Handed out at the end of the Hungarian Motion Picture Festival, the Hungarian Motion Picture Awards, bestowed upon the best Hungarian productions of the past year, have crowned Wild Roots [+leggi anche:
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Equally noteworthy on the winners’ list is Gabriella Hámori, who nabbed no less than two prizes in the form of the award for Best Actress, thanks to her performance in As Far as I Know [+leggi anche:
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Last but not least, five prizes were won by Ildikó Enyedi’s The Story of My Wife [+leggi anche:
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The winners’ list is as follows:

Best Feature Film

Wild Roots [+leggi anche:
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Best Director

Ildikó Enyedi – The Story of My Wife [+leggi anche:
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Best First Feature Director

Hajni Kis - Wild Roots

Best Actress

Gabriella Hámori – As Far as I Know [+leggi anche:
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Best Actor

János Kulka – The Game [+leggi anche:
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Best Supporting Role

Gabriella Hámori – The Game

Best Screenplay

Fanni Szántó & Hajni Kis - Wild Roots

Best Cinematography

Marcell Rév - The Story of My Wife

Best Editor

Károly Szalai - The Story of My Wife

Best Sound

Gábor Balázs – The Game

Best Original Music

Edina Szirtes Mókus – Early Wedding (TV movie)

Best Visual Design

Gábor Valcz – Stop my Stepmom!

Best Costumes

Andrea Flesh - The Story of My Wife

Best Make-Up

Barbara Kreuzer - The Story of My Wife

Best Full-Length Documentary

One for All - András Pires Muhi

Best Animated Film

Legendary Family - Kati Glaser

Best Short Documentary

The Jankovics - Szonja Szabó

Best Short Film

Lost Generation - Norbert Aracsi

Best TV Film

Romance of Ida - Kriszta Goda

Best TV Series

Shakespeare/37 – Montague & Capulet - László Magács

Audience Award

Christmas Flame - Dániel Tiszeker