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The first Israeli Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1982 with the first award being presented to director Shimon Dotan for the film Repeat Dive, and since 1990 has been renamed the Ophir Awards and held annually at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. The award holds annual competitions in the field of feature and documentary cinema among the ...
However, as of 2024, no Israeli film has ever won the coveted award. Since 1991, the Israeli Ophir Award winner for Best Film is automatically designated the Israeli submission for the Oscar. In 2007, Aviva My Love and Sweet Mud tied for the award, necessitating a second round of voting which resulted in the submission of Sweet Mud.
The following is a list of Israeli people and films that have been nominated for or won Academy Awards. ... First Israeli to win an award in any category. 2016: Jackie:
These include Sophie Artus’ Ophir Award-nominated “Halisa,” Maya Dreifus’ nominated “Highway 65,” and Ayelet Menahemi’s “Seven Blessings,” which won 10 Academy Ophir Awards.
Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref. 2024 23rd Tribeca Festival: Viewpoints Award Come Closer: Won [11] 41st Jerusalem Film Festival: Haggiag Award - Best Israeli Feature Film Nominated [12] [13] Best Israeli First Feature Won Best Actress Lia Elalouf: Won Best Original Score Ginevra Nervi Won 35th Ophir Awards: Best Picture Come ...
It was released on 7 September 2023 in Israeli theaters. [4] The film won 10 Ophir Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress for Reymond Amsallem, Best Supporting Actress for Tikva Dayan and Best Screenplay. [5] It was officially selected as the Israeli entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
Israel: ‘Come Closer‘. Tom Nesher’s feature debut “Come Closer,” which won four Ophir Awards, will represent Israel in the 2025 Oscars international feature race.
In 2018, The Cakemaker won seven Ophir awards by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The film also became Israel's official entry to the 2019 Oscars in the Best Foreign Film category, but it was not nominated. The film has been noted for its exploration of the topic of sexual fluidity. [13] [17] [18] [19]