15/06/2017 - The big winner at the 10th annual Lithuanian Silver Crane Film Awards was The Saint by debutant Andrius Blaževičius

The compellingly bittersweet and quietly humorous The Saint [+see also:
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Lithuanian documentary master Audrius Stonys’ victory in the Best Documentary category for the magical Woman and the Glacier [+see also:
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All in all, a record number of awards were given out on the anniversary night. In addition to 16 Silver Cranes, the Silver Crane Egg and an Audience Award, the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award went to actor Vytautas Paukštė for performing in more than 50 roles on the silver screen in approximately as many years.

Here is the full list of winners at the tenth Silver Crane Awards:

Best Feature Film
The Saint [+see also:
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Best Documentary 
Woman and the Glacier [+see also:
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Best Animation
Running Lights - Gediminas Šiaulys (Lithuania)

Best Director
Andrius Blaževičius – The Saint

Film Professional of the Year
Uljana Kim (producer of Pretenders [+see also:
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Best Actor 
Marius Repšys – The Saint

Best Actress 
Gabija Jaraminaitė – Together For Ever [+see also:
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Best Supporting Actress 
Gelminė Glemžaitė – The Saint

Best Supporting Actor
Valentinas Krulikovskis - The Saint

Best Editor
Emilis Vėlyvis, Paulius Zavadskis - Zero 3 (Lithuania)

Best Artist
Galius Kličius - Seneca’s Day (Latvia/Estonia/Lithuania)

Best Composer
Denisas Zujevas/Fusedmarc, Eglė Sirvydytė, Jurga Šeduikytė, Mixtape Club - Running Lights

Best Cinematographer
Audrius Kemežys - Woman and the Glacier 

Best Screenplay
Andrius Blaževičius, Maria Kavtaradze, Teklė Kavtaradzė – The Saint 

Best Short Film
The Mother's Day - Kamilė Milašiūtė (Lithuania)

Silver Crane Egg for Best Student Film
Mountains to Climb - Marija Stonytė (Lithuania) 

Best Co-Production 
I’m Not from Here - Giedrė Žickytė (Lithuania/Chile)

Audience Award
Zero 3 - Emilis Vėlyvis

Golden Crane
Vytautas Paukštė