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Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Note that since the 1987 change in the criteria for this award, its eligibility criteria have been considerably broader than those for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. American films have never been eligible for this award, and even non-U.S. films had to have principal dialogue in an official (non-English) language of the submitting country until 2006.

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.

Best Foreign Film

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• 1950: The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette) (Italy)
• 1951: The Walls of Malapaga (Le mura di Malapaga) (Italy)
• 1952: Rashomon (羅生門) (Japan)
• 1953: The White Reindeer (Valkoinen peura) (Finland)
• 1955: Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi no hitomi) (Japan); No Way Back (Weg Ohne Umkehr) (West Germany); The Lady of the Camellias (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); The 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: 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: Die Brücke (The Bridge) (West Germany)
• 1960: Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) (France)
• 1961: The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) (Sweden)
• 1962: Through A Glass Darkly (Såsom i en spegel) (Sweden)
• 1963: Sundays and Cybele (Les Dimanches de Ville d'Avray) (France)
• 1964: 8½ (Italy)
• 1965: Girl with Green Eyes (UK); Matrimonio all'italiana (Marriage Italian-Style) (Italy); Sallah Shabati (Israel)

Best Foreign Film – English Language

Awards for Foreign Language Films

1965-1972: Best Foreign Film – Foreign Language
1973-1985: Best Foreign Film
1986-present: Best Foreign Language Film

1960s

1970–1979

1980–1989

1990–1999

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