On Body and Soul emerges victorious at the Hungarian Film Awards
- Ildikó Enyedi’s film has taken home five trophies, including the Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress

After it won the Golden Bear at Berlin last year and was nominated for the most recent Oscar for Best Foreign-language Film, On Body and Soul [+see also:
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interview: Ildiko Enyedi
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film profile] by Ildikó Enyedi has now confirmed its status as a firm favourite by dominating the 2018 Hungarian Film Awards ceremony on Sunday 11 March. It snagged five main prizes: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Alexandra Borbély) and Best Supporting Actress (Réka Tenki).
Three films garnered two accolades each: 1945 [+see also:
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film profile] by Kornél Mundruczó (Best Cinematography and Production Design) and The Whiskey Bandit [+see also:
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film profile] by Nimród Antal (Best Editing and Best Sound Editing), while Gábor Herendi’s Kincsem – Bet on Revenge [+see also:
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film profile] by Eva Gardos (Best Make-up Special Effects) and The Citizen [+see also:
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Here is the full list of winners:
Best Film
On Body and Soul [+see also:
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interview: Ildiko Enyedi
interview: Ildiko Enyedi
interview: Réka Tenki
film profile] - Ildikó Enyedi
Best Director
Ildikó Enyedi – On Body and Soul
Best Screenplay
Ildikó Enyedi – On Body and Soul
Best Actress
Alexandra Borbély – On Body and Soul
Best Actor
Péter Rudolf – 1945 [+see also:
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Best Supporting Actress
Réka Tenki – On Body and Soul
Best Supporting Actor
István Znamenák - The Citizen [+see also:
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Best Editing
Zoltán Kovács - The Whiskey Bandit [+see also:
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Best Sound Editing
Gábor Balázs - The Whiskey Bandit
Best Cinematography
Marcell Rév – Jupiter’s Moon [+see also:
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interview: Kornél Mundruczó
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Best Music
Tibor Szemző – 1945
Best Costumes
Ibolya Bárdosi - Kincsem – Bet on Revenge [+see also:
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Best Production Design
Márton Ágh – Jupiter’s Moon
Best Make-up Special Effects
Anna Tesner, Judit Halász, Réka Görgényi - Budapest Noir [+see also:
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interview: Réka Tenki
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Best Hair and Make-up
Rita Fekete, Ildi Makk, Kata Jónás - Kincsem – Bet on Revenge
Audience Award
Kincsem – Bet on Revenge - Gábor Herendi
Best Documentary
A Woman Captured [+see also:
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Best Short Film
Earthly People - Ádám Freund
Best Animated Short
WireLess - Szandra Pataki
Best TV Film
Traitors - Péter Fazekas
Best TV Film Screenplay
Norbert Köbli – Traitors
Best TV Film Director
Péter Fazakas – Traitors
Best TV Film Actor
Géza D Hegedűs – Traitors
Best TV Film Actress
Dóra Sztarenki – Traitors
(Translated from French)
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