Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony.

Until 1986, it was known as the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film, meaning that any non-American film could be honoured. In 1987, it was changed to Best Foreign Language Film, so that non-American English language films are now considered for the Best Motion Picture awards. Additionally, this change allows American movies primarily in another language eligibility, including recent winner Letters from Iwo Jima and nominee Apocalypto.

Before 1974, the award was given only infrequently, and with several films being jointly honoured per year.

The most honored country in this category is United Kingdom, with seven films honored. The most honoured countries after 1987 are Spain and France.

[edit] Best Foreign Film

1950: The Bicycle Thief (Italy)
1951-1954: No award given.
1955: Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi no hitomi) (Japan}; No Way Back (Weg Ohne Umkehr) (West Germany); The Lady of the Camelias (Argentina); Genevieve (United Kingdom)
1956: Ordet (The Word) (Denmark); Stella (Greece); Sons, Mothers, and a General (Kinder, Mutter und Ein General) (West Germany); Eyes of Children (Japan); Dangerous Curves (1955 film) (United Kingdom);
1957: Before Sundown (Vor Sonnenuntergang) (West Germany); A Girl In Black (To Koritsi me ta mavra) (Greece); Richard III (United Kingdom); Roses on the Arm (Taiyo to bara) (Japan); War and Peace (Italy); The White Reindeer (Valkoinen Peura) (Finland)
1958: The Confessions of Felix Krull (Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull) (West Germany); Tizoc (Mexico); Woman In a Dressing Gown (United Kingdom); Yellow Crow (Kiiroi karasu) (Japan)
1959-1973: No award given.
1974: The Pedestrian (Der Fußgänger) (West Germany/Switzerland/Israel)
1975: Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) (Sweden)
1976: Lies My Father Told Me (Canada)
1977: Face to Face (Sweden)
1978: A Special Day (Italy/Canada)
1979: Autumn Sonata (Sweden)
1980: La Cage aux Folles (France/Italy)
1981: Tess (United Kingdom/France)
1982: Chariots of Fire (United Kingdom)
1983: Gandhi (UK/India)
1984: Fanny and Alexander (Sweden)
1985: A Passage to India (United Kingdom)
1986: The Official Story (Argentina)