The 17th edition of the Gopo Awards took place on April 25 at the National Theater Bucharest. The event was hosted by Lia Bugnar and Marius Manole, and the guests were welcomed on the red carpet by Amalia Enache.

The evening was marked by special moments such as celebrating the 100th anniversary of Ion Popescu Gopo’s birth and the re-release of Nae Caranfil’s E pericoloso sporgersi in a restored version.

The Gopo Award for Best Film went to Men of Deeds, directed by Paul Negoescu, who also won the Best Director Award.

Actor Mircea Andreescu was honored with the Lifetime Career Gopo Award, and actress Ioana Crăciunescu with the Lifetime Achievement Gopo Award. Film editors Melania Oproiu, Nita Chivulescu, and Mircea Ciocâltei received the Special Award.

Here are the winners of the 17th Gopo Awards:

Best Film

• Blue Moon (produced by Gabi Suciu, Robi Urs | Romania – InLight, Atelier de Film, Forest Film)
• Immaculate (produced by Marcian Lazăr | Romania – Axel Film)
• Metronom (produced by Cătălin Mitulescu, Viorel Chesaru, Ruxandra Slotea | Romania – Strada Film Internațional, Chainsaw Europe, Midralgar France)
• Miracle (produced by Oana Iancu, Bogdan George Apetri | Romania – The East Company Productions)

• Men of Deeds (produced by Anamaria Antoci, Ana Voicu, Paul Negoescu, Poli Angelova | Romania – Papillon Film, Tangaj Production, Avanpost Production, Screening Emotions)

• You Are Ceaușescu to Me (produced by Claudiu Mitcu, Robert Fița, Ioachim Stroe | Romania – Wearebasca) 

Directing

• Alina Grigore (Blue Moon)
• Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark (Immaculate)
• Alexandru Belc (Metronom)
• Bogdan George Apetri (Miracle)

• Paul Negoescu (Men of Deeds)

Actor in a Leading Role

• Mircea Postelnicu (Blue Moon)
• Șerban Lazarovici (Metronom)
• Emanuel Pârvu (Miracle)

• Iulian Postelnicu (Men of Deeds)

• Bogdan Dumitrache (Man and Dog)

Actress in a Leading Role

• Andreea Grămoșteanu (#dogpoopgirl)

• Mălina Manovici (A Higher Law)
• Ana Dumitrașcu (Immaculate)
• Mara Bugarin (Metronom)
• Ioana Bugarin (Miracle)

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Sergiu Smerea (A Higher Law)
• Vasile Pavel (Immaculate)
• Tudor Cucu-Dumitrescu (Marocco)
• Cezar Antal (Miracle)

• Vasile Muraru (Men of Deeds)

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Ilona Brezoianu (Immaculate)
• Emilia Popescu (Marocco)
• Crina Semciuc (Men of Deeds)

• Ofelia Popii (Man and Dog)

• Simona Popescu (Man and Dog)

Writing (Screenplay)

• Octav Chelaru (A Higher Law)
• Monica Stan (Immaculate)
• Alexandru Belc (Metronom)
• Bogdan George Apetri (Miracle)

• Radu Romaniuc, Oana Tudor (Men of Deeds)

 Cinematography

• Barbu Bălășoiu (A Higher Law)
• George Chiper-Lillemark (Immaculate)

• Tudor Vladimir Panduru (Metronom)

• Oleg Mutu (Miracle)
• Ana Drăghici (Men of Deeds)

Film editing

• Dragoș Apetri (A Higher Law)
• Delia Oniga (Immaculate)
• Patricia Chelaru (Metronom)

• Eugen Kelemen (Men of Deeds)

• Ligia Popescu (You Are Ceaușescu to Me)

Sound

• Johannes Doberenz, Sebastian Schmidt, Christoph Wieczorek (A Higher Law)
• Alexandru Dumitru, Răzvan Ionescu (Metronom)
• Mārtiņš Rozentals, Jiří Klenka, Karel ZámečnĺK (Miracle)
• Lars Wignell , Gustav Berger, Alexandru Dumitru, Boris Trayanov (Man and Dog)

• Sebastian Zsemlye (Occasional Spies)

Music (Original Score)

• Martin Kohlstedt (A Higher Law)

• Alexander Bălănescu, Ada Milea (The Island)

• Marius Leftărache (Men of Deeds)
• Matei Stratan (Occasional Spies)
• Vlaicu Golcea pentru filmul (Snowing Darkness) 

Production Design

• Luana Georgiță, Victor Canache (The Goat and Her Three Kids)
• Ana Gabriela Lemnaru (Immaculate)

• Bogdan Ionescu (Metronom)

• Adrian Cristea (You Are Ceaușescu to Me)
• Raluca Pascu (Occasional Spies)

Costume Design

• Iolanda Mutu Jr. (The Goat and Her Three Kids)
• Ana Gabriela Lemnaru (The Wishing Tree: Childhood Memories)

• Ioana Covalciuc (Metronom)

• Nicoleta Cârnu (Occasional Spies)
• Luminița Crăciun (Snowing Darkness) 

Makeup and Hairstyling

• Bistra Ketchidjieva (The Windseeker)
• Ayfer Cadâr, George Bogdan Negrișan (Blue Moon)

• Irina Ianciuș, Marie-Pierre Hattabi (Metronom)

• Bianca Boeroiu, Bogdan Lazăr (Miracle)
• Bistra Ketchidjieva, Andreea Lupu (Men of Deeds)

Debut Film

• #dogpoopgirl (dir. Andrei Huțuleac)
• A Higher Law (dir. Octav Chelaru)
• Blue Moon (dir. Alina Grigore)

• Immaculate (dir. Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark)

• You Are Ceaușescu to Me (dir. Sebastian Mihăilescu) 

Documentary Feature

• Too Close (dir. Botond Püsök), produced by Irina Malcea | Romania (Luna Film)
• You Are Ceaușescu to Me (dir. Sebastian Mihăilescu), produced by Claudiu Mitcu, Robert Fița, Ioachim Stroe | Romania (Wearebasca)

• Occasional Spies (dir. Oana Bujgoi Giurgiu), produced by Tudor Giurgiu | Romania (Libra Film Productions)

Live Action Short Film

• My Sister and I (dir. Theodor Ioniță), produced by Daniel Nuță | Romania (U.N.A.T.C. I.L. Caragiale Bucharest)
• Flying Sheep (dir. Alexandra Gulea), produced by Stere Gulea, Kristina Konrad | Romania (Trident Film&Media, Welt Film, Studioul Video Art)
• The Potemkinists (dir. Radu Jude), produced by Ada Solomon | Romania (microFilm)
• Morning Routine (dir. Robert Kocsis) | Romania (U.B.B., Faculty of Theatre and Film, Cluj-Napoca)

• I Want to Smash the Greenhouse (dir. Teona Galgoțiu), produced by Ioana Bogdana Neagu, Andra Gheorghiu | Romania (Fantascope Film)

Animated Short Film

• Glass Fingers (dir. Alina Gheorghe), produced by Alina Gheorghe | Romania (U.N.A.T.C. I.L. Caragiale Bucharest)
• Sasha (dir. Serghei Chiviriga), produced by Radu Stancu | Romania (deFILM Production SRL)

• It’s a Clown’s Life (dir. Ioachim Stroe), produced by Claudiu Mitcu | Romania (Parada Film) 

Young Hope

• Cristina Popa (editor on Our Home, Aurica, a Dog’s Life and Arsencik’s First Birthday)
• Mișu Ionescu (cinematographer on The Wishing Tree: Childhood Memories and Teambuilding)

• Ioana Chițu (actress on Blue Moon)

• Ilinca Neacșu (actress on Blue Moon)
• Ana Indricău (actress on Marocco)

European Film

• Alcarras / Alcarras (dir. Carla Simon) | Spain, Italy (distributed by Bad Unicorn)
• L’événement / Happening (dir. Audrey Diwan) | France (distributed by Independența Film)
• Il buco / The Hole (dir. Michelangelo Frammartino) | Italy, France, Germany (distributed by Independența Film)
• Les passagers de la nuit/ Passengers of the Night (dir. Mikhael Hers) | France (distributed by Bad Unicorn)

• Vortex / Vortex (dir. Gaspar Noé) | France, Belgium, Monaco (distributed by Independența Film)

RSC Prize:

• Tudor Vladimir Panduru (Metronom)

Special Prize

• Melania Oproiu, Nita Chivulescu și Mircea Ciocâltei

Lifetime Career Gopo Award

• Mircea Andreescu

Lifetime Achievement Gopo Award

• Ioana Crăciunescu

Premiul Publicului

• Teambuilding (dir. Alex Coteț, Matei Dima, Cosmin Nedelcu)

Melissa Antonescu

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