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Winners & nominees · 2026

The winners and top nominees of every festival year. Pick a year, a section, or search by film, person or category.

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2027: nominees will be announced after the Academy’s voting. The list below shows the latest announced year.

2026

Short Films

Best Short Film

SF
Best Short FilmThe Sacrificed MeatNeda Abbasi, Hojat Jolodar
 NOM
BLACK SCARFAli Reza Shah Hosseini
 NOM
Happy EndHossein Firoozeh
 NOM
NAFAS NAKESH (Don’t Breathe)Milad NASIM SOBHAN
 NOM
ShadowVahid Biglari
Animation

Best Animation Film

AN
Best Animation FilmBabak BeigiThe Route
 NOM
BorderSAID MOHSEN HOSSAINI
 NOM
TarFariba Farzanfar
 NOM
The Salem Witch Trials | A Dark Truth Hidden in History (1692)mohamad sattari
 NOM
unstealableFariba Cohenjani
 NOM
Where the winds diePejman Alipour
Documentary

Best Documentary Film

DOC
Best Documentary FilmAlireza DehghanISATIS
 NOM
MatinSam Soleymani
 NOM
The lifeblood of The Earthamir YOUSEFI
 NOM
the Shadow Yearning To FlyElham Ahmadi
 NOM
The SquidJavad Gholam Nejad Jabri
 NOM
Transformationsaeed mayahy
Festival Awards

Best Director

DIR
Best DirectorRoozbeh Shoaraye NejatiMr. Entezam
 NOM
Serna Amini47:10':00"
 NOM
Ali Reza Shah HosseiniBLACK SCARF
 NOM
Siamak DehghanpourExposed
 NOM
Neda AbbasiThe Sacrificed Meat
 NOM
Hojat JolodarThe Sacrificed Meat

Best Lead Actor · shared award, several winners

LA
Best Lead ActorHossein Soleimani47:10':00"
 LA
Best Lead ActorMilad AshkaliThe Legend Of Nanuk Montain
 NOM
Iman NazifiMr. Entezam
 NOM
Maziar SeyediSheep
 NOM
Reza AkhlaghiradThe Conditions

Best Lead Actress

LAS
Best Lead ActressForough Ghajabagli3.400KG
 NOM
Masoumeh IranshahiDeath is Dreaming
 NOM
Setareh AghaeiShadow
 NOM
Tima TaghizadehThe Legend Of Nanuk Montain
 NOM
Maryam BoubaniThe Pomegranate

Best Children Act · shared award, several winners

CA
Best Children ActHasti GharibBLACK SCARF
 CA
Best Children ActTara MajidzadahBLACK SCARF
 CA
Best Children ActMohana SeyedyBLACK SCARF
 CA
Best Children ActYazdan Kokabi SabaSheep
 NOM
Ayhan NikpourGREY WHITE
 NOM
Mohammad Mehdi KamariHe
 NOM
Noora HanifezadehPacific Ocean

Best Support Actor

SA
Best Support ActorMojtaba KazemiThe Tongue-tied
 NOM
Alireza SanifarKOOSEH, A man who can't grow a beard
 NOM
Shahrooz Aghaie poorSheep
 NOM
Masuod AghliThe Sacrificed Meat
 NOM
Alireza SanifarThe Third Dream

Best Support Actress

SAS
Best Support ActressFereshteh Serajsharveh
 NOM
Sanaz TafakoriDark Dance
 NOM
Fatemeh Mokhtaristupid
 NOM
Mahsa GhafoorianThe Sacrificed Meat

Best Screenplay

SP
Best ScreenplayKoroush ShahouneLost Swan
 NOM
Yazdan Kazemi47:10':00"
 NOM
Ali Reza Shah HosseiniBLACK SCARF
 NOM
Hossein FiroozehHappy End
 NOM
mehrdad kabiriSheep

Best Edit

ED
Best EditSiamak DehghanpourExposed
 NOM
javad joshanloua hangman was crying
 NOM
Behrouz Alamiaghbash
 NOM
Mohammad Reza MoradiThe Legend Of Nanuk Montain
 NOM
Omid TootoonchiThe Tongue-tied

Best Cinematography

CIN
Best CinematographyAmir ParchamiZaqqum
 NOM
Mohamadreza ShabanpourA normal life
 NOM
Ali HoseinzadehGray Umbrella
 NOM
Shahin ToofanThe Conditions
 NOM
Alireza BarazandehThe Third Dream

Best Female Filmmaker · shared award, several winners

FF
Best Female FilmmakerAsal TaheriOppressed
 FF
Best Female FilmmakerParisa HashempourOppressed
 NOM
Marziye FeyliCrack
 NOM
Shiva ShojaeDoubt
 NOM
Azra Azinsharveh
 NOM
Elham KamelianUseless

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