
0 | 2 |
Yugoslavia
|
0 | 2 |
China
|
0 | 1 |
France
[nb 3]
|
0 | 1 |
Hungary
|
0 | 1 |
India
|
0 | 1 |
Ireland
|
0 | 1 |
Lebanon
|
0 | 1 |
South Africa
|
0 | 1 |
Taiwan
|
0 | 1 |
Finland
|
0 | 2 |
Multiple winners
6 directors have won the award multiple times.
| Wins | Director |
|---|---|
| 3 |
Clint Eastwood
|
| 2 |
Woody Allen
|
|
Pedro Almodóvar
| |
|
Ken Loach
| |
|
David Lynch
| |
|
Ettore Scola
|
Notes
- ^ Includes films of West Germany.
- ^ The Soviet Union received its two nominations for a Russian-language film and a Mongolian-language film before it was formally dissolved on December 26, 1991.
- ^ Films which contains non- French dialogue.
See also
- Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
References
- ^ "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. 2014-01-31. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
External links
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