| Austrian Film Award | |
|---|---|
 Best Actress winner Valerie Pachnerat the Austrian Film Award ceremony in 2017. | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Country | Austria |
| Presented by | Austrian Film Academy |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Website | oesterreichische-filmakademie |
The Austrian Film Award (German: Österreichischer Filmpreis), is the annual national film award of Austria, first given out in 2011. It is voted on by members of the Austrian Film Academy (German: Österreichische Filmakademie), which was founded in 2009 and consists of distinguished professionals from the Austrian film industry. The trophy was designed by media artist Valie Export.
The 2020 edition saw the drama Joy winning four awards, including the top prize for Best Fiction Film.
Categories
- Best Film: since 2011
- Best Director: since 2011
- Best Actor in a Leading Role: since 2011
- Best Actress in a Leading Role: since 2011
- Best Screenplay: Since 2011
- Best Cinematography: Since 2011
- Best Editing: Since 2011
- Best Production Design: Since 2011
- Best Costume Design: Since 2011
- Best Makeup: Since 2011
- Best Score: Since 2011
- Best Sound: 2011
- Best Documentary: Since 2011
- Best Short Film: Since 2013
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Since 2016
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Since 2016
Ceremonies
| Edition | Date | Host(s) | Venue | Best Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 29 January 2011 | Rupert Henning | Viennesse Arsenal | The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott |
| 2nd | 27 January 2012 | Rosenhügel Film Studios | Breathing | |
| 3rd | 23 January 2013 | Vienna City Hall | Paradise: Love | |
| 4th | 22 January 2014 | Karl Markovics | Schloss Grafenegg | Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing |
| 5th | 28 January 2015 | Vienna City Hall | The Dark Valley | |
| 6th | 20 January 2016 | Jessica Hausner, Philipp Hochmair, Christiane Hörbiger, Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Catalina Molina, David Schalko, Eva Spreitzhofer & Mirjam Unger |
Schloss Grafenegg | Goodnight Mommy |
| 7th | 1 February 2017 | Christoph Dostal & Katharina Mückstein | Vienna City Hall | Thank You For Bombing |
| 8th | 31 January 2018 | Hilde Dalik & Christoph Grissemann | Schloss Grafenegg | The Best of All Worlds |
| 9th | 30 January 2019 | Nicholas Ofczarek & Caroline Peters | Vienna City Hall | Murer: Anatomie eines Prozesses |
| 10th | 30 January 2020 | Markus Schleinzer & Salka Weber | Schloss Grafenegg | Joy |
| 11th | 8 July 2021 | Michaela Schausberger, Arman T. Riahi, and Arash T. Riahi | Globe Wien | The Trouble with Being Born |
| 12th | 30 June 2022 | Julia Edtmeier and Michael Ostrowski | Schloss Grafenegg | Great Freedom |
| 13th | 15 June 2023 | Julia Jelinek and Thomas Mraz | Globe Wien | Vera |
| 14th | 5 June 2024 | Emily Cox and Dirk Stermann | Wiener Rathaus | The Devil's Bath |
See also
References
- "VALIE EXPORT | sixpackfilm". Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- "Joy collects four top distinctions at the Austrian Film Awards". 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
External links
- Official site (German)