Saturday, December 21

FISA – Best International Film

Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!

2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Parasite Bong Joon Ho

Parasite

Bong Joon Ho

2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Roma Alfonso Cuarón

Roma

Alfonso Cuarón

2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

A Fantastic Woman Sebastián Lelio

A Fantastic Woman

Sebastián Lelio

2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Toni Erdmann Maren Ade

Toni Erdmann

Maren Ade

2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Son of Saul László Nemes

Son of Saul

László Nemes

2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Ida Pawel Pawlikowski

Ida

Pawel Pawlikowski

2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Blue Is the Warmest Color Abdellatif Kechiche

Blue Is the Warmest Color

Abdellatif Kechiche

2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Amour Michael Haneke

Amour

Michael Haneke

2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

A Separation Asghar Farhadi

A Separation

Asghar Farhadi

2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

The King's Speech Tom Hooper

The King’s Speech

Tom Hooper

2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

An Education Lone Scherfig

An Education

Lone Scherfig

2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

The Class Laurent Cantet

The Class

Laurent Cantet

2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Once John Carney

Once

John Carney

2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

The Lives of Others

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

2006 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Paradise Now Hany Abu-Assad

Paradise Now

Hany Abu-Assad

2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

The Sea Inside Alejandro Amenábar

The Sea Inside

Alejandro Amenábar

2004 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Whale Rider Niki Caro

Whale Rider

Niki Caro

2003 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón

Y tu mamá también

Alfonso Cuarón

2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Amélie Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Amélie

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

2001 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Dancer in the Dark Lars von Trier

Dancer in the Dark

Lars von Trier

2000 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Run Lola Run Tom Tykwer

Run Lola Run

Tom Tykwer

1999 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

The Celebration Thomas Vinterberg

The Celebration

Thomas Vinterberg

1998 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan

The Sweet Hereafter

Atom Egoyan

1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh

Secrets & Lies

Mike Leigh

1996 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Before the Rain Milcho Manchevski

Before the Rain

Milcho Manchevski

1995 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Three Colors: Red Krzysztof Kieslowski

Three Colors: Red

Krzysztof Kieslowski

1994 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

The Piano Jane Campion

The Piano

Jane Campion

1993 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

The Crying Game Neil Jordan

The Crying Game

Neil Jordan

1992 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

An Angel at My Table Jane Campion

An Angel at My Table

Jane Campion

1991 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Sweetie Jane Campion

Sweetie

Jane Campion

1990 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

My Left Foot Jim Sheridan

My Left Foot

Jim Sheridan

1989 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

Wings of Desire Wim Wenders

Wings of Desire

Wim Wenders

1988 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film

My Life as a Dog Lasse Hallström

My Life as a Dog

Lasse Hallström