Lielais Kristaps

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Lielais Kristaps
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
CountryLatvia
Presented byLatvian Filmmakers Union, National Kino Center, Ministry of Culture of Latvia
First awarded1977
Website lielaiskristaps.lv

The Big Christopher (Latvian : Lielais Kristaps) is the highest award given in Latvian cinema. Established in 1977, it is given out at the Latvian National Film Festival. [1]

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Due to different reasons, the festival has not been held in 1992, 1994 to 1995, 1997 and 1999, and was held biannually from 2001 to 2009, with no festival being held in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Since 2014, it was held again every year.

Past winners

Best Film Categories

YearFeature FilmDocumentaryAnimated FeatureShort Film
1977 Puika
(D: Aivars Freimanis)		not awardednot awardednot awarded
1978Theater (Teātris)
(D: Jānis Streičs)		Sieviete, kuru gaida
(D: Ivars Seleckis)		not awardednot awarded
1979not awardedČetri meklē miljonu
(D: Ansis Epners)		not awardednot awarded
1980Novēli man lidojumam nelabvēlīgu laiku
(D: Varis Brasla)		Saruna ar karalieni
(D: Rolands Kalniņš)		Kā es braucu Ziemeļmeitas lūkoties
(D: Roze Stiebra)		not awarded
1981 A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve
(Limuzīns Jāņu nakts krāsā)
(D: Jānis Streičs)		not awardedBimini
(Arnolds Burovs)		not awarded
1982not awardedStrēlnieku zvaigznājs
(D: Juris Podnieks)		not awardednot awarded
1983not awardedMekleju virieti
(D: Ivars Seleckis)		Kabata
(D: Roze Stiebra)		not awarded
1984not awardednot awardedSapnis
(D: Arnolds Burovs)		not awarded
1985 Emil's Mischiefs (Emīla nedarbi)
(D: Varis Brasla)		Veļ Sīzifs akmen
(D: Juris Podnieks)		 Fantadroms , (episode Sāls)
(D:Ansis Bērziņš)		not awarded
1986Saulessvece
(D: Lūcija Ločmele)		 Is It Easy to Be Young?
(Vai viegli būt jaunam?)
(D: Juris Podnieks)		Trilogy Sapnis, Pēdējā lapa, Princese un puma
(D: Arnolds Burovs)		not awarded
1987not awardedGaismēnas
(D: Arnis Akmeņlauks)		Bruņurupuči
(D: Ansis Bērziņš)		not awarded
1988Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim
(We Won't Talk Now of Love)
(D: Varis Brasla)		 The Crossroad (Šķērsiela)
(D: Ivars Seleckis)		Skatāmpanti
(D: Roze Stiebra)		not awarded
1989Dzīvīte
(D: Aivars Freimanis)		Izlūkdienesta priekšnieks
(D: Romualds Pipars)		not awardednot awarded
1990Eve's Garden of Paradise (Ievas paradīzes dārzs)
(D: Arvīds Krievs)		Es esmu latvietis
(D: Ansis Epners)		Rezgalības I
(D: Jānis Cimermanis)		not awarded
1991 The Child of Man (Cilvēka bērns)
(D: Jānis Streičs)		Krustceļš
(D: Juris Podnieks)		not awardednot awarded
1993Būris
(D: Ansis Epners)		Naivie
(D: Dainis Kļava)		Ness un Nesija
(D: Roze Stiebra)		not awarded
1996not awardednot awardedMunks un Lemijs
(D: Nils Skapāns)		not awarded
1998Izpostītā ligzda
(D: Uldis Pūcītis, Armands Zvirbulis)		Debesu sala
(D: Ivo Kalpenieks)		Pasaciņas. Miega vilcieniņš
(D: Roze Stiebra)		not awarded
2000Kāzas
(D: Viestur Kairish)		Jaunie laiki Šķērsielā
(D: Ivars Seleckis)		The Two Imps (Velniņi)
(D: Inga Riba)		Latvietis pūš pīlītes
(D: Agnese Bule)
2001Pa ceļam aizejot(Leaving By The Way)
(D: Viestur Kairish)		Rīga. Desmit gadus pēc
(D: Arta Biseniece		The Unusual Rigans
(Neparastie rīdzinieki)
(D: Roze Stiebra)		Klupiens
(D: Andis Mizišs)
2003Pitons
(D: Laila Pakalniņa)		Bet stunda nāk
(D: Juris Poškus		My Grandfather's Honey
(Vectēva medus)
(D: Vladimirs Ļeščovs)		not awarded
2005 Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat
(Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim)
(D: Varis Brasla)		Tārps
(D: Andis Mizišs)		Insomnia (Bezmiegs)
(D: Vladimirs Ļeščovs)		Aģents iemīlas
(D: Gatis Šmits)
2007Vogelfrei
(D: Jānis Kalējs, Gatis Šmits, Jānis Putniņš, Anna Viduleja)		My Husband Andrei Sakharov
(Mans vīrs Andrejs Saharovs)
(D: Ināra Kolmane)		 Lotte from Gadgetville
(Lote no Izgudrotāju ciema)
(D: Heiki Ernits, Janno Põldma)		Ūdens
(D: Laila Pakalniņa)
2009 Loss (Nevajadzīgie ļaudis)
(D: Māris Martinsons)		Bekons, sviests un mana Mamma
(My Mother's Farm)
(D: Ilze Burkovska-Jakobsena)		Wings and Oars (Spārni un airi)
(D: Vladimirs Ļeščovs)		Apsēstība
(D: Ivars Tontegode)
2011 Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg
(Golfa straume zem ledus kalna)
(D: Jevgeņijs Paškēvičs)		Documentalist (Dokumentālists)
(D: Ivars Zviedris, Inese Kļava)		To Swallow a Toad (Norīt krupi)
(D: Jurģis Krāsons)		Filma
(D: Ivo Briedis, Māra Ķimele)
2014 Mother, I Love You
(Mammu, es tevi mīlu)
(D: Jānis Nords)		Uz spēles Latvija
(D: Pēteris Krilovs)		 Rocks in My Pockets
(Akmeņi manās kabatās)
(D: Signe Baumane)		Mazliet ilgāk
(D: Stanislavs Tokalovs)
2015 [2] not awarded Ruch and Norie (Ručs un Norie)
(D: Ināra Kolmane)		Tower (Tornis)
(D: Māris Putniņš)		Pa Pa
(D: Valērijs Oļehno)
2016 Mellow Mud (Es esmu šeit)
(D: Renārs Vimba)		 Under the Sun (Saules staros)
(D: Vitaly Mansky)		Mīnotaurs
(D: Kārlis Vītols)		Dārznieks
(D: Madara Dišlere)
2017 The Chronicles of Melanie (Melānijas hronika)
(D: Viestur Kairish)		Liberation Day
(D: Ugis Olte, Morten Traavik)		Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness (Bize un Negula)
(D: Demunds Jansons)		not awarded
2018Bille
(D: Inara Kolmane)		 Bridges of Time
(D: Kristine Briede, Audrius Stonys)		not awardedElectrician's Day (Elektriķa diena)
(D: Vladimir Leschiov)
2019 Oleg
(D: Juris Kursietis)		Putin's Witnesses (Svideteli Putina)
(D: Gabriela Bussmann)		 Away
(D: Gints Zilbalodis)		not awarded

Acting Categories

YearActorActressSupporting ActorSupporting Actress
1977-1985not awarded
1986Juris Žagars
(Dubultnieks)		Zane Jančevska
(Bailes)		Valdemārs Zandbergs
(Bailes)		Gunta Grīva
(Saulessvece)
1987 Alvis Hermanis
(Fotogrāfija ar sievieti un mežakuili)		Zane Jančevska (2.)
(Aija)		Ivars Kalniņš
(Fotogrāfija ar sievieti un mežakuili)		not awarded
1988Tinu Karks
(Viss kārtībā)		Ilze Rūdolfa
(Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim)		Valentīns Skulme
(Viktoria)		Vizma Kvēpa
(Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim)
1989Eduards Pāvuls
(Zītaru dzimta)		Indra Briķe
(Dzīvīte)		not awardednot awarded
1990not awarded Baiba Broka
(Valsis mūža garumā)		not awardednot awarded
1991-1993not awarded
1996Uldis Pūcītis
(Figuras)		Dace Bonāte
Ligzda)		not awardednot awarded
1998 Artūrs Skrastiņš
(The Mills of Fate)		Lidija Kovtuna
(Norekinu stunda)		not awardednot awarded
2000 Andris Keišs
(Kāzas)		Nora Veignere
(Anna)		not awardednot awarded
2001 Renārs Kaupers
(The Mystery of the Old Parish House)		 Rēzija Kalniņa
(Labās rokas)		not awardednot awarded
2003Voldemārs Karpačs
(The Last Soviet Movie)		 Kristīne Nevarauska
(Sauja ložu)		not awardedIlze Pukinska
(Pitons)
2005Rūdolfs Plēpis
(Baltais zvērs)		 Akvelīna Līvmane
(Rudens rozes)		 Janis Paukstello
(Augstuma robeža)		not awarded
2007Juris Žagars
(Tumšie brieži)		 Iveta Pole
(Monotonija)		not awardedRegīna Razuma
(Rūgtais vīns)
2009not awardednot awardedRolands Zagorskis
(Medības)		Ināra Slucka
( Defenders of Riga )
2012Romualds Ancāns
(Rudolf's Gold)		Iveta Pole (2.)
( Kolka Cool )		 Aigars Apinis
(Kolka Cool)		Venta Vecumniece
(Rudolf's Gold)
Andris Keišs (2.)
( Return of Sergeant Lapins )
2014Jānis Āmanis
( Dream Team 1935 )		 Vita Vārpiņa
( Mother, I Love You )		Ziedonis Lochmelis

(Džimlai rūdi rallallā!)		Rēzija Kalniņa (2.)
( Modris )
2015 [2] Andris Keišs (3.)
(Pa Pa)		 Guna Zariņa
(Ordinary People)		not awardednot awarded
2016 Ulrich Matthes
(Exiled)		Elīna Vaska
(Mellow Mud)		Andris Keišs (4.)
( Dawn )		Liena Smukste
(Dawn)
2017 Kaspars Znotiņš
(Firstborn)		 Sabine Timoteo
(The Chronicles of Melanie)		Uldis Dumpis
(Grandpa More Dangerous Than Computer)		Vizma Kalme
(Grandpa More Dangerous Than Computer)
2018 Vilis Daudziņš
(Foam at the Mouth)		 Elita Kļaviņa
(Riga (Take 1))		Andris Daugaviņš
(The Foundation of Criminal Excellence)		Ilze Blauberga
( The Mover )
2019Jēkabs Reinis
(Red Forest)		Kristīne Nevarauska (2.)
(Nothing can stop us now)		 Dawid Ogrodnik
(Oleg)		Ieva Puķe
(Jelgava 94)

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  1. ↑ "Lielais Kristaps" (in Latvian). Latvijas Kinematogrāfistu Savienība. 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Prombergs, Māris (6 November 2015). "FESTIVALS: Documentary Triumphs at Latvian National Film Festival". Film New Europe Association . Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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