Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign (Language) Film is one of the annual awards given by the Toronto Film Critics Association.

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Winners

2000s

YearWinnerCountryDirector(s)Ref
2003 City of God (Cidade de Deus)Brazil Fernando Meirelles [1]
2004 Hero (Ying xiong)China/Hong Kong Zhang Yimou [2]
2005 The World (Shijie)China Jia Zhangke [3]
2006 L'Enfant Belgium Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne [4]
Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)Mexico Guillermo del Toro
Volver Spain Pedro Almodóvar
2007 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile)Romania Cristian Mungiu [5]
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon)France/USA Julian Schnabel
The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)Germany Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
2008 Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)Sweden Tomas Alfredson [6]
A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)France Arnaud Desplechin
The Class (Entre les murs)France Laurent Cantet
I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)France Philippe Claudel
2009 The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte)Austria/Germany Michael Haneke [7]
Police, Adjective (Poliţist, Adjectiv)Romania Corneliu Porumboiu
Summer Hours (L'Heure d'été)France Olivier Assayas

2010s

YearWinnerCountryDirector(s)Ref
2010 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Thailand Apichatpong Weerasethakul [8]
Mother South Korea Bong Joon-ho
Of Gods and Men France Xavier Beauvois
2011 Mysteries of Lisbon Portugal Raúl Ruiz [9]
Attenberg Greece Athina Rachel Tsangari
Le Havre Finland/France/Germany Aki Kaurismäki
A Separation Iran Asghar Farhadi
2012 Amour Austria / France / Germany Michael Haneke [10]
Holy Motors France / Germany Leos Carax
Tabu Portugal Miguel Gomes
2013 A Touch of Sin China Jia Zhangke [11]
Blue Is the Warmest Colour France Abdellatif Kechiche
The Hunt Denmark Thomas Vinterberg
2014 Force Majeure Sweden Ruben Östlund [12]
Ida Poland / Denmark Paweł Pawlikowski
Leviathan Russia Andrey Zvyagintsev
2015 Phoenix Germany Christian Petzold [13]
The Assassin Taiwan / China / Hong Kong Hou Hsiao-hsien
Son of Saul Hungary László Nemes
2016 Toni Erdmann Germany Maren Ade [14]
The Handmaiden South Korea Park Chan-Wook
Elle France Paul Verhoeven
2017 The Square Sweden Ruben Östlund [15]
Faces Places France Agnès Varda and JR
Loveless Russia Andrey Zvyagintsev
2018 Burning South Korea Lee Chang-dong [16]
Cold War Poland Paweł Pawlikowski
Roma Mexico Alfonso Cuarón
2019 Parasite South Korea Bong Joon-ho [17]
Pain and Glory Spain Pedro Almodóvar
Portrait of a Lady on Fire France Céline Sciamma

2020s

YearWinnerCountryDirector(s)Ref
2020 Bacurau Brazil, France Kleber Mendonça Filho [18]
Another Round (Druk)Denmark Thomas Vinterberg
Beanpole Russia Kantemir Balagov
2021 Drive My Car Japan Ryusuke Hamaguchi [19]
Petite Maman France Céline Sciamma
The Worst Person in the World (Verdens verste menneske)Norway Joachim Trier
2022 Saint Omer France Alice Diop [20]
Decision to Leave South Korea Park Chan-wook
EO Poland / Italy Jerzy Skolimowski
2023 Fallen Leaves Finland Aki Kaurismäki [21]
Anatomy of a Fall France Justine Triet
The Zone of Interest United Kingdom Jonathan Glazer
2024 All We Imagine as Light France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, India Payal Kapadia [22]
Evil Does Not Exist (Aku wa Sonzai Shinai)Japan Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Green Border (Zielona granica)Poland, Czech Republic, France, Belgium Agnieszka Holland
2025 Sirāt France, Spain Oliver Laxe [23]
It Was Just an Accident France, Iran, Luxembourg Jafar Panahi
The Secret Agent Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands Kleber Mendonça Filho

References

  1. ↑ "Coppola's Lost in Translation honoured by Toronto critics". Waterloo Region Record , December 18, 2003.
  2. ↑ "Sideways named best film of 2004 by Toronto critics". Sault Star , December 17, 2004.
  3. ↑ "Cronenberg's History of Violence tops T.O. critics' best-of list". Sudbury Star , December 22, 2005.
  4. ↑ Lee-Anne Goodman, "'The Queen' named best picture by Toronto's film critics". Canadian Press, December 20, 2006.
  5. ↑ Bruce Kirkland, "Old Men No. 1; Coen Brothers flick tops T.O. film critics' 2007 list". Toronto Sun , December 19, 2007.
  6. ↑ Chris Knight, "Toronto critics pick Wendy and Lucy". Windsor Star , December 17, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Basterds, Hunger top Toronto critics' picks". Waterloo Region Record , December 17, 2009.
  8. ↑ Peter Knegt, "“Social Network” Tops San Francisco and Toronto Film Critics’ Awards". IndieWire , December 14, 2010.
  9. ↑ Brian D. Johnson, "Toronto critics name 'Tree of Life' Best Picture". Maclean's , December 14, 2011.
  10. ↑ Cassandra Szklarski, "'The Master' rules with Toronto film critics, named best film, screenplay". Canadian Press, December 18, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Toronto Film Critics Association awards for 2013". Toronto Star , December 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ Norman Wilner, "Toronto film critics champion Boyhood". Now , December 16, 2014.
  13. ↑ Jeremy Kay, "Toronto critics honour 'Carol'". Screen Daily , December 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ Norman Wilner, "Toronto critics bask in the Moonlight". Now , December 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ Jim Slotek, "Toronto film critics give best picture thumbs up to The Florida Project". Original Cin, December 10, 2017.
  16. ↑ Corey Atad, "Toronto Film Critics Association Names ‘Roma’ Best Picture Of 2018". ET Canada , December 10, 2018.
  17. ↑ Radheyan Simonpillai, "Toronto Film Critics Association names Parasite the year’s best movie". Now , December 9, 2019.
  18. ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter , February 7, 2021.
  19. ↑ Sarah Curran, "Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Wins Big At Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". ET Canada , January 16, 2022.
  20. ↑ Pat Mullen, "Toronto Film Critics Name All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Top Doc". Point of View , January 8, 2023.
  21. ↑ 'Zone of Interest' wins Toronto Film Critics Association award for best film of 2023". Toronto Star , December 18, 2023.
  22. ↑ Neglia, Matt (December 16, 2024). "The 2024 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  23. ↑ Matt Neglia, "The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture, December 7, 2025.
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