The David di Donatello for Best International Film (), known as the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film () prior to 2022, is a category in the David di Donatello Awards, described as "Italy's answer to the Oscars",Ariston Anderson, "'Spotlight,' 'Inside Out' Among Nominees for Italian Oscars," The Hollywood Reporter, 22 March 2016, URL accessed 24 July 2016. presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) since the 1959 edition. The category is specifically for films not competing for European honours. No awards were granted during the 1960 and 1961 editions, from 1965 to 1971, and in 1981. Starting from the 2019 edition, the award also includes films that previously would have belonged to the category of Best European Film.
Winners and nominees Winners are indicated in bold.
1950s–1960s 1958 The Prince and the Showgirl, directed by Laurence Olivier 1959 Gigi, directed by Vincente Minnelli 1960 No Award 1961 Ben Hur, directed by William Wyler 1962 Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Stanley Kramer 1963 The Longest Day, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck 1964 Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean 1965 My Fair Lady, directed by George Cukor 1966 The Agony and the Ecstasy, directed by Carol Reed 1967 Doctor Zhivago, directed by David Lean 1968 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, directed by Stanley Kramer 1969 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick
1970s 1970 The Lion in Winter, directed by Anthony Harvey 1971 Ryan's Daughter, directed by David Lean 1972 The French Connection, directed by William Friedkin 1973 The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola 1974 Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Norman Jewison 1975 The Towering Inferno, directed by Irwin Allen 1976 Nashville, directed by Robert Altman 1977 Marathon Man, directed by John Schlesinger 1978 Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg 1979 The Wishing Tree (ნატვრის ხე / Natvris khe), directed by Tengiz Abuladze
1980s 1980 Kramer vs. Kramer, directed by Robert Benton 1981 No Award 1982 Mephisto, directed by István Szabó Marianne and Juliane (Die bleierne Zeit), directed by Margarethe von Trotta Reds, directed by Warren Beatty 1983 Gandhi, directed by Richard Attenborough The Way (Yol), directed by Yılmaz Güney Victor/Victoria, directed by Blake Edwards Missing, directed by Costa-Gavras 1984 Fanny and Alexander, directed by Ingmar Bergman Terms of Endearment, directed by James L. Brooks Zelig, directed by Woody Allen 1985 Amadeus, directed by Miloš Forman The Killing Fields, directed by Roland Joffé Paris, Texas, directed by Wim Wenders 1986 Out of Africa, directed by Sydney Pollack Another Time, Another Place, directed by Michael Radford Ran (乱), directed by Akira Kurosawa 1987 A Room with a View, directed by James Ivory The Official Story (La historia oficial), directed by Luis Puenzo The Mission, directed by Roland Joffé 1988 Au revoir les enfants, directed by Louis Malle The Dead, directed by John Huston Full Metal Jacket, directed by Stanley Kubrick 1989 Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson Mississippi Burning, directed by Alan Parker Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios), directed by Pedro Almodóvar
1990s 1990 Dead Poets Society, directed by Peter Weir Crimes and Misdemeanors, directed by Woody Allen May Fools (Milou en mai), directed by Louis Malle Reunion, directed by Jerry Schatzberg Life and Nothing But (La vie et rien d'autre), directed by Bertrand Tavernier 1991 Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau (ex aequo)Hamlet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli (ex aequo) Dances with Wolves, directed by Kevin Costner Nikita, directed by Luc Besson Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese 1992 Raise the Red Lantern (Dà Hóng Dēnglóng Gāogāo Guà / 大紅燈籠高高掛), directed by Zhang Yimou Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott Shadows and Fog, directed by Woody Allen 1993 A Heart in Winter (Un coeur en hiver), directed by Claude Sautet Howards End, directed by James Ivory The Crying Game, directed by Neil Jordan 1994 In the Name of the Father, directed by Jim Sheridan The Remains of the Day, directed by James Ivory Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg 1995 Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis Burnt by the Sun (Утомлённые солнцем / Utomlyonnye solntsem), directed by Nikita Mikhalkov 1996 Nelly and Mr. Arnaud (Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud), directed by Claude Sautet Mighty Aphrodite, directed by Woody Allen Smoke, directed by Wayne Wang 1997 Ridicule, directed by Patrice Leconte 1998 The Full Monty, directed by Peter Cattaneo Amistad, directed by Steven Spielberg The Thief (Vor), directed by Pavel Chukhray 1999 Train of Life (Train de vie), directed by Radu Mihaileanu Shakespeare in Love, directed by John Madden Central Station (Central do Brasil), directed by Walter Salles
2000s 2000 All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre), directed by Pedro Almodóvar American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes East Is East, directed by Damien O'Donnell 2001 The Taste of Others (Le goût des autres), directed by Agnès Jaoui Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry Chocolat, directed by Lasse Hallström In the Mood for Love (花樣年華 / Fa yeung nin wa), directed by Wong Kar-wai 2002 The Man Who Wasn't There, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain), directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet No Man's Land (Ničija zemlja), directed by Danis Tanović 2003 The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski Chicago, directed by Rob Marshall Talk to Her (Hable con ella), directed by Pedro Almodóvar The Hours, directed by Stephen Daldry The Man on the Train (L'homme du train), directed by Patrice Leconte 2004 The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares), directed by Denys Arcand Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton Lost in Translation, directed by Sofia Coppola Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, directed by Peter Weir Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood 2005 Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood 2046, directed by Wong Kar-wai 3-Iron (빈집 / Bin-jip), directed by Kim Ki-duk Hotel Rwanda, directed by Terry George Ray, directed by Taylor Hackford 2006 Crash, directed by Paul Haggis A History of Violence, directed by David Cronenberg Good Night, and Good Luck., directed by George Clooney Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood 2007 Babel, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Letters from Iwo Jima, directed by Clint Eastwood Little Miss Sunshine, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris The Pursuit of Happyness, directed by Gabriele Muccino The Departed, directed by Martin Scorsese 2008 No Country for Old Men, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Across the Universe, directed by Julie Taymor Into the Wild, directed by Sean Penn In the Valley of Elah, directed by Paul Haggis There Will Be Blood, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson 2009 Gran Torino, directed by Clint Eastwood Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant The Visitor, directed by Tom McCarthy The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky WALL-E, directed by Andrew Stanton
2010s Year English title Original title Director(s) 2010 Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino A Serious Man Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Avatar James Cameron Invictus Clint Eastwood Up in the Air Jason Reitman 2011 Hereafter Clint Eastwood Black Swan Darren Aronofsky Incendies Denis Villeneuve The Social Network David Fincher Inception Christopher Nolan 2012 A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین Asghar Farhadi Drive Nicolas Winding Refn The Tree of Life Terrence Malick The Ides of March George Clooney Hugo Martin Scorsese 2013 Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino Life of Pi Ang Lee Argo Ben Affleck Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell Lincoln Steven Spielberg 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen Blue Jasmine Woody Allen American Hustle David O. Russell The Wolf of Wall Street Martin Scorsese 2015 Birdman Alejandro González Iñárritu Boyhood Richard Linklater The Salt of the Earth Wim Wenders American Sniper Clint Eastwood Mommy Xavier Dolan 2016 Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg Carol Todd Haynes Inside Out Pete Docter Remember Atom Egoyan Spotlight Thomas McCarthy 2017 Nocturnal Animals Tom Ford Captain Fantastic Matt Ross Lion Garth Davis Paterson Jim Jarmusch Sully Clint Eastwood 2018 Dunkirk Christopher Nolan La La Land Damien Chazelle The Insult قضية رقم 23 Ziad Doueiri Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan Loveless Нелюбовь Andrey Zvyagintsev 2019 Roma Alfonso Cuarón Cold War Zimna wojna Paweł Pawlikowski Bohemian Rhapsody Bryan Singer Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
2020s Year English title Original title Director(s) 2020 Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon Ho Green Book Peter Farrelly Joker Todd Phillips An Officer and a Spy J'accuse Roman Polanski Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino 2021 1917 Sam Mendes Les Misérables Ladj Ly Richard Jewell Clint Eastwood Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi Sorry We Missed You Ken Loach 2022 Belfast Kenneth Branagh Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー Ryusuke Hamaguchi Dune Denis Villeneuve The Power of the Dog Jane Campion Don't Look Up Adam McKay 2023 The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg Bones and All Luca Guadagnino Elvis Baz Luhrmann Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund 2024 Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet The Beasts As bestas Rodrigo Sorogoyen Fallen Leaves Kuolleet lehdet Aki Kaurismäki Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan 2025 Anora Sean Baker Conclave Edward Berger Juror No. 2 Clint Eastwood The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer Perfect Days Wim Wenders 2026 One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson The Brutalist Brady Corbet I'm Still Here Walter Salles It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi The Voice of Hind Rajab Kaouther Ben Hania
Awards by nation Country Number ofwinning films Number ofnominated films United States of America 35 81 United Kingdom 11 18 France 8 8 Canada 1 3 Spain 1 2 Poland 1 1 South Korea 1 1 Sweden 1 1 China 1 0 Hungary 1 0 Iran 1 0 Ireland 1 0 Mexico 1 0 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1 0 Russia 0 3 Germany 0 2 Hong Kong 0 2 Japan 0 3 Argentina 0 1 Australia 0 1 Brazil 0 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1 Lebanon 0 1 South Africa 0 1 Turkey 0 1 New Zealand 0 1
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External links
David di Donatello official website