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. Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ...

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. Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films, individually and collectively. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... A film festival is a mostly annual festival in one or more movie theaters with a special program showcasing many films. ...

Significant Critics' awards

Australia

• Film Critics Circle of Australia

Canada

• Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA)

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France

• French Union of Film Critics
• Louis Delluc Prize

Louis Delluc (1890-1924) was a French film director, screen writer and film critic. ...

Internet

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

The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) , the professional association for film journalists, scholars and historians who publish their reviews, interviews and essays exclusively or primarily in the online media. ... Italian Online Movie Awards is the name of the movie award assigned every year by the Italian cinéphiles to the best films of the season (from March to February). ...

United Kingdom

• Evening Standard British Film Awards
• London Film Critics Circle

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Germany

[Fipresci]http://www.fipresci.org/

United States

• Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC)

• Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS)

• Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA)

• National Board of Review (NBR)

• New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)

• San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC)

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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)

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Czech Republic

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

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France

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

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Germany

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

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Greece

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

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Italy

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

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Norway

• Norwegian International Film Festival
  • Amanda (various categories)

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Russia

• Moscow International Film Festival
  • Saint George Slaying the Dragon

Moscow International Film Festival is a film festival held in Moscow. ...

Spain

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

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Sweden

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

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Switzerland

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

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United Kingdom

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

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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)

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Industry awards

Australia

• Australian Film Institute Awards

The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was established in 1958. ...

Canada

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

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals. ... The Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian films and television, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. ... The Gemini Awards are an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the achievements for TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. ...

Europe

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

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France

• Cesar Awards
• Lumieres de Paris Awards

The C sar Award is the national film award of France first given out in 1975. ...

Germany

• German Film Awards
• German Screen Awards

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Film Awards
• Golden Bauhinia Awards

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International

• International Documentary Association Awards
• World Soundtrack Awards
• World Stunt Awards

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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

The Japanese Academy Awards have been held since 1977 to reward excellence in Japanese film. ...

Mexico

• Ariel Awards

Russia

• Nika Award
• Golden Eagle Award

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South Korea

• Grand Bell Awards

Spain

• Goya Awards

The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spains main national film awards. ...

Sweden

• Guldbagga Awards

Switzerland

• Swiss Film Awards

Taiwan

• Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards

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United Kingdom

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

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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

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See also

• List of actors and actresses who won a US film award

Sources and references

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