The Bulgarian Film Academy announced the award winners for outstanding accomplishments during 2011 on 28 May in the Lumiere cinema of the National Palace of Culture.
The LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD went to the great Bulgarian documentary filmmaker Nevena Tosheva for her contribution to the development of Bulgarian documentary film.
Here are the rest of the winners:
AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
AVE (BG: АВЕ), directed by Konstantin Bojanov, produced by Dimitar Gochev.
AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
To The Left of the London-Calcutta Highway (BG: Влябо от пътя Лондон-Калкута), directed by Mihail Meltev, produced by Penko Rousev.
AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
The Nightmare (BG: Кошмарът), directed by Nikolai Todorov.
AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION FEATURE FILM
Tough Old Men (BG: Корави старчета), directed by Plamen Maslarov and Ivaylo Penchev.
AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY
Dad Made Dirty Movies (BG: Татко снима мръсни филми), directed by Jordan Todorov.
AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A FEATURE FILM
Ilian Djevelekov, for his film LOVE.NET.
AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR Of A DOCUMENTARY FILM
Andrey Paounov, for his film The Boy Who Was a King (BG: Момчето което беше Цар).
AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION DIRECTOR
Nikolai Todorov, for his film The Nightmare (BG: Кошмарът).
AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Vladi Kirov, for the documentary To the Left of the London-Calcutta Highway (BG: Влябо от пътя Лондон-Калкута).
AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Kiril Dobrev, for the film Sneakers (BG: Кецобе).
AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM
Emil Hristov, for the film LOVE.NET.
AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY FILM
Emil Penev, for the film To the Left of the London-Calcutta Highway (BG: Влябо от пътя Лондон-Калкута).
AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Vanya Tsvetkova, for her role in the television serial Seven Hours Difference (BG: Седем часа разлика).
AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
Ovanes Torosyan, for his role in the film AVE (BG: АВЕ).
AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Boika Velkova, for her role in the film The Island (BG: Островът).
AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Penko Gospodinov for his role in the television serial Seven Hours Difference (BG: Седем часа разлика).
AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Georgi Dimitrov, for the films LOVE.NET and House Arrest (BG: Домашен арест).
AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Virzhinia Dodova, for the film N 1.
AWARD FOR BEST FILM EDITOR
Alexandra Fuchanska, for the film LOVE.NET.
AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DIRECTOR
Momchil Bozhkov, for the film The Island (BG: Островът).
AWARD FOR BEST BOOK OF FILM THEORY & CRITICISM
Genoveva Dimitrova, for her book Whirls of the Absurdity: Russian Feature Films 1991-2011 (BG: Вертележки на абсурда. Руското игрално кино 1991-2011).
AWARD FOR BEST FILM CRITIC
Boryana Mateeva
AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FEATURE FILM
Konstantin Bojanov, for the film AVE (BG: АВЕ).
AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT DOCUMENTARY FILM
Philip Trifonov, for the film Water Pasture (BG: Водна паша).
AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT ANIMATED FILM
Radostina Neikova, for the film Journey (BG: Пътуване).
