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The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film, given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, honors the finest achievements in filmmaking.
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The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film, given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, honors the finest achievements in filmmaking.
| Year | Winner | Country | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | And Your Mother Too (Y tu mamá también) | Mexico | Alfonso Cuarón |
| 2003 | The Son (Le fils) | Belgium | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne |
| 2004 | Maria Full of Grace (Maria, llena eres de gracias) | Colombia/USA | Joshua Marston |
| 2005 | Hidden (Caché) | Austria/France | Michael Haneke |
| 2006 | Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) | Mexico | Guillermo del Toro |
| 2007 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) | France/USA | Julian Schnabel |
| 2008 | Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) | Sweden | Tomas Alfredson |
| 2009 | You, the Living (Du levande) | Sweden | Roy Andersson |
| Year | Winner | Country | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mother (Madeo) | South Korea | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2011 | Certified Copy (Copie conforme) | France | Abbas Kiarostami |
| 2012 | Amour | Austria/France/Germany | Michael Haneke |
| 2013 | Blue is the Warmest Color (La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2) | France | Abdellatif Kechiche |
| 2014 | Ida | Poland/Denmark | Paweł Pawlikowski |
| 2015 | Son of Saul (Saul Fia) | Hungary | László Nemes |
| 2016 | The Handmaiden (Ah-ga-ssi) | South Korea | Park Chan-wook |
| 2017 | BPM (Beats Per Minute) | France | Robin Campillo |
| 2018 | Roma | Mexico | Alfonso Cuaron |
| 2019 | Parasite | South Korea | Bong Joon-ho |
| Year | Winner | Country | Director(s) |
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| 2020 | Another Round | Denmark | Thomas Vinterberg |
| 2021 | Drive My Car | Japan | Ryusuke Hamaguchi |
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