Film awards

This is a list of groups, organizations and festivals that recognize achievements in cinema, usually by awarding various prizes. The awards sometimes also have popular unofficial names (such as the 'Oscar' for Hollywood's Academy Awards), which are mentioned if applicable. Many awards are simply identified by the name of the group presenting the award.

Awards have been divided into three major categories: critics' awards, voted on (usually annually) by a group of critics; festival awards, awards presented to the best film shown in a particular film festival; and industry awards, which are selected by professionals working in some branch of the movie industry.

Significant Critics' awards

Australia

• Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA)

Canada

• Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA)
• Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC)

France

• French Union of Film Critics
• Louis Delluc Prize

Internet

• Cinemarati Awards
  Online Film Critics Society
  Online Motion Picture Academy
  Skander Halim Memorial Movie Survey
  Italian Online Movie Awards

United Kingdom

• Evening Standard British Film Awards
  London Film Critics Circle

Germany

Fipresci - The international federation of film critics

United States

• Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC)
• Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA)
• Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA)
• Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA)
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA)
• Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC)
• Golden Raspberry Awards (a.k.a. the Razzies)
• Iowa Film Critics (IFC)
• Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC)
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS)
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA)
• National Society of Film Critics (NSFC)
• National Board of Review (NBR)
• New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)
• Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS)
• San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS)
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC)
• Santa Fe Film Critics Circle
• Seattle Film Critics (SFC)
• Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA)
• St. Louis Film Critics
• Washington Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA)

Significant Festival awards

(This is not intended to be a complete list of film festivals, but to showcase the distinctively named awards given at some festivals.)

Canada

• Montreal World Film Festival
  • Grand Prix des Ameriques (best picture)

Czech Republic

• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
  • Crystal Globe (best picture)

France

• Cannes Film Festival
  
  • Palme d'Or (best picture)
  • Grand Prize (best picture runner up)
  • Camera d'Or (best first picture)

Germany

• Berlin International Film Festival
  
  • Golden Bear (best picture)
  • Silver Bear (jury grand prize, director, actor and actress)

Greece

• Thessaloniki International Film Festival
  • Golden Alexander (best picture)

Italy

• Venice International Film Festival
  
  • Golden Lion (best picture)
  • Coppa Volpi (best actor and actress)

Norway

• Norwegian International Film Festival
  • Amanda (various categories)

Russia

• Moscow International Film Festival
  • Saint George Slaying the Dragon

Spain

• San Sebastian Film Festival
  • Golden Shell (best picture)

Sweden

• Stockholm International Film Festival
  • Bronze Horse (best picture)

Switzerland

• Locarno International Film Festival
  
  • Golden Leopard (best picture)
  • Silver Leopard (best picture)
  • Bronze Leopard (best actor and actress)

United Kingdom

• Dinard British Film Festival
  • Golden Hitchcock (best picture)
• London Film Festival
  • British Film Institute Sutherland Trophy (best picture)

United States

• Chicago International Film Festival
  
  • Gold Hugo (best picture)
  • Silver Hugo (picture runner-up, actor, actress, director and cinematography)
• Sundance Film Festival
  
  • Grand Jury Prize
  • Audience Award
• Hawaii International Film Festival
  • Golden Maile (best picture)
• Seattle International Film Festival
  • Golden Space Needle (best picture)

Industry awards

Australia

• Australian Film Institute Awards

Canada

• Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
  
  • Genie Awards
    Gemini Awards
    Prix Gemeaux

Europe

• European Film Academy
  • European Film Awards (formerly the Felix)

France

• Cesar Awards
• Lumieres de Paris Awards

Germany

• German Film Awards
• German Screen Awards

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Film Awards
  Golden Bauhinia Awards

International

• International Documentary Association Awards
  World Soundtrack Awards
  World Stunt Awards

Ireland

• Irish Film and Television Academy Awards

Israel

• Israeli Film and Television Academy Awards

Italy

• David di Donatello Awards
• Nastro d'Argento Awards

Japan

• Japanese Academy Awards

Mexico

• Ariel Awards

Russia

• Nika Award
  Golden Eagle Award

South Korea

• Grand Bell Awards

Spain

• Goya Awards

Sweden

• Guldbagga Awards

Switzerland

• Swiss Film Awards

Taiwan

• Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards

United Kingdom

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
  • British Academy Film Awards
• British Independent Film Awards

United States

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  • Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
  • Saturn Award
• American Choreography Awards
  American Cinema Editors Golden Reels
  American Society of Cinematographers
  Art Directors Guild
  ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) Film and Television Awards
  AVN (Adult Video News) Awards
  BMI Film Music Awards
  Casting Society of America
  Cinema Audio Society
  Costume Designers Guild
  Directors Guild of America Awards
  EDI Reel Awards
  Golden Trailers
• Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  • Golden Globe Awards
• Hollywood Makeup and Hairstylist Guild
  Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards
  Hollywood Reporter YoungStar
  Independent Spirit Awards
• International Animated Film Society / ASIFA-Hollywood
  • Annie Awards
• International Press Academy
  • Satellite Awards
• Motion Picture Sound Editors
  NAACP Image Awards
  Producers Guild of America Awards
  Publicists Guild of America Awards
  Screen Actors Guild Awards
  ShoWest/National Association of Theatre Owners Convention
  USC Scripter Award
  Visual Effects Society Awards
• Writers Guild of America
  • Writers Guild Awards

Sources and references

• IMDB search page for data on hundreds of awards and festivals

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