The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign (Language) Film is one of the annual awards given by the Toronto Film Critics Association.
Winners
2000s YearWinnerCountryDirector(s)Ref 2003 City of God (Cidade de Deus) Brazil Fernando Meirelles "Coppola's Lost in Translation honoured by Toronto critics". Waterloo Region Record, December 18, 2003. 2004 Hero (Ying xiong) China/Hong Kong Zhang Yimou "Sideways named best film of 2004 by Toronto critics". Sault Star, December 17, 2004. 2005 The World (Shijie) China Jia Zhangke "Cronenberg's History of Violence tops T.O. critics' best-of list". Sudbury Star, December 22, 2005. 2006 L'Enfant Belgium Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Lee-Anne Goodman, "'The Queen' named best picture by Toronto's film critics". Canadian Press, December 20, 2006. 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 Bruce Kirkland, "Old Men No. 1; Coen Brothers flick tops T.O. film critics' 2007 list". Toronto Sun, December 19, 2007. 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 Chris Knight, "Toronto critics pick Wendy and Lucy". Windsor Star, December 17, 2008. 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 "Basterds, Hunger top Toronto critics' picks". Waterloo Region Record, December 17, 2009. Police, Adjective (Poliţist, Adjectiv) Romania Corneliu Porumboiu Summer Hours (L'Heure d'été) France Olivier Assayas
2010s YearWinnerCountryDirector(s)Ref2010Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesThailandApichatpong Weerasethakul Peter Knegt, "“Social Network” Tops San Francisco and Toronto Film Critics’ Awards". IndieWire, December 14, 2010.MotherSouth KoreaBong Joon-hoOf Gods and MenFranceXavier Beauvois2011Mysteries of LisbonPortugalRaúl Ruiz Brian D. Johnson, "Toronto critics name 'Tree of Life' Best Picture". Maclean's, December 14, 2011.AttenbergGreeceAthina Rachel TsangariLe HavreFinland/France/GermanyAki KaurismäkiA SeparationIranAsghar Farhadi2012AmourAustria / France / GermanyMichael Haneke Cassandra Szklarski, "'The Master' rules with Toronto film critics, named best film, screenplay". Canadian Press, December 18, 2012.Holy MotorsFrance / GermanyLeos CaraxTabuPortugalMiguel Gomes2013A Touch of SinChinaJia Zhangke "Toronto Film Critics Association awards for 2013". Toronto Star, December 17, 2013.Blue Is the Warmest ColourFranceAbdellatif KechicheThe HuntDenmarkThomas Vinterberg2014Force MajeureSwedenRuben Östlund Norman Wilner, "Toronto film critics champion Boyhood". Now, December 16, 2014.IdaPoland / DenmarkPaweł PawlikowskiLeviathanRussiaAndrey Zvyagintsev2015 PhoenixGermany Christian Petzold Jeremy Kay, "Toronto critics honour 'Carol'". Screen Daily, December 14, 2015.The Assassin Taiwan / China / Hong KongHou Hsiao-hsienSon of Saul HungaryLászló Nemes2016 Toni ErdmannGermany Maren Ade Norman Wilner, "Toronto critics bask in the Moonlight". Now, December 12, 2016.The Handmaiden South KoreaPark Chan-WookElle FrancePaul Verhoeven2017 The SquareSweden Ruben Östlund Jim Slotek, "Toronto film critics give best picture thumbs up to The Florida Project". Original Cin, December 10, 2017.Faces Places FranceAgnès Varda and JRLoveless RussiaAndrey Zvyagintsev2018 Burning South Korea Lee Chang-dong Corey Atad, "Toronto Film Critics Association Names ‘Roma’ Best Picture Of 2018". ET Canada, December 10, 2018. Cold WarPoland Paweł Pawlikowski Roma Mexico Alfonso Cuarón2019 Parasite South Korea Bong Joon-ho Radheyan Simonpillai, "Toronto Film Critics Association names Parasite the year’s best movie". Now, December 9, 2019. Pain and Glory Spain Pedro Almodóvar Portrait of a Lady on Fire France Céline Sciamma
2020s YearWinnerCountryDirector(s)Ref2020 Bacurau Brazil, France Kleber Mendonça Filho Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter, February 7, 2021. Another Round (Druk) Denmark Thomas Vinterberg Beanpole Russia Kantemir Balagov2021 Drive My Car Japan Ryusuke Hamaguchi Sarah Curran, "Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Wins Big At Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". ET Canada, January 16, 2022. Petite Maman France Céline Sciamma The Worst Person in the World (Verdens verste menneske) Norway Joachim Trier2022 Saint Omer France Alice Diop Pat Mullen, "Toronto Film Critics Name All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Top Doc". Point of View, January 8, 2023. Decision to Leave South Korea Park Chan-wook EO Poland / Italy Jerzy Skolimowski2023 Fallen Leaves Finland Aki Kaurismäki 'Zone of Interest' wins Toronto Film Critics Association award for best film of 2023". Toronto Star, December 18, 2023. 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 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 Matt Neglia, "The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture, December 7, 2025. It Was Just an Accident France, Iran, Luxembourg Jafar Panahi The Secret Agent Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands Kleber Mendonça Filho
References
External links Toronto Film Critics Association - Past Award Winners