| Mainichi Film Award for Foreign Film Best One Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best foreign film of the year |
| Country | Japan |
| First awarded | 1984 |
| Currently held by | Belfast (2022) |
| Website | mainichi |
The Mainichi Film Award for Foreign Film Best One Award (毎日映画コンクール外国映画ベストワン賞), also known as Mainichi Film Award for Best Foreign Film, is an award given annually at the Mainichi Film Awards to recognize the best foreign films produced outside Japan. It was first presented in 1984, with Sophie's Choice being the first recipient of the award.[1]
| Year | Title | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sophie's Choice | United States |
| 1984 | The Dresser | United Kingdom |
| 1985 | A Sunday in the Country | France |
| 1986 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | United States |
| 1987 | The Trip to Bountiful | United States |
| 1988 | Hope and Glory | United Kingdom, United States |
| 1989 | Cinema Paradiso | Italy, France |
| Year | Title | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | A City of Sadness | Taiwan |
| 1991 | Dances with Wolves | United States |
| 1992 | JFK | United States |
| 1993 | Unforgiven | United States |
| 1994 | Farewell My Concubine | Hong Kong |
| 1995 | The Shawshank Redemption | United States |
| 1996 | Ulysses' Gaze | Greece |
| 1997 | The English Patient | United States, United Kingdom |
| 1998 | L.A. Confidential | United States |
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | United States, United Kingdom |
| Year | Title | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Space Cowboys | United States |
| 2001 | Postmen in the Mountains | China |
| 2002 | Devils on the Doorstep | China |
| 2003 | The Pianist | France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom |
| 2004 | Mystic River | United States |
| 2005 | Not awarded | |
| 2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | United States |
| 2007 | Still Life | China |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | United States, United Kingdom |
| 2009 | Gran Torino | United States |
| Year | Title | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Breathless | South Korea |
| 2011 | The King's Speech | United Kingdom, Australia |
| 2012 | Hugo | United States |
| 2013 | Amour | France, Austria, Germany |
| 2014 | Boyhood | United States |
| 2015 | Birdman | United States |
| 2016 | Sully | United States |
| 2017 | I, Daniel Blake | United Kingdom, France |
| 2018 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | United States, United Kingdom |
| 2019 | Joker | United States |
| Year | Title | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Parasite | South Korea |
| 2021 | Nomadland | United States |
| 2022 | Belfast | United Kingdom |
| 2023 | Tár | United States / Germany |