The 4th Hungarian Film Week, which is marked to celebrate the Hungarian films, was held between 7th and 11st of February. Nominations to the Hungarian Film Week included films made in the framework of the film support system renewed in 2012, as well as independent productions made without subsidy, and across all genres. 

Besides the 5 main categories (feature film, tv film, documentary, short, animation), awards was given in 18 professional categories like best director, actress, actor, supporting actress, supporting actor, cinematographer, screenplay, editor, music composer, sound editor, costume design, production design, special makeup, makeup, as well as screenplay, director, actress and actress in TV film. The members of the Hungarian Film Academy voted by secret ballot on the 5-5 films and filmmaker that received the most votes earlier.

The award ceremony was held on the 11st of March, in Vígszínház. Ildikó Enyedi's Oscar nominated feature film, On Body and Soul won five awards, including the Best Feature Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.

2018 Hungarian Film Awards Nominations

BEST FEATURE FILM

Winner: On Body and Soul directed by Ildikó Enyedi, produced by Mónika Mécs, András Muhi, Ernő Mesterházy

• 1945 directed by Ferenc Török, produced by Iván Angelusz, Péter Reich, Ferenc Török
• Aurora Borealis – Northern Lights directed by Márta Mészáros, produced by István Major, Gül Togay
• The Whiskey Bandit directed by Nimród Antal, produced by Tamás Hutlassa, Barnabás Hutlassa
• Kincsem – Bet on Revenge by Gábor Herendi, produced by Tamás Hutlassa, Gábor Herendi

BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Ildikó Enyedi/ On Body and Soul

• Nimród Antal / The Whiskey Bandit
• Kornél Mundruczó / Jupiter’s Moon
• Ferenc Török / 1945
• Roland Vranik / The Citizen

BEST SCREENPLAY – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Ildikó Enyedi / On Body and Soul

• Nimród Antal / The Whiskey Bandit
• Gábor T. Szántó, Ferenc Török / 1945
• Iván Szabó, Roland Vranik / The Citizen
• András Szekér / Budapest Noir

BEST ACTRESS – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Alexanra Borbély / On Body and Soul

• Móni Balsai / Jupiter’s Moon
• Ági Máhr / The Citizen
• Andrea Petrik / Kincsem – Bet on Revenge
• Ildikó Tóth / Aurora Borealis   

BEST ACTOR – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Péter Rudolf / 1945

• Zsombor Jéger / Jupiter’s Moon
• Géza Morcsányi / On Body and Soul
• Ervin Nagy / Kincsem – Bet on Revenge
• Sándor Terhes / OUT

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Réka Tenki / On body and Soul

• Itala Békés / On Body and Soul
• Adél Kováts / Budapest Noir
• Mari Nagy / 1945
• Anna Trokán / Loveland

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – FEATURE FILM

Winner: István Znamenák / The Citizen

• Tamás Jordán / On Body and Soul
• Tamás Keresztes / Kincsem – Bet on Revenge
• Lehel Kovács / Kincsem - Bet on Revenge
• Máté Mészáros / Jupiter’s Moon

BEST EDITOR – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Zoltán Kovács / The Whiskey Bandit

• Béla Barsi / 1945
• István Király, István Mózes / Kincsem – Bet on Revenge
• Ágnes Mógor / Brazils
• Károly Szalai / On Body and Soul

BEST SOUND EDITOR – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Gábor Balázs / The Whiskey Bandit

• Gábor Balázs / Kincsem – Bet on Revenge
• Tamás Beke, Máté Péterffy, Tamás Székely / Aurora Borealis – Northern Light
• Péter Benjámin Lukács, Tamás Székely / On Body and Soul
• Tamás Zányi / 1945

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Marcell Rév / Jupiter’s Moon

• Máté Herbai / On Body and Soul
• Piotr Sobocinski Jr. / Aurora Borealis – Northern Light
• Elemér Ragályi / 1945
• Péter Szatmári / The Whiskey Bandit

BEST MUSIC COMPOSER – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Tibor Szemző / 1945

• Jed Kurzel / Jupiter’s Moon
• Márton Kovács / Behind the Column
• Attila Pacsay / Budapest Noir
• Edina Mókus Szirtes / Loveland

BEST COSTUME DESIGN – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Ibolya Bárdosi / Kincsem – Bet on Revenge

• János Breckl / The Whiskey Bandit
• Andrea Flesch / Budapest Noir
• Juristovszky Sosa / 1945
• Rita Lengyel, Tünde Kemenesi / Brazils

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Márton Ágh / Jupiter’s Moon

• Balázs Hujber / The Whiskey Bandit
• Imola Láng / On Body and Soul
• László Rajk / 1945
• Gábor Valcz / Brazils

BEST SPECIAL MAKEUP – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Anna Tesner, Judit Halász, Réka Görgényi / Budapest Noir

• Nóra Koltai / Jupiter’s Moon
• Éva Kozma / Aurora Borealis – Northern Light
• Orsolya Petrilla / On Body and Soul
• Klári Színek, Anna Tesner / 1945

BEST MAKEUP & HAIR – FEATURE FILM

Winner: Rita Fekete, Ildi Makk, Kata Jónás / Kincsem – Bet on Revenge

• Nóra Koltai / Jupiter’s Moon
• Éva Kozma / Aurora Borealis – Northern Light
• Orsolya Petrilla / On Body and Soul
• Klári Színek, Anna Tesner / 1945

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Winner: A Woman Captured directed by Bernadett Tuza-Ritter

• Silenced Bands directed by András Kisfaludy
• Granny Project directed by Bálint Révész
• ULTRA directed by Balázs Simonyi
• Burdened by the Past – Portrait of Judit Ember directed by Asia Dér

BEST SHORT FILM

Winner: Earthly People directed by Ádám Freund

• Cubeman directed by Linda Dombrovszky
• Assaut directed by Tamás Fekete
• Cinematographer directed by Emil Novák
• Come by Chance directed by Levente Kölcsey

BEST ANIMATION FILM

Winner: WireLess directed by Szandra Pataki

• The Ambassadors of the Cosmos directed by Béla Klingl
• Albrecht Dürer’s Rhinoceros directed by István Orosz, István Horkay
• Diary of a Wicked Girl – episode 2: Mr. Barnum’s Circus directed by Líviusz Gyulai
• Pixie Fix and the Lost Dewdrops directed by Zoltán Miklósy, Attila Herkó

BEST TV FILM

Winner: Traitors by Péter Fazekas

• Gypsy Ballad by László Vitézy
• Gastronomy of Love by Isti Madarász
• The Last Broadcast by Patrik Kovács

BEST SCREENPLAY - TV FILM

Winner: Norbert Köbli / Traitors

• Bálint Hegedűs / Gastronomy of Love
• Patrik Kovács / The Last Broadcast
• István Sz.Szabó, László Vitézy / Gypsy Ballad

BEST DIRECTOR - TV FILM

Winner: Péter Fazakas / Traitors

• Isti Madarász / Gastronomy of Love
• Patrik Kovács / The Last Broadcast
• László Vitézy / Gypsy Ballad

BEST ACTOR - TV FILM

Winner: Géza D. Hegedűs / Traitors

• Bálint Adorjáni / Gypsy Ballad
• Zoltán Bereczki / Gastronomy of Love
• Tibor Héger / The Last Broadcast

BEST ACTRESS - TV FILM

Winner: Dóra Sztarenki / Traitors

• Eszter Balla / Gastronomy of Love
• Lídia Danis / Gypsy Ballad
• Kata Dobos / The Last Broadcast
• Réka Tenki / Gypsy Ballad

AUDIENCE AWARD:

• Kincsem – Bet on Revenge / Gábor Herendi