The award honors the best film in the English language that is made by or focuses on people over the age of 50.
[1] The Best Foreign Film Award is one of the seven original trophies issued by AARP the Magazine, along with awards for Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Documentary, and Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.
At the 1st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, it was referred to as Best Foreign Film.
[3] In 2021, the AARP titled the award "Best Foreign Film/Best International Film," mirroring the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's shift that year from Best Foreign Language Feature Film to Best International Feature Film.
[6] The following countries received three or more nominations for Best Foreign Film: The following directors received multiple Best Foreign Film nominations: