Saturn Award for Best International Film

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Saturn Award for
Best International Film
Awarded forBest motion picture of the year in non-English language, or set or produced in a non-American country
Country United States
Presented byAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded 1979
Currently held by Sisu (2022/2023)
Website www.saturnawards.org

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. [1] 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.

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Winners and nominees

1970s (Best Foreign Film)

YearMotion pictureCountryLanguage
1979
(7th)
Dinner for Adele Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Czech
Circle of Iron Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States English
Nosferatu the Vampyre Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of France.svg  France
English, German, Romanian
Patrick Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia English
Starcrash Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
English
Message from Space Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Japanese

1980s

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

2000s

YearMotion pictureCountryLanguage
2006
(33rd)
Pan's Labyrinth Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Spanish
Apocalypto Flag of the United States.svg United States Mayan
Curse of the Golden Flower Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Chinese
Fearless
The Host Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Korean
Letters from Iwo Jima Flag of the United States.svg United States Japanese
2007
(34th)
Eastern Promises [2] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
English
Black Book Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Dutch, German
Day Watch Flag of Russia.svg Russia Russian
Goya's Ghosts Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Flag of the United States.svg United States
English
The Orphanage Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Spanish
Sleuth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
2008
(35th)
Let the Right One In Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Swedish
The Bank Job Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
The Forbidden Kingdom Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
English
Chinese
In Bruges Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
Slumdog Millionaire Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of India.svg India
Hindi
English
Transsiberian Flag of the United States.svg United States English
2009
(36th)
District 9 [3] Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa English
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of France.svg France
English
Lorna's Silence Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium French
Red Cliff Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Mandarin
Taken Flag of France.svg France English
Thirst Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Korean

2010s

YearMotion pictureCountryLanguage
2010
(37th)
Monsters Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
Centurion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Swedish
The Complete Metropolis Flag of Germany.svg Germany German
Mother Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Korean
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale Flag of Finland.svg Finland Finnish
English
2011
(38th)
The Skin I Live In Flag of Spain.svg Spain Spanish
Attack the Block Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
Largo Winch Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
French
Melancholia Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Flag of France.svg France
English
Point Blank Flag of France.svg France French
The Troll Hunter Flag of Norway.svg Norway Norwegian
2012
(39th)
Headhunters [4] Flag of Norway.svg Norway Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, English
Anna Karenina Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
Chicken with Plums Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
French
The Fairy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Flag of France.svg France
French
My Way Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Korean, Japanese, Russian, German, Chinese, English
Pusher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
2013
(40th)
Big Bad Wolves Flag of Israel.svg Israel Hebrew
Blancanieves Flag of Spain.svg Spain No dialogue (Intertitles in Spanish)
A Hijacking Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Danish
How I Live Now Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
Stoker Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
English
The World's End Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
2014
(41st)
The Theory of Everything Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
Bird People Flag of France.svg France French, English
Calvary Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
English
Force Majeure Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Swedish, English, French, Norwegian
Mood Indigo Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
French
The Railway Man Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
English
2015
(42nd)
Turbo Kid Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
English
Goodnight Mommy Flag of Austria.svg Austria German
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Swedish
Labyrinth of Lies Flag of Germany.svg Germany German
Legend Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
The Wave Flag of Norway.svg Norway Norwegian
2016
(43rd)
The Handmaiden Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Korean
Elle Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
French
In Order of Disappearance Flag of Norway.svg Norway Norwegian
The Mermaid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Chinese
Shin Godzilla Flag of Japan.svg Japan Japanese
Under the Shadow Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Persian
2017
(44th)
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Flag of India.svg India Telugu
Brimstone Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
English
The Lodgers Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland English
The Man Who Invented Christmas Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
English
The Square Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Swedish, English, Danish
Wolf Warrior 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Chinese, English
2018/2019
(45th)
Burning [5] Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Korean
Aniara Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Swedish, Danish
Border Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Swedish
Ghost Stories Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
The Guilty Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Danish
Shadow Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Chinese
Parasite Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Korean
Jojo Rabbit Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
English
The Nightingale Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia English, Irish, Palawa kani
Official Secrets Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
English
Sputnik Flag of Russia.svg Russia Russian
The Whistlers Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Romanian, English, El Silbo, Spanish

2020s

YearMotion pictureCountryLanguage
RRR Flag of India.svg India Telugu
Downton Abbey: A New Era Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
Eiffel Flag of France.svg France French
I'm Your Man Flag of Germany.svg Germany German
Riders of Justice Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Danish
Silent Night Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English
Sisu Flag of Finland.svg Finland Finnish, English
Madeleine Collins Flag of France.svg France French
Missing Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Ilocano, Tagalog
The Origin of Evil Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
French
Ransomed Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Korean
Speak No Evil Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Danish, Dutch, English

Countries with most wins

Countries with most nominations (6 or more)

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