New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1980s 1980s

| Year_ | English_title | Original_title | Country | Directors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | My American Uncle | Mon oncle d`Amérique | France | Alain Resnais |
| 1981 | Pixote | Pixote: A lei do mais fraco | Brazil | Hector Babenco |
| 1982 | Time Stands Still | Megáll az idö | Hungary | Péter Gothár |
| 1983 | Fanny and Alexander | Fanny och Alexander | Sweden | Ingmar Bergman |
| 1984 | A Sunday in the Country | Un dimanche à la campagne | France | Bertrand Tavernier |
| 1985 | Ran | Ran | Japan/France | Akira Kurosawa |
| 1986 | The Decline of the American Empire | Le déclin de l`empire américain | Canada | Denys Arcand |
| 1987 | My Life as a Dog | Mitt liv som hund | Sweden | Lasse Hallström |