Sophia Awards
# Sophia Awards

The Sophia Awards are the Portuguese cinematographic and film awards, assigned annually, which aim to recognize the best national productions. Its name was chosen in honor of the Portuguese poet and writer Sophia de Mello Breyner Andersen and also because "Sophia" is a classic Greek name which means "wisdom" .

## History

The awards were instituted in 2012, a year after the creation of the Portuguese Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The president, Paulo Trancoso, said that the main idea was to create a form of recognizing and congratulate the excellence in cinema in the country having in mind other annual awards in Europe like the Goya Awards in Spain or the César Awards in France.

The first edition took place on November 26, 2012, at the Cinemateca Portuguesa, where three Career Awards were given to the film director and producer António da Cunha Teles, the filmmaker António de Macedo and the actress Isabel Ruth.

## List of ceremonies

| Edition | Ceremony Date | Location | Host | Best Film | Broadcast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | November 26, 2012 | Cinemateca Portuguesa | Paulo Trancoso and Anabela Teixeira | Not awarded | Official Website |
| 2nd | October 6, 2013 | Teatro Nacional de São Carlos | José Pedro Vasconcelos | Tabu | RTP2 |
| 3rd | October 8, 2014 | Centro Cultural de Belém | Ana Sofia Martins | The Last Time I Saw Macao | Official Website |
| 4th | April 2, 2015 | Centro Cultural de Belém | Cláudia Semedo | Cats Don't Have Vertigo | RTP2 |
| 5th | May 13, 2016 | Centro Cultural de Belém | Ana Bola | Impossible Love | RTP2 |
| 6th | March 22, 2017 | Centro Cultural de Belém | Ana Bola | Letters from War | RTP2 |
| 7th | March 25, 2018 | Casino Estoril | Manuel Marques | Saint George | RTP2 |
| 8th | March 24, 2019 | Casino Estoril | Ana Bola | Rage | RTP2 |
| 9th | September 17, 2020 | Casino Estoril | Ana Bola and Joana Pais de Brito | The Domain | RTP2 |
| 10th | September 19, 2021 | Casino Estoril | Margarida Vila-Nova and Pedro Miguel Ribeiro | Listen | RTP2 |
| 11th | June 18, 2022 | Casino Estoril | Margarida Vila-Nova and Pedro Miguel Ribeiro | The Last Bath | RTP2 |
| 12th | May 21, 2023 | Casino Estoril | | Alma Viva [gl] |

## Categories

The Sophia Awards are awarded in 22 categories, with a maximum of four candidates for each.

As of 2021:

The following are also assigned:

* Sophia Art and Technique Award
* Sophia Career Award
* Sophia Student Award
   * The Sophia Student Award stands out as it gets awarded after a submission and selection phase. The main goal is to encourage future cineasts and their education institutions to share their work.
