| Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Independent Spirit Awards |
| First award | Kiss of the Spider Woman (1986) |
| Currently held by | The Secret Agent (2025) |
| Website | spiritawards |
The Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film is an award presented annually at the Independent Spirit Awards to recognize the best feature films produced outside United States.
History
It was first presented in 1986, with Brazilian-American drama Kiss of the Spider Woman being the first recipient of the award.
In 2025, Flow marked the first time an animated film to win an Independent Spirit Award for any category.[1][2][3]
Winners and nominees
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple winners
Only 2 directors have won the award multiple times.
| Wins | Director |
|---|---|
| 3 |  Jane Campion |
| 2 |  Alfonso Cuarón |
References
- Pedersen, Erik; Topel, Fred; D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 22, 2025). "Spirit Awards: 'Anora' Takes Best Feature, Director & Lead Performance; Three Wins for 'Baby Reindeer' & Two Each for 'A Real Pain' & 'Didi' – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- LSM+ English (February 24, 2025). "Latvian 'Flow' picks up another award". Latvian Public Media. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- FNE Staff (February 25, 2025). "'Flow' Wins Independent Spirit Award 2025 for Best International Film". Film New Europe. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- "'Carol,' 'Spotlight,' 'Beasts of No Nation' Lead Spirit Awards Nominations". Film Independent. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- Warren, Matt (November 22, 2016). "2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Announced!". Independent Spirit Awards. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- "2018 Independent Spirit Award Nominations: 'Get Out' and 'Call Me by Your Name' Dominate". Indiewire. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- 2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List|IndieWire
- Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations - Variety
- November 22, Emlyn Travis; EST, 2022 at 12:06 PM. "'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' 'Tár' lead 2023 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Here are the Winners of the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards!". Film Independent. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (2024-12-04). "Spirit Awards Best Feature Nominees Include 'Anora', 'I Saw The TV Glow', 'Nickel Boys', 'Sing Sing' & 'The Substance'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-12-04.