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AWARDS Austria

Peter Simonischek, Tobias Moretti and Egon Schiele shine bright at the Romy Awards

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- At the ceremony for the 28th Austrian TV and film awards, the Toni Erdmann actor was crowned for his lifetime achievement, while Moretti became the new Romy record holder

Peter Simonischek, Tobias Moretti and Egon Schiele shine bright at the Romy Awards
Actor Peter Simonischek with his Platinum Romy for Lifetime Achievement (© Kurier)

On Saturday night (22 April), Graz native Peter Simonischek, the acclaimed actor from the Austrian-German co-production Toni Erdmann [+see also:
film review
trailer
Q&A: Maren Ade
film profile
]
, received a Platinum Romy for Lifetime Achievement at the ceremony for the 28th Romy Awards for Austrian TV and film productions, organised by the daily newspaper Kurier and public broadcaster ORF.

The Romy Awards, at first reserved for the television sector only (despite being represented by a statuette of Romy Schneider in La Piscine), were opened up to film in 2010. Certain categories are decided on by the public (the “popularity” awards), while others (the so-called “Academy” Romys) are given out by a jury comprising eight specialist journalists, who pronounce their verdict a few days beforehand.

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The Academy Romy for Best Film went to Maren Ade’s highly lauded movie, and the Academy’s Platinum Romy was bestowed upon costume designer Birgit Hutter (North Face [+see also:
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film profile
]
, Young Goethe in Love [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
).

Another actor who received hearty applause on stage at the Hofburg in Vienna was Tobias Moretti, who received his eighth Romy, for Most Popular Actor, for his role in Cold Hell [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
, thus making him the new record holder for these national prizes. The thriller by Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
) was also singled out by the professional jury, scooping the Romys for Best Director and Best Cinematography (Benedict Neuenfels) for a cinematic feature.

For the fourth time, the Romy for Most Popular Actress went to Ursula Strauss, this time for her role in the film Fly Away Home [+see also:
trailer
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]
by Mirjam Unger, in addition to her television work. The actress thus trounced four of her excellent colleagues: Pia Hierzegger (Wild Mouse [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Josef Hader
interview: Josef Hader
film profile
]
), Julia Koschitz, Anna Maria Mühe and Franziska Weisz.

Still in terms of the film awards, the Romy for Best Documentary was handed to Ruth Rieser for her film dedicated to one of Austria’s most internationally famous playwrights: Peter Turrini: Return to My Point of Origin [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
.

Another movie devoted to an artist was victorious – four times, in fact: the Romy for Best Production was given to Franz Novotny and Alexander Glehr (of Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion), plus Bady Minck and Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu (of Amour Fou), for Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
by Dieter Berner, which was also singled out for its screenplay by Hilde Berger. In addition, the movie earned its two young performers, Noah Saavedra and Valerie Pachner, the Most Promising Actor and Actress Awards.

Lastly, the brand-new International Romy was bestowed upon British screenwriter and leading historical narrative expert Peter Morgan, for the Netflix series The Crown.

Here is the complete list of winners of the 2017 Romy Film Awards:

Academy Romys

Best Film
Toni Erdmann [+see also:
film review
trailer
Q&A: Maren Ade
film profile
]
- Maren Ade

Best Documentary
Peter Turrini: Return to My Point of Origin [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
- Ruth Rieser

Best Director
Stefan Ruzowitzky - Cold Hell [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]

Best Screenplay
Dieter Berner, Hilde Berger - Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]

Best Cinematography
Benedict Neuenfels – Cold Hell

Best Production
Franz Novotny, Alexander Glehr, Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu - Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden

Most Promising Actor
Noah Saavedra - Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden

Most Promising Actress
Valerie Pachner - Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden

International Romy
Peter Morgan (screenwriter)

Academy’s Platinum Romy for Lifetime Achievement
Birgit Hutter (costume designer)

Public Romys

Most Popular Actor
Tobias Moretti - Cold Hell

Most Popular Actress
Ursula Strauss - Fly Away Home [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]

Platinum Romy for Lifetime Achievement
Peter Simonischek

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(Translated from French)

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