Letters from Iwo Jima

2006 American film by Clint Eastwood

Letters from Iwo Jima

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Clint Eastwood
Screenplay by| Iris Yamashita
Story by|

* Iris Yamashita
* Paul Haggis

Based on| Picture Letters from Commander in Chief
by Tadamichi Kuribayashi (author)
Tsuyuko Yoshida (editor)
Produced by|

* Clint Eastwood
* Robert Lorenz
* Steven Spielberg

Starring|

* Ken Watanabe
* Kazunari Ninomiya
* Tsuyoshi Ihara
* Ryō Kase
* Shidō Nakamura

Cinematography| Tom Stern
Edited by|

* Joel Cox
* Gary D. Roach

Music by|

* Kyle Eastwood
* Michael Stevens

Production
companies

* DreamWorks Pictures
* Malpaso Productions
* Amblin Entertainment

Distributed by|

* Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

* December 9, 2006 (2006-12-09) (Japan)
* December 20, 2006 (2006-12-20) (United States)

Running time

| 140 minutes[1]
Country| United States
Languages| Japanese (primary)
English (secondary)
Budget| $19 million[2]
Box office| $68.7 million[2]

Letters from Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙, Iōjima Kara no Tegami) is a 2006 Japanese-language American war film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. The film portrays the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers and is a companion piece to Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers, which depicts the same battle from the American viewpoint; the two films were shot back to back. Letters from Iwo Jima is almost entirely in Japanese with a few English sequences, despite being co-produced by American companies DreamWorks Pictures, Malpaso Productions and Amblin Entertainment.

The film was released in Japan on December 9, 2006 and received a limited release in the United States on December 20, 2006 in order to be eligible for consideration for the 79th Academy Awards, for which it received four nominations, including Best Picture and winning Best Sound Editing. It was subsequently released in more areas of the U.S. on January 12, 2007, and was released in most states on January 19. An English-dubbed version of the film premiered on April 7, 2008. Upon release, the film received critical acclaim and although it only grossed slightly better at the box office than its companion, it was much more successful compared to its budget.

## Plot

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In 2005, Japanese archaeologists explore tunnels on Iwo Jima, where they find something in the dirt.

Iwo Jima, 1944. Private First Class Saigo, a conscripted baker who misses his wife and newly-born daughter, is digging beach trenches with his platoon when Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi arrives to take command of the garrison. He saves Saigo from a beating by Captain Tanida for being "unpatriotic", and orders the garrison to tunnel underground defenses throughout the island.

Kuribayashi and Lieutenant Colonel Baron Takeichi Nishi, a famous Olympic gold medalist show jumper, clash with the other officers, who disagree with Kuribayashi's defense in depth strategy. Kuribayashi learns that Japan cannot send reinforcements, and thus believes that the tunnels and mountain bunkers stand a better chance for holding out than relying entirely on the beach defenses. Poor nutrition and unsanitary conditions take their toll, and many die of dysentery. Replacement troops arrive, including Superior Private Shimizu, whom Saigo suspects is a spy from the Kempeitai sent to report on disloyal soldiers.

Soon, American aircraft and warships bombard the island. A few days later, U.S. Marines land and suffer heavy casualties, but they overcome the beach defenses and attack Mount Suribachi. While delivering a message from Captain Tanida to Colonel Adachi, Saigo overhears Kuribayashi's retreat orders over the radio; Adachi instead orders his unit to commit honorable suicide. Many of the soldiers obey except Saigo and Shimizu, who decide to retreat and fight on.

The Mount Suribachi survivors make a run for friendly lines, but Marines ambush and slaughter them. Saigo and Shimizu reach safety, but are accused by Lieutenant Ito of cowardice. They are about to be summarily executed when Kuribayashi arrives and confirms his order to retreat. Against Kuribayashi's orders, Ito leads an attack on US positions and many soldiers are killed. Lt. Col. Nishi reprimands Ito for his insubordination; in response, Ito leaves carrying several land mines and intends to throw himself under a US tank. Shimizu reveals to Saigo that he was dishonorably discharged from the Kempeitai because he disobeyed an order to kill a family's dog. Nishi befriends a wounded Marine, and then reads a letter from the Marine's mother after he dies, garnering sympathy from the Japanese soldiers. Nishi is eventually blinded by shrapnel, and orders his men to withdraw before committing suicide.

Saigo and Shimizu decide to surrender, but Shimizu and another surrendering soldier are spotted by an officer, who is ordered to shoot potential deserters. Shimizu escapes and is found by a Marine patrol. Shimizu and another Japanese prisoner are then unlawfully executed by one of their guards. Saigo and the remaining soldiers flee to Kuribayashi's position, which is ill-supplied. Saigo befriends Kuribayashi, and a counter-attack is planned. Kuribayashi orders Saigo to stay behind and destroy any vital documents, saving his life for a third time.

That night, Kuribayashi leads a final night attack on a Marine encampment. Most of his men are killed, and Kuribayashi is critically wounded and dragged away by his aide, Lt. Fujita. Meanwhile, Ito has long abandoned his suicidal mission and is captured by Marines. The next morning, Kuribayashi orders Fujita to behead him with his Guntō, but Fujita is shot and killed by a Marine sniper. Saigo arrives, having buried a bag of letters before leaving headquarters. Kuribayashi asks Saigo to bury him where he will not be found, then draws his pistol — a M1911 gifted to him in the US before the war — and commits suicide. Saigo dutifully buries him.

Later, a Marine platoon finds Fujita's body. Saigo reappears and attacks them, infuriated to see an American has taken Kuribayashi's pistol. Saigo is subdued and taken to the beach to recover alongside wounded Marines. Awakening on a stretcher, he glimpses the setting sun and smiles.

Returning to 2005, the archaeologists complete their digging and reveal the bag of letters that Saigo buried. As the letters spill out from the opened bag, the voices of the Japanese soldiers who wrote them are heard.

## Cast

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Clint Eastwood, Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya and Tsuyoshi Ihara after a screening at the Berlinale 2007

* Ken Watanabe as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
* Kazunari Ninomiya as Private First Class Saigo
* Tsuyoshi Ihara as Lieutenant Colonel Baron Takeichi Nishi
* Ryō Kase as Superior Private Shimizu
* Shidō Nakamura as Lieutenant Ito
* Hiroshi Watanabe as Lieutenant Fujita
* Takumi Bando as Captain Tanida
* Yuki Matsuzaki as Private First Class Nozaki
* Takashi Yamaguchi as Private First Class Kashiwara
* Eijiro Ozaki as Lieutenant Okubo
* Alan Sato as Sergeant Ondo
* Nae Yuuki as Hanako, Saigo's wife (in a flashback)
* Nobumasa Sakagami as Admiral Ohsugi
* Masashi Nagadoi as Admiral Ichimaru
* Akiko Shima as lead woman (in a flashback)
* Luke Eberl as Sam, wounded U.S. Marine (credited as Lucas Elliot)
* Jeremy Glazer as U.S. Marine Lieutenant
* Ikuma Ando as Ozawa
* Mark Moses as U.S. Army officer (in a flashback)
* Roxanne Hart as U.S. Army officer's wife
* Evan Ellingson as Kid Marine
* Nori Bunasawa as Japanese Journalist

## Production

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Although the film is set in Japan, it was filmed primarily in Barstow and Bakersfield in California. All Japanese cast except for Ken Watanabe were selected through auditions.[citation needed] Filming in California wrapped on April 8, and the cast and crew then headed back to the studio in Los Angeles for more scenes.

Ken Watanabe filmed a portion of his scenes on location on Iwo Jima.[3][4] Locations on Iwo Jima which were used for filming included beaches, towns, and Mount Suribachi.[5] Because the crew were only allowed to film minor scenes on Iwo Jima, most of the battle scenes were filmed in Iceland. Filming in Los Angeles lasted for approximately two months, and other locations across the US including Virginia, Chicago, and Houston.[6]

The filmmakers had to be given special permission from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to film on Iwo Jima, because the remains of more than 10,000 missing Japanese soldiers are there.[7][8][9] The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) operates a naval air base on Iwo Jima, which is used by the United States Navy for operations such as nighttime carrier landing practice. Civilian access to the island is restricted to those attending memorial services for American Marines and Japanese soldiers.

The battleship USS Texas (BB-35), which was used in closeup shots of the fleet (for both movies), also participated in the actual attack on Iwo Jima for five days. The only character to appear in both Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima is Charles W. Lindberg, played by Alessandro Mastrobuono.

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The film is based on the non-fiction books "Gyokusai sōshikikan" no etegami ("Picture letters from the Commander in Chief")[10] by General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (portrayed on screen by Ken Watanabe) and So Sad To Fall In Battle: An Account of War[11] by Kumiko Kakehashi about the Battle of Iwo Jima. While some characters such as Saigo are fictional, the overall battle as well as several of the commanders are based upon actual people and events.

## Reception

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### Critical response

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#### In the United States

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Letters from Iwo Jima was critically acclaimed, and well noted for its portrayal of good and evil on both sides of the battle. The critics heavily praised the writing, direction, cinematography and acting. The review tallying website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 184 out of the 202 reviews they tallied were positive for a score of 91%, and an average rating of 8.20/10, and a certification of "fresh." The site's consensus states: "A powerfully humanistic portrayal of the perils of war, this companion piece to Flags of Our Fathers is potent and thought-provoking, and it demonstrates Clint Eastwood's maturity as a director."[12] Metacritic gave the movie a score of 89 based on 37 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[13] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly, Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times, and Richard Schickel of Time were among many critics to name it the best picture of the year.[14][15][16] In addition, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone and Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune both gave it four stars, and Todd McCarthy of Variety praised the film, assigning it a rare 'A' rating.[17]

On December 6, 2006, the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures named Letters from Iwo Jima the best film of 2006.[18][19] On December 10, 2006, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association named Letters from Iwo Jima Best Picture of 2006. Furthermore, Clint Eastwood was runner-up for directing honors.[20] In addition, the American Film Institute named it one of the 10 best films of 2006. It was also named Best Film in a Foreign Language on January 15 during the Golden Globe Awards, while Clint Eastwood held a nomination for Best Director.

CNN's Tom Charity in his review described Letters from Iwo Jima as "the only American movie of the year I won't hesitate to call a masterpiece."[21] On the "Best Films of the Year 2006" broadcast (December 31, 2006) of the television show Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper listed the film at #3 and guest critic A. O. Scott listed it at number one, claiming that the film was "close to perfect". James Berardinelli awarded a three out of four star review, concluding that although both 'Letters' and 'Flags' were imperfect but interesting, 'Letters from Iwo Jima' was more focused, strong and straightforward than its companion piece.[22]

On January 23, 2007, the film received four Academy Award nominations. Eastwood was nominated for his directing, as well as Best Picture along with producers Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz. It was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay. The film took home one award, Best Sound Editing.

The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2006, including 157 top ten lists in North America with 25 number one spots.[23][24]

#### In Japan

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The film was far more commercially successful in Japan than in the U.S., ranking number 1 for five weeks, and receiving a warm reception from both Japanese audiences and critics. The Japanese critics noted that Clint Eastwood presented Kuribayashi as a "caring, erudite commander of Japan's Iwo Jima garrison, along with Japanese soldiers in general, in a sensitive, respectful way."[25] Also, the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun noted that the movie is clearly "distinguishable" from previous Hollywood movies, which tended to portray Japanese characters with non-Japanese actors (e.g., Chinese-Americans, and other Asian-Americans). Consequently, incorrect Japanese grammar and non-native accents were conspicuous in those former films, jarring their realism for the Japanese audience. In contrast, most Japanese roles in Letters from Iwo Jima are played by native Japanese actors. Also, the article praised the film's new approach, as it is scripted with excellent research into Japanese society at that time. According to the article, previous Hollywood movies describing Japan were based on the stereotypical images of Japanese society, which looked "weird" to native Japanese audiences. Letters from Iwo Jima is remarkable as the movie that tries to escape from the stereotypes.[26] Owing to the lack of stereotypes, Letters from Iwo Jima was appreciated by Japanese critics and audiences.[27]

Since the film was successful in Japan, a tourist boom has been reported on the Ogasawara islands, of which Iwo Jima is part.[28]

Despite favorable reviews, the film only grossed $13.7 million in the United States. Foreign sales of $54.9 million helped to boost revenue over production costs of $19 million.[2]

### Awards and honors

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Award  | Category  | Recipient  | Result

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Academy Awards | Best Picture | Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz | Nominated
Best Director | Clint Eastwood | Nominated
Best Original Screenplay | Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis | Nominated
Best Sound Editing | Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman | Won
Golden Globe Awards | Best Foreign Language Film |  | Won
Best Director | Clint Eastwood  | Nominated
Berlin Film Festival | Cinema for Peace | Won
Critics' Choice Awards | Best Foreign Language Film |  | Won
Best Picture |  | Nominated
Best Director | Clint Eastwood  | Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film |  | Won
Best Film |  | Nominated
Best Director | Clint Eastwood  | Nominated
Best Original Screenplay | Iris Yamashita  | Nominated
Best Original Score | Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens | Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film  |  | Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Film |  | Won
National Board of Review | Best Film |  | Won
San Diego Film Critics Society:  | Best Film |  | Won
Best Director | Clint Eastwood  | Won
Japan Academy Film Prize | Outstanding Foreign Language Film |  | Won

#### Top ten lists

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* 1st – A.O. Scott, The New York Times
* 1st – Claudia Puig, USA Today
* 1st – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times (tied with Flags of our Fathers)
* 1st – Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
* 1st – Richard Schickel, TIME
* 1st – Mike McStay, Socius
* 2nd – Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
* 2nd – Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
* 2nd – Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
* 2nd – Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
* 2nd – Scott Foundas, LA Weekly (tied with Flags of our Fathers)
* 3rd – Jack Mathews, New York Daily News (tied with 'Flags of our Fathers)
* 3rd – Nathan Rabin, The A.V. Club
* 3rd – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone (tied with Flags of our Fathers)

* 3rd – Shawn Levy, The Oregonian (tied with Flags of our Fathers)
* 3rd – Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times (tied with Flags of our Fathers)
* 4th – David Ansen, Newsweek
* 4th – Marjorie Baumgarten, The Austin Chronicle
* 5th – Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
* 5th – Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter
* 5th – Stephen Holden, The New York Times
* 5th – Ty Burr, The Boston Globe
* 6th – Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club
* 9th – Rene Rodriguez, The Miami Herald

General top ten

* Carrie Rickey, The Philadelphia Inquirer
* Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal
* Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor
* Steven Rea, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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#### Other honors

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The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

* 2008: AFI's 10 Top 10:
* Nominated Epic Film[29]

## Home media

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Letters from Iwo Jima was released on DVD by Warner Home Video on May 22, 2007. It was also released on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Furthermore, it was made available for instant viewing with Netflix's "Watch Instantly" feature where available. The film was re-released in 2010 as part of Clint Eastwood's tribute collection Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Bros. The Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition DVD is also available in a Five-Disc Commemorative Set, which also includes the Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition of Flags of Our Fathers and a bonus fifth disc containing History Channel's "Heroes of Iwo Jima" documentary and To the Shores of Iwo Jima, a documentary produced by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

The English dubbed version DVD was released on June 1, 2010.[30] This version was first aired on cable channel AMC on April 26, 2008.[31]

## References

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7. ^ "Eastwood hears Ishihara's Iwo Jima plea". The Japan Times. April 7, 2005. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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26. ^ Asahi Shimbun, December 13, 2006: それまでのアメリカ映画では、日本を描いた作品や日本人の設定でありながらも、肝心の俳優には中国系や東南アジア系、日系アメリカ人等が起用されたり、日本語に妙な訛りや文法の間違いが目立ち、逆に英語を流暢に話すといった不自然さが目立つことが多かったが、本作品ではステレオタイプな日本の描写（文化や宗教観等）や違和感のあるシーンが少なく、「昭和史」で知られる半藤一利も、細部に間違いはあるが、日本についてよく調べている.
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Further reading

* Eliot, Marc (2009). American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood. Harmony Books. ISBN 978-0-307-33688-0.

## External links

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* Video interview with Letters from Iwo Jima special effects artist Vincent Guastini Archived August 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at Interviewing Hollywood
* Gerow, Aaron (2006). "From Flags of Our Fathers to Letters From Iwo Jima: Clint Eastwood's Balancing of Japanese and American Perspectives". Japan Focus. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
* Ikui, Eikoh (2007). "Letters from Iwo Jima: Japanese Perspectives". Japan Focus. Retrieved May 29, 2009.

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* Anne Spielberg (sister)

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* Amblin Partners
* Amblin Entertainment
* Amblin Television
* DreamWorks Television
* Amblimation
* DreamWorks Pictures
* DreamWorks Animation
* USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
* Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
* Sammy Fabelman
* Spielberg (2017)
* "Cannibal" (2022)

Awards for Letters from Iwo Jima

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Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Sound Effects
1963–1967|

* Walter Elliott \- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
* Norman Wanstall \- Goldfinger (1964)
* Treg Brown \- The Great Race (1965)
* Gordon Daniel \- Grand Prix (1966)
* John Poyner \- The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Sound Effects Editing
1982–1999|

* Charles L. Campbell and Ben Burtt \- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
* Jay Boekelheide \- The Right Stuff (1983)
* Kay Rose \- The River (1984)
* Charles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge \- Back to the Future (1985)
* Don Sharpe \- Aliens (1986)
* Stephen Hunter Flick and John Pospisil \- RoboCop (1987)
* Charles L. Campbell and Louis Edemann \- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
* Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns \- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
* Cecelia Hall and George Watters II \- The Hunt for Red October (1990)
* Gary Rydstrom and Gloria Borders \- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
* Tom McCarthy and David E. Stone \- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
* Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns \- Jurassic Park (1993)
* Stephen Hunter Flick \- Speed (1994)
* Lon Bender and Per Hallberg \- Braveheart (1995)
* Bruce Stambler \- The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
* Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes \- Titanic (1997)
* Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns \- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
* Dane Davis \- The Matrix (1999)

Sound Editing
2000–2019|

* Jon Johnson \- U-571 (2000)
* George Watters II and Christopher Boyes \- Pearl Harbor (2001)
* Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn \- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
* Richard King \- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
* Michael Silvers and Randy Thom \- The Incredibles (2004)
* Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn \- King Kong (2005)
* Bub Asman and Alan Robert Murray \- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
* Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg \- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
* Richard King \- The Dark Knight (2008)
* Paul N. J. Ottosson \- The Hurt Locker (2009)
* Richard King \- Inception (2010)
* Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton \- Hugo (2011)
* Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers \- Skyfall / Paul N. J. Ottosson \- Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
* Glenn Freemantle \- Gravity (2013)
* Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman \- American Sniper (2014)
* Mark Mangini and David White \- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
* Sylvain Bellemare \- Arrival (2016)
* Richard King and Alex Gibson \- Dunkirk (2017)
* John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone \- Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
* Donald Sylvester \- Ford v Ferrari (2019)

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Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film

1980s|

* Au revoir les enfants (1988)
* Henry V (1989)

1990s|

* The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1990)
* An Angel at My Table (1991)
* The Crying Game (1992)
* The Piano (1993)
* Three Colours: Red (1994)
* Il Postino: The Postman (1995)
* Dekalog (1996)
* Shall We Dance? (1997)
* Life Is Beautiful (1998)
* All About My Mother (1999)

2000s|

* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
* Amélie (2001)
* Y tu mamá también (2002)
* City of God (2003)
* A Very Long Engagement (2004)
* Caché (2005)
* Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
* 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
* Let the Right One In (2008)
* The White Ribbon (2009)

2010s|

* A Prophet (2010)
* A Separation (2011)
* Amour (2012)
* The Act of Killing (2013)
* Force Majeure (2014)
* Son of Saul (2015)
* The Handmaiden (2016)
* The Square (2017)
* Roma (2018)
* Parasite (2019)

2020s|

* Another Round (2020)
* Drive My Car (2021)
* Decision to Leave (2022)
* The Zone of Interest (2023)

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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film

* Il Postino: The Postman (1995)
* Ridicule (1996)
* Shall We Dance? (1997)
* Life Is Beautiful (1998)
* All About My Mother (1999)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
* Amélie (2001)
* Y tu mamá también (2002)
* The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
* The Sea Inside (2004)
* Kung Fu Hustle (2005)
* Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
* The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
* Waltz with Bashir (2008)
* Broken Embraces (2009)
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010)
* A Separation (2011)
* Amour (2012)
* Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
* Force Majeure (2014)
* Son of Saul (2015)
* Elle (2016)
* In the Fade (2017)
* Roma (2018)
* Parasite (2019)
* Minari (2020)
* Drive My Car (2021)
* RRR (2022)
* Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

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Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film

1990s|

* Cinema Paradiso (1990)
* The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
* Indochine (1992)
* Farewell My Concubine (1993)
* Three Colours: Red (1994)
* Les Misérables (1995)
* Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
* Character (1997)
* Life Is Beautiful (1998)
* Run Lola Run (1999)

2000s|

* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
* Amélie (2001)
* And Your Mother Too (2002)
* City of God (2003)
* A Very Long Engagement (2004)
* Paradise Now (2005)
* Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
* The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
* Tell No One (2008)
* Sin nombre (2009)

2010s|

* Biutiful (2010)
* A Separation (2011)
* Amour (2012)
* Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
* Force Majeure (2014)
* Son of Saul (2015)
* The Handmaiden (2016)
* The Square (2017)
* Roma (2018)
* Parasite (2019)

2020s|

* Minari (2020)
* Drive My Car (2021)
* Decision to Leave (2022)
* Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

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Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Foreign Film – Foreign Language
1949–1972|

* Bicycle Thieves (1949)
* Genevieve / The Lady of the Camelias / No Way Back / Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
* Children, Mother, and the General / Dangerous Curves / Eyes of Children / Ordet / Stella (1955)
* Before Sundown / A Girl in Black / Roses on the Arm / War and Peace / The White Reindeer (1956)
* Confessions of Felix Krull / Tizoc / Yellow Crow (1957)
* Girl and the River / The Road a Year Long / Rosemary (1958)
* Aren't We Wonderful? / Black Orpheus / The Bridge / Odd Obsession / Wild Strawberries (1959)
* The Truth / The Virgin Spring (1960)
* Two Women (1961)
* Divorce Italian Style (1962)
* Any Number Can Win (1963)
* Marriage Italian Style (1964)
* Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
* A Man and a Woman (1966)
* Live for Life (1967)
* War and Peace (1968)
* Z (1969)
* Rider on the Rain (1970)
* The Policeman (1971)
* The Emigrants / The New Land (1972)

Foreign Film
1973–1985|

* The Pedestrian (1973)
* Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
* Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
* Face to Face (1976)
* A Special Day (1977)
* Autumn Sonata (1978)
* La Cage aux Folles (1979)
* Tess (1980)
* Chariots of Fire (1981)
* Gandhi (1982)
* Fanny and Alexander (1983)
* A Passage to India (1984)
* The Official Story (1985)

Foreign Language Film
1986–2020|

* The Assault (1986)
* My Life as a Dog (1987)
* Pelle the Conqueror (1988)
* Cinema Paradiso (1989)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
* Europa Europa (1991)
* Indochine (1992)
* Farewell My Concubine (1993)
* Farinelli (1994)
* Les Misérables (1995)
* Kolya (1996)
* Ma vie en rose (1997)
* Central Station (1998)
* All About My Mother (1999)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
* No Man's Land (2001)
* Talk to Her (2002)
* Osama (2003)
* The Sea Inside (2004)
* Paradise Now (2005)
* Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
* The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
* Waltz with Bashir (2008)
* The White Ribbon (2009)
* In a Better World (2010)
* A Separation (2011)
* Amour (2012)
* The Great Beauty (2013)
* Leviathan (2014)
* Son of Saul (2015)
* Elle (2016)
* In the Fade (2017)
* Roma (2018)
* Parasite (2019)
* Minari (2020)

Non-English Language Film
2021–present|

* Drive My Car (2021)
* Argentina, 1985 (2022)
* Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

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Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film

* Rocky (1978)
* Conversation Piece (1979)
* The Deer Hunter (1980)
* Kramer vs. Kramer (1981)
* The Tin Drum (1982)
* E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1983)
* An Officer and a Gentleman (1984)
* Once Upon a Time in America (1985)
* Amadeus (1986)
* Back to the Future (1987)
* Platoon (1988)
* The Last Emperor (1989)
* Die Hard (1990)
* Field of Dreams (1991)
* Dances with Wolves (1992)
* JFK (1993)
* Jurassic Park (1994)
* Schindler's List (1995)
* The Shawshank Redemption (1996)
* Il Postino: The Postman (1997)
* Titanic (1998)
* L.A. Confidential (1999)
* The Sixth Sense (2000)
* Dancer in the Dark (2001)
* Billy Elliot (2002)
* Monster's Ball (2003)
* The Pianist (2004)
* The Last Samurai (2005)
* Million Dollar Baby (2006)
* Flags of Our Fathers (2007)
* Letters from Iwo Jima (2008)
* The Dark Knight (2009)
* Gran Torino (2010)
* Avatar (2011)
* The King's Speech (2012)
* The Intouchables (2013)
* Les Misérables (2014)
* Frozen (2015)
* American Sniper (2016)
* Sully (2017)
* La La Land (2018)
* Bohemian Rhapsody (2019)
* Joker (2020)
* Parasite (2021)
* No Time to Die (2022)
* Top Gun: Maverick (2023)
* Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2024)

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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

1975–2000|

* Dog Day Afternoon / One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
* Network / Rocky (1976)
* Star Wars (1977)
* Coming Home (1978)
* Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
* Raging Bull (1980)
* Atlantic City (1981)
* E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
* Terms of Endearment (1983)
* Amadeus (1984)
* Brazil (1985)
* Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
* Hope and Glory (1987)
* Little Dorrit (1988)
* Do the Right Thing (1989)
* Goodfellas (1990)
* Bugsy (1991)
* Unforgiven (1992)
* Schindler's List (1993)
* Pulp Fiction (1994)
* Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
* Secrets & Lies (1996)
* L.A. Confidential (1997)
* Saving Private Ryan (1998)
* The Insider (1999)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

2001–present|

* In the Bedroom (2001)
* About Schmidt (2002)
* American Splendor (2003)
* Sideways (2004)
* Brokeback Mountain (2005)
* Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
* There Will Be Blood (2007)
* WALL-E (2008)
* The Hurt Locker (2009)
* The Social Network (2010)
* The Descendants (2011)
* Amour (2012)
* Gravity / Her (2013)
* Boyhood (2014)
* Spotlight (2015)
* Moonlight (2016)
* Call Me by Your Name (2017)
* Roma (2018)
* Parasite (2019)
* Small Axe (2020)
* Drive My Car (2021)
* Everything Everywhere All at Once / Tár (2022)
* The Zone of Interest (2023)

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National Board of Review Award for Best Film

1932–1950|

* I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
* Topaze (1933)
* It Happened One Night (1934)
* The Informer (1935)
* Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
* Night Must Fall (1937)
* The Citadel (1938)
* Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
* The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
* Citizen Kane (1941)
* In Which We Serve (1942)
* The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
* None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
* The True Glory (1945)
* Henry V (1946)
* Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
* Paisan (1948)
* Bicycle Thieves (1949)
* Sunset Boulevard (1950)

1951–1975|

* A Place in the Sun (1951)
* The Quiet Man (1952)
* Julius Caesar (1953)
* On the Waterfront (1954)
* Marty (1955)
* Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
* The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
* The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
* The Nun's Story (1959)
* Sons and Lovers (1960)
* Question 7 (1961)
* The Longest Day (1962)
* Tom Jones (1963)
* Becket (1964)
* The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965)
* A Man for All Seasons (1966)
* Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
* The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
* They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
* Patton (1970)
* Macbeth (1971)
* Cabaret (1972)
* The Sting (1973)
* The Conversation (1974)
* Barry Lyndon / Nashville (1975)

1976–2000|

* All the President's Men (1976)
* The Turning Point (1977)
* Days of Heaven (1978)
* Manhattan (1979)
* Ordinary People (1980)
* Chariots of Fire / Reds (1981)
* Gandhi (1982)
* Betrayal / Terms of Endearment (1983)
* A Passage to India (1984)
* The Color Purple (1985)
* A Room with a View (1986)
* Empire of the Sun (1987)
* Mississippi Burning (1988)
* Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
* Dances with Wolves (1990)
* The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
* Howards End (1992)
* Schindler's List (1993)
* Forrest Gump / Pulp Fiction (1994)
* Sense and Sensibility (1995)
* Shine (1996)
* L.A. Confidential (1997)
* Gods and Monsters (1998)
* American Beauty (1999)
* Quills (2000)

2001–present|

* Moulin Rouge! (2001)
* The Hours (2002)
* Mystic River (2003)
* Finding Neverland (2004)
* Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
* Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
* No Country for Old Men (2007)
* Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
* Up in the Air (2009)
* The Social Network (2010)
* Hugo (2011)
* Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
* Her (2013)
* A Most Violent Year (2014)
* Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
* Manchester by the Sea (2016)
* The Post (2017)
* Green Book (2018)
* The Irishman (2019)
* Da 5 Bloods (2020)
* Licorice Pizza (2021)
* Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
* Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

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Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Foreign Film

* The Last Emperor (1988)
* Rain Man (1989)
* Ghost (1990)
* Dances with Wolves (1991)
* Basic Instinct (1992)
* Unforgiven (1993)
* Schindler's List (1994)
* Speed (1995)
* Dead Man Walking (1996)
* The English Patient (1997)
* L.A. Confidential (1998)
* Elizabeth (1999)
* Gladiator (2000)
* Billy Elliot (2001)
* The Son's Room (2002)
* The Pianist (2003)
* The Last Samurai (2004)
* Million Dollar Baby (2005)
* Brokeback Mountain (2006)
* Letters from Iwo Jima (2007)
* No Country for Old Men (2008)
* Mother (2009)
* The Hurt Locker (2010)
* The King's Speech (2011)
* The Intouchables (2012)
* Les Misérables (2013)
* Frozen (2014)
* Whiplash (2015)
* Spotlight (2016)
* Dunkirk (2017)
* Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2018)
* Green Book (2019)
* House of Hummingbird (2020)
* Nomadland (2021)
* Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
* Barbie (2023)

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San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Film

* Fargo (1996)
* L.A. Confidential (1997)
* Gods and Monsters (1998)
* American Beauty (1999)
* Almost Famous (2000)
* Ghost World (2001)
* Far from Heaven (2002)
* Dirty Pretty Things (2003)
* Vera Drake (2004)
* King Kong (2005)
* Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
* No Country for Old Men (2007)
* Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
* Inglourious Basterds (2009)
* Winter's Bone (2010)
* The Artist (2011)
* Argo (2012)
* Her (2013)
* Nightcrawler (2014)
* Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
* Hell or High Water (2016)
* Get Out (2017)
* Leave No Trace (2018)
* The Irishman (2019)
* Promising Young Woman (2020)
* The Power of the Dog (2021)
* The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
* Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

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