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A visual history · Golden Globes

The winners who defined Non-English Film.

64 ceremonies, 1950–2025. 65 different winners.

Who won most recently?
Emilia Pérez in 2025.
  1. Emilia PérezNetflix
  2. Anatomy of a FallNeon
  3. Argentina, 1985Amazon Studios
  4. Drive My CarJanus Films
  5. MinariA24
  6. ParasiteNeon
Years explored
1950–2025
Different winners
65
Category leader
No leader
About this record

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language was first awarded in 1950, so it does not run the full 1944–2025 window.

It was previously known as Best Foreign Language Film.

The Best Foreign Language Film name was dropped after the 2021 ceremony and the current wording was in place by 2023. It is one award throughout, so the winners run unbroken across the change.

2000–2025

26 ceremonies

19502025

01 / The reigns

26 winners shaped this category.

The timeline turns the 2000–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited network / distributor.

One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by network / distributor; scroll sideways for the full run.
All About My Mother'00
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'01
No Man's Land'02
Talk to Her'03
Osama'04
The Sea Inside'05
Paradise Now'06
Letters from Iwo Jima'07
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'08
Waltz with Bashir'09
The White Ribbon'10
In a Better World'11
A Separation'12
Amour'13
The Great Beauty'14
Leviathan'15
Son of Saul'16
Elle'17
In the Fade'18
Roma'19
Parasite'20
Minari'21
Drive My Car'22
Argentina, 1985'23
Anatomy of a Fall'24
Emilia Pérez'25

02 / The power map

Who stood behind the winners?

Sony leads the recorded network / distributor credits with 11 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.

Sony11 wins
Janus Films2 wins
Neon2 wins
Netflix2 wins
United Artists2 wins
Warner Bros.2 wins
Wins by network / distributor
  1. Sony1142%
  2. Janus Films28%
  3. Neon28%
  4. Netflix28%
  5. United Artists28%
  6. Warner Bros.28%
  7. Other519%

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

YearWinnerNetwork / Distributor
2025Emilia Pérez
beat 5 others
  • All We Imagine as Light
  • The Girl with the Needle
  • I'm Still Here
  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig
  • Vermiglio
Netflix
2024Anatomy of a Fall
beat 5 others
  • Fallen Leaves
  • Io capitano
  • Past Lives
  • Society of the Snow
  • The Zone of Interest
Neon
2023Argentina, 1985
beat 4 others
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • Close
  • Decision to Leave
  • RRR
Amazon Studios
2022Drive My Car
beat 4 others
  • Compartment No. 6
  • The Hand of God
  • A Hero
  • Parallel Mothers
Janus Films
2021Minari
beat 4 others
  • Another Round
  • La Llorona
  • The Life Ahead
  • Two of Us
A24
2020Parasite
beat 4 others
  • The Farewell
  • Les Misérables
  • Pain and Glory
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Neon
2019Roma
beat 4 others
  • Capernaum
  • Girl
  • Never Look Away
  • Shoplifters
Netflix
2018In the Fade
beat 4 others
  • A Fantastic Woman
  • First They Killed My Father
  • Loveless
  • The Square
Magnolia Pictures
2017Elle
beat 4 others
  • Divines
  • Neruda
  • The Salesman
  • Toni Erdmann
Sony Pictures Classics
2016Son of Saul
beat 4 others
  • The Brand New Testament
  • The Club
  • The Fencer
  • Mustang
Sony Pictures Classics
2015Leviathan
beat 4 others
  • Ida
  • Tangerines
  • Force Majeure
  • Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Sony Pictures Classics
2014The Great Beauty
beat 4 others
  • Blue Is the Warmest Colour
  • The Hunt
  • The Past
  • The Wind Rises
Janus Films
2013Amour
beat 4 others
  • A Royal Affair
  • The Intouchables
  • Rust and Bone
  • Kon-Tiki
Sony Pictures Classics
2012A Separation
beat 4 others
  • In the Land of Blood and Honey
  • The Flowers of War
  • The Kid with a Bike
  • The Skin I Live In
Sony Pictures Classics
2011In a Better World
beat 4 others
  • Biutiful
  • The Concert
  • The Edge
  • I Am Love
Sony Pictures Classics
2010The White Ribbon
beat 4 others
  • Baarìa
  • Broken Embraces
  • The Maid
  • A Prophet
Sony Pictures Classics
2009Waltz with Bashir
beat 4 others
  • The Baader Meinhof Complex
  • Everlasting Moments
  • Gomorrah
  • I've Loved You So Long
Sony Pictures Classics
2008The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
beat 4 others
  • 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
  • The Kite Runner
  • Lust, Caution
  • Persepolis
Miramax
2007Letters from Iwo Jima
beat 4 others
  • Apocalypto
  • The Lives of Others
  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • Volver
Warner Bros.
2006Paradise Now
beat 4 others
  • Kung Fu Hustle
  • Merry Christmas
  • The Promise
  • Tsotsi
Warner Independent Pictures
2005The Sea Inside
beat 4 others
  • The Chorus
  • House of Flying Daggers
  • The Motorcycle Diaries
  • A Very Long Engagement
Fine Line Features
2004Osama
beat 4 others
  • The Barbarian Invasions
  • Good Bye, Lenin!
  • Monsieur Ibrahim
  • The Return
United Artists
2003Talk to Her
beat 5 others
  • Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
  • City of God
  • The Crime of Father Amaro
  • Hero
  • Nowhere in Africa
Sony Pictures Classics
2002No Man's Land
beat 4 others
  • Amélie
  • Behind the Sun
  • Monsoon Wedding
  • Y tu mamá también
United Artists
2001Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
beat 4 others
  • Amores perros
  • Malèna
  • One Hundred Steps
  • The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Sony Pictures Classics
2000All About My Mother
beat 4 others
  • Aimée & Jaguar
  • East/West
  • Girl on the Bridge
  • The Red Violin
Sony Pictures Classics