The Polish Film Awards, dubbed the Eagles, have been handed out for the 25^th time, and this year, there was one big winner: the Oscar-nominated and Cannes-awarded EO [+leggi anche:
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Filmmakers like their prizes, which became even more evident in Skolimowski’s awkwardly bitter acceptance speech for Best Director – he said in a live stream from Los Angeles, where he is awaiting the imminent Oscars ceremony, that this award is “some kind of compensation for other event”, alluding to the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, which he left empty-handed. Back then, the Grand Prix went to The Silent Twins [+leggi anche:
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However, on this occasion, Skolimowski pulled off a hat-trick, winning Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay (which was shared with Ewa Piaskowska). On top of that, three more nods from the Polish Film Academy went to EO: Best Cinematography (Michał Dymek), Best Editing (Agnieszka Glińska) and Best Music (Paweł Mykietyn). The first runner-up was Johnny by Daniel Jaroszek, a tear-jerking biopic on priest Jan “Johnny” Kaczkowski, which snagged four Eagles: Best Actor (Dawid Ogrodnik), Best Supporting Actress (Maria Pakulnis), Best Make-up (Liliana Gałązka) and the Audience Award.

The submarine-set psychological thriller Below the Surface [+leggi anche:
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There were also some moving parts of the Polish Film Awards gala, when producer and Ukrainian Film Academy co-founder Julia Sinkevych took to the stage to thank the Polish Film Academy and Polish filmmakers for their support. She also handed the Eagle for Best European Film to Ennio [+leggi anche:
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Here is the full list of award winners:

Best Film
EO [+leggi anche:
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Best Director
Jerzy Skolimowski – EO

Best Screenplay
Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska – EO

Best Actress
Dorota Pomykała – Woman on the Roof [+leggi anche:
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Best Actor
Dawid Ogrodnik – Johnny

Best Supporting Actress
Maria Pakulnis – Johnny

Best Supporting Actor
Andrzej Seweryn – Backwards [+leggi anche:
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Best Sound
Radosław Ochnio, Michał Fojcik – Below the Surface [+leggi anche:
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Best Cinematography
Michał Dymek – EO

Best Editing
Agnieszka Glińska – EO

Best Music
Paweł Mykietyn – EO

Best Costumes
Dorota Roqueplo – Brigitte Bardot Forever

Best Make-up
Liliana Gałązka – Johnny

Best Production Design
Marcelina Kunikowska-Początek – Below the Surface

Audience Award
Johnny - Daniel Jaroszek

Best Documentary
The Pawnshop [+leggi anche:
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Discovery of the Year
Damian Kocur – Bread and Salt [+leggi anche:
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Jan AP Kaczmarek

Best European Film 
Ennio [+leggi anche:
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Best TV series
High Water – Jan Holoubek, Bartłomiej Ignaciuk