There are 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
| American Film Institute Awards | (AFI) |
- 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
- Genie Awards
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
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