# Saturn Award for Best International Film

The Saturn Award for Best International Film is one of the annual awards given by the American professional organization, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements (the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, awarded by the World Science Fiction Society who reward science fiction and fantasy in various media, is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films), included the Best International Film category (then named Best Foreign Film) for the first time for the 1980 film year. It was deactivated after 1982, and was revived for the 2006 film year. It is given to a feature-length motion picture from outside the United States of America and/or films in foreign languages, including non-English American films.

## Winners and nominees
### 1970s (Best Foreign Film)

| Year | Motion picture | Country | Language |
| 1979 (7th) | Dinner for Adele | Czechoslovakia | Czech |
| 1979 (7th) | Circle of Iron | United States | English |
| 1979 (7th) | Message from Space | Japan | Japanese |
| 1979 (7th) | Nosferatu the Vampyre | West Germany France | English, German, Romanian |
| 1979 (7th) | Patrick | Australia | English |
| 1979 (7th) | Starcrash | United States Italy | English |

### 1980s

| Year | Motion picture | Country | Language |
| 1980 (8th) | Scanners | Canada | English |
| 1980 (8th) | The Castle of Cagliostro | Japan | Japanese |
| 1980 (8th) | The Changeling | Canada United States | English |
| 1980 (8th) | Harlequin | Australia | English |
| 1980 (8th) | Terror Train | Canada United States | English |
| 1981 (9th) | Quest for Fire | France Canada United States | Invented language |
| 1981 (9th) | Full Circle | Canada United Kingdom | English |
| 1981 (9th) | Roadgames | Australia | English |
| 1981 (9th) | Time Bandits | United Kingdom | English |
| 1981 (9th) | The Watcher in the Woods | United States United Kingdom | English |
| 1982 (10th) | Mad Max 2 | Australia | English |
| 1982 (10th) | The Chain Reaction | Australia | English |
| 1982 (10th) | Class of 1984 | Canada | English |
| 1982 (10th) | The House Where Evil Dwells | United States Japan | English |
| 1982 (10th) | The Last Horror Film | United States | English |

### 2000s

| Year | Motion picture | Country | Language |
| 2006 (33rd) | Pan's Labyrinth | Mexico | Spanish |
| 2006 (33rd) | Apocalypto | United States | Mayan |
| 2006 (33rd) | Curse of the Golden Flower | China | Chinese |
| 2006 (33rd) | Fearless | China | Chinese |
| 2006 (33rd) | The Host | South Korea | Korean |
| 2006 (33rd) | Letters from Iwo Jima | United States | Japanese |
| 2007 (34th) | Eastern Promises | Canada United Kingdom | English |
| 2007 (34th) | Black Book | Netherlands | Dutch, German |
| 2007 (34th) | Day Watch | Russia | Russian |
| 2007 (34th) | Goya's Ghosts | Spain United States | English |
| 2007 (34th) | The Orphanage | Spain Mexico | Spanish |
| 2007 (34th) | Sleuth | United Kingdom | English |
| 2008 (35th) | Let the Right One In | Sweden | Swedish |
| 2008 (35th) | The Bank Job | United Kingdom | English |
| 2008 (35th) | The Forbidden Kingdom | United States China | English Chinese |
| 2008 (35th) | In Bruges | United Kingdom | English |
| 2008 (35th) | Slumdog Millionaire | United Kingdom India | Hindi English |
| 2008 (35th) | Transsiberian | United States | English |
| 2009 (36th) | District 9 | South Africa | English |
| 2009 (36th) | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | United Kingdom Canada France | English |
| 2009 (36th) | Lorna's Silence | Belgium | French |
| 2009 (36th) | Red Cliff | China | Mandarin |
| 2009 (36th) | Taken | France | English |
| 2009 (36th) | Thirst | South Korea | Korean |

### 2010s

| Year | Motion picture | Country | Language |
| 2010 (37th) | Monsters | United Kingdom | English |
| 2010 (37th) | Centurion | United Kingdom | English |
| 2010 (37th) | The Complete Metropolis | Germany | German |
| 2010 (37th) | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Sweden | Swedish |
| 2010 (37th) | Mother | South Korea | Korean |
| 2010 (37th) | Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale | Finland | Finnish English |
| 2011 (38th) | The Skin I Live In | Spain | Spanish |
| 2011 (38th) | Attack the Block | United Kingdom | English |
| 2011 (38th) | Largo Winch | France Belgium | French |
| 2011 (38th) | Melancholia | Denmark France | English |
| 2011 (38th) | Point Blank | France | French |
| 2011 (38th) | The Troll Hunter | Norway | Norwegian |
| 2012 (39th) | Headhunters | Norway | Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, English |
| 2012 (39th) | Anna Karenina | United Kingdom | English |
| 2012 (39th) | Chicken with Plums | France Germany Belgium | French |
| 2012 (39th) | The Fairy | Belgium France | French |
| 2012 (39th) | My Way | South Korea | Korean, Japanese, Russian, German, Chinese, English |
| 2012 (39th) | Pusher | United Kingdom | English |
| 2013 (40th) | Big Bad Wolves | Israel | Hebrew |
| 2013 (40th) | Blancanieves | Spain | No dialogue (Intertitles in Spanish) |
| 2013 (40th) | A Hijacking | Denmark | Danish |
| 2013 (40th) | How I Live Now | United Kingdom | English |
| 2013 (40th) | Stoker | United States United Kingdom | English |
| 2013 (40th) | The World's End | United Kingdom | English |
| 2014 (41st) | The Theory of Everything | United Kingdom | English |
| 2014 (41st) | Bird People | France | French, English |
| 2014 (41st) | Calvary | Ireland United Kingdom | English |
| 2014 (41st) | Force Majeure | Sweden France Norway | Swedish, English, French, Norwegian |
| 2014 (41st) | Mood Indigo | France Belgium | French |
| 2014 (41st) | The Railway Man | United Kingdom Australia | English |
| 2015 (42nd) | Turbo Kid | Canada New Zealand | English |
| 2015 (42nd) | Goodnight Mommy | Austria | German |
| 2015 (42nd) | The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared | Sweden | Swedish |
| 2015 (42nd) | Labyrinth of Lies | Germany | German |
| 2015 (42nd) | Legend | United Kingdom | English |
| 2015 (42nd) | The Wave | Norway | Norwegian |
| 2016 (43rd) | The Handmaiden | South Korea | Korean |
| 2016 (43rd) | Elle | France Germany | French |
| 2016 (43rd) | In Order of Disappearance | Norway | Norwegian |
| 2016 (43rd) | The Mermaid | China Hong Kong | Chinese |
| 2016 (43rd) | Shin Godzilla | Japan | Japanese |
| 2016 (43rd) | Under the Shadow | Qatar Jordan United Kingdom | Persian |
| 2017 (44th) | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | India | Telugu |
| 2017 (44th) | Brimstone | Netherlands France Germany Sweden United Kingdom | English |
| 2017 (44th) | The Lodgers | Ireland | English |
| 2017 (44th) | The Man Who Invented Christmas | Ireland Canada | English |
| 2017 (44th) | The Square | Sweden Germany France Denmark | Swedish, English, Danish |
| 2017 (44th) | Wolf Warrior 2 | China | Chinese, English |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Burning | South Korea | Korean |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Aniara | Sweden Denmark | Swedish, Danish |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Border | Sweden | Swedish |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Ghost Stories | United Kingdom | English |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | The Guilty | Denmark | Danish |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Shadow | China | Chinese |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Parasite | South Korea | Korean |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Jojo Rabbit | United States New Zealand Czech Republic | English |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | The Nightingale | Australia | English, Irish, Palawa kani |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Official Secrets | United States United Kingdom | English |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Sputnik | Russia | Russian |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | The Whistlers | Romania France Germany | Romanian, English, El Silbo, Spanish |

### 2020s

| Year | Motion picture | Country | Language |
| 2021/2022 (50th) |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | RRR | India | Telugu |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Downton Abbey: A New Era | United Kingdom | English |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Eiffel | France | French |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | I'm Your Man | Germany | German |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Riders of Justice | Denmark | Danish |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Silent Night | United Kingdom | English |
| 2022/2023 (51st) |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Sisu | Finland | Finnish, English |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Madeleine Collins | France | French |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Missing | Philippines | Ilocano, Tagalog |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | The Origin of Evil | France Canada | French |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Ransomed | South Korea | Korean |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Speak No Evil | Denmark | Danish, Dutch, English |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Godzilla Minus One | Japan | Japanese |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Animal Kingdom | France | French |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Kill | India | Hindi |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Monkey Man | Canada India | English Hindi |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Oddity | Ireland | English |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Society of the Snow | Spain | Spanish |

## Countries with most wins

* Canada: 4
* United Kingdom: 3
* South Korea: 3
* India: 2