The Winners of the Hungarian Film Awards

Gábor Reisz’ Bad Poems won four, Laszlo Nemes’ Sunset won six prizes at the Hungarian Film Award ceremony closing the Hungarian Film Week on the 28th April in one of the most prestigious theatres in Budapest, Vígszínház. The voting members of the Hungarian Film Academy choose the winners in 18 categories.

The 5th Hungarian Film Week which is marked to celebrate the Hungarian films was held between 22th and 26th of April. The members of the Hungarian Film Academy voted by secret ballot on the films and filmmakers. Bad Poems, the second film of Gábor Reisz won 4 prizes including Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Supporting Actress. One Day, Zsófia Szilágyi’s first film which premiered in Cannes in 2018 achieved 3 prizes, László Nemes’ sophomore movie, Sunset took 6 technological categories.

Zsofi Szamosi at the Hungarian Film Award for Best Actress (Photo: Magyar Filmhét)

Best Feature Film: Bad Poems directed by Gábor Reisz, produced by Juli Berkes

Best Director: Gábor Reisz for Bad Poems

Best Screenplay: Réka Mán-Várhegyi, Zsófia Szilágyi for One Day

Best Actress: Zsófi Szamosi for One Day

Best Actor: Géza D. Hegedűs for The Butcher, The Whore and The One-Eyed Man

Best Supporting Actress: Lili Monori for Bad Poems

Best Supporting Actor: Zsolt Nagy for The Butcher, The Whore and The One-Eyed Man

Best Editor: Zsófi Tálas for Bad Poems

Best Sound Editor: Tamás Zányi for Sunset

Best Cinematographer: Mátyás Erdély for Sunset

Best Music Composer: László Melis for Sunset

Best Make up: Böbe Forgács, Viktória Csatári for Sunset

Best Costume Design: Györgyi Szakács for Sunset

Best Production Design: László Rajk for Sunset

Best First Feature: One Day directed by Zsófia Szilágyi, produced by Ági Pataki, Edina Kenesei

Best Animation: Ruben Brandt, Collector directed by Milorad Krstić

Best Documentary Film: Ghetto Balboa directed by Árpád Bogdán

Best Educational Documentary: Wild Balaton by Szabolcs Mosonyi

Best Short Film: A Siege by István Kovács

Best Animation Film: Luther directed by Zsolt Richly

Best TV Film: Trezor by Péter Bergendy

Audience Award: Happy New Year! directed by Krisztina Goda, produced by Tamás S. Zákonyi, Edit Ditz, Péter Geszti