# David di Donatello for Best International Film

The David di Donatello for Best International Film (Italian: David di Donatello per il miglior film internazionale), known as the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film (Italian: David di Donatello per il miglior film straniero) prior to 2022, is a category in the David di Donatello Awards, described as "Italy’s answer to the Oscars", presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) since the 1959 edition. The category is specifically for films not competing for European honours. No awards were granted during the 1960 and 1961 editions, from 1965 to 1971, and in 1981. Starting from the 2019 edition, the award also includes films that previously would have belonged to the category of Best European Film.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are indicated in bold.

### 1950s-1960s

    1958 The Prince and the Showgirl, directed by Laurence Olivier
    1959 Gigi, directed by Vincente Minnelli
    1960 No Award
    1961 Ben Hur, directed by William Wyler
    1962 Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Stanley Kramer
    1963 The Longest Day, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
    1964 Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean
    1965 My Fair Lady, directed by George Cukor
    1966 The Agony and the Ecstasy, directed by Carol Reed
    1967 Doctor Zhivago, directed by David Lean
    1968 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, directed by Stanley Kramer
    1969 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick

### 1970s

    1970 The Lion in Winter, directed by Anthony Harvey
    1971 Ryan's Daughter, directed by David Lean
    1972 The French Connection, directed by William Friedkin
    1973 The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola
    1974 Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Norman Jewison
    1975 The Towering Inferno, directed by Irwin Allen
    1976 Nashville, directed by Robert Altman
    1977 Marathon Man, directed by John Schlesinger
    1978 Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg
    1979 The Wishing Tree (ნატვრის ხე / Natvris khe), directed by Tengiz Abuladze

### 1980s

1980
* Kramer vs. Kramer, directed by Robert Benton
1981
* No Award
1982
* Mephisto, directed by István Szabó
** Marianne and Juliane (Die bleierne Zeit), directed by Margarethe von Trotta
** Reds, directed by Warren Beatty
1983
* Gandhi, directed by Richard Attenborough
** The Way (Yol), directed by Yılmaz Güney
** Victor/Victoria, directed by Blake Edwards
** Missing, directed by Costa-Gavras
1984
* Fanny and Alexander, directed by Ingmar Bergman
** Terms of Endearment, directed by James L. Brooks
** Zelig, directed by Woody Allen
1985
* Amadeus, directed by Miloš Forman
** The Killing Fields, directed by Roland Joffé
** Paris, Texas, directed by Wim Wenders
1986
* Out of Africa, directed by Sydney Pollack
** Another Time, Another Place, directed by Michael Radford
** Ran (乱), directed by Akira Kurosawa
1987
* A Room with a View, directed by James Ivory
** The Official Story (La historia oficial), directed by Luis Puenzo
** The Mission, directed by Roland Joffé
1988
* Au revoir les enfants, directed by Louis Malle
** The Dead, directed by John Huston
** Full Metal Jacket, directed by Stanley Kubrick
1989
* Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson
** Mississippi Burning, directed by Alan Parker
** Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios), directed by Pedro Almodóvar

### 1990s

1990
* Dead Poets Society, directed by Peter Weir
** Crimes and Misdemeanors, directed by Woody Allen
** May Fools (Milou en mai), directed by Louis Malle
** Reunion, directed by Jerry Schatzberg
** Life and Nothing But (La vie et rien d'autre), directed by Bertrand Tavernier
1991
* Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau (ex aequo) Hamlet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli (ex aequo)
** Dances with Wolves, directed by Kevin Costner
** Nikita, directed by Luc Besson
** Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese
1992
* Raise the Red Lantern (Dà Hóng Dēnglóng Gāogāo Guà / 大紅燈籠高高掛), directed by Zhang Yimou
** Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott
** Shadows and Fog, directed by Woody Allen
1993
* A Heart in Winter (Un coeur en hiver), directed by Claude Sautet
** Howards End, directed by James Ivory
** The Crying Game, directed by Neil Jordan
1994
* In the Name of the Father, directed by Jim Sheridan
** The Remains of the Day, directed by James Ivory
** Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg
1995
* Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino
** Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis
** Burnt by the Sun (Утомлённые солнцем / Utomlyonnye solntsem), directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
1996
* Nelly and Mr. Arnaud (Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud), directed by Claude Sautet
** Mighty Aphrodite, directed by Woody Allen
** Smoke, directed by Wayne Wang
1997
* Ridicule, directed by Patrice Leconte
1998
* The Full Monty, directed by Peter Cattaneo
** Amistad, directed by Steven Spielberg
** The Thief (Vor), directed by Pavel Chukhray
1999
* Train of Life (Train de vie), directed by Radu Mihaileanu
** Shakespeare in Love, directed by John Madden
** Central Station (Central do Brasil), directed by Walter Salles

### 2000s

2000
* All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre), directed by Pedro Almodóvar
** American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes
** East Is East, directed by Damien O'Donnell
2001
* The Taste of Others (Le goût des autres), directed by Agnès Jaoui
** Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry
** Chocolat, directed by Lasse Hallström
** In the Mood for Love (花樣年華 / Fa yeung nin wa), directed by Wong Kar-wai
2002
* The Man Who Wasn't There, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
** Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain), directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
** No Man's Land (Ničija zemlja), directed by Danis Tanović
2003
* The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski
** Chicago, directed by Rob Marshall
** Talk to Her (Hable con ella), directed by Pedro Almodóvar
** The Hours, directed by Stephen Daldry
** The Man on the Train (L'homme du train), directed by Patrice Leconte
2004
* The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares), directed by Denys Arcand
** Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton
** Lost in Translation, directed by Sofia Coppola
** Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, directed by Peter Weir
** Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood
2005
* Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood
** 2046, directed by Wong Kar-wai
** 3-Iron (빈집 / Binjip), directed by Kim Ki-duk
** Hotel Rwanda, directed by Terry George
** Ray, directed by Taylor Hackford
2006
* Crash, directed by Paul Haggis
** A History of Violence, directed by David Cronenberg
** Good Night, and Good Luck., directed by George Clooney
** Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee
** Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood
2007
* Babel, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
** Letters from Iwo Jima, directed by Clint Eastwood
** Little Miss Sunshine, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
** The Pursuit of Happyness, directed by Gabriele Muccino
** The Departed, directed by Martin Scorsese
2008
* No Country for Old Men, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
** Across the Universe, directed by Julie Taymor
** Into the Wild, directed by Sean Penn
** In the Valley of Elah, directed by Paul Haggis
** There Will Be Blood, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
2009
* Gran Torino, directed by Clint Eastwood
** Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant
** The Visitor, directed by Tom McCarthy
** The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky
** WALL-E, directed by Andrew Stanton

### 2010s

2010
* Inglourious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino
** A Serious Man, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
** Avatar, directed by James Cameron
** Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood
** Up in the Air, directed by Jason Reitman
2011
* Hereafter, directed by Clint Eastwood
** Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky
** Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan
** Incendies, directed by Denis Villeneuve
** The Social Network, directed by David Fincher
2012
* A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین / Jodaí-e Nadér az Simín), directed by Asghar Farhadi
** Drive, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
** Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese
** The Ides of March, directed by George Clooney
** The Tree of Life, directed by Terrence Malick
2013
* Django Unchained, directed by Quentin Tarantino
** Argo, directed by Ben Affleck
** Silver Linings Playbook, directed by David O. Russell
** Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg
** Life of Pi, directed by Ang Lee
2014
* The Grand Budapest Hotel, directed by Wes Anderson
** 12 Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen
** American Hustle, directed by David O. Russell
** Blue Jasmine, directed by Woody Allen
** The Wolf of Wall Street, directed by Martin Scorsese
2015
* Birdman, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
** American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood
** Boyhood, directed by Richard Linklater
** The Salt of the Earth, directed by Wim Wenders
** Mommy, directed by Xavier Dolan
2016
* Bridge of Spies, directed by Steven Spielberg
** Carol, directed by Todd Haynes
** Inside Out, directed by Pete Docter
** Remember, directed by Atom Egoyan
** Spotlight, directed by Thomas McCarthy
2017
* Nocturnal Animals, directed by Tom Ford
** Captain Fantastic, directed by Matt Ross
** Lion, directed by Garth Davis
** Paterson, directed by Jim Jarmusch
** Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood
2018
* Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan
** La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle
** The Insult (قضية رقم ٢٣, / Qadiyya raqm 23), directed by Ziad Doueiri
** Loveless (Нелюбовь / Nelyubov), directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
** Manchester by the Sea, directed by Kenneth Lonergan
2019
* Roma, directed by Alfonso Cuarón
** Bohemian Rhapsody, directed by Bryan Singer
** Cold War (Zimna wojna), directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
** Phantom Thread, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
** Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, directed by Martin McDonagh

### 2020s

2020
* Parasite (기생충 / Gisaengchung), directed by Bong Joon-ho
** Green Book, directed by Peter Farrelly
** Joker, directed by Todd Phillips
** An Officer and a Spy (J'accuse), directed by Roman Polanski
** Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, directed by Quentin Tarantino
2021
* 1917, directed by Sam Mendes
** Jojo Rabbit, directed by Taika Waititi
** Les Misérables, directed by Ladj Ly
** Richard Jewell, directed by Clint Eastwood
** Sorry We Missed You, directed by Ken Loach
2022
* Belfast, directed by Kenneth Branagh
** Don't Look Up, directed by Adam McKay
** Drive My Car (ドライブ・マイ・カー / Doraibu mai kā), directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
** Dune, directed by Denis Villeneuve
** The Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Campion
2023
* The Fabelmans, directed by Steven Spielberg
** Bones and All, directed by Luca Guadagnino
** Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann
** Licorice Pizza, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
** Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Östlund
2024
* Anatomie d'une chute, directed by Justine Triet
** As bestas, directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
** Kuolleet lehdet, directed by Aki Kaurismäki
** Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese
** Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan

## Awards by nation

| Country | Number of winning films | Number of nominated films |
| United States of America | 34 | 80 |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 16 |
| France | 8 | 8 |
| Canada | 1 | 3 |
| Spain | 1 | 2 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 |
| China | 1 | 0 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 1 | 0 |
| Russia | 0 | 3 |
| Germany | 0 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 2 |
| Japan | 0 | 2 |
| Argentina | 0 | 1 |
| Australia | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil | 0 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 |