Award-Winning French-Language Films
565 films in French were recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale. The language is each film's original spoken language.
The most awarded is The Artist (2011), with 9 wins, followed by Emilia Pérez (8) and A Man and a Woman (5). Among the 100 shown here, 19 won at least one Oscar, 16 won a Golden Globe, 45 won a prize at Cannes and 46 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1952 and 2026.
Here are the 100 with the most wins. See all languages.
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The Artist
2011 · 1h 40m
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Emilia Pérez
2024 · 2h 12m
Drama · Thriller
A Man and a Woman
1966 · 1h 42m
Drama · Romance
Z
1969 · 2h 2m
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Anatomy of a Fall
2023 · 2h 31m
Thriller · Mystery · Crime
Cyrano de Bergerac
1990 · 2h 17m
Drama · Comedy · History · Romance
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007 · 1h 52m
Drama · History
Fortuna
2018 · 1h 46m
Drama
Mutts
2020 · 18m
Amour
2012 · 2h 7m
Drama · Romance
The Barbarian Invasions
2003 · 1h 39m
Comedy · Drama
La Vie en Rose
2007 · 2h 20m
Music · Drama
Direct Action
2024 · 3h 36m
Humanité
1999 · 2h 29m
Drama · Mystery
It's Not Me, I Swear!
2009 · 1h 50m
Comedy · Drama
Orlando, My Political Biography
2023 · 1h 39m
Pipsqueak Prince
2002 · 10m
The Piano Teacher
2001 · 2h 11m
Drama · Romance
Têtes brûlées
2025 · 1h 24m
Drama
We
2021 · 1h 55m
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · 1h 33m
Drama · Romance
Elle
2016 · 2h 11m
Drama · Thriller
Les Misérables
2019 · 1h 44m
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2019 · 2h 1m
Drama · Romance
Queen Margot
1994 · 2h 18m
Drama · History · Romance
Sundays and Cybele
1962 · 1h 50m
Drama
A Man of His Time
2025 · 2h 35m
History · Comedy · Drama
Atlantics
2019 · 1h 46m
Drama · Romance · Fantasy
Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952 · 1h 42m
Romance · Adventure · Comedy · War
Indochine
1992 · 2h 39m
Drama · Romance
Le Sourire
1960 · 22m
Omnibus
1992 · 9m
Comedy
Paradise Now
2005 · 1h 30m
Crime · Thriller · Drama · War
Party Girl
2014 · 1h 35m
Drama
Rosetta
1999 · 1h 35m
Drama
Souleymane's Story
2024 · 1h 34m
Drama
Sunday
2011 · 10m
A Family of Bastards
2026 · 1h 45m
Comedy · Crime
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · 1h 23m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
1961 · 28m
Drama · Fantasy
Autokar
2025 · 18m
Balthazar
1994 · 15m
Drama
Bird in the Peninsula
2022 · 16m
Black Soul
2000 · 10m
Drama
Butterfly
2024 · 15m
Drama · History
Circuit marine
2003 · 8m
Cléo & Paul
2018 · 1h 1m
Adventure · Drama
Cuties
2020 · 1h 36m
Drama
Dead Tired
1994 · 1h 22m
Comedy
Dream of the Wild Horses
1960 · 11m
Dressed for Pleasure
2018 · 17m
Comedy · Drama
Fresh Bait
1995 · 1h 57m
Drama · Crime
Goodbye Jerome!
2022 · 8m
Fantasy · Romance · Drama
Here
2023 · 1h 24m
Drama · Romance
Longing for the World
2023 · 1h 16m
Drama
Luce and the Rock
2022 · 13m
Madame Brouette
2002 · 1h 44m
Drama · Romance · Comedy
Nina Roza
2026 · 1h 43m
Drama
Our Lady of the Nile
2020 · 1h 33m
Drama
Paris la nuit
1956 · 23m
Penpusher
2006 · 8m
Comedy · Romance
Rosalie
1966 · 15m
Crime · Drama
Safe Conduct
2002 · 2h 51m
Drama · War · History
See You Friday, Robinson
2022 · 1h 36m
Social Hygiene
2021 · 1h 15m
Comedy
The Blonde Witch
1956 · 1h 37m
Drama · Romance · Horror
The Cat
1971 · 1h 27m
Drama
The Fam
2021 · 1h 50m
Drama
The Golden Fish
1959 · 19m
Drama
The Great Migration
1997 · 8m
The Red Balloon
1956 · 34m
Comedy · Drama · Family · Fantasy
The Silent World
1956 · 1h 26m
Adventure
The Soup Tureen
1978 · 7m
Drama
Two Ships
2012 · 31m
Drama
Who by Fire
2024 · 2h 35m
Drama
World Without Sun (Jacques-Yves Cousteau's World without Sun)
1964 · 1h 33m
It Was Just an Accident
2025 · 1h 44m
Drama · Thriller · Crime · Mystery
Day for Night
1973 · 1h 56m
Comedy · Drama
Camille Claudel
1988 · 2h 55m
Drama · History · Romance
Close
2022 · 1h 44m
Drama
La Cage aux Folles
1978 · 1h 32m
Comedy
Le concert de M. et Mme. Kabal (The Concert)
1963 · 7m
Live for Life
1967 · 2h 10m
Drama
Persepolis
2007 · 1h 35m
Drama
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
2024 · 2h 47m
Drama · Thriller · Crime
A Prophet
2009 · 2h 35m
Crime · Drama
Jesus of Montreal
1989 · 1h 59m
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Stop
1999 · 15m
Comedy · Drama
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972 · 1h 41m
Comedy
The Kid with a Bike
2011 · 1h 27m
Drama
The Salt of the Earth
2014 · 1h 50m
The Truth (La Vérité)
1960 · 2h 7m
Drama · Romance
50 ans
1989 · 3m
A Brother’s Love
2019 · 1h 57m
Drama · Comedy
A Screaming Man
2010 · 1h 32m
War · Drama
A Sunday in the Country
1984 · 1h 34m
Drama · Family
Agulana
1976 · 15m
Alpha
2025 · 2h 8m
Horror · Drama · Sci-Fi
Aptenodytes Forsteri
1953 · 0m
Aïssa
2014 · 8m
Drama