# Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Best Film Not in the English Language) is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best foreign language film of the year.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | English title | Original title | Country | Director |
| 1997 | Shall We Dance? | Shall We Dansu? | Japan | Masayuki Suo |
| 1997 | Ponette | Ponette | France | Jacques Doillon |
| 1997 | La Promesse | La Promesse | Belgium | Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne |
| 1998 | Life Is Beautiful | La vita è bella | Italy | Roberto Benigni |
| 1998 | The Celebration | Festen | Denmark | Thomas Vinterberg |
| 1998 | Central Station | Central do Brasil | Brazil | Walter Salles |
| 1999 | Run Lola Run | Lola rennt | Germany | Tom Tykwer |
| 1999 | All About My Mother | Todo sobre mi madre | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 1999 | The Dreamlife of Angels | La Vie rêvée des anges | France | Erick Zonca |
| 1999 | The Red Violin | Le Violon Rouge | Canada | François Girard |
| 1999 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl | 天浴 (Tiān Yù) | China | Joan Chen |

### 2000s

| Year | English title | Original title | Country | Director |
| 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Wo hu cang long | China | Ang Lee |
| 2000 | The Color of Paradise | رنگ خدا, Rang-e Khodā | Iran | Majid Majidi |
| 2000 | Girl on the Bridge | La fille sur le pont | France | Patrice Leconte |
| 2000 | Shower | 洗澡, Xǐ zǎo | China | Zhang Yang |
| 2000 | Yi Yi | Yī Yī | Taiwan | Edward Yang |
| 2001 | Amélie | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain | France/Germany | Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| 2001 | Fat Girl | À ma sœur! | France | Catherine Breillat |
| 2001 | In the Mood for Love | 花樣年華 | Hong Kong | Wong Kar-wai |
| 2001 | No Man’s Land | Ničija zemlja, Ничија земља | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Danis Tanović |
| 2001 | With a Friend Like Harry… | Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien | France | Dominik Moll |
| 2002 | And Your Mother Too | Y Tu Mamá También | Mexico | Alfonso Cuarón |
| 2002 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ | Canada | Zacharias Kunuk |
| 2002 | Monsoon Wedding | Monsoon Wedding | India | Mira Nair |
| 2002 | Spirited Away | 千と千尋の神隠し, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 2002 | Talk to Her | Hable Con Ella | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2003 | City of God | Cidade de Deus | Brazil | Fernando Meirelles |
| 2003 | The Barbarian Invasions | Les Invasions barbares | Canada/France | Denys Arcand |
| 2003 | Irreversible | Irréversible | France | Gaspar Noé |
| 2003 | The Man Without a Past | Mies vailla menneisyyttä | Finland | Aki Kaurismäki |
| 2003 | The Triplets of Belleville | Les Triplettes de Belleville | France/Belgium | Sylvain Chomet |
| 2004 | Hero | Ying xiong | China/Hong Kong | Zhang Yimou |
| 2004 | House of Flying Daggers | 十面埋伏, Shímiàn máifú | China/Hong Kong | Zhang Yimou |
| 2004 | Maria Full of Grace | María, llena eres de gracia | Colombia | Joshua Marston |
| 2004 | The Motorcycle Diaries | Diarios de motocicleta | Argentina/Brazil | Walter Salles |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Un long dimanche de fiançailles | France | Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| 2005 | Downfall | Der Untergang | Germany | Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| 2005 | 2046 | 2046 | Hong Kong | Wong Kar-wai |
| 2005 | Caché | Caché | France/Austria | Michael Haneke |
| 2005 | Kung Fu Hustle | 功夫 | Hong Kong/China | Stephen Chow |
| 2005 | Oldboy | 올드보이, Oldeuboi | South Korea | Park Chan-wook |
| 2006 | Pan's Labyrinth | El laberinto del fauno | Mexico | Guillermo del Toro |
| 2006 | The Death of Mr. Lazarescu | Moartea domnului Lăzărescu | Romania | Cristi Puiu |
| 2006 | L’Enfant | L’Enfant | Belgium | Dardenne brothers |
| 2006 | Volver | Volver | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2006 | Water | जल, Jal | Canada/USA/India | Deepa Mehta |
| 2007 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Le scaphandre et le papillon | France/USA | Julian Schnabel |
| 2007 | The Host | 괴물, Goemul | South Korea/Japan | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2007 | The Lives of Others | Das Leben der Anderen | Germany | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| 2007 | The Orphanage | El orfanato | Spain/Mexico | J. A. Bayona |
| 2007 | La Vie en Rose | La Môme | France | Olivier Dahan |
| 2008 | Let the Right One In | Låt den rätte komma in | Sweden | Tomas Alfredson |
| 2008 | A Christmas Tale | Un conte de Noël | France | Arnaud Desplechin |
| 2008 | The Counterfeiters | Die Fälscher | Austria/Germany | Stefan Ruzowitzky |
| 2008 | I’ve Loved You So Long | Il y a longtemps que je t'aime | France/Germany | Philippe Claudel |
| 2008 | Waltz with Bashir | ואלס עם באשיר, Vals Im Bashir | Israel | Ari Folman |
| 2009 | The White Ribbon | Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte | Germany | Michael Haneke |
| 2009 | Broken Embraces | Los abrazos rotos | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2009 | Police, Adjective | Polițist, Adjectiv | Romania | Corneliu Porumboiu |
| 2009 | Silent Light | Stellet Licht | Mexico/France | Carlos Reygadas |
| 2009 | Summer Hours | L'Heure d'été | France | Olivier Assayas |

### 2010s

| Year | English title | Original title | Country | Director |
| 2010 | Mother | Madeo | South Korea | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2010 | Carlos | Carlos | France/Germany | Olivier Assayas |
| 2010 | Dogtooth | Κυνόδοντας, Kynothontas | Greece | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| 2010 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Män som hatar kvinnor | Sweden/Denmark | Niels Arden Oplev |
| 2010 | A Prophet | Un prophète | France | Jacques Audiard |
| 2011 | A Separation | Jodái-e Náder az Simin | Iran | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2011 | 13 Assassins | 十三人の刺客, Jūsannin no Shikaku | United Kingdom/Japan | Takashi Miike |
| 2011 | Certified Copy | Copie conforme | France/Italy | Abbas Kiarostami |
| 2011 | The Skin I Live In | La piel que habito | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2011 | Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives | ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ, Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat | Thailand | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
| 2012 | Holy Motors | Holy Motors | France/Germany | Leos Carax |
| 2012 | Amour | Amour | France/Austria | Michael Haneke |
| 2012 | Rust and Bone | De rouille et d'os | France/Belgium | Jacques Audiard |
| 2012 | This Is Not a Film | این فیلم نیست | Iran | Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb |
| 2012 | The Turin Horse | A torinói ló | Hungary | Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky |
| 2013 | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | La vie d'Adèle | France | Abdellatif Kechiche |
| 2013 | Drug War | 毒战 | Hong Kong | Johnnie To |
| 2013 | Museum Hours | Museum Hours | Austria | Jem Cohen |
| 2013 | Wadjda | وجدة | Saudi Arabia | Haifaa al-Mansour |
| 2013 | The Wind Rises | 風立ちぬ, Kaze Tachinu | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 2014 | Two Days, One Night | Deux jours, une nuit | Belgium | Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne |
| 2014 | Ida | Ida | Poland | Paweł Pawlikowski |
| 2014 | The Missing Picture | L'Image manquante | Cambodia/France | Rithy Panh |
| 2014 | Mommy | Mommy | Canada | Xavier Dolan |
| 2014 | The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | かぐや姫の物語, Kaguya-hime no Monogatari | Japan | Isao Takahata |
| 2015 | The Assassin | Nie yin niang | Taiwan | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
| 2015 | Goodnight Mommy | Ich seh, Ich seh | Austria | Veronika Franz |
| 2015 | Mustang | Mustang | France | Deniz Gamze Ergüven |
| 2015 | Phoenix | Phoenix | Germany | Christian Petzold |
| 2015 | Son of Saul | Saul fia | Hungary | László Nemes |
| 2016 | The Handmaiden | Agassi | South Korea | Park Chan-wook |
| 2016 | Elle | Elle | France | Paul Verhoeven |
| 2016 | Neruda | Neruda | Chile | Pablo Larraín |
| 2016 | The Salesman | فروشنده, Forušande | Iran | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2016 | Toni Erdmann | Toni Erdmann | Germany | Maren Ade |
| 2017 | BPM (Beats per Minute) | 120 battements par minute | France | Robin Campillo |
| 2017 | Nocturama | Nocturama | France/Belgium | Bertrand Bonello |
| 2017 | Raw | Grave | France/Belgium | Julia Ducournau |
| 2017 | Thelma | Thelma | Norway/Sweden | Joachim Trier |
| 2017 | The Square | The Square | Sweden/Germany | Ruben Östlund |
| 2018 | Roma | Roma | Mexico | Alfonso Cuarón |
| 2018 | Burning | 버닝, Beoning | South Korea/Japan | Lee Chang-dong |
| 2018 | Cold War | Zimna wojna | Poland/France | Paweł Pawlikowski |
| 2018 | Shoplifters | 万引き家族, Manbiki Kazoku | Japan | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| 2018 | Zama | Zama | Argentina/Spain | Lucrecia Martel |
| 2019 | Parasite | Gisaengchung | South Korea | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2019 | Atlantics | Atlantique | France/Senegal | Mati Diop |
| 2019 | Monos | Monos | Colombia/Argentina | Alejandro Landes |
| 2019 | Pain and Glory | Dolor y gloria | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2019 | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu | France | Céline Sciamma |

### 2020s

| Year | English title | Original title | Country | Director |
| 2020 | Minari | Minari | United States | Lee Isaac Chung |
| 2020 | Another Round | Druk | Denmark | Thomas Vinterberg |
| 2020 | Bacurau | Bacurau | Brazil | Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles |
| 2020 | Collective | Colectiv | Romania | Alexander Nanau |
| 2020 | La Llorona | La Llorona | Guatemala | Jayro Bustamante |
| 2021 | Drive My Car | ドライブ・マイ・カー (Doraibu Mai Kā) | Japan | Ryusuke Hamaguchi |
| 2021 | Flee | Flugt | Denmark | Jonas Poher Rasmussen |
| 2021 | A Hero | قهرمان, Qahremaan | Iran | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2021 | Titane | Titane | France | Julia Ducournau |
| 2021 | The Worst Person in the World | Verdens verste menneske | Norway | Joachim Trier |
| 2022 | Decision to Leave | 헤어질 결심, Heeojil gyeolsim | South Korea | Park Chan-wook |
| 2022 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Im Westen nichts Neues | Germany | Edward Berger |
| 2022 | EO | Io | Poland | Jerzy Skolimowski |
| 2022 | No Bears | خرس نیست, Khers Nist | Iran | Jafar Panahi |
| 2022 | RRR | RRR | India | S. S. Rajamouli |
| 2023 | Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | France | Justine Triet |
| 2023 | Fallen Leaves | Kuolleet lehdet | Finland | Aki Kaurismäki |
| 2023 | Godzilla Minus One | ゴジラ マイナスワン, Gojira Mainasu Wan | Japan | Takashi Yamazaki |
| 2023 | Perfect Days | Perfect Days | Japan | Wim Wenders |
| 2023 | The Zone of Interest | The Zone of Interest | United Kingdom/Poland | Jonathan Glazer |
| 2024 | All We Imagine as Light | All We Imagine as Light | France/India | Payal Kapadia |
| 2024 | Emilia Pérez | Emilia Pérez | France | Jacques Audiard |
| 2024 | Flow | Straume | Latvia | Gints Zilbalodis |
| 2024 | I’m Still Here | Ainda Estou Aqui | Brazil | Walter Salles |
| 2024 | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | دانه‌ی انجیر معابد,Dāne-ye anjīr-e ma'ābed | Germany/Iran | Mohammad Rasoulof |