PFA Awards
Winners & nominees · 2025
The winners and top nominees of every festival year. Pick a year, a section, or search by film, person or category.
2027: nominees will be announced after the Academy’s voting. The list below shows the latest announced year.
2025
Short Films
Documentary
Best Documentary Film
DOC
Best Documentary FilmFarid ElhamiMinstrels of the Sacred Mountains
NOM
ahmad Khodaei ParsaIkat
NOM
Hossein HadisiSetár Sáz (The Luthier)
NOM
Elahe EsmailiThe Doll
NOM
Sharmin MojtahedzadehThe Football Aficionado
NOM
Paliz KhoshdelThe Football Aficionado
NOM
Behzad ZeinaliThe other side of the Bridge
NOM
Nima kazaziThe sound of Taal
Festival Awards
Best Director
DIR
Best DirectorRonak JafariMorse
NOM
Kamal KachooeianAdapt
NOM
Fatemeh MohamadiBurned (Daghi)
NOM
Shervineh DidandehCHRO
NOM
Nasrin MohammadpourLeft Handed
NOM
Navid SolatiMuncher
NOM
Hiva NaserianNeglected Homeland
NOM
Alireza BehnamRed Apple
NOM
Amir JalaliResidents of the Last Floor
NOM
Maryam RahimiSoraya
NOM
Saba GhasemiThe Castle
NOM
Elahe EsmailiThe Doll
NOM
Nima kazaziThe sound of Taal