AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Foreign Film

AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Foreign Film/Best International Film
Awarded forBest movie not in the English language that is by or about people over 50
CountryUnited States
Presented byAARP
First awarded2002 (for films released during the 2001 film season)
Currently held byThe Quiet Girl (2022)
Websitehttps://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Foreign Film is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honors the best film in the English language that is made by or focuses on people over the age of 50.[1] The Best Foreign Film Award is one of the seven original trophies issued by AARP the Magazine, along with awards for Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Documentary, and Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.[2]

The exact name of the award has shifted occasionally throughout its history. At the 1st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, it was referred to as Best Foreign Film.[2] In some years, it was referred to as Best Foreign Language Film instead.[3] In 2021, the AARP titled the award "Best Foreign Film/Best International Film," mirroring the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's shift that year from Best Foreign Language Feature Film to Best International Feature Film.[4][5] They returned to the title Best Foreign Film the next year.[6]

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winners.

2000s

Year Film title used in nomination Original title Director(s) Country or countries Language(s)
2001
(1st)[2]
Under the Sand Sous le sable François Ozon France France French
2002
(2nd)
Monsoon Wedding Mira Nair India India Hindi
The Fast Runner ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ Zacharias Kunuk Canada Canada Inuktitut
I'm Going Home Je rentre à la maison
Vou Para Casa
Manoel de Oliveira France France
Portugal Portugal
French
English
Rabbit-Proof Fence Rabbit-Proof Fence Phillip Noyce Australia Australia Walmajarri
English
2003
(3rd)
Nowhere in Africa Nirgendwo in Afrika Caroline Link Germany Germany German
Swahili
English
Autumn Spring Babí léto Vladimír Michálek Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech
The Barbarian Invasions Les Invasions barbares Denys Arcand Canada Canada
France France
French
English
Russian Ark Русский ковчег
Russkij Kovcheg
Alexander Sokurov Russia Russia Russian
Persian
2004
(4th)
Good Bye, Lenin! Good Bye, Lenin! Wolfgang Becker Germany Germany German
The Motorcycle Diaries Diarios de motocicleta Walter Salles Argentina Argentina Spanish
Quechua
Osama اُسامه‎ Siddiq Barmak Afghanistan Afghanistan Dari
Monsieur Ibrahim Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran François Dupeyron France France French
The Sea Inside Mar adentro Alejandro Amenábar Spain Spain Spanish
Galician
Catalan
2005
(5th)
Ushpizin האושפיזין Gidi Dar Israel Israel Hebrew
Bad Education La mala educación Pedro Almodóvar Spain Spain Spanish
Saraband Saraband Ingmar Bergman Sweden Sweden Swedish
English
German
After You... Après vous Pierre Salvadori France France French
Crónicas Crónicas Sebastián Cordero Ecuador Ecuador Spanish
English
2006
(6th)
The Lives of Others Das Leben der Anderen Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Germany Germany German
The Young Lieutenant Le Petit Lieutenant Xavier Beauvois France France French
The Syrian Bride הכלה הסורית Eran Riklis Israel Israel Arabic
English
Hebrew
Russian
French
Volver Volver Pedro Almodóvar Spain Spain Spanish
Water Water
वाटर
Deepa Mehta Canada Canada Hindi
2007
(7th)
My Best Friend Mon meilleur ami Patrice Leconte France France French
After the Wedding Efter brylluppet Susanne Bier Denmark Denmark
Sweden Sweden
Danish
English
Vitus Vitus Fredi M. Murer Switzerland Switzerland Swiss German
La Vie en Rose La Vie en Rose Olivier Dahan France France French
Persepolis Persepolis Marjane Satrapi
Vincent Paronnaud
France France French
English
Persian
German
2008
(8th)
The Edge of Heaven Auf der anderen Seite
Yaşamın Kıyısında
Fatih Akin Germany Germany
Turkey Turkey
German
Turkish
English
A Christmas Tale Un conte de Noël Arnaud Desplechin France France French
Late Bloomers Die Herbstzeitlosen Bettina Oberli
Stephanie Glaser
Switzerland Switzerland Swiss German
Silent Light Stellet Licht Carlos Reygadas Mexico Mexico Plautdietsch
The Class Entre les murs Laurent Cantet France France French
2009
(9th)
Captain Abu Raed كابتن أبو رائد Amin Matalqa Jordan Jordan Arabic
The Beaches of Agnès Les plages d'Agnès Agnès Varda France France French
For My Father סוף שבוע בתל אביב Dror Zahavi Israel Israel Hebrew
O' Horten O' Horten Bent Hamer Norway Norway Norwegian
Terribly Happy Frygtelig lykkelig Henrik Ruben Genz Denmark Denmark Danish

2010s

Year Film title used in nomination Original title Director(s) Country or countries Language(s)
2010
(10th)
Farewell L'affaire Farewell Christian Carion France France French
Russian
English
A Film Unfinished שתיקת הארכיון
Geheimsache Ghettofilm
Yael Hersonski Germany Germany
Israel Israel
English
Hebrew
German
Polish
The First Beautiful Thing La prima cosa bella Paolo Virzi Italy Italy Italian
Mother 마더 Bong Joon-ho South Korea South Korea Korean
Peepli Live Peepli Live Anusha Rizvi India India Hindi
2011
(11th)
The Names of Love Le Nom des gens Michel Leclerc France France French
For 80 Days 80 Dias Jon Garaño Spain Spain Spanish
In Darkness W ciemności Agnieszka Holland Poland Poland Polish
Queen to Play Joueuse Caroline Bottaro France France French
The Skin I Live In La piel que habito Pedro Almodóvar Spain Spain Spanish
2012
(12th)
Amour Michael Haneke Austria Austria French
2013
(13th)
Renoir Renoir Gilles Bourdos France France French
The Act of Killing Jagal Joshua Oppenheimer
Christine Cynn
Anonymous Indonesian
Denmark Denmark
Norway Norway
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Indonesian
Child's Pose Poziția copilului Călin Peter Netzer Romania Romania Romanian
Gloria Gloria Sebastián Lelio Chile Chile Spanish
Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt Margarethe von Trotta Germany Germany
Luxembourg Luxembourg
France France
German
English
French
Hebrew
Latin
2014
(14th)
Diplomacy Diplomatie Volker Schlöndorff Germany Germany
France France
French
German
The Admiral: Roaring Currents 명량 Kim Han-min South Korea South Korea Korean
Japanese
Human Capital Il capitale umano Paolo Virzi Italy Italy Italian
Leviathan Левиафан Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia Russia Russian
Manakamana Manakamana Stephanie Spray
Pacho Velez
Nepal Nepal Nepali
2015
(15th)
Rams Hrútar Grímur Hákonarson Iceland Iceland Icelandic
Mia Madre Nanni Moretti Italy Italy Italian
The Salt of the Earth Le sel de la terre Wim Wenders
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Brazil Brazil French
Portuguese
Italian
Tangerines მანდარინები
Mandariinid
Zaza Urushadze Estonia Estonia
Georgia (country) Georgia
Estonian
Russian
Taxi تاکسی‎ Jafar Panahi Iran Iran Persian
2016
(16th)
Elle Elle Paul Verhoeven France France French
A Man Called Ove En man som heter Ove Hannes Holm Sweden Sweden Swedish
Aquarius Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil Brazil Portuguese
Our Last Tango Un tango más German Kral Argentina Argentina Spanish
The People vs. Fritz Bauer Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer Lars Kraume Germany Germany German
2017
(17th)
A Taxi Driver 택시운전사 Jang Hoon South Korea South Korea Korean
Chavela Catherine Gund
Daresha Kyi
Mexico Mexico Spanish
The Insult ʼadiyye raʼam 23 (قضية رقم ٢٣) Ziad Doueiri Lebanon Lebanon Arabic (Lebanese)
Like Crazy La pazza gioia Paolo Virzi Italy Italy Italian
The Women's Balcony ישמח חתני Emil Ben-Shimon Israel Israel Hebrew
2018
(18th)
Roma Alfonso Cuarón Mexico Mexico
Cold War Zimna wojna Paweł Pawlikowski Poland Poland Polish
Never Look Away Werk ohne Autor Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Germany Germany German
Shoplifters
  • Manbiki Kazoku (万引き家族)
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan Japan Japanese
The Guilty Den skyldige Gustav Möller Denmark Denmark Danish
2019
(19th)
Pain and Glory Dolor y gloria Pedro Almodóvar Spain Spain Spanish
An Unexpected Love El amor menos pensado Juan Vera Argentina Argentina Spanish
Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon-ho South Korea South Korea Korean
The Farewell 别告诉她 Lulu Wang United States United States Mandarin
English
The Unorthodox Eliran Malka Israel Israel Hebrew

2020s

Year Film title used in nomination Original title Director(s) Country or countries Language(s)
2020/21[7]
(20th)
Collective Colectiv Alexander Nanau Romania Romania Romanian
Another Round Druk Thomas Vinterberg Denmark Denmark Danish
Bacurau Kleber Mendonça Filho
Juliano Dornelles
Brazil Brazil Portuguese
The Life Ahead La vita davanti a sé Edoardo Ponti Italy Italy Italian
The Weasels' Tale El Cuento de las Comadrejas Juan José Campanella Argentina Argentina Spanish
2021
(21st)[8][9]
Sheep Without a Shepherd 误杀 Sam Quah China China Mandarin
Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan Japan Japanese
The Hand of God È stata la mano di Dio Paolo Sorrentino Italy Italy Italian
There Is No Evil شیطان وجود ندارد Mohammad Rasoulof Iran Iran Persian
Two of Us Deux Filippo Meneghetti France Cinema of France French, German
2022
(22nd)[10]
The Quiet Girl An Cailín Ciúin Colm Bairéad Republic of Ireland Ireland Irish
Argentina, 1985 Santiago Mitre Argentina Argentina Spanish
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades Alejandro G. Iñárritu Mexico Mexico Spanish, English
Broker 브로커 Hirokazu Kore-eda South Korea South Korea Korean
One Fine Morning Un beau matin Mia Hansen-Løve France France French

Awards and nominations by country

The following countries received three or more nominations for Best Foreign Film:

Wins Country Nominations
7 France France 21
5 Germany Germany 9
1 Israel Israel 6
Spain Spain 6
South Korea South Korea 5
Mexico Mexico 4
0 Italy Italy 6
Denmark Denmark 5
Argentina Argentina 5
Brazil Brazil 3
Canada Canada 3
Sweden Sweden 3

The following directors received multiple Best Foreign Film nominations:

Wins Director Nominations
1 Spain Pedro Almodóvar 4
Germany Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 2
0 Italy Paolo Virzi 3
South Korea Bong Joon-ho 2
South Korea Hirokazu Kore-eda 2
Brazil Kleber Mendonça Filho 2

References

  1. ^ Appelo, Tim. "About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP.
  2. ^ a b c Newcott, William R. (May 2002). "Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 56–58.
  3. ^ Appelo, Tim. "Movies for Grownups: See the Full List of 2019 Winners". AARP.
  4. ^ Appelo, Tim. "Movies for Grownups Awards 2021 Winners: The Full List". AARP.
  5. ^ Donnelly, Matt (April 24, 2019). "Netflix Can Chill: Academy Rules No Change in Streaming Oscar Eligibility".
  6. ^ "AARP Movie Award Noms Reveal That Grownups Love Spielberg and Butt Plug Jokes". 15 December 2022.
  7. ^ The eligibility period for the 20th ceremony was extended through to February 28, 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  8. ^ "'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 January 2022.
  9. ^ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List". 19 March 2022.
  10. ^ "'The Fabelmans' Leads AARP's 2023 Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees".
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