Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film
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The Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.
Winners and nominees
1980s
- 1985: Kiss of the Spider Woman (O beijo da mulher aranha) – Héctor Babenco • Brazil/USA
- Dreamchild • UK
- The Hit • UK
- Ran • Japan
- 1986: A Room with a View – James Ivory • UK
- 28 Up • UK
- Men… (Männer…) • West Germany
- Mona Lisa • UK
- My Beautiful Laundrette • UK
- 1987: My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) – Lasse Hallström • Sweden
- Au revoir les enfants • France/West Germany
- Hope and Glory • UK
- Prick Up Your Ears • UK
- Tampopo • Japan
- 1988: Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) – Wim Wenders • West Germany
- Bagdad Café • West Germany
- The Kitchen Toto • UK
- A World Apart • UK/Zimbabwe
- Yeelen • Mali
- 1989: My Left Foot – Jim Sheridan • Ireland/UK
- Distant Voices, Still Lives • UK
- Hanussen • Hungary
- High Hopes • UK
- Rouge (Yin ji kau) • Hong Kong
1990s
- 1990: Sweetie • Australia
- Black Rain (Kuroi ame) • Japan
- A City of Sadness (Bei qing cheng shi) • Taiwan
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover • France/UK
- Freeze Die Come to Life (Zamri, umri, voskresni!) • Soviet Union
- 1991: An Angel at My Table • New Zealand/Australia/UK
- The Double Life of Véronique (La double vie de Véronique) • France/Poland
- Life is Sweet • UK
- Requiem for Dominic (Requiem für Dominik) • Austria/France/Romania
- Taxi Blues (Taksi-Blyuz) • Soviet Union
- 1992: The Crying Game – Neil Jordan • UK
- Close to Eden (Urga) • Soviet Union
- Danzon • Mexico/Spain
- Howards End • UK
- Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua) • China/Hong Kong/Taiwan
- 1993: The Piano – Jane Campion • Australia
- Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate) • Mexico
- Naked • UK
- Orlando • UK
- The Story of Qiu Ju (Qiu Ju da guan si) • China/Hong Kong
- 1994: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) – Krzysztof Kieślowski • France/Poland
- The Blue Kite (Lan feng zheng) • China/Hong Kong
- The Boys of St. Vincent • Canada
- Ladybird, Ladybird • UK
- Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould • Canada
- 1995: Before the Rain (Pred doždot) • Republic of Macedonia/UK
- The City of Lost Children (La cité des enfants perdus) • France
- Exotica • Canada
- I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba) • Cuba/Soviet Union
- Through the Olive Trees (Zire darakhatan zeyton) • Iran
- 1996: Secrets & Lies – Mike Leigh • UK
- Breaking the Waves • Denmark
- Chungking Express (Chung Hing sam lam) • Hong Kong
- Lamerica • Italy
- Trainspotting • UK
- 1997: The Sweet Hereafter – Atom Egoyan • Canada
- Happy Together (Chun gwong cha sit) • Hong Kong
- Mouth to Mouth (Boca a boca) • Spain
- Nenette and Boni (Nénette et Boni) • France
- Underground • Yugoslavia/France/Germany
- 1998: The Celebration (Festen) • Denmark
- Central Station (Central do Brasil) • Brazil
- The Eel (Unagi) • Japan
- Fireworks (Hana-bi) • Japan
- The General • Ireland/UK
- 1999: Run Lola Run (Lola rennt) • Germany
- All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) • Spain
- My Son the Fanatic • UK
- Rosetta • Belgium/France
- Topsy-Turvy • UK
2000s
- 2000: Dancer in the Dark – Lars von Trier • Denmark
- In the Mood for Love (Fa yeung nin wa) • France/Hong Kong
- Malli • India
- A Time for Drunken Horses (Zamani barayé masti asbha) • Iran
- The War Zone • UK
- 2001: Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) • France
- Amores perros • Mexico
- Lumumba • Belgium/France/Germany/Haiti
- Sexy Beast • UK/Spain
- Together (Tillsammans) • Denmark/Italy/Sweden
- 2002: Y Tu Mamá También • Mexico
- Atanarjuat (Atanarjuat) • Canada
- Bloody Sunday • Ireland/UK
- The Piano Teacher (La pianiste) • France
- Time Out (L'emploi du temps) • France
- 2003: Whale Rider • New Zealand/Germany
- City of God (Cidade de Deus) • Brazil
- Lilya 4-Ever (Lilja 4-ever) • Denmark
- The Magdalene Sisters • UK/Ireland
- The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) • France/Canada/Belgium
- 2004: The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) • Spain
- Bad Education (La mala educación) • Spain
- Oasis • South Korea
- Red Lights (Feux rouges) • France
- Yesterday • South Africa
- 2005: Paradise Now • Palestine/Netherlands/Germany/France
- The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Moartea domnului Lazarescu) • Romania
- Duck Season (Temporada de patos) • Mexico
- Head-On (Gegen die Wand) • Germany/Turkey
- Tony Takitani • Japan
- 2006: The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) • Germany
- 12:08 East of Bucharest (A fost sau n-a fost?) • Romania
- The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros) • Philippines
- Chronicle of an Escape (Crónica de una fuga) • Argentina
- Days of Glory (Indigènes) • France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium
- 2007: Once • Ireland
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile) • Romania
- The Band's Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) • France/Israel/USA
- Lady Chatterley • Belgium/France
- Persepolis • France/USA
- 2008: The Class (Entre les murs) • France
- Gomorrah (Gomorra) • Italy
- Hunger • Ireland/UK
- The Secret of the Grain (La graine et le mulet) • France
- Silent Light (Stellet licht) • France/Germany/Netherlands/Mexico
- 2009: An Education – Lone Scherfig • UK
- Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick) • Sweden
- The Maid (La nana) • Chile
- Mother (Madeo) • South Korea
- A Prophet (Un prophète) • France
2010s
- 2010: The King's Speech • UK
- Kisses • Ireland
- Mademoiselle Chambon • France
- Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux) • Morocco/France
- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Loong Boonmee raleuk chat) • Thailand
- 2011: A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) • Iran
- The Kid with a Bike (Le gamin au vélo) • Belgium
- Melancholia • Denmark
- Shame • UK
- Tyrannosaur • UK
- 2012: Amour • Austria/France/Germany
- Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da) • Turkey/Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) • France/Belgium
- Sister (L'enfant d'en haut) • France/Switzerland
- War Witch (Rebelle) • Canada
- 2013: Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La vie d'Adèle) • France
- Gloria • Chile
- The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) • Italy
- The Hunt (Jagten) • Denmark
- A Touch of Sin (Tian zhu ding) • China
- 2014: Ida • Poland
- Force Majeure (Turist) • Sweden
- Leviathan (Leviafan) • Russia
- Mommy • Canada
- Norte, the End of History (Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan) • Philippines
- Under the Skin • UK
- 2015: Son of Saul (Saul Fia) • Hungary
- Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) • Colombia
- Girlhood (Bande de fillies) • France
- Mustang • France/Turkey
- A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron) • Sweden