Golden Arena for Best Actor
| Golden Arena for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "Performance by an actor in a leading role" |
| Country |
Yugoslavia (1955–1990) Croatia (1992–present) |
| Presented by | Pula Film Festival Jury |
| First awarded | 1955 |
| Currently held by | Lazar Ristovski (2016) |
| Official website | Official Website |
The Golden Arena awards were established in 1955 as the Yugoslav national film awards, presented annually at the Pula Film Festival. From 1955 to 1990 the awards were given for highest achievements in Yugoslav cinema. In 1991 the festival was cancelled due to the breakup of Yugoslavia, only to resume in 1992 as the Croatian film awards festival. It has been held every year since (with the exception of the 1994 edition which was also cancelled).
Since each Pula Film Festival includes screenings of all the locally produced feature films made in the preceding 12 months (which is made possible due to the local film industry's relatively low output), everyone involved in making them is considered automatically qualified for the Golden Arena award. Therefore there are no Academy Award-style shortlists of nominees announced prior to the actual awarding ceremony, although some festival editions did award runner-up acting awards, called Silver Arena.
The awards are given by the jury of five or six members, usually consisting of prominent filmmakers and film critics. Some festival editions also had Best Actor winners as voted by audiences, but these are not considered Golden Arena awards. Also, in the 1950s and 1960s awards in the acting category were given for actors' whole body of work in the preceding year so some of the more prolific recipients are officially listed as having won the Golden Arena award for several films made that year.
List of winners
The following is a list of winners of the Golden Arena for Best Actor at the Pula Film Festival.
Yugoslav competition (1955–1990)
| Year | Winner | English title(s) | Original title(s) |
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| 1955 | Sever, StaneStane Sever | Moments of Decision | Trenutki odločitve |
| 1956 | Sotlar, BertBert Sotlar (shared) | Don't Look Back, My Son | Ne okreći se sine |
| 1956 | Tadić, LjubaLjuba Tadić (shared) | Big and Small | Veliki i mali |
| 1957 | SermentMladen Šerment | Master of His Own Body | Svoga tela gospodar |
| 1958 | Vuisić, PavlePavle Vuisić | Tri koraka u prazno | |
| 1959 | Prličko, PetrePetre Prličko | Miss Stone | Mis Ston |
| 1960 | Vrdoljak, AntunAntun Vrdoljak | Atomic War Bride | Rat |
| 1961 | Baloh, MihaMiha Baloh | Veselica | |
| 1962 | Aleksić, MijaMija Aleksić | Dr | |
| 1963 | Perović, SlobodanSlobodan Perović | Men | Muškarci |
| 1964 | Tadić, LjubaLjuba Tadić | The March to River Drina | Marš na Drinu |
| 1965 | ZivojinovicBata Živojinović | Three The Enemy | Tri Sovražnik |
| 1966 | Nalis, AntunAntun Nalis (shared) | Looking Into the Eyes of the Sun | Pogled u zjenicu sunca |
| 1966 | Bašić, ReljaRelja Bašić (shared) | Rondo | Rondo |
| 1967 | ZivojinovicBata Živojinović | I Even Met Happy Gypsies The Birch Tree The Feast | Skupljači perja Breza Praznik |
| 1968 | Tadić, LjubaLjuba Tadić | Before the Truth Wolf of Prokletije | Pre istine Vuk sa Prokletija |
| 1969 | Dvornik, BorisBoris Dvornik | When You Hear the Bells The Bridge | Kad čuješ zvona Most |
| 1970 | ZigonStevo Žigon | Oxygen | Oxygen |
| 1971 | Damevski, DarkoDarko Damevski | Black Seed | Crno seme |
| 1972 | ZivojinovicBata Živojinović | The Master and Margaret Traces of a Black Haired Girl | Maestro i Margarita Tragovi crne devojke |
| 1973 | Samardžić, LjubišaLjubiša Samardžić | Acting Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja The Battle of Sutjeska | Bombaši Predstava Hamleta u Mrduši Donjoj Sutjeska |
| 1974 | Bojanić, DragomirDragomir Bojanić | The Wedding | Svadba |
| 1975 | Tadić, LjubaLjuba Tadić | Fear | Strah Doktor Mladen |
| 1976 | Polič, RadkoRadko Polič | Idealist | Idealist |
| 1977 | Vuisić, PavlePavle Vuisić | Manhunt Beasts The Written Off Return | Hajka Beštije Povratak otpisanih |
| 1978 | SerbedzijaRade Šerbedžija | Bravo Maestro | Bravo maestro |
| 1979 | Dvornik, BorisBoris Dvornik | The Return | Povratak |
| 1980 | Samardžić, LjubišaLjubiša Samardžić | Rad na određeno vreme | |
| 1981 | Nikolić, DraganDragan Nikolić | The Falcon | Banović Strahinja |
| 1982 | Samardžić, LjubišaLjubiša Samardžić | Savamala | Savamala |
| 1983 | Manojlović, MikiMiki Manojlović | Something In-Between | Nešto između |
| 1984 | Stojković, DaniloDanilo Stojković | Balkan Spy | Balkanski špijun |
| 1985 | Manojlović, MikiMiki Manojlović | When Father Was Away on Business | Otac na službenom putu |
| 1986 | SerbedzijaRade Šerbedžija | Evening Bells | Večernja zvona |
| 1987 | Laušević, ŽarkoŽarko Laušević | Officer with a Rose | Oficir s ružom |
| 1988 | Nadarević, MustafaMustafa Nadarević | The Glembays | Glembajevi |
| 1989 | Hočevar, JanezJanez Hočevar | Cafe Astoria | Kavana Astoria |
| 1990 | Lečić, BranislavBranislav Lečić | Silent Gunpowder | Gluvi barut |
Croatian competition (1992–present)
| Year | Winner | English film title | Original film title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | | ||
| 1992 | Lasta, SvenSven Lasta | The Murmur of the Shell | Školjka šumi |
| 1993 | Ivezić, IlijaIlija Ivezić | The Golden Years | Zlatne godine |
| 1994 | | ||
| 1995 | SovagovicFilip Šovagović | Washed Out | Isprani |
| 1996 | Medvešek, ReneRene Medvešek | The Seventh Chronicle | Sedma kronika |
| 1997 | Medvešek, SvenSven Medvešek | Mondo Bobo | Mondo Bobo |
| 1998 | SovagovicFilip Šovagović (2) | Transatlantic | Transatlantik |
| 1999 | Gregurević, IvoIvo Gregurević | Madonna | Bogorodica |
| 2000 | Ivezić, IlijaIlija Ivezić (2) | Marshal Tito's Spirit | Maršal |
| 2001 | SovagovicFilip Šovagović (3) | Slow Surrender | Polagana predaja |
| 2002 | Gregurević, IvoIvo Gregurević (2) | Fine Dead Girls | Fine mrtve djevojke |
| 2003 | CrnkovicZlatko Crnković | Here | Tu |
| 2004 | Višnjić, GoranGoran Višnjić | Long Dark Night | Duga mračna noć |
| 2005 | Gregurević, IvoIvo Gregurević (3) | What Iva Recorded | Što je Iva snimila 21. listopada 2003. |
| 2006 | Mikić, KrešimirKrešimir Mikić | The Melon Route | Put lubenica |
| 2007 | Hadžihafizbegović, EmirEmir Hadžihafizbegović | Armin | Armin |
| 2008 | Liverić, AlenAlen Liverić | No One's Son | Ničiji sin |
| 2009 | Bitorajac, ReneRene Bitorajac | Metastases | Metastaze |
| 2010 | Šerbedžija, RadeRade Šerbedžija (3) | 72 Days | Sedamdeset i dva dana |
| 2011 | Zidar, DraškoDraško Zidar | Kotlovina | Kotlovina |
| 2012 | Bitorajac, ReneRene Bitorajac (2) | Cannibal Vegetarian | Ljudožder vegetarijanac |
| 2013 | Diklić, BogdanBogdan Diklić | A Stranger | Obrana i zaštita |
| 2014 | Gregurević, IvoIvo Gregurević (4) | The Reaper | Kosac |
| 2015 | Hadžihafizbegović, EmirEmir Hadžihafizbegović (2) | These Are the Rules | Takva su pravila |
| 2016 | Ristovski, LazarLazar Ristovski | On the Other Side | S one strane |
Multiple winners
The following actors have received multiple awards. The list is sorted by the number of total awards. Years in bold indicate wins in Yugoslav competition (1955–1990).
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References
- General
- "Internet stranice proteklih festivala i arhivski podaci" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- Specific
External links
- Web archive 1954–2010 at the Pula Film Festival official website (Croatian)