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The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards.

Best Actor/Best Actress

  • See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#Film awards, and List of awards for supporting actor#Film.

Best Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

A "Best Adapted Screenplay" award is generally issued for the best achievement in transferring a written work from another genre, such as a novel or comic book, in whole or in part, to a feature film.

  • AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
  • BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
  • César Award for Best Adaptation
  • Golden Horse Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Original Screenplay

  • AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
  • Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
  • BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay
  • Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay
  • Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay
  • Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
  • Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

Best Animated Film

  • Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
  • Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Animation
  • Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
    • Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent
  • Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Film
  • Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
  • BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Animated Film
  • César Award for Best Animated Film
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
  • Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
  • Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature
  • European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film
  • Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
  • Goya Award for Best Animated Film
  • Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
  • Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film
  • National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film
  • National Film Award for Best Animated Film
  • New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film
  • Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film
  • San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film
  • San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature
  • Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature
  • Saturn Award for Best Animated Film
  • St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature
  • Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
  • Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature

Best Cinematography

  • AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
  • Academy Award for Best Cinematography
  • BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography
  • César Award for Best Cinematography
  • Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography
  • Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography
  • Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
  • Magritte Award for Best Cinematography

Best Costume Design

  • AACTA Award for Best Costume Design
  • Academy Award for Best Costume Design
  • BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design

Best Director

  • AACTA Award for Best Direction
  • Academy Award for Best Director
  • Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Director
  • BAFTA Award for Best Direction
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Director
  • César Award for Best Director
  • Citra Award for Best Director
  • Crystal Simorgh for Best Director
  • Empire Award for Best Director
  • Empire Award for Best British Director
  • European Film Award for Best Director
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Director
  • Golden Horse Award for Best Director
  • Goya Award for Best Director
  • Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
  • Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year
  • Lux Style Award for Best Film Director
  • Polish Academy Award for Best Director
  • Satellite Award for Best Director
  • Saturn Award for Best Director

Best Film Editing

  • AACTA Award for Best Editing
  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing
  • American Cinema Editors
  • BAFTA Award for Best Editing
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing
  • César Award for Best Editing
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
  • Genie Award for Best Film Editing
  • German Film Prize for Best Editing
  • Golden Horse Award for Best Film Editing
  • Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
  • San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
  • Satellite Award for Best Editing
  • Saturn Award for Best Editing

Best Foreign Language Film

A "Best Foreign Language Film" is generally awarded to a film originating in a country and language different from those where the award is being given.

  • Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, until 2020 called Best Foreign Language Film
  • BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, until 1990 called Best Foreign Language Film
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
  • Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
  • Golden Eagle Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Best Makeup

  • Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
  • BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Hair
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Makeup
  • David di Donatello for Best Make-up
  • Saturn Award for Best Make-up
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Makeup
  • Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Make-up Artist
  • Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist
  • Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist
  • IIFA Award for Best Makeup
  • National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist
  • Vijay Award for Best Make Up Artistes
  • Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist
  • Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Makeup
  • ARY Film Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
  • Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist

Best Picture

  • AACTA Award for Best Film
  • Academy Award for Best Picture
  • BAFTA Award for Best Film
  • BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film
  • Cairo International Film Festival
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture
  • Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or
  • César Award for Best Film
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture
  • Crystal Simorgh for Best Film
  • Empire Award for Best Film
  • Empire Award for Best British Film
  • Filmfare Award for Best Film
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
  • Film Fest Gent’s Grand Prix
  • Guldbagge Award for Best Film
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
  • Independent Spirit Award for Best Film
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Movie
  • Lux Style Award for Best Film
  • NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
  • National Board of Review Award for Best Film
  • National Film Award for Best Feature Film
  • National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film
  • New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
  • Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

Best Production Design

  • AACTA Award for Best Production Design
  • Academy Award for Best Production Design – Formally known as Best Art Direction
  • BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
  • César Award for Best Production Design
  • National Film Award for Best Production Design
  • Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Production Design
  • Polish Academy Award for Best Production Design
  • Golden Calf for Best Production Design
  • Bavarian Film Awards (Production Design)
  • European Film Award for Best Production Designer
  • Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Production Design
  • Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design
  • Saturn Award for Best Production Design

Best Score (or Best Original Score)

  • AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
  • Academy Award for Best Original Score
  • Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Music – Original Score
  • BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
  • Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
  • Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Feature Film
  • Satellite Award for Best Original Score

Best Song (or Best Original Song)

  • Academy Award for Best Original Song
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
  • Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
  • Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film
  • Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in a Feature Film
  • Lux Style Award for Best Song of the Year
  • Satellite Award for Best Original Song

Best Sound

For the stage award, see Tony Award for Best Sound Design.
  • AACTA Award for Best Sound
  • Academy Award for Best Sound
  • BAFTA Award for Best Sound
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Sound
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Overall Sound
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Editing
  • César Award for Best Sound
  • David di Donatello for Best Sound
  • Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design
  • Golden Calf for Best Sound Design
  • IIFA Award for Best Sound Recording
  • Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design
  • Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Sound
  • Polish Academy Award for Best Sound
  • Satellite Award for Best Sound

Best Special Effects (or Best Visual Effects)

  • Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, which was called "Best Special Effects" from 1939 to 1963, and included both visual and sound effects from 1939 to 1962
  • BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, which has been known as that since it was introduced in 1982
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Visual Effects
  • César Award for Best Visual Effects
  • MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects
  • Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects

See also

  • List of films voted the best
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