Bodil Award for Best Non-English Language Film
The Bodil Award for Best Non-English Language Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics. It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. This category was called "Best European Film'" until 2001, when it became the "Best Non-American Film". The award obtained its current name in 2024.
Honorees
1940s
- 1948: A Matter of Life and Death directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
- 1949: Hamlet directed by Laurence Olivier
1950s
- 1950: The Third Man directed by Carol Reed
- 1951: Bicycle Thieves directed by Vittorio De Sica
- 1952: The Browning Version directed by Anthony Asquith
- 1953: Only a Mother directed by Alf Sjöberg
- 1954: Forbidden Games directed by René Clément
- 1955: Umberto D. directed by Vittorio De Sica
- 1956: La Strada directed by Federico Fellini
- 1957: Smiles of a Summer Night directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 1958: Gates of Paris directed by René Clair
- 1959: Wild Strawberries directed by Ingmar Bergman
1960s
- 1960: 400 Blows directed by François Truffaut
- 1961: Ballad of a Soldier directed by Grigory Chukhray
- 1962: Rocco and His Brothers directed by Luchino Visconti
- 1963: Jules and Jim directed by François Truffaut
- 1964: 8½ directed by Federico Fellini and Dr. Strangelove directed by Stanley Kubrick
- 1965: The Soft Skin directed by François Truffaut
- 1966: The Rules of the Game directed by Jean Renoir
- 1967: Loves of a Blonde directed by Miloš Forman
- 1968: Belle de Jour directed by Luis Buñuel
- 1969: Playtime directed by Jacques Tati
1970s
- 1970: Adalen Riots directed by Bo Widerberg
- 1971: Le Boucher directed by Claude Chabrol
- 1972: Death in Venice directed by Luchino Visconti
- 1973: The New Land directed by Jan Troell
- 1974: Cries and Whispers directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 1975: Amarcord directed by Federico Fellini
- 1976: The Passenger directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
- 1977: 1900 directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
- 1978: Providence directed by Alain Resnais
- 1979: Autumn Sonata directed by Ingmar Bergman
1980s
- 1980: The Tin Drum directed by Volker Schlöndorff
- 1981: Max Havelaar directed by Fons Rademakers
- 1982: The French Lieutenant's Woman directed by Karel Reisz
- 1983: The Simple-Minded Murderer directed by Hans Alfredson
- 1984: Carmen directed by Carlos Saura
- 1985: Paris, Texas directed by Wim Wenders
- 1986: Ran directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 1987: My Life as a Dog directed by Lasse Hallström
- 1988: Round Midnight directed by Bertrand Tavernier
- 1989: Au revoir les enfants directed by Louis Malle
1990s
- 1990: A Short Film About Killing directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- 1991: Dekalog directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- 1992: Life Is Sweet directed by Mike Leigh
- 1993: Howards End directed by James Ivory
- 1994: Not awarded
- 1995: Three Colours: Red directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- 1996: Lamerica directed by Gianni Amelio
- 1997: Trainspotting directed by Danny Boyle
- 1998: The Full Monty directed by Peter Cattaneo
- 1999: My Name Is Joe directed by Ken Loach
2000s
- 2000: All About My Mother directed by Pedro Almodóvar
- 2001: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee
- 2002: Songs from the Second Floor directed by Roy Andersson
- 2003: Talk to Her directed by Pedro Almodóvar
- 2004: Good Bye, Lenin! directed by Wolfgang Becker
- 2005: Look at Me directed by Agnès Jaoui
- 2006: Downfall directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
- 2007: The Lives of Others directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- 2008: Pan's Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro
- 2009: Let the Right One In directed by Tomas Alfredson
2010s
- 2010: Waltz with Bashir directed by Ari Folman
- 2011: The White Ribbon directed by Michael Haneke
- 2012: A Separation directed by Asghar Farhadi
- 2013: Amour directed by Michael Haneke
- 2014: Blue Is the Warmest Colour directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
- 2015: Force Majeure directed by Ruben Östlund
- 2016: Mommy directed by Xavier Dolan
- 2017: Toni Erdmann directed by Maren Ade
- 2018: The Square directed by Ruben Östlund
- 2019: Roma directed by Alfonso Cuarón
2020s
- 2020: Parasite directed by Bong Joon-ho
- 2021: Portrait of a Lady on Fire directed by Céline Sciamma
- 2022: The Power of the Dog directed by Jane Campion
- 2023: The Worst Person in the World directed by Joachim Trier
- 2024: Close directed by Lukas Dhont
- 2025: The Zone of Interest directed by Jonathan Glazer