# Bodil Award for Best Non-English Language Film

The Bodil Award for Best Non-English Language Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics (Danish: Filmedarbejderforeningen). It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. This category was called "Best European Film'" until 2001, when it became the "Best Non-American Film". The award obtained its current name in 2024.

## Honorees
### 1940s

* 1948: A Matter of Life and Death directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
* 1949: Hamlet directed by Laurence Olivier

### 1950s

* 1950: The Third Man directed by Carol Reed
* 1951: Bicycle Thieves directed by Vittorio De Sica
* 1952: The Browning Version directed by Anthony Asquith
* 1953: Only a Mother directed by Alf Sjöberg
* 1954: Forbidden Games directed by René Clément
* 1955: Umberto D. directed by Vittorio De Sica
* 1956: La Strada directed by Federico Fellini
* 1957: Smiles of a Summer Night directed by Ingmar Bergman
* 1958: Gates of Paris directed by René Clair
* 1959: Wild Strawberries directed by Ingmar Bergman

### 1960s

* 1960: 400 Blows directed by François Truffaut
* 1961: Ballad of a Soldier directed by Grigory Chukhray
* 1962: Rocco and His Brothers directed by Luchino Visconti
* 1963: Jules and Jim directed by François Truffaut
* 1964: 8½ directed by Federico Fellini and Dr. Strangelove directed by Stanley Kubrick
* 1965: The Soft Skin directed by François Truffaut
* 1966: The Rules of the Game directed by Jean Renoir
* 1967: Loves of a Blonde directed by Miloš Forman
* 1968: Belle de Jour directed by Luis Buñuel
* 1969: Playtime directed by Jacques Tati

### 1970s

* 1970: Adalen Riots directed by Bo Widerberg
* 1971: Le Boucher directed by Claude Chabrol
* 1972: Death in Venice directed by Luchino Visconti
* 1973: The New Land directed by Jan Troell
* 1974: Cries and Whispers directed by Ingmar Bergman
* 1975: Amarcord directed by Federico Fellini
* 1976: The Passenger directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
* 1977: 1900 directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
* 1978: Providence directed by Alain Resnais
* 1979: Autumn Sonata directed by Ingmar Bergman

### 1980s

* 1980: The Tin Drum directed by Volker Schlöndorff
* 1981: Max Havelaar directed by Fons Rademakers
* 1982: The French Lieutenant's Woman directed by Karel Reisz
* 1983: The Simple-Minded Murderer directed by Hans Alfredson
* 1984: Carmen directed by Carlos Saura
* 1985: Paris, Texas directed by Wim Wenders
* 1986: Ran directed by Akira Kurosawa
* 1987: My Life as a Dog directed by Lasse Hallström
* 1988: Round Midnight directed by Bertrand Tavernier
* 1989: Au revoir les enfants directed by Louis Malle

### 1990s

* 1990: A Short Film About Killing directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
* 1991: Dekalog directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
* 1992: Life Is Sweet directed by Mike Leigh
* 1993: Howards End directed by James Ivory
* 1994: Not awarded
* 1995: Three Colours: Red directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
* 1996: Lamerica directed by Gianni Amelio
* 1997: Trainspotting directed by Danny Boyle
* 1998: The Full Monty directed by Peter Cattaneo
* 1999: My Name Is Joe directed by Ken Loach

### 2000s

* 2000: All About My Mother directed by Pedro Almodóvar
* 2001: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee
* 2002: Songs from the Second Floor directed by Roy Andersson
* 2003: Talk to Her directed by Pedro Almodóvar
* 2004: Good Bye, Lenin! directed by Wolfgang Becker
* 2005: Look at Me directed by Agnès Jaoui
* 2006: Downfall directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
* 2007: The Lives of Others directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
* 2008: Pan's Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro
* 2009: Let the Right One In directed by Tomas Alfredson

### 2010s

* 2010: Waltz with Bashir directed by Ari Folman
* 2011: The White Ribbon directed by Michael Haneke
* 2012: A Separation directed by Asghar Farhadi
* 2013: Amour directed by Michael Haneke
* 2014: Blue Is the Warmest Colour directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
* 2015: Force Majeure directed by Ruben Östlund
* 2016: Mommy directed by Xavier Dolan
* 2017: Toni Erdmann directed by Maren Ade
* 2018: The Square directed by Ruben Östlund
* 2019: Roma directed by Alfonso Cuarón

### 2020s

* 2020: Parasite directed by Bong Joon-ho
* 2021: Portrait of a Lady on Fire directed by Céline Sciamma
* 2022: The Power of the Dog directed by Jane Campion
* 2023: The Worst Person in the World directed by Joachim Trier
* 2024: Close directed by Lukas Dhont