# César Award for Best Foreign Film

The Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, sponsored by France and Canada, presents an annual César Award for Best Foreign Film (French: César du meilleur film étranger). This is the list of winners and nominees of the award since the 1970s.

## Winners and nominees
### 1970s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Country | Director |
| 1976 (1st) | Scent of a Woman | Profumo di donna | Italy | Dino Risi |
| 1976 (1st) | Aguirre, the Wrath of God | Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes | West Germany | Werner Herzog |
| 1976 (1st) | The Magic Flute | Trollflöjten | Sweden | Ingmar Bergman |
| 1976 (1st) | Nashville | Nashville | United States | Robert Altman |
| 1977 (2nd) | We All Loved Each Other So Much | C'eravamo tanto amati | Italy | Ettore Scola |
| 1977 (2nd) | Barry Lyndon | Barry Lyndon | United Kingdom/ United States | Stanley Kubrick |
| 1977 (2nd) | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | United States | Miloš Forman |
| 1977 (2nd) | Raise Ravens | Cría cuervos | Spain | Carlos Saura |
| 1978 (3rd) | A Special Day | Una giornata particolare | Italy | Ettore Scola |
| 1978 (3rd) | The American Friend | Der amerikanische Freund | West Germany | Wim Wenders |
| 1978 (3rd) | Annie Hall | Annie Hall | United States | Woody Allen |
| 1978 (3rd) | Bread and Chocolate | Pane e cioccolata | Italy | Franco Brusati |
| 1979 (4th) | The Tree of Wooden Clogs | L'albero degli zoccoli | Italy | Ermanno Olmi |
| 1979 (4th) | Autumn Sonata | Höstsonaten | Sweden | Ingmar Bergman |
| 1979 (4th) | Julia | Julia | United States | Fred Zinnemann |
| 1979 (4th) | A Wedding | A Wedding | United States | Robert Altman |

### 1980s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Country | Director |
| 1980 (5th) | Manhattan | Manhattan | United States | Woody Allen |
| 1980 (5th) | Apocalypse Now | Apocalypse Now | United States | Francis Ford Coppola |
| 1980 (5th) | Hair | Hair | United States | Miloš Forman |
| 1980 (5th) | The Tin Drum | Die Blechtrommel | West Germany | Volker Schlöndorff |
| 1981 (6th) | Shadow Warrior | 影武者 / Kagemusha | Japan | Akira Kurosawa |
| 1981 (6th) | Fame | Fame | United States | Alan Parker |
| 1981 (6th) | Kramer vs. Kramer | Kramer vs. Kramer | United States | Robert Benton |
| 1981 (6th) | The Rose | The Rose | United States | Mark Rydell |
| 1982 (7th) | The Elephant Man | The Elephant Man | United Kingdom/ United States | David Lynch |
| 1982 (7th) | The Circle of Deceit | Die Fälschung | West Germany | Volker Schlöndorff |
| 1982 (7th) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Raiders of the Lost Ark | United States | Steven Spielberg |
| 1982 (7th) | Man of Iron | Człowiek z żelaza | Poland | Andrzej Wajda |
| 1983 (8th) | Victor/Victoria | Victor/Victoria | United Kingdom/ United States | Blake Edwards |
| 1983 (8th) | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | United States | Steven Spielberg |
| 1983 (8th) | The French Lieutenant's Woman | The French Lieutenant's Woman | United Kingdom | Karel Reisz |
| 1983 (8th) | The Way | Yol | Turkey | Serif Gören and Yilmaz Güney |
| 1984 (9th) | Fanny and Alexander | Fanny och Alexander | Sweden | Ingmar Bergman |
| 1984 (9th) | Carmen | Carmen | Spain | Carlos Saura |
| 1984 (9th) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | The Gods Must Be Crazy | South Africa | Jamie Uys |
| 1984 (9th) | Tootsie | Tootsie | United States | Sydney Pollack |
| 1985 (10th) | Amadeus | Amadeus | United States | Miloš Forman |
| 1985 (10th) | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | United Kingdom/ United States | Hugh Hudson |
| 1985 (10th) | Maria's Lovers | Maria's Lovers | United States | Andrei Konchalovsky |
| 1985 (10th) | Paris, Texas | Paris, Texas | West Germany | Wim Wenders |
| 1986 (11th) | The Purple Rose of Cairo | The Purple Rose of Cairo | United States | Woody Allen |
| 1986 (11th) | Desperately Seeking Susan | Desperately Seeking Susan | United States | Susan Seidelman |
| 1986 (11th) | The Killing Fields | The Killing Fields | United Kingdom | Roland Joffé |
| 1986 (11th) | Ran | 乱 | Japan | Akira Kurosawa |
| 1986 (11th) | Year of the Dragon | Year of the Dragon | United States | Michael Cimino |
| 1987 (12th) | The Name of the Rose | Il nome della rosa | Italy/ West Germany | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| 1987 (12th) | After Hours | After Hours | United States | Martin Scorsese |
| 1987 (12th) | Hannah and Her Sisters | Hannah and Her Sisters | United States | Woody Allen |
| 1987 (12th) | The Mission | The Mission | United Kingdom | Roland Joffé |
| 1987 (12th) | Out of Africa | Out of Africa | United States | Sydney Pollack |
| 1988 (13th) | The Last Emperor | The Last Emperor | United Kingdom/ Italy/ China | Bernardo Bertolucci |
| 1988 (13th) | Dark Eyes | Oci ciornie | Italy/ Soviet Union | Nikita Mikhalkov |
| 1988 (13th) | Intervista | Intervista | Italy | Federico Fellini |
| 1988 (13th) | The Untouchables | The Untouchables | United States | Brian De Palma |
| 1988 (13th) | Wings of Desire | Der Himmel über Berlin | West Germany | Wim Wenders |
| 1989 (14th) | Bagdad Cafe | Out of Rosenheim | West Germany | Percy Adlon |
| 1989 (14th) | Bird | Bird | United States | Clint Eastwood |
| 1989 (14th) | Salaam Bombay! | सलाम बॉम्बे | India | Mira Nair |
| 1989 (14th) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | United States | Robert Zemeckis |

### 1990s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Country | Director |
| 1990 (15th) | Dangerous Liaisons | Dangerous Liaisons | United States | Stephen Frears |
| 1990 (15th) | Cinema Paradiso | Nuovo cinema Paradiso | Italy | Giuseppe Tornatore |
| 1990 (15th) | Rain Man | Rain Man | United States | Barry Levinson |
| 1990 (15th) | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | United States | Steven Soderbergh |
| 1990 (15th) | Time of the Gypsies | Дом за вешање / Dom za vešanje | SFR Yugoslavia | Emir Kusturica |
| 1991 (16th) | Dead Poets Society | Dead Poets Society | United States | Peter Weir |
| 1991 (16th) | Goodfellas | Goodfellas | United States | Martin Scorsese |
| 1991 (16th) | Pretty Woman | Pretty Woman | United States | Garry Marshall |
| 1991 (16th) | Taxi Blues | Такси-блюз / Taksi-Blyuz | Soviet Union | Pavel Lungin |
| 1991 (16th) | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | ¡Átame! | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 1992 (17th) | Toto the Hero | Toto le héros | Belgium/ France/ Germany | Jaco van Dormael |
| 1992 (17th) | Alice | Alice | United States | Woody Allen |
| 1992 (17th) | Close to Eden | У́рга — территория любви | Soviet Union | Nikita Mikhalkov |
| 1992 (17th) | Dances with Wolves | Dances with Wolves | United States | Kevin Costner |
| 1992 (17th) | The Silence of the Lambs | The Silence of the Lambs | United States | Jonathan Demme |
| 1992 (17th) | Thelma & Louise | Thelma & Louise | United States | Ridley Scott |
| 1993 (18th) | High Heels | Tacones lejanos | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 1993 (18th) | Howards End | Howards End | United Kingdom | James Ivory |
| 1993 (18th) | Husbands and Wives | Husbands and Wives | United States | Woody Allen |
| 1993 (18th) | The Lover | L'amant | France/ United Kingdom | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| 1993 (18th) | The Player | The Player | United States | Robert Altman |
| 1994 (19th) | The Piano | The Piano | New Zealand/ Australia | Jane Campion |
| 1994 (19th) | Farewell My Concubine | 霸王別姬 / Ba wang bie ji | China/ Hong Kong | Chen Kaige |
| 1994 (19th) | Manhattan Murder Mystery | Manhattan Murder Mystery | United States | Woody Allen |
| 1994 (19th) | Raining Stones | Raining Stones | United Kingdom | Ken Loach |
| 1994 (19th) | The Snapper | The Snapper | Ireland/ United Kingdom | Stephen Frears |
| 1995 (20th) | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Four Weddings and a Funeral | United Kingdom | Mike Newell |
| 1995 (20th) | Dear Diary | Caro diario | Italy | Nanni Moretti |
| 1995 (20th) | Pulp Fiction | Pulp Fiction | United States | Quentin Tarantino |
| 1995 (20th) | Schindler's List | Schindler's List | United States | Steven Spielberg |
| 1995 (20th) | Short Cuts | Short Cuts | United States | Robert Altman |
| 1996 (21st) | Land and Freedom | Land and Freedom | United Kingdom | Ken Loach |
| 1996 (21st) | The Bridges of Madison County | The Bridges of Madison County | United States | Clint Eastwood |
| 1996 (21st) | Smoke | Smoke | United States | Paul Auster and Wayne Wang |
| 1996 (21st) | Underground | Подземље / Podzemlje | FR Yugoslavia | Emir Kusturica |
| 1996 (21st) | The Usual Suspects | The Usual Suspects | United States | Bryan Singer |
| 1997 (22nd) | Breaking the Waves | Breaking the Waves | Denmark/ United Kingdom | Lars von Trier |
| 1997 (22nd) | Fargo | Fargo | United States | Joel Coen |
| 1997 (22nd) | The Promise | La promesse | Belgium | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne |
| 1997 (22nd) | Secrets & Lies | Secrets & Lies | United Kingdom | Mike Leigh |
| 1997 (22nd) | The Postman | Il postino | Italy | Michael Radford |
| 1998 (23rd) | Brassed Off | Brassed Off | United Kingdom | Mark Herman |
| 1998 (23rd) | The English Patient | The English Patient | United States/ United Kingdom | Anthony Minghella |
| 1998 (23rd) | Everyone Says I Love You | Everyone Says I Love You | United States | Woody Allen |
| 1998 (23rd) | Hana-bi | はなび | Japan | Takeshi Kitano |
| 1998 (23rd) | The Full Monty | The Full Monty | United Kingdom | Peter Cattaneo |
| 1999 (24th) | Life Is Beautiful | La vita è bella | Italy | Roberto Benigni |
| 1999 (24th) | The Celebration | Festen | Denmark | Thomas Vinterberg |
| 1999 (24th) | Central Station | Central do Brasil | Brazil | Walter Salles |
| 1999 (24th) | Saving Private Ryan | Saving Private Ryan | United States | Steven Spielberg |
| 1999 (24th) | Titanic | Titanic | United States | James Cameron |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Country | Director |
| 2000 (25th) | All About My Mother | Todo sobre mi madre | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2000 (25th) | Being John Malkovich | Being John Malkovich | United States | Spike Jonze |
| 2000 (25th) | Eyes Wide Shut | Eyes Wide Shut | United States/ United Kingdom | Stanley Kubrick |
| 2000 (25th) | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | United States | Jim Jarmusch |
| 2000 (25th) | The Thin Red Line | The Thin Red Line | United States | Terrence Malick |
| 2001 (26th) | In the Mood for Love | 花樣年華 | Hong Kong | Kar Wai Wong |
| 2001 (26th) | American Beauty | American Beauty | United States | Sam Mendes |
| 2001 (26th) | Billy Elliot | Billy Elliot | United Kingdom | Stephen Daldry |
| 2001 (26th) | Dancer in the Dark | Dancer in the Dark | Denmark | Lars von Trier |
| 2001 (26th) | Yi Yi | Yī Yī | Taiwan | Edward Yang |
| 2002 (27th) | Mulholland Drive | Mulholland Drive | United States | David Lynch |
| 2002 (27th) | The Man Who Wasn't There | The Man Who Wasn't There | United States | Joel Coen |
| 2002 (27th) | Moulin Rouge! | Moulin Rouge! | Australia | Baz Luhrmann |
| 2002 (27th) | The Son's Room | La stanza del figlio | Italy | Nanni Moretti |
| 2002 (27th) | Traffic | Traffic | United States | Steven Soderbergh |
| 2003 (28th) | Bowling for Columbine | Bowling for Columbine | United States | Michael Moore |
| 2003 (28th) | Minority Report | Minority Report | United States | Steven Spielberg |
| 2003 (28th) | Ocean's Eleven | Ocean's Eleven | United States | Steven Soderbergh |
| 2003 (28th) | Painted Fire | 취화선 / Chi-hwa-seon | South Korea | Kwon-taek Im |
| 2003 (28th) | Spirited Away | 千と千尋の神隠し / Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 2004 (29th) | Mystic River | Mystic River | United States | Clint Eastwood |
| 2004 (29th) | Elephant | Elephant | United States | Gus Van Sant |
| 2004 (29th) | Gangs of New York | Gangs of New York | United States | Martin Scorsese |
| 2004 (29th) | The Hours | The Hours | United States/ United Kingdom | Stephen Daldry |
| 2004 (29th) | The Return | Возвращение / Vozvrashcheniye | Russia | Andrei Zvyagintsev |
| 2005 (30th) | Lost in Translation | Lost in Translation | United States | Sofia Coppola |
| 2005 (30th) | 21 Grams | 21 Grams | United States | Alejandro González Iñárritu |
| 2005 (30th) | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | United States | Michel Gondry |
| 2005 (30th) | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | United States | Michael Moore |
| 2005 (30th) | The Motorcycle Diaries | Diarios de motocicleta | Argentina/ Brazil | Walter Salles |
| 2006 (31st) | Million Dollar Baby | Million Dollar Baby | United States | Clint Eastwood |
| 2006 (31st) | A History of Violence | A History of Violence | United States | David Cronenberg |
| 2006 (31st) | Match Point | Match Point | United Kingdom/ United States | Woody Allen |
| 2006 (31st) | The Sea Inside | Mar adentro | Spain | Alejandro Amenábar |
| 2006 (31st) | Walk on Water | ללכת על המים / Lalekhet Al HaMayim | Israel | Eytan Fox |
| 2007 (32nd) | Little Miss Sunshine | Little Miss Sunshine | United States | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris |
| 2007 (32nd) | Babel | Babel | United States/ Mexico | Alejandro González Iñárritu |
| 2007 (32nd) | Brokeback Mountain | Brokeback Mountain | United States | Ang Lee |
| 2007 (32nd) | The Queen | The Queen | United Kingdom | Stephen Frears |
| 2007 (32nd) | Volver | Volver | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2008 (33rd) | The Lives of Others | Das Leben der Anderen | Germany | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| 2008 (33rd) | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile | Romania | Cristian Mungiu |
| 2008 (33rd) | Eastern Promises | Eastern Promises | United Kingdom/ Canada | David Cronenberg |
| 2008 (33rd) | The Edge of Heaven | Auf der anderen Seite | Germany/ Turkey | Fatih Akin |
| 2008 (33rd) | We Own the Night | We Own the Night | United States | James Gray |
| 2009 (34th) | Waltz with Bashir | ואלס עם באשיר | Israel | Ari Folman |
| 2009 (34th) | Eldorado | Eldorado | Belgium/ France | Bouli Lanners |
| 2009 (34th) | Gomorrah | Gomorra | Italy | Matteo Garrone |
| 2009 (34th) | Into the Wild | Into the Wild | United States | Sean Penn |
| 2009 (34th) | Lorna's Silence | Le silence de Lorna | Belgium | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne |
| 2009 (34th) | There Will Be Blood | There Will Be Blood | United States | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| 2009 (34th) | Two Lovers | Two Lovers | United States | James Gray |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Country | Director |
| 2010 (35th) | Gran Torino | Gran Torino | United States | Clint Eastwood |
| 2010 (35th) | Avatar | Avatar | United States | James Cameron |
| 2010 (35th) | Milk | Milk | United States | Gus Van Sant |
| 2010 (35th) | I Killed My Mother | J'ai tué ma mère | Canada | Xavier Dolan |
| 2010 (35th) | A Town Called Panic | Panique au village | Belgium/ France | Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar |
| 2010 (35th) | The White Ribbon | Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte | Germany/ Austria | Michael Haneke |
| 2010 (35th) | Slumdog Millionaire | Slumdog Millionaire | United Kingdom | Danny Boyle |
| 2011 (36th) | The Social Network | The Social Network | United States | David Fincher |
| 2011 (36th) | Bright Star | Bright Star | United Kingdom/ Australia | Jane Campion |
| 2011 (36th) | Heartbeats | Les amours imaginaires | Canada | Xavier Dolan |
| 2011 (36th) | Illegal | Illégal | Belgium/ France | Olivier Masset-Depasse |
| 2011 (36th) | Inception | Inception | United States/ United Kingdom | Christopher Nolan |
| 2011 (36th) | Invictus | Invictus | United States South Africa | Clint Eastwood |
| 2011 (36th) | The Secret in Their Eyes | El secreto de sus ojos | Argentina | Juan José Campanella |
| 2012 (37th) | A Separation | جدایی نادر از سیمین | Iran | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2012 (37th) | Black Swan | Black Swan | United States | Darren Aronofsky |
| 2012 (37th) | Drive | Drive | United States | Nicolas Winding Refn |
| 2012 (37th) | Incendies | Incendies | Canada | Denis Villeneuve |
| 2012 (37th) | Melancholia | Melancholia | Denmark | Lars von Trier |
| 2012 (37th) | The Kid with a Bike | Le gamin au vélo | Belgium | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne |
| 2012 (37th) | The King's Speech | The King's Speech | United Kingdom/ Australia | Tom Hooper |
| 2013 (38th) | Argo | Argo | United States | Ben Affleck |
| 2013 (38th) | Bullhead | Rundskop | Belgium | Michaël R. Roskam |
| 2013 (38th) | Laurence Anyways | Laurence Anyways | Canada | Xavier Dolan |
| 2013 (38th) | Oslo, August 31st | Oslo, 31. august | Norway | Joachim Trier |
| 2013 (38th) | The Angels' Share | The Angels' Share | United Kingdom | Ken Loach |
| 2013 (38th) | A Royal Affair | En kongelig affære | Denmark | Nikolaj Arcel |
| 2013 (38th) | Our Children | À perdre la raison | Belgium/ France | Joachim Lafosse |
| 2014 (39th) | The Broken Circle Breakdown | The Broken Circle Breakdown | Belgium | Felix Van Groeningen |
| 2014 (39th) | Blue Jasmine | Blue Jasmine | United States | Woody Allen |
| 2014 (39th) | Blancanieves | Blancanieves | Spain | Pablo Berger |
| 2014 (39th) | Dead Man Talking | Dead Man Talking | Belgium/ France | Patrick Ridremont |
| 2014 (39th) | Django Unchained | Django Unchained | United States | Quentin Tarantino |
| 2014 (39th) | Gravity | Gravity | United States/ United Kingdom | Alfonso Cuarón |
| 2014 (39th) | The Great Beauty | La grande bellezza | Italy | Paolo Sorrentino |
| 2015 (40th) | Mommy | Mommy | Canada | Xavier Dolan |
| 2015 (40th) | Boyhood | Boyhood | United States | Richard Linklater |
| 2015 (40th) | 12 Years A Slave | 12 Years A Slave | United States/ United Kingdom | Steve McQueen |
| 2015 (40th) | Two Days, One Night | Deux jours, une nuit | Belgium/ France | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne |
| 2015 (40th) | Winter Sleep | Kış Uykusu | Turkey | Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
| 2015 (40th) | Ida | Ida | Poland | Pawel Pawlikowski |
| 2015 (40th) | The Grand Budapest Hotel | The Grand Budapest Hotel | United States | Wes Anderson |
| 2016 (41st) | Birdman | Birdman | United States | Alejandro González Iñárritu |
| 2016 (41st) | Son of Saul | Saul fia | Hungary | László Nemes |
| 2016 (41st) | I'm Dead but I Have Friends | Je suis mort mais j'ai des amis | Belgium/ France | Guillaume Malandrin and Stéphane Malandrin |
| 2016 (41st) | Mia Madre | Mia Madre | Italy | Nanni Moretti |
| 2016 (41st) | Taxi | تاکسی | Iran | Jafar Panahi |
| 2016 (41st) | The Brand New Testament | Le Tout Nouveau Testament | Belgium/ France | Jaco Van Dormael |
| 2016 (41st) | Youth | Youth - La giovinezza | Italy/ United Kingdom | Paolo Sorrentino |
| 2017 (42nd) | I, Daniel Blake | I, Daniel Blake | United Kingdom | Ken Loach |
| 2017 (42nd) | Aquarius | Aquarius | Brazil | Kleber Mendonça Filho |
| 2017 (42nd) | Graduation | Bacalaureat | Romania | Cristian Mungiu |
| 2017 (42nd) | The Unknown Girl | La Fille inconnue | Belgium/ France | Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne |
| 2017 (42nd) | It's Only the End of the World | Juste la fin du monde | Canada/ France | Xavier Dolan |
| 2017 (42nd) | Manchester by the Sea | Manchester by the Sea | United States | Kenneth Lonergan |
| 2017 (42nd) | Toni Erdmann | Toni Erdmann | Germany/ Austria | Maren Ade |
| 2018 (43rd) | Loveless | Нелюбовь | Russia | Andrey Zvyagintsev |
| 2018 (43rd) | The Nile Hilton Incident | حادث النيل هيلتون | Sweden/ Egypt | Tarik Saleh |
| 2018 (43rd) | Dunkirk | Dunkirk | United Kingdom/ United States | Christopher Nolan |
| 2018 (43rd) | La La Land | La La Land | United States | Damien Chazelle |
| 2018 (43rd) | The Square | The Square | Sweden | Ruben Östlund |
| 2018 (43rd) | A Wedding | Noces | Belgium France Pakistan | Stephan Streker |
| 2019 (44th) | Shoplifters | 万引き家族 | Japan | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| 2019 (44th) | Girl | Girl | Belgium | Lukas Dhont |
| 2019 (44th) | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | United States/ United Kingdom | Martin McDonagh |
| 2019 (44th) | Cold War | Zimna wojna | Poland/ France | Paweł Pawlikowski |
| 2019 (44th) | Our Struggles | Nos batailles | Belgium/ France | Guillaume Senez |
| 2019 (44th) | Capernaum | کفرناحوم | Lebanon | Nadine Labaki |
| 2019 (44th) | Hannah | Hannah | Italy/ France | Andrea Pallaoro |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Country | Director |
| 2020 (45th) | Parasite | 기생충 | South Korea | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2020 (45th) | Pain and Glory | Dolor y gloria | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2020 (45th) | Young Ahmed | Le Jeune Ahmed | Belgium | Luc Dardenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne |
| 2020 (45th) | Joker | Joker | United States | Todd Phillips |
| 2020 (45th) | Lola | Lola | Belgium France | Laurent Micheli |
| 2020 (45th) | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | United States | Quentin Tarantino |
| 2020 (45th) | The Traitor | Il traditore | Italy | Marco Bellocchio |
| 2021 (46th) | Another Round | Druk | Denmark | Thomas Vinterberg |
| 2021 (46th) | 1917 | 1917 | United Kingdom/ United States | Sam Mendes |
| 2021 (46th) | Corpus Christi | Boże Ciało | Poland/ France | Jan Komasa |
| 2021 (46th) | Dark Waters | Dark Waters | United States | Todd Haynes |
| 2021 (46th) | The August Virgin | La virgen de agosto | Spain | Jonás Trueba |
| 2022 (47th) | The Father | The Father | United Kingdom | Florian Zeller |
| 2022 (47th) | Compartment No. 6 | Hytti nro 6 | Finland/ Russia | Juho Kuosmanen |
| 2022 (47th) | Drive My Car | ドライブ・マイ・カー | Japan | Ryusuke Hamaguchi |
| 2022 (47th) | First Cow | First Cow | United States | Kelly Reichardt |
| 2022 (47th) | Just 6.5 | متری شیش و نیم | Iran | Saeed Roustayi |
| 2022 (47th) | Parallel Mothers | Madres paralelas | Spain | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2022 (47th) | The Worst Person in the World | Verdens verste menneske | Norway | Joachim Trier |
| 2023 (48th) | The Beasts | As bestas | Spain / France | Rodrigo Sorogoyen |
| 2023 (48th) | Boy from Heaven | Boy from Heaven | Sweden | Tarik Saleh |
| 2023 (48th) | Close | Close | Belgium | Lukas Dhont |
| 2023 (48th) | EO | EO | Poland | Jerzy Skolimowski |
| 2023 (48th) | Triangle of Sadness | Triangle of Sadness | Sweden | Ruben Östlund |
| 2024 (49th) | The Nature of Love | Simple comme Sylvain | Canada / France | Monia Chokri |
| 2024 (49th) | Fallen Leaves | Kuolleet lehdet | Finland / Germany | Aki Kaurismäki |
| 2024 (49th) | Kidnapped | Rapito | Italy | Marco Bellocchio |
| 2024 (49th) | Oppenheimer | Oppenheimer | United States / United Kingdom | Christopher Nolan |
| 2024 (49th) | Perfect Days | パーフェクト・デイズ | Japan / Germany | Wim Wenders |
| 2025 (50th) | The Zone of Interest | The Zone of Interest | United Kingdom / Poland | Jonathan Glazer |
| 2025 (50th) | Anora | Anora | United States | Sean Baker |
| 2025 (50th) | The Apprentice | The Apprentice | Canada / Denmark | Ali Abbasi |
| 2025 (50th) | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | دانه‌ی انجیر معابد | Iran / Germany | Mohammad Rasoulof |
| 2025 (50th) | The Substance | The Substance | France / United Kingdom | Coralie Fargeat |

## Awards by nation

| Country | Number of winning films | Number of nominated films |
| United States of America | 16 | 87 |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 23 |
| Italy | 6 | 13 |
| Spain | 3 | 12 |
| Belgium | 2 | 18 |
| Germany | 2 | 12 |
| Canada | 2 | 7 |
| Denmark | 2 | 5 |
| Japan | 2 | 5 |
| Sweden | 1 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2 |
| Iran | 1 | 3 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 2 |
| South Korea | 1 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 6 |
| Brazil | 0 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0 | 2 |
| Romania | 0 | 2 |
| Turkey | 0 | 2 |
| Norway | 0 | 2 |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 0 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 |
| China | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 2 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 |
| India | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland | 0 | 1 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 |
| Taiwan | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 2 |

## Multiple winners

6 directors have won the award multiple times.
| Wins | Director |
| 3 | Clint Eastwood |
| 2 | Woody Allen |
| 2 | Pedro Almodóvar |
| 2 | Ken Loach |
| 2 | David Lynch |
| 2 | Ettore Scola |