Sophia Award for Best Film
| Sophia Award for Best Film | |
|---|---|
| Prémio Sophia de Melhor Filme | |
| Awarded for | Best eligible feature film in Portuguese cinema |
| Country | Portugal |
| Presented by | Academia Portuguesa de Cinema |
| First award | 2013 |
| Final award | present |
| Currently held by | Banzo (2026) |
| Website | academiadecinema |
The Sophia Award for Best Film is an annual award presented by the Academia Portuguesa de Cinema as part of the Prémios Sophia, Portugal's national film awards.[1] It is the awards' main feature-film category.
The Prémios Sophia were first held on 26 November 2012 at the Cinemateca Portuguesa; that first edition was devoted to career awards.[1][2] The Best Film category was first awarded at the 2013 ceremony, where Tabu won.[3][4] The most recent winner is Banzo, which won in 2026.[5]
Winners and nominees
In the following tables, the years correspond to the year of the awards ceremony; the prize was not awarded in 2012, the 1st Sophia Award. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface with a yellow background, followed by the other nominees. Original Portuguese titles are provided alongside established English international titles.
While the award officially goes to the producers, both the directors and producers of the films are listed in the table for thorough identification.
2010s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 (2nd) [6] |
Tabu | Tabu | Miguel Gomes | Sandro Aguilar, Luís Urbano |
| Florbela | Florbela | Vicente Alves do Ó | Pandora da Cunha Telles, Pablo Iraola | |
| Lines of Wellington | Linhas de Wellington | Valeria Sarmiento | Paulo Branco | |
| Operation Autumn | Operação Outono | Bruno de Almeida | Paulo Branco | |
| 2014 (3rd) [7] |
The Last Time I Saw Macao | A Última Vez Que Vi Macau | João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata | João Figueiras |
| See You Tomorrow, Comrades | Até Amanhã Camaradas | Joaquim Leitão | Tino Navarro | |
| Night Train to Lisbon | Comboio Noturno para Lisboa | Bille August | Ana Costa, Paulo Branco | |
| É o Amor | É o Amor | João Canijo | Pedro Borges | |
| Fourth Division | Quarta Divisão | Joaquim Leitão | Tino Navarro | |
| 2015 (4th) [8] |
Cats Don't Have Vertigo | Os Gatos não Têm Vertigens | António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Tino Navarro |
| The Invisible Life | A Vida Invisível | Vítor Gonçalves | Maria João Sigalho | |
| The Great Kilapy | O Grande Kilapy | Zézé Gamboa | Fernando Vendrell | |
| The Maias: Story of a Portuguese Family | Os Maias: Cenas da Vida Romântica | João Botelho | Alexandre Oliveira | |
| 2016 (5th) [9] |
Impossible Love | Amor Impossível | António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Tino Navarro |
| Mountain | Montanha | João Salaviza | François d'Artemare | |
| Yvone Kane | Yvone Kane | Margarida Cardoso | Maria João Mayer | |
| Arabian Nights: Volume 2 – The Desolate One | As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2, O Desolado | Miguel Gomes | Sandro Aguilar, Luís Urbano | |
| 2017 (6th) [10] |
Letters from War | Cartas da Guerra | Ivo M. Ferreira | Sandro Aguilar, Luís Urbano |
| Grey and Black | Cinzento e Negro | Luís Filipe Rocha | António da Cunha Telles | |
| Mother Knows Best | A Mãe é que Sabe | Nuno Rocha | Pandora da Cunha Telles, Pablo Iraola | |
| I Was in Lisbon and Remembered You | Estive em Lisboa e Lembrei de Você | José Barahona | David & Golias, Refinaria Filmes | |
| 2018 (7th) [11] |
Saint George | São Jorge | Marco Martins | Maria João Mayer, François d'Artemare |
| The Nothing Factory | A Fábrica de Nada | Pedro Pinho | João Matos | |
| Fátima | Fátima | João Canijo | Pedro Borges | |
| Al Berto | Al Berto | Vicente Alves do Ó | Pandora da Cunha Telles, Pablo Iraola | |
| 2019 (8th) [12] |
Rage | Raiva | Sérgio Tréfaut | Sérgio Tréfaut |
| Cabaret Maxime | Cabaret Maxime | Bruno de Almeida | Bruno de Almeida | |
| Parque Mayer | Parque Mayer | António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Tino Navarro | |
| Soldier Millions | Soldado Milhões | Gonçalo Galvão Teles, Jorge Paixão da Costa | Pandora da Cunha Telles, Pablo Iraola |
2020s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (9th) [13] |
The Domain | A Herdade | Tiago Guedes | Paulo Branco |
| Diamantino | Diamantino | Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt | Maria João Mayer | |
| Variações: Guardian Angel | Variações | João Maia | Fernando Vendrell | |
| Vitalina Varela | Vitalina Varela | Pedro Costa | Abel Ribeiro Chaves | |
| 2021 (10th) [14] |
Listen | Listen | Ana Rocha de Sousa | Rodrigo Areias |
| Mosquito | Mosquito | João Nuno Pinto | Paulo Branco | |
| The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis | O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis | João Botelho | Alexandre Oliveira | |
| Moral Order | Ordem Moral | Mário Barroso | Paulo Branco | |
| 2022 (11th) [15] |
The Last Bath | O Último Banho | David Bonneville | Isabel Machado, Joana Ferreira, Jasmina Sijercic |
| Bem Bom | Bem Bom | Patrícia Sequeira | Patrícia Sequeira | |
| Shadow | Sombra | Bruno Gascon | Joana Domingues | |
| Terra Nova | Terra Nova | Artur Ribeiro | Ana Costa | |
| 2023 (12th) [16] |
Alma Viva | Alma Viva | Cristèle Alves Meira | Pedro Borges |
| Wolf and Dog | Lobo e Cão | Cláudia Varejão | João Matos | |
| Nothing Ever Happened | Nunca Nada Aconteceu | Gonçalo Galvão Teles | Luís Galvão Teles | |
| Remains of the Wind | Restos do Vento | Tiago Guedes | Paulo Branco | |
| 2024 (13th) [17][18] |
Bad Living | Mal Viver | João Canijo | Pedro Borges |
| Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures | Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures | Marco Martins | Filipa Reis | |
| Tommy Guns | Nação Valente | Carlos Conceição | Leonor Noivo, João Matos, Carlos Conceição | |
| The Nothingness Club | Não Sou Nada – The Nothingness Club | Edgar Pêra | Rodrigo Areias | |
| 2025 (14th) [19][20] |
Grand Tour | Grand Tour | Miguel Gomes | Filipa Reis |
| The Buriti Flower | A Flor do Buriti | João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora | João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora, Ricardo Alves Jr., Julia Alves | |
| O Teu Rosto Será o Último | O Teu Rosto Será o Último | Luís Filipe Rocha | Pandora da Cunha Telles, Pablo Iraola | |
| Revolução (sem) Sangue | Revolução (sem) Sangue | Rui Pedro Sousa | Sónia Resende, Rui Pedro Sousa, Nuno Rocha, Roberto Santos, Victor Santos | |
| 2026 (15th) [21][22] |
Banzo | Banzo | Margarida Cardoso | Filipa Reis |
| The Scent of Things Remembered | A Memória do Cheiro das Coisas | António Ferreira | Tathiani Sacilotto, António Ferreira | |
| I Only Rest in the Storm | O Riso e a Faca | Pedro Pinho | Filipa Reis, Tiago Hespanha, Pedro Pinho | |
| On Falling | On Falling | Laura Carreira | Mário Patrocínio |
References
- 1 2 "Sophia – Academia Portuguesa de Cinema". Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Portuguesa, Observatório da Língua (16 May 2016). "Prémios Sophia do cinema português". Observatório da Língua Portuguesa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "TABU E FLORBELA ENTRE OS MAIS NOMEADOS PARA OS PRÉMIOS SOPHIA 2013 | e-cultura". www.e-cultura.pt. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Prémios Sophia 2013: lista completa dos vencedores". Lux. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Vencedoresas_Premios_Sophia_2026.pdf" (PDF). academiadecinema.pt. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2013" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2014" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2015" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2016" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2017" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2018" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2019" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2020" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2021" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2022" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sophia 2023" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Nomeados Prémios Sophia 2024" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Vencedores 2024" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Nomeados Prémios Sophia 2025" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Vencedores Prémios Sophia 2025" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Nomeados Prémios Sophia 2026" (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Vencedores/as Prémios Sophia 2026" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2 June 2026.