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Polish Film Award

Annual national film award ceremony


Summary

Annual national film award ceremony

FieldValue
nameThe Eagles Polish Film Awards
current_awards2025 Polish Film Awards
imageWojciech smarzowski.jpg
imagesize180px
captionDirector Wojciech Smarzowski holding the award in 2012
awarded_forAchievements in Polish cinema
presenterPolish Film Academy
countryPoland
year
websitehttp://pnf.pl/

The Eagles Polish Film Awards, or The Eagles () is the national film award of Poland. It has been delivered annually since 1999, with the first event held on 21 June, by the National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers (KIPA). Since 2003 they have been awarded by the Polish Film Academy.

The award ceremony is held under the auspices of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland. Their status in the Polish film industry can be compared with Academy Awards.

The award depicts outstretched eagle's wings attached to a white socle twined by a ribbon which is reminiscent of a film stock. It was designed by Polish sculptor Adam Fedorowicz.

The 26th Polish Film Awards took place on 4 March 2024. Green Border, directed by Agnieszka Holland, was named Best Film.

Awards

List of main categories:

  • Best Film – since 1999
  • Best Actor – since 1999
  • Best Actress – since 1999
  • Supporting Actor – since 2000
  • Supporting Actress – since 2000
  • Documentary – since 2013
  • Film Score – since 1999
  • Director – since 1999
  • Screenplay – since 1999
  • Cinematography – since 1999
  • Costume Design – since 2001
  • Sound – since 1999
  • Editing – since 1999
  • Production Design – since 1999
  • European Film – since 2005
  • Producer – 1999–2001
  • Discovery of the Year - since 2008
  • TV series – since 2015

Special awards:

  • Audience Award
  • Special Award
  • Life Achievement Award

Wins and nominations

List of films with five or more awards

  • 11 wins – Corpus Christi (2019) (15 nominations)
  • 11 wins – The Girl with the Needle (2025) (13 nominations)
  • 10 wins – Silent Night (2018) (11 nominations)
  • 9 wins – Volhynia (2017) (14 nominations)
  • 8 wins – Reverse (2009) (13 nominations)
  • 8 wins – The Pianist (2002) (13 nominations)
  • 7 wins – 25 Years of Innocence (2020) (15 nominations)
  • 7 wins – Cold War (2019) (12 nominations)
  • 7 wins – Gods (2015) (13 nominations)
  • 7 wins – Rose (2011) (8 nominations)
  • 7 wins – Katyń (2007) (11 nominations)
  • 7 wins – Jasminum (2006) (9 nominations)
  • 7 wins – The Collector (2005) (8 nominations)
  • 7 wins – Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (12 nominations)
  • 6 wins – The Wedding (2004) (10 nominations)
  • 6 wins – My Nikifor (2004) (10 nominations)
  • 6 wins – Pan Tadeusz (1999) (11 nominations)
  • 6 wins – Scarborn (2024) (16 nominations)
  • 5 wins – Little Moscow (2008) (8 nominations)
  • 5 wins – Zmruż oczy (2003) (8 nominacji)
  • 5 wins – Pornografia (2003) (9 nominations)
  • 5 wins – Cześć Tereska (2001) (10 nominations)
  • 5 wins – The Debt (1998) (10 nominations)

List of films with ten or more nominations

FilmYearNominationsWins
Scarborn2024166
Corpus Christi20191511
25 Years of Innocence2020157
White Courage2025152
Volhynia2017149
The Girl with the Needle20251311
Reverse2009138
The Pianist2002138
Bogowie2015137
Filip2024134
Leave No Traces2022131
Doppelgänger2024131
The Hater2020130
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease 2000127
Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiąca2000121
Jack Strong2015121
Cold War2018127
EO2023116
Icarus.The Legend of Mietek Kosz2019112
Katyń2007117
Pan Tadeusz1999116
Kulej: All That Glitters Isn't Gold2025111
Tydzień z życia mężczyzny1999110
Mój Nikifor2004106
The Wedding2004106
Cześć Tereska2001105
The Debt1999105
Ostatnia rodzina2017104
Obława2012104
33 Scenes from Life2008104
Persona non grata2005104
Historia kina w Popielawach1998104
Weiser2001103
Edi2002102
I Never Cry2020102
The Wedding Day2022101
The Welts2004101
Kroniki domowe1998101
Charlatan2020101
Tam i z powrotem2002100

Directors with two or more awards

DirectorNoms.Wins.
Wojciech Smarzowski44
Maciej Pieprzyca33
Krzysztof Krauze32
Jerzy Skolimowski32
Andrzej Jakimowski22
Roman Polański22

Most wins by actresses

  • Kinga Preis – 16 nominations, 6 awards
  • Agata Kulesza – 10 nominations, 4 awards
  • Aleksandra Konieczna – 3 nominations, 3 awards
  • Stanisława Celińska – 5 nominations, 2 awards
  • Danuta Szaflarska – 5 nominations, 2 awards
  • Maja Ostaszewska – 5 nominations, 2 awards
  • Danuta Stenka – 4 nominations, 2 awards
  • Joanna Kulig – 3 nominations, 2 awards
  • Dominika Ostałowska – 3 nominations, 2 awards
  • Krystyna Feldman – 2 nominations, 2 awards

Most wins by actors

  • Janusz Gajos – 12 nominations, 5 awards
  • Robert Więckiewicz – 8 nominations, 5 awards
  • Arkadiusz Jakubik – 9 nominations, 4 awards
  • Jan Frycz – 8 nominations, 3 awards
  • Jacek Braciak – 5 nominations, 3 awards
  • Andrzej Chyra – 7 nominations, 2 awards
  • Dawid Ogrodnik - 5 nominations, 2 awards
  • Zbigniew Zamachowski – 5 nominations, 2 awards

Most nominations

  • Kinga Preis – 16 nominations for best actress
  • Marek Wronko – 12 nominations for best sound editing
  • Wojciech Kilar – 10 nominations for best score
  • Wanda Zeman – 10 nominations for best film editing
  • Magdalena Biedrzycka – 10 nominations for best costume design
  • Jagna Janicka – 10 nominations (7 for best costume design and 3 for best production design)
  • Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski – 9 nominations for sound editing
  • Janusz Gajos – 9 nominations for best actor

Most wins overall

  • Krzysztof Ptak – 7 awards for best cinematography
  • Jacek Hamela – 6 awards for best sound editing
  • Kinga Preis – 5 awards for best actress
  • Janusz Gajos – 5 awards (4 for best actor and 1 lifetime achievement award)
  • Wojciech Kilar – 4 awards for best score
  • Robert Więckiewicz – 4 awards for best actor

"Big Five" winners and nominees

The following is a list of films that won the awards for Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay.

Winners

  • The Collector (2005)
  1. Best Film: The Collector
  2. Best Director: Feliks Falk
  3. Best Screenplay: Feliks Falk
  4. Best Actress: Kinga Preis
  5. Best Actor: Andrzej Chyra
  • Corpus Christi (2019)
  1. Best Film: Corpus Christi
  2. Best Director: Jan Komasa
  3. Best Screenplay: Mateusz Pacewicz
  4. Best Actress: Aleksandra Konieczna
  5. Best Actor: Bartosz Bielenia

Nominees

; Four awards won

  • *Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease * (2000): Best Film, Best Director (Krzysztof Zanussi), Best Screenplay (Krzysztof Zanussi) and Best Actor (Zbigniew Zapasiewicz); lost: Best Actress (Krystyna Janda)
  • Cześć Tereska (2001): Best Film, Best Director (Robert Gliński), Best Screenplay (Jacek Wyszomirski) and Best Actor (Zbigniew Zamachowski); lost: Best Actress (Aleksandra Gietner)
  • Zmruż oczy (2002): Best Film, Best Director (Andrzej Jakimowski), Best Screenplay (Andrzej Jakimowski) and Best Actor (Zbigniew Zamachowski); lost: Best Actress (Aleksandra Prószyńska)
  • Róża (2012): Best Film, Best Director (Wojciech Smarzowski), Best Screenplay (Michał Szczerbic) and Best Actress (Agata Kulesza); lost: Best Actor (Marcin Dorociński)
  • Body/Ciało (2016): Best Film, Best Director (Małgorzata Szumowska), Best Actor (Janusz Gajos) and Best Actress (Maja Ostaszewska); lost: Best Screenplay (Michał Englert, Małgorzata Szumowska)
  • Cold War (2018): Best Film, Best Director (Paweł Pawlikowski), Best Screenplay (Janusz Głowacki and Paweł Pawlikowski) and Best Actress (Joanna Kulig); lost: Best Actor (Tomasz Kot)

; Three awards won

  • Reverse (2009): Best Film, Best Screenplay (Andrzej Bart) and Best Actress (Agata Buzek); lost: Best Director (Borys Lankosz), Best Actor (Marcin Dorociński)
  • Ostatnia rodzina (2017): Best Screenplay (Robert Bolesto), Best Actor (Andrzej Seweryn) and Best Actress (Aleksandra Konieczna); lost: Best Film, lost Best Director (Jan P. Matuszyński)

References

References

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