Guldbagge Award for Best Foreign Film

The Guldbagge for Best Foreign Film is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards (Swedish: "Guldbaggen").

Guldbagge Award for Best Foreign Film
CountrySweden
Presented bySwedish Film Institute
First awarded1987 (for films released during the 1987 film season)
Last awarded2021 (for films released during the 2021 film season)
Websiteguldbaggen.se

The category was discontinued, after four years of evaluation, as of the 58th gala, in 2023. In the last years it was called Best International Film.

Winners and nominees

Each Guldbagge Awards ceremony is listed chronologically below along with the winner of the Guldbagge Award for Best Foreign Film and the director associated with the award. Before 1991 the awards did not announce nominees, only winners. In the columns under the winner of each award are the other nominees for best foreign film, which are listed from 1991 and forward.

  Winners before the nomination system (1964–1990)
  Winners under the nomination system (1991–present)

1980s

Year[1]Film[1]Original title(s)[1]Country[1]Director(s)[1]Language(s)[1]Ref.
1987
(23rd)
Bagdad CafeOut of Rosenheim Germany (West)Percy AdlonGerman, English
1988
(24th)

(no award given)

(no award given)

(no award given)

(no award given)

(no award given)
1989
(25th)
A World Apart{co-production}
United Kingdom
Zimbabwe
Chris MengesEnglish

1990s

Year[1]Film[1]Original title(s)[1]Country[1]Director(s)[1]Language(s)[1]Ref.
1990
(26th)
Time of the GypsiesDom za vešanje
Дом за вешање
YugoslaviaEmir KusturicaRomani, Serbo-Croatian & Italian[2]
1991
(27th)
Monsieur Hire FrancePatrice LeconteFrench[3]
The Double Life of VéroniqueLa double vie de Véronique{co-production}
France
Norway
Poland
Krzysztof KieślowskiFrench & Polish
The Fisher King United StatesTerry GilliamEnglish
1992
(28th)
Husbands and Wives United StatesWoody AllenEnglish[4]
Raise the Red LanternDà Hóng Dēnglong Gāogāo Guà
大紅燈籠高高掛
{co-production}
China
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Zhang YimouMandarin
Fried Green Tomatoes United StatesJon AvnetEnglish
1993
(29th)
The Piano{co-production}
New Zealand
Australia
France
Jane CampionEnglish, Māori & British Sign Language[5]
Three Colors: BlueTrois couleurs: Bleu France, Poland & SwitzerlandKrzysztof KieślowskiFrench & Polish
Orlando United KingdomSally PotterEnglish
1994
(30th)
Short Cuts United StatesRobert AltmanEnglish
Forrest Gump United StatesRobert ZemeckisEnglish
Schindler's List United StatesSteven SpielbergEnglish
1995
(31st)
Before the RainPred doždot
Пред дождот
{co-production}
Macedonia
United Kingdom
Milcho ManchevskiMacedonian, English & Albanian
Lamerica ItalyGianni AmelioItalian & Albanian
Bullets over Broadway United StatesWoody AllenEnglish
1996
(32nd)
Breaking the Waves DenmarkLars von TrierEnglish
Fargo United StatesJoel CoenEnglish
Trainspotting United KingdomDanny BoyleEnglish
1997
(33rd)
The Ice Storm United StatesAng LeeEnglish
Brassed Off{co-production}
United Kingdom
United States
Mark HermanEnglish
The PromiseLa Promesse{co-production}
Belgium
France
Luc & Jean-Pierre DardenneFrench
1998
(34th)
The CelebrationFesten DenmarkThomas VinterbergDanish
The Dreamlife of AngelsLa Vie rêvée des anges FranceErick ZoncaFrench
CharacterKarakter{co-production}
Netherlands
Belgium
Mike van DiemDutch
1999
(35th)
All About My MotherTodo sobre mi madre SpainPedro AlmodóvarSpanish
The Straight Story{co-production}
United States
United Kingdom
France
David LynchEnglish
Central StationCentral do Brasil{co-production}
Brazil
France
Walter SallesPortuguese

2000s

Year[1]Film[1]Original title(s)[1]Country[1]Director(s)[1]Language(s)[1]Ref.
2000
(36th)
Magnolia United StatesPaul Thomas AndersonEnglish, French & German
Boys Don't Cry United StatesKimberly PeirceEnglish
American Beauty United StatesSam MendesEnglish
2001
(37th)
AmélieLe fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain{co-production}
France
Germany
Jean-Pierre JeunetFrench
The Taste of OthersLe goût des autres FranceAgnès JaouiFrench
Italian for BeginnersItaliensk for begyndere{co-production}
Denmark
Sweden
Lone ScherfigDanish, Italian & English
2002
(38th)
The Man Without a PastMies vailla menneisyyttä FinlandAki KaurismäkiFinnish
Talk to HerHable con ella SpainPedro AlmodóvarSpanish
The Royal Tenenbaums United StatesWes AndersonEnglish
2003
(39th)
The Hours{co-production}
United Kingdom
United States
Stephen DaldryEnglish
Good Bye, Lenin! GermanyWolfgang BeckerGerman
Dogville DenmarkLars von TrierDanish
2004
(40th)
The ReturnVozvrashcheniye
Возвращение
RussiaAndrey ZvyagintsevRussian
Lost in Translation United StatesSofia CoppolaEnglish & Japanese
21 Grams United StatesAlejandro González IñárrituEnglish
2005
(41st)
The ChildL'Enfant BelgiumLuc & Jean-Pierre DardenneFrench
Nobody KnowsDare mo Shiranai
誰も知らない
JapanHirokazu KoreedaJapanese
Caché FranceMichael HanekeFrench
2006
(42nd)
The Lives of OthersDas Leben der Anderen GermanyFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckGerman
To ReturnVolver SpainPedro AlmodóvarSpanish
Babel{co-production}
United States
Mexico
France
Alejandro González IñárrituEnglish, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Japanese Sign Language & Berber
2007
(43rd)
This Is England United KingdomShane MeadowsEnglish
The Edge of HeavenGerman:
Auf der anderen Seite
Turkish:
Yaşamın Kıyısında
{co-production}
Germany
Turkey
Fatih AkınGerman, Turkish & English
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile RomaniaCristian MungiuRomanian
2008
(44th)
Lust, CautionSe, jie
色,戒
{co-production}
United States
China
Taiwan
Ang LeeMandarin, Shanghainese, Cantonese, Szechwanese, Japanese, Hindi & English[6][7]
There Will Be Blood United StatesPaul Thomas AndersonEnglish
No Country for Old Men United StatesJoel & Ethan CoenEnglish
2009
(45th)
The White RibbonDas weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte{co-production}
Austria
Germany
Michael HanekeGerman[8]
Waltz with BashirHebrew:
Vals im Bashir
ואלס עם באשיר
{co-production}
Austria
Germany
France
Ari FolmanHebrew
Still WalkingAruitemo aruitemo
歩いても 歩いても
JapanHirokazu KoreedaJapanese

2010s

Year[1]Film[1]Original title(s)[1]Country[1]Director(s)[1]Language(s)[1]Ref.
2010
(46th)
Lourdes{co-production}
Austria
France
Germany
Jessica HausnerFrench[9]
The Social Network United StatesDavid FincherEnglish
Fish Tank United KingdomAndrea ArnoldEnglish
2011
(47th)
A SeparationJodaí-e Nadér az Simín
جدایی نادر از سیمین
IranAsghar FarhadiPersian
DogtoothKynodontas
Κυνόδοντας
GreeceYorgos LanthimosGreek
Winter's Bone United StatesDebra GranikEnglish
2012
(48th)
Amour{co-production}
France
Germany
Austria
Michael HanekeFrench[10][11]
Laurence Anyways CanadaXavier DolanFrench
Moonrise Kingdom United StatesWes AndersonEnglish
2013
(49th)
Blue Is the Warmest ColourLa Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2{co-production}
France
Belgium
Spain
Abdellatif KechicheFrench[12][13]
12 Years a Slave{co-production}
United States
United Kingdom
Steve McQueenEnglish
The Turin HorseA torinói ló HungaryBéla Tarr & Ágnes HranitzkyHungarian
2014
(50th)
Two Days, One NightDeux jours, une nuit{co-production}
Belgium
France
Italy
Luc & Jean-Pierre DardenneFrench & Arabic[14][15]
Ida{co-production}
Poland
Denmark
France
United Kingdom
Paweł PawlikowskiPolish, French & Latin
Boyhood United StatesRichard LinklaterEnglish
2015
(51st)
LeviathanLeviafan
Левиафан
RussiaAndrey ZvyagintsevRussian[16][17]
Carol{co-production}
United Kingdom
United States
Todd HaynesEnglish
Timbuktu{co-production}
France
Mauritania
Abderrahmane SissakoArabic, French, Tamasheq & Bambara
2016
(52nd)
Son of SaulSaul fia HungaryLászló NemesHungarian[18][19]
Toni Erdmann{co-production}
Germany
Austria
Maren AdeGerman, Romanian & English
Mustang{co-production}
France
Turkey
Germany
Deniz Gamze ErgüvenTurkish
2017
(53rd)
The SalesmanForušande
فروشنده
{co-production}
Iran
France
Asghar FarhadiPersian[20][21]
BPM (Beats per Minute)120 battements par minute FranceRobin CampilloFrench
Moonlight United StatesBarry JenkinsEnglish
2018
(54th)
ShopliftersManbiki Kazoku
万引き家族
JapanHirokazu Kore-edaJapanese[22]
Cold WarZimna wojna{co-production}
Poland
France
United Kingdom
Paweł PawlikowskiPolish
BlacKkKlansman United StatesSpike LeeEnglish
2019
(55th)
ParasiteGisaengchung
기생충
South KoreaBong Joon-hoKorean[23]
CapernaumKafarnāḥūm
کفرناحوم
LebanonNadine LabakiLebanese
Marriage Story United StatesNoah BaumbachEnglish

2020s

Year[1]Film[1]Original title(s)[1]Country[1]Director(s)[1]Language(s)[1]Ref.
2020
(56th)
For Sama‘min ajl sama‘
من أجل سما
{co-production}
Syria
United States
United Kingdom
Waad Al-Kateab and Edward WattsArabic & English[24][25]
Babyteeth AustraliaShannon MurphyEnglish
Mank United StatesDavid FincherEnglish
2021
(57th)
Flee‘Flugt‘ DenmarkJonas Poher RasmussenEnglish & Danish[26]
The Father France
UK
Florian ZellerEnglish
Nomadland United StatesChloé ZhaoEnglish

Notes and references

See also