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| Year | Film | Director | Country of Origin | Ref |
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| 1984 | Angel | Robert Vincent O'Neil | United States | |
| 1985 | Broken Mirrors (Gebroken spiegels) | Marleen Gorris | Netherlands | |
| 1986 | Westler | Wieland Speck | West Germany | |
| 1987 | Law of Desire (La ley del deseo) | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | |
| 1988 | Friends Forever (Venner for altid) | Stefan Henszelman | Denmark | |
| 1989 | The Heart Exposed (Le Cœur découvert) | Jean-Yves Laforce | Canada | [[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81014018/ "Big box office for gay film fest"]. San Francisco Examiner, June 29, 1989.] |
| 1990 | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | Beeban Kidron | United Kingdom | |
| 1991 | Together Alone | P. J. Castellaneta | United States | |
| 1992 | The Twin Bracelets | Huang Yu-shan | Hong Kong | |
| 1993 | Grief | Richard Glatzer | United States | [Dennis Harvey, [https://variety.com/1993/film/markets-festivals/good-grief-nabs-prize-at-lesbian-gay-fest-108358/ "Good ‘Grief’ nabs prize at Lesbian-Gay Fest"]. Variety, July 1, 1993.] |
| rowspan=2| 1994 | Only the Brave | Ana Kokkinos | Australia | rowspan=2| |
| World and Time Enough | Eric Mueller | United States |
| rowspan=2| 1995 | Costa Brava | Marta Balletbò-Coll | Spain | rowspan=2| |
| Parallel Sons | John G. Young | United States |
| 1996 | Stonewall | Nigel Finch | United States | |
| 1997 | Lilies | John Greyson | Canada | |
| 1998 | Edge of Seventeen | David Moreton | United States | |
| 1999 | Chutney Popcorn | Nisha Ganatra | United States | |
| 2000 | Big Eden | Thomas Bezucha | United States | |
| 2001 | The Iron Ladies | Yongyoot Thongkongtoon | Thailand | |
| 2002 | The Business of Fancydancing | Sherman Alexie | United States | |
| 2003 | Yes Nurse! No Nurse! | Pieter Kramer | Netherlands | |
| 2004 | Brother to Brother | Rodney Evans | United States | |
| 2005 | Transamerica | Duncan Tucker | United States | |
| 2006 | The Gymnast | Ned Farr | United States | [[https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/entertainment-news/2006/06/29/the-gymnast-takes-home-gold-san-francisco "The Gymnast takes home the gold at San Francisco filmfest"]. The Advocate, June 29, 2006.] |
| 2007 | Four Minutes (Vier Minuten) | Chris Kraus | Germany | |
| 2008 | XXY | Lucía Puenzo | Argentina | [[https://www.indiewire.com/2008/07/iw-news-frameline-audiences-award-xxy-pageant-72105/ "Frameline Audiences Award 'XXY,' 'Pageant'"]. IndieWire, July 2, 2008.] |
| 2009 | Patrik, Age 1.5 | Ella Lemhagen | Sweden | [Brian Brooks, [https://www.indiewire.com/2009/06/patrik-wins-frameline-accolades-at-worlds-largest-lgbt-fest-70227/ "“Patrik” Wins Frameline Accolades at World’s Largest LGBT Fest"]. IndieWire, June 30, 2009.] |
| 2010 | The String | Mehdi Ben Attia | France | [Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/undertow-the-string-among-frameline34-winners/5015544.article "Undertow, The String among Frameline34 winners"]. Screen Daily, June 29, 2010.] |
| 2011 | Tomboy | Céline Sciamma | France | [Brian Brooks, [https://www.indiewire.com/2011/06/wish-me-away-evening-dress-win-at-the-historic-35th-frameline-242635/ "“Wish Me Away” & “Evening Dress” Win at the Historic 35th Frameline"]. IndieWire, June 28, 2011.] |
| 2012 | Cloudburst | Thom Fitzgerald | Canada | [Peter Knegt, [https://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/cloudburst-kuchu-tops-winners-at-36th-frameline-film-festival-46306/ "‘Cloudburst,’ ‘Kuchu’ Tops Winners at 36th Frameline Film Festival"]. IndieWire, June 27, 2012.] |
| 2013 | Reaching for the Moon | Bruno Barreto | Brazil | [Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/wolfe-acquires-festival-quartet/5057954.article "Wolfe acquires festival quartet"]. Screen Daily, July 2, 2013.] |
| 2014 | The Way He Looks | Daniel Ribeiro | Brazil | [Randy Myers, [https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/11/06/review-the-way-he-looks-a-sweet-story-of-young-love/ "Review: ‘The Way He Looks’ a sweet story of young love"]. The Mercury News, November 6, 2014.] |
| 2015 | Margarita with a Straw | Shonali Bose | India | [Ryan Lattanzio, [https://www.indiewire.com/2015/06/frameline-film-festival-names-2015-awards-winners-exclusive-186462/ "Frameline Film Festival Names 2015 Awards Winners"]. IndieWire, June 29, 2015.] |
| 2016 | Pushing Dead | Tom E. Brown | United States | [Justin Lowe, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/pushing-dead-outfest-review-913165/ "‘Pushing Dead’: Outfest Review"]. The Hollywood Reporter, July 22, 2016.] |
| 2017 | God's Own Country | Francis Lee | United Kingdom | [David Lewis, [https://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/How-a-director-found-God-s-Own-Country-12312545.php "How a director found 'God's Own Country'"]. San Francisco Chronicle, October 27, 2017.] |
| 2018 | For Izzy | Alex Chu | United States | [Victoria Moy, [https://www.alhambrasource.org/story/for-izzy-tells-the-story-of-a-unique-family-being-formed-in-the-626 "‘For Izzy’ tells the story of a unique family being formed in the 626"]. Alhambra Source, July 30, 2018.] |
| 2019 | Song Lang | Leon Le | Vietnam | [Shannon Power, [https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/electrifying-films-win-big-at-frameline-film-festival-awards/ "‘Electrifying’ films win big awards at Frameline Film Festival"]. Gay Star News, July 3, 2019.] |
| 2020 | Rūrangi | Max Currie | New Zealand | [Andreas Wiseman, [https://deadline.com/2021/03/hulu-new-zealand-transgender-drama-rurangi-streaming-1234708883/ "Hulu Picks Up U.S. Rights To New Zealand Transgender Drama ‘Rurangi’"]. Deadline Hollywood, March 8, 2021.] |
| 2021 | Lola (Lola vers la mer) | Laurent Micheli | Belgium, France | [Jim Provenzano, [https://www.ebar.com/events/arts_events/306624 "Frameline45 awards faves and filmmakers"]. Bay Area Reporter, July 2, 2021.] |
| 2022 | Vulveeta | Maria Breaux | United States | |
| 2023 | The Origin of Evil (L'Origine du mal) | Sébastien Marnier | France, Canada | [Valerie Complex, [https://deadline.com/2023/06/frameline47-lgbtq-filmmakers-awards-and-60k-in-funding-closing-night-1235427186/ "Frameline47 Presents LGBTQ+ Filmmakers With Awards And Nearly $60K In Funding On Closing Night"]. Deadline Hollywood, June 29, 2023.] |
| 2024 | All Shall Be Well | Ray Yeung | Hong Kong | [https://awardswatch.com/48th-frameline-lgbtq-film-festival-awards-luke-gilfords-national-anthem-wins-best-first-feature/] |