Most BAFTAs won for Best Film Not in the English Language (country)

French films have won 11 BAFTAs in the Best Film Not in the English Language category since it was established for the 36th British Academy Film Awards in 1983. The Italian-language film Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (Christ Stopped at Eboli; Italy/France, 1979) claimed the category’s inaugural award, with Danton (France/Poland/West Germany, 1983) and Amour (France/Austria/Germany, 2012) the first and most recent winners for films in the French language, in 1984 and 2013 respectively. Emmanuelle Riva (France, b. 24 Feb 1927, d. 27 Jan 2017) was 85 years 351 days old when she picked up Best Actress in a Leading Role for portraying Anne Laurent in Amour – the oldest female winner at the BAFTA Awards.

A French film has not won in the Best Film Not in the English Language category since La grande bellezza (The Great Beauty; Italy/France, 2013) took home a theatrical mask statue at the 67th British Academy Film Awards on 16 February 2014, but Petite Maman (France, 2021), written and directed by Céline Sciamma, could add to France’s success by winning the award at the 75th BAFTAs on 13 March 2022. It would be the 12th French-produced film to scoop the top prize.

French films have received a total of 71 nominations for Best Film Not in the English language (including Petite Maman in 2022) in the 40 years the category has been awarded. With the exception of 1999, 2002 and 2006, at least one French-produced or co-produced film has been nominated every year between 1983 and 2022.