Saturn Award for Best International Film

Saturn Award for
Best International Film
Saturn Award for; Best International Film
Awarded for	Best motion picture of the year in non-English language, or set or produced in a non-American country
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded	1979
Currently held by	Sisu (2022/2023)
Website	www.saturnawards.org

The Saturn Award for Best International Film is one of the annual awards given by the American professional organization, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements (the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, awarded by the World Science Fiction Society who reward science fiction and fantasy in various media, is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films), included the Best International Film category (then named Best Foreign Film) for the first time for the 1980 film year. It was deactivated after 1982, and was revived for the 2006 film year.^[1] It is given to a feature-length motion picture from outside the United States of America and/or films in foreign languages, including non-English American films.

Winners and nominees

1970s (Best Foreign Film)

Year	Motion picture	Country	Language
1979 (7th)	Dinner for Adele	Czechoslovakia	Czech
	Circle of Iron	United States	English
	Message from Space	Japan	Japanese
	Nosferatu the Vampyre	West Germany France	English, German, Romanian
	Patrick	Australia	English
	Starcrash	United States Italy	English

1980s

Year	Motion picture	Country	Language
1980 (8th)	Scanners	Canada	English
	The Castle of Cagliostro	Japan	Japanese
	The Changeling	Canada United States	English
	Harlequin	Australia	English
	Terror Train	Canada United States	English
1981 (9th)	Quest for Fire	France Canada United States	Invented language
	Full Circle	Canada United Kingdom	English
	Roadgames	Australia	English
	Time Bandits	United Kingdom	English
	The Watcher in the Woods	United States United Kingdom	English
1982 (10th)	Mad Max 2	Australia	English
	The Chain Reaction	Australia	English
	Class of 1984	Canada	English
	The House Where Evil Dwells	United States Japan	English
	The Last Horror Film	United States	English

2000s

Year	Motion picture	Country	Language
2006 (33rd)	Pan's Labyrinth	Mexico	Spanish
	Apocalypto	United States	Mayan
	Curse of the Golden Flower	China	Chinese
	Fearless	China	Chinese
	The Host	South Korea	Korean
	Letters from Iwo Jima	United States	Japanese
2007 (34th)	Eastern Promises^[2]	Canada United Kingdom	English
	Black Book	Netherlands	Dutch, German
	Day Watch	Russia	Russian
	Goya's Ghosts	Spain United States	English
	The Orphanage	Spain Mexico	Spanish
	Sleuth	United Kingdom	English
2008 (35th)	Let the Right One In	Sweden	Swedish
	The Bank Job	United Kingdom	English
	The Forbidden Kingdom	United States China	English Chinese
	In Bruges	United Kingdom	English
	Slumdog Millionaire	United Kingdom India	Hindi English
	Transsiberian	United States	English
2009 (36th)	District 9^[3]	South Africa	English
	The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus	United Kingdom Canada France	English
	Lorna's Silence	Belgium	French
	Red Cliff	China	Mandarin
	Taken	France	English
	Thirst	South Korea	Korean

2010s

Year	Motion picture	Country	Language
2010 (37th)	Monsters	United Kingdom	English
	Centurion	United Kingdom	English
	The Complete Metropolis	Germany	German
	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Sweden	Swedish
	Mother	South Korea	Korean
	Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale	Finland	Finnish English
2011 (38th)	The Skin I Live In	Spain	Spanish
	Attack the Block	United Kingdom	English
	Largo Winch	France Belgium	French
	Melancholia	Denmark France	English
	Point Blank	France	French
	The Troll Hunter	Norway	Norwegian
2012 (39th)	Headhunters^[4]	Norway	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, English
	Anna Karenina	United Kingdom	English
	Chicken with Plums	France Germany Belgium	French
	The Fairy	Belgium France	French
	My Way	South Korea	Korean, Japanese, Russian, German, Chinese, English
	Pusher	United Kingdom	English
2013 (40th)	Big Bad Wolves	Israel	Hebrew
	Blancanieves	Spain	No dialogue (Intertitles in Spanish)
	A Hijacking	Denmark	Danish
	How I Live Now	United Kingdom	English
	Stoker	United States United Kingdom	English
	The World's End	United Kingdom	English
2014 (41st)	The Theory of Everything	United Kingdom	English
	Bird People	France	French, English
	Calvary	Ireland United Kingdom	English
	Force Majeure	Sweden France Norway	Swedish, English, French, Norwegian
	Mood Indigo	France Belgium	French
	The Railway Man	United Kingdom Australia	English
2015 (42nd)	Turbo Kid	Canada New Zealand	English
	Goodnight Mommy	Austria	German
	The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared	Sweden	Swedish
	Labyrinth of Lies	Germany	German
	Legend	United Kingdom	English
	The Wave	Norway	Norwegian
2016 (43rd)	The Handmaiden	South Korea	Korean
	Elle	France Germany	French
	In Order of Disappearance	Norway	Norwegian
	The Mermaid	China Hong Kong	Chinese
	Shin Godzilla	Japan	Japanese
	Under the Shadow	Qatar Jordan United Kingdom	Persian
2017 (44th)	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	India	Telugu
	Brimstone	Netherlands France Germany Sweden United Kingdom	English
	The Lodgers	Ireland	English
	The Man Who Invented Christmas	Ireland Canada	English
	The Square	Sweden Germany France Denmark	Swedish, English, Danish
	Wolf Warrior 2	China	Chinese, English
2018/2019 (45th)	Burning^[5]	South Korea	Korean
	Aniara	Sweden Denmark	Swedish, Danish
	Border	Sweden	Swedish
	Ghost Stories	United Kingdom	English
	The Guilty	Denmark	Danish
	Shadow	China	Chinese
2019/2020 (46th)	Parasite	South Korea	Korean
	Jojo Rabbit	United States New Zealand Czech Republic	English
	The Nightingale	Australia	English, Irish, Palawa kani
	Official Secrets	United States United Kingdom	English
	Sputnik	Russia	Russian
	The Whistlers	Romania France Germany	Romanian, English, El Silbo, Spanish

2020s

Year	Motion picture	Country	Language
2021/2022 (50th)
	RRR	India	Telugu
	Downton Abbey: A New Era	United Kingdom	English
	Eiffel	France	French
	I'm Your Man	Germany	German
	Riders of Justice	Denmark	Danish
	Silent Night	United Kingdom	English
2022/2023 (51st)
	Sisu	Finland	Finnish, English
	Madeleine Collins	France	French
	Missing	Philippines	Ilocano, Tagalog
	The Origin of Evil	France Canada	French
	Ransomed	South Korea	Korean
	Speak No Evil	Denmark	Danish, Dutch, English
2023/2024 (52nd)
	Animal Kingdom	France	French
	Godzilla Minus One	Japan	Japanese
	Kill	India	Hindi
	Monkey Man	Canada India	English Hindi
	Oddity	Ireland	English
	Society of the Snow	Spain	Spanish

Countries with most wins

Countries with most nominations (6 or more)

External links

Official site

References

^ "Past Saturn Awards". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
^ 2008 Saturn Awards Winners — /Film
^ Avatar, Lost Rack Up Saturn Awards - E! Online
^ Saturn Award winners: "The Avengers", "Breaking Bad" Jennifer Lawerence - Variety
^ Marvel sweeps the 45th annual Saturn Awards with AVENGERS: ENDGAME taking six awards - The Beat

[1] "Past Saturn Awards". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2009-10-14.

[2] 2008 Saturn Awards Winners — /Film

[3] Avatar, Lost Rack Up Saturn Awards - E! Online

[4] Saturn Award winners: "The Avengers", "Breaking Bad" Jennifer Lawerence - Variety

[5] Marvel sweeps the 45th annual Saturn Awards with AVENGERS: ENDGAME taking six awards - The Beat

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v t e Saturn Awards
Film	Best Action / Adventure Film Release Best Actor in a Film Best Actress in a Film Best Animated Film Release Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release Best Fantasy Film Release Best Film Costume Design Best Film Director Best Film Editing Best Film Make-up Best Film Music Best Film Production Design Best Film Special / Visual Effects Best Film Writing Best Horror Film Release Best Independent Film Release Best International Film Release Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film Best Science Fiction Film Release Best Supporting Actor in a Film Best Supporting Actress in a Film Best Thriller Film Release
Television	Best Action / Thriller Television Series Best Actor on Television Best Actress on Television Best Adventure Television Series Best Animated Series on Television Best Fantasy Television Series Best Genre Comedy Television Series Best Guest Starring Performance in a Network or Cable Television Series Best Horror Television Series Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series Best Science Fiction Television Series Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series Best Supporting Actor on Television Best Supporting Actress on Television Best Television Presentation (under 10 Episodes)
Home Entertainment	Best 4K Film Release Best DVD / BD Classic Film Release Best DVD / BD Collection Best DVD / BD Television Movie or Series Release
Special awards	Artist Showcase Award Breakthrough Performance Award Dan Curtis Legacy Award Filmmaker's Showcase Award The George Pal Memorial Award Legion M Breakout Director Award The Life Career Award The President's Memorial Award Producer's Showcase Award Special Recognition Award Stan Lee World Builder Award Visionary Award
Streaming awards (all retired)	Best Actor in Streaming Television Series (2018, 2022) Best Actress in Streaming Television Series (2018, 2022) Best Film Presentation in Streaming Media Best New Media Television Series (2015–2017) Best Guest Starring Performance in a Streaming Television Series (2022) Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Television Series (2022) Best Streaming Horror/Thriller Series (2018, 2022) Best Streaming Science Fiction, Action & Fantasy Series (2018/19) Best Streaming Superhero Series (2017–2018/19) Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series (2022) Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Television Series (2022)
Other retired awards	Best DVD or Blu-ray Release (2001–2018/19) Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release (2001–2018/19) Best Home Video Release (1991–2000) Best International Series (2007) Best Low-Budget Film (1980–1982) Best Network Television Series (1988–2014) Best Guest Starring Role on Television (2008-2021) Best Retro Television Series on DVD (2004–2008) Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series (1996–2014) Best Youth-Oriented Television Series (2011–2014)
Ceremonies	1972 1973 1974/75 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989/90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018/19 2019/20 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.