Best International Feature

1. 1

   La Bola Negra

   Frontrunner

   Spain · Netflix · Out Oct 16, 2026

   • Cannes: Best Director (tie, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi)
   • TIFF: People's Choice Award

   Spain. Variety's predicted winner; NBP 17/17 nominate and 17/17 to win.

2. 2

   Fjord

   Contender

   Romania · Neon · Out Oct 9, 2026

   • Cannes: Palme d'Or

   Romania. NBP 15/17 nominate. Variety No. 3.

3. 3

   All of a Sudden

   Contender

   Japan · Neon · Out Nov 25, 2026

   • Cannes: Best Actress (shared, Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto)

   Japan. NBP 17/17 nominate. Not in Variety's five.

4. 4

   Possible Love

   Contender

   South Korea · Netflix · Out Oct 23, 2026

   • Venice: Silver Lion, Grand Jury Prize
   • TIFF: International People's Choice Award, first runner-up

   South Korea. NBP 14/17 nominate. Variety No. 4.

5. 5

   Minotaur

   Contender

   France · Mubi · Mubi holds North American rights; US date not confirmed

   • Cannes: Grand Prix

   France. NBP 12/17 nominate. Variety No. 5.

6. 6

   Woman Unknown

   Contender

   Denmark · no US distributor announced; Denmark release Feb 4, 2027

   • Venice: Golden Lion

   Denmark. Variety No. 2. No US distributor yet.

7. 7

   Fatherland

   Contender

   Poland · Mubi · Mubi holds North American rights; US date not confirmed

   • Cannes: Best Director (tie, Paweł Pawlikowski)

   Poland. In AwardsWatch's five (Sept 24).

8. 8

   Rose

   Longshot

   Austria · Mubi · Out Dec 11, 2026

   • Berlinale: Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance (Sandra Hüller)

   Austria.

9. 9

   Coward

   Longshot

   Belgium · US distributor not confirmed in sources checked

   • Cannes: Best Actor (shared, Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne)

   Belgium.

10. 10

    Everytime

    Longshot

    Germany · 1-2 Special

    • Cannes: Un Certain Regard Prize

    Germany.

11. 11

    The Dreamed Adventure

    Longshot

    Bulgaria · US distributor not confirmed in sources checked

    • Cannes: Jury Prize

    Bulgaria.

12. 12

    Yellow Letters

    Longshot

    no US distributor found

    • Berlinale: Golden Bear

    Eligible through the new festival-winner route (Golden Bear); Germany chose Everytime instead.

No precursor history for Best International Feature yet. The scorecard covers Picture, Director and the four acting races.

1. 2026
   Norway
2. 2025
   Brazil
3. 2024
   United Kingdom
4. 2023
   Germany
5. 2022
   Japan
6. 2021
   Denmark
7. 2020
   South Korea
8. 2019
   Mexico
9. 2018
   Chile
10. 2017
    Iran