1980s
| Category | Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | |||||
| Best Film | Manhattan | Woody Allen | Charles H. Joffe | USA | |
| Apocalypse Now | Francis Coppola | Francis Coppola | USA | ||
| The China Syndrome | James Bridges | Michael Douglas | USA | ||
| The Deer Hunter | Michael Cimino | Michael Cimino Michael Deeley John Peverall Barry Spikings |
USA | ||
| 1981 | |||||
| Best Film | The Elephant Man | David Lynch | Jonathan Sanger | Britain/USA | |
| Being There | Hal Ashby | Andrew Braunsberg | USA | ||
| Kagemusha | Akira Kurosawa | Akira Kurosawa | Japan | ||
| Kramer vs. Kramer | Robert Benton | Stanley R. Jaffe | USA | ||
| 1982 | |||||
| Best Film | Chariots of Fire | Hugh Hudson | David Puttnam | UK | |
| Atlantic City | Louis Malle | Denis Héroux John Kemeny |
USA/Canada/ France | ||
| The French Lieutenant's Woman | Karel Reisz | Leon Clore | UK | ||
| Gregory's Girl | Bill Forsyth | Davina Belling Clive Parsons |
Britain | ||
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Steven Spielberg | Frank Marshall | USA | ||
| 1983 | |||||
| Best Film | Gandhi | Richard Attenborough | Richard Attenborough | Britain/India | |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | Kathleen Kennedy Steven Spielberg |
USA | ||
| Missing | Costa Gavras | Edward Lewis Mildred Lewis |
USA | ||
| On Golden Pond | Mark Rydell | Bruce Gilbert | USA | ||
| Best Foreign Language Film | Christ Stopped at Eboli | Francesco Rosi | Nicola Carraro Franco Cristaldi |
France/Italy | |
| Das Boot | Wolfgang Petersen | Günter Rohrbach | West Germany | ||
| Diva | Jean-Jacques Beineix | Irène Silberman Serge Silberman |
France | ||
| Fitzcarraldo | Werner Herzog | Werner Herzog Willi Segler Lucki Stipetić |
Peru/West Germany | ||
| 1984 | |||||
| Best Film | Educating Rita | Lewis Gilbert | Lewis Gilbert | Britain | |
| Heat and Dust | James Ivory | Ismail Merchant | Britain | ||
| Local Hero | Bill Forsyth | David Puttnam | Britain | ||
| Tootsie | Sydney Pollack | Sydney Pollack Dick Richards |
USA | ||
| Best Foreign Language Film | Danton | Andrzej Wajda | Margaret Menegoz Barbara Pec-Slesicka |
France/Poland/West Germany | |
| Fanny and Alexander | Ingmar Bergman | Jörn Donner | Sweden/France/West Germany | ||
| La Traviata | Franco Zeffirelli | Tarak Ben Ammar | Italy | ||
| Confidentially Yours | François Truffaut | Armand Barbault François Truffaut |
France | ||
| 1985 | |||||
| Best Film | The Killing Fields | Roland Joffé | David Puttnam | Britain | |
| The Dresser | Peter Yates | Ronald Harwood Peter Yates |
Britain | ||
| Paris, Texas | Wim Wenders | Anatole Dauman Don Guest |
France/West Germany | ||
| A Private Function | Malcolm Mowbray | Mark Shivas | Britain | ||
| Best Foreign Language Film | Carmen | Carlos Saura | Emiliano Piedra | Spain | |
| The Return of Martin Guerre | Daniel Vigne | France | |||
| Un amour de Swann | Volker Schlöndorff | Margaret Ménégoz | France / West Germany | ||
| Un dimanche à la campagne | Bertrand Tavernier | Alain Sarde | France | ||
| 1986 | |||||
| Best Film | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Woody Allen | Robert Greenhut Woody Allen |
USA | |
| Amadeus | Miloš Forman | Saul Zaentz Miloš Forman | USA | ||
| Back to the Future | Robert Zemeckis | Neil Canton Bob Gale Robert Zemeckis |
USA | ||
| A Passage to India | David Lean | John Brabourne Richard B. Goodwin David Lean |
Britain/USA | ||
| Witness | Peter Weir | Edward S. Feldman Peter Weir | USA | ||
| Best Foreign Language Film | Oberst Redl | István Szabó | József Marx | Hungary / Austria / West Germany | |
| Carmen | Francesco Rosi | Patrice Ledoux | Italy | ||
| Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart | Wayne Wang | Tom Sternberg | USA | ||
| Subway | Luc Besson | François Ruggieri | France | ||
| 1987 | |||||
| Best Film | A Room with a View | James Ivory | Ismail Merchant James Ivory | Britain | |
| Hannah and Her Sisters | Woody Allen | Robert Greenhut Woody Allen |
USA | ||
| The Mission | Roland Joffé | Fernando Ghia David Puttnam Roland Joffé |
Britain | ||
| Mona Lisa | Neil Jordan | Patrick Cassavetti Stephen Woolley Neil Jordan |
Britain | ||
| Best Foreign Language Film | Ran | Akira Kurosawa | Serge Silberman | Japan/France | |
| Betty Blue | Jean-Jacques Beineix | Jean-Jacques Beineix | France | ||
| Ginger and Fred | Federico Fellini | Alberto Grimaldi | Italy/France/West Germany | ||
| Otello | Franco Zeffirelli | Menahem Golan | Italy/Netherlands | ||
| 1988 | |||||
| Best Film | Jean de Florette | Claude Berri | Claude Berri | France/ Switzerland/Italy | |
| Cry Freedom | Richard Attenborough | Richard Attenborough | Britain | ||
| Hope and Glory | John Boorman | John Boorman | Britain | ||
| Radio Days | Woody Allen | Robert Greenhut | USA | ||
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Sacrifice | Andrei Tarkovsky | Anna-Lena Wibom | Sweden/UK/France | |
| Jean de Florette | Claude Berri | Pierre Grunstein Alain Poiré |
France/Switzerland/Italy | ||
| Manon des Sources | Claude Berri | Pierre Grunstein Alain Poiré |
France/Switzerland/Italy | ||
| My Life as a Dog | Lasse Hallström | Waldemar Bergendahl | Sweden | ||
| 1989 | |||||
| Best Film | The Last Emperor | Bernardo Bertolucci | Jeremy Thomas Bernardo Bertolucci |
France/Italy/ Britain | |
| Au revoir, les enfants | Louis Malle | Louis Malle | France/West Germany | ||
| Babette's Feast | Gabriel Axel | Just Betzer Bo Christensen |
Denmark | ||
| A Fish Called Wanda | Charles Crichton | Michael Shamberg | USA/Britain | ||
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Babette's Feast | Gabriel Axel | Just Betzer | Denmark | |
| Au revoir, les enfants | Louis Malle | Louis Malle | France/West Germany | ||
| Dark Eyes | Nikita Mikhalkov | Carlo Cucchi | Italy | ||
| Wings of Desire | Wim Wenders | Anatole Dauman | West Germany/France | ||
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