This is a list of groups, organizations and festivals that recognize achievements in cinema, usually by awarding various prizes. The awards sometimes have distinctive names (such as the Oscar for the Academy Awards), which are mentioned if applicable. Many awards are simply identified by the name of the group presenting the award.
Awards have been divided into three major categories: critics' awards, voted on (usually annually) by a group of critics; festival awards, awards presented to the best film shown in a particular film festival; and industry awards, which are selected by professionals working in some branch of the movie industry.
Critics' awards
Australia
- Film Critics Circle of Australia
Canada
- Toronto Film Critics Association
- Vancouver Film Critics Circle
France
- French Union of Film Critics
- Louis Delluc Prize
Internet
- Cinemarati Awards
- Online Film Critics Society
- Online Motion Picture Academy
- Skander Halim Memorial Movie Survey
United Kingdom
- Evening Standard British Film Awards
- London Film Critics Circle
United States
- New York Film Critics Circle
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- National Society of Film Critics
- National Board of Review
- American Film Institute Awards
- Boston Society of Film Critics
- Broadcast Film Critics Association
- Chicago Film Critics Association
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
- Florida Film Critics Circle
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society
- Phoenix Film Critics Society
- San Diego Film Critics Society
- San Francisco Film Critics
- Santa Fe Film Critics Circle
- Seattle Film Critics
- Southeastern Film Critics Association
- Washington DC Film Critics Association
Festival awards
(This is not intended to be a complete list of film festivals, but to showcase the distinctively named awards given at some festivals.)
Canada
- Montreal World Film Festival
- Grand Prix des Ameriques (best picture)
France
- Cannes Film Festival
- Palme d'Or (best picture)
- Grand Prize (best picture runner up)
- Camera d'Or (best first picture)
Germany
Greece
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival
- Golden Alexander (best picture)
Italy
Spain
- San Sebastian Film Festival
- Golden Shell (best picture)
Sweden
- Stockholm International Film Festival
- Bronze Horse (best picture)
Switzerland
- Locarno International Film Festival
- Golden Leopard (best picture)
- Silver Leopard (best picture)
- Bronze Leopard (best actor and actress)
United Kingdom
- Dinard British Film Festival
- London Film Festival
- British Film Institute Sutherland Trophy (best picture)
United States
Industry awards
Australia
- Australian Film Institute Awards
Canada
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Europe
France
Germany
- German Film Awards
- German Screen Awards
Hong Kong
International
Ireland
- Irish Film and Television Academy Awards
Israel
- Israeli Film and Television Academy Awards
Italy
- David di Donatello Awards
- Nastro d'Argento Awards
Mexico
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States
