The Ophir Awards ( he, פרס אופיר), colloquially known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are

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s for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the

Israeli Academy of Film and Television Israeli Academy of Film and Television is a non-profit organization working in the fields of film and television in Israel. History The Israeli Academy of Film and Television, founded in 1990, is the Israeli equivalent of the US-based Academy o ...

. The award, named after Israeli actor

Shaike Ophir Shaike Ophir ( he, שייקה אופיר; November 4, 1928 – August 17, 1987) was an Israeli film and theater actor, comedian, playwright, screenwriter, director, and the country's first mime. Early life Yeshayahu (Shaike) Goldstein-Ophir was ...

, has been granted since 1990.

History

The first Israeli Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1982 with the first award being presented to director

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for the film '' Repeat Dive'', and since 1990 has been held annually at the

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. The highest number of Ophir Awards won by a single film is 11, achieved only by ''

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''.

Assi Dayan Assaf "Assi" Dayan ( he, אסף "אסי" דיין; 23 November 1945 – 1 May 2014) was an Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Life Dayan was the youngest son of Israeli general and defense minister Moshe Dayan and peace a ...

won the award 8 times and is the only person to have won as a director, as a screenwriter and also as an actor. The winner of the Best Film award usually becomes Israel's submission for the

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, although exceptions include '' Aviva My Love'' (which was rejected in favor of the film it tied with, '' Sweet Mud'') and ''

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'', which was disqualified for having more than 50% of its dialogue in English. Israel submitted the runner-up for that year—'' Beaufort''—instead. The latter film was eventually nominated for the

. The statuette awarded to prize winners was designed by the Israeli sculptor Richard Shiloh, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2011.

List of winners

* 1990: '' The Lookout (Shuroo)'' * 1991: '' Beyond the Sea'' * 1992: ''

Life According to Agfa ''Life According to Agfa'' ( he, החיים על פי אגפא) is a 1993 Israeli psychological-social drama film written and directed by Assi Dayan and produced by Rafi Bukai and Yoram Kislev. Starring Gila Almagor, Shmil Ben Ari, Irit Frank, S ...

'' * 1993: ''

Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein ''Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein'' ( translit. Nikmato Shel Itzik Finkelstein) is a 1993 Israeli fantasy comedy film directed by Enrique Rottenberg. It stars Moshe Ivgy, Estevan Gotfreed, Dvora Halter-Keidar and Shmil Ben Ari. Critically acc ...

'' * 1994: '' Sh'Chur'' * 1995: '' Lovesick on Nana Street'' * 1996: ''

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'' * 1997: ''

Pick a Card ''Pick a Card'', also known as Afula Express, is a 1997 Israeli romantic comedy drama film directed by Julie Shles. It stars Zvika Hadar, Esti Zakheim, and Aryeh Moskona. Critically acclaimed, it won the Ophir Award for Best Film. The film was ...

'' * 1998: '' Circus Palestine'' * 1999: '' Yana's Friends'' * 2000: '' Time of Favor'' * 2001: ''

Late Marriage ''Late Marriage'' ( he, חתונה מאוחרת, ''Hatuna Meuheret'') is a 2001 Israeli film directed by Dover Kosashvili. The film centers on Zaza (Lior Ashkenazi, in his breakthrough role), the 31-year-old child of tradition-minded Georgian Je ...

'' * 2002: '' Broken Wings'' * 2003: ''

'' * 2004: ''

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'' * 2005: ''

What a Wonderful Place ''What a Wonderful Place'' ( he, איזה מקום נפלא - ''Eize Makom Nifla'') is a 2005 Israeli drama film directed by Eyal Halfon. It includes three seemingly unrelated storylines which intersect at the end, set in southern Tel Aviv, the ...

'' * 2006: ''

Aviva, My Love ''Aviva, My Love'' ( he, אביבה אהובתי) is a 2006 Israeli drama film directed by Shemi Zarhin. Cast * Asi Levi – Aviva Cohen * – Anita * Levana Finkelstein – Violette * – Moni Cohen * Sasson Gabai – Oded Zar Soundtrack ...

'' and '' Sweet Mud'' * 2007: ''

'' * 2008: ''

Waltz with Bashir ''Waltz with Bashir'' ( he, ואלס עם באשיר, translit. ''Vals Im Bashir'') is a 2008 Israeli adult animated war documentary drama film written, produced, and directed by Ari Folman. It depicts Folman's search for lost memories o ...

'' * 2009: ''

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'' * 2010: '' The Human Resources Manager'' * 2011: ''

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'' * 2012: ''

Fill the Void ''Fill the Void'' ( he, למלא את החלל - lemale et ha'ḥalal) is a 2012 Israeli drama film written and directed by Rama Burshtein. It focuses on life among the Haredi Jewish community in Tel Aviv, Israel. Hadas Yaron stars as Shira Me ...

'' * 2013: ''

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'' * 2014: '' Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem'' * 2015: ''

Baba Joon ''Baba Joon'' ( he, באבא ג'ון) is a 2015 Israeli drama film directed by Yuval Delshad. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It won the award for Best Film at the 2015 O ...

'' * 2016: ''

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'' * 2017: ''

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'' * 2018: '' The Cakemaker'' * 2019: ''

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'' * 2020: ''

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'' * 2021: ''

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'' * 2022: '' Cinema Sabaya''

Awards ceremonies

This is a list of Ophir Award ceremonies.

Ceremonies

Ceremony hosts

The following have hosted (or co-hosted) the Academy Awards ceremony on two or more occasions.

References

External links

Official site of the Israeli Film and Television AcademyAwards of the Israeli Film Academy
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