Hafez Awards 2017
17th Hafez Awards was held at Conference Hall of Ministry of Interior Affairs on 2017, July 27.
Television Section
Best Television Series
- Baradar
- Pariya
- Asheghaneh
- Lisanseha
- Eight and a Half Minutes
Best Director
- Javad Afshar – Baradar
- Hossein Soheili Zadeh – Pariya
- Sharam Shah Hosseini – Eight and a
- Half Minutes
- Soroush Sehhat – Lisanseha
- Manouchehr Hadi – Asheghaneh
Best Screenplay
- Eight and a Half Minutes – Ali Dadras, Azita Irayee, Babak Kaydan
- Lisanseha – Soroush Sehhat & Iman Safaei
- Pariya – Saeed Farhadi
- Baradar – Arash Ghaderi
- Asheghaneh – Alireza Kazemipour,Saeed Jalali
Best Actress – Television Series Comedy
- Sima Tirandaz – Padari
- Matin Sotudeh – Lisanseha
- Negar Abedi – Padari
- Farkhondeh Farmanizadeh –
- Lisanseha
- Naeimeh Nezamdoost – Hamsayeha
Best Actor – Television Series Comedy
- Bahram Afshari – Alal Badal
- Amir Hossein Rostami – Lisanseha
- Hootan Shakiba – Lisanseha
- Amir Kazemi – Lisanseha
- Mehran Ghafourian – Hamsayeha
Best Actress – Television Series Drama
- Mahnaz Afshar – Asheghaneh
- Sareh Bayat – Asheghaneh
- Elahe Hesari – Eight and a Half Minutes
- Sara Rasoulzadeh – Asheghaneh
- Bahareh Kian Afshar – Asheghaneh
- Ladan Mostofi – Pariya
Best Actor – Television Series Drama
- Amir Hossein Arman – Pariya
- Pouria Poursorkh – Baradar
- Hooman Seyyedi – Asheghaneh
- Behrang Alavi – Asheghaneh
- Mohammad Reza Golzar – Asheghaneh
- Hossein Yari – Baradar
Best Television Figure
- Rambod Javan – Khandevaneh
- Mohammad Saleh Ala – Cheshme Shab Roshan
- Ehsan Alikhani – Maheasal
- Adel Ferdosipour – Navad
- Mehran Modiri – Dorehami
Cinema Section
Best Motion Picture
- Aba Jan
- A Dragon Arrives!
- Standing in the Dust
- Salam Mumbai
- The Salesman
- Gasht-e Ershad 2
- Lantouri
- Midday Adventures
- Immortal
- Breath
Best Director – Motion Picture
- Narges Abyar – Breath
- Reza Dormishian – Lantouri
- Behrouz Shoeibi – Cyanide
- Asghar Farhadi – The Salesman
- Mostafa Kiayee – Barcode
- Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian – Midday Adventures
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (both original and adapted)
- Narges Abyar – Breath
- Ebrahim Amini & Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian – Midday Adventures
- Behnam Behzadi – Inversion
- Reza Attaran – Derakula
- Asghar Farhadi – The Salesman
- Peyman Ghasemkhani – The Good, the Bad, the Corny
Best Actor – Motion Picture (2 awards)
- Amir Jadidi – Me
- Pejman Jamshidi – The Good, the Bad, the Corny
- Hadi Hejazifar – Standing in the Dust
- Shahab Hosseini – The Salesman
- Bahram Radan – Barcode
- Yadollah Shademani – Immortal
- Javad Ezati – Midday Adventures
- Hamid Farokhnezhad – Gasht-e Ershad 2
- Mohsen Kiayee – Barcode
- Mohammad Reza Golzar – Salam Mumbai
- Navid Mohammadzadeh – Lantouri
- Ahmad Mehranfar – Midday Adventures
- Mehdi Hashemi – Cyanide
Best Actress– Motion Picture (2 awards)
- Pardis Ahmadieh – Red Nail Polish
- Behnoosh Bakhtiari – Me
- Sara Bahrami – A House on 41st Street
- Pantea Panahiha – Breath
- Leyla Hatami – Me
- Sahar Dolatshahi – Inversion
- Elnaz Shakerdoost – The Mobarak
- Jaleh Sameti – Derakula
- Taraneh Alidoosti – The Salesman
- Hengameh Ghaziani – Delbari
- Fatemeh Motamed-Arya – Aba Jan
- Dia Mirza – Salam Mumbai
- Sareh Nour Mousavi – Breath
Best Original Score
- Amir Tavassoli – Gasht-e Ershad 2
- Habib Khazaeifar – Midday Adventures
- Christophe Rezai – A Dragon Arrives!
- Dilshad Shaikh – Salam Mumbai
- Hamidreza Sadri – Derakula
- Kayhan Kalhor – Lantouri
Best Editor – Motion Picture
- Sajjad Pahlavanzadeh – Midday Adventures
- Nima Jafari Jozani – Barcode
- Mostafa Kherghepoosh – The Good, the Bad, the Corny
- Hayedeh Safiyari – The Salesman
- Hayedeh Safiyari – Lantouri
Best Cinematography – Motion Picture
- Alireza Barazandeh – Cyanide
- Hadi Behrooz – Standing in the Dust
- Standing in the Dust – Midday Adventures
- Hooman Behmanesh – A Dragon Arrives!
- Hossein Jafarian – The Salesman
Saed Nikzat – Breath
Abbas Kiarostami Memorial Medal (since 2016)
- Reza Dormishian – Lantouri
Best Documentary – Motion Picture
- Aghaye Nokhost Vazir – Mohammadreza Emamgholi
- Advantage – Mohammad Kart
- Hey, Humans – Rakhshan Banietemad
- The Invincible Diplomacy Of Mr Naderi – Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moqadam
- Fihi Ma Fihi – Sadegh Davarifar
Best Technical and Artistic Achievement
- Abdollah Eskandari – 3D Makeup: Lantouri
- Abbas Bolvandi – Production Design & Costume Design: The Orphanage
- Behzad Jafari Tadi – Production Design & Costume Design: Midday Adventures
- Pedram Zargar – Makeup: Immortal
- Amirhassan Ghodsi, Negar Nemati – Production Design & Costume: A Dragon Arrives!
- Aidin Zarif – Production Design & Costume: Cyanide
- Mehrshad Malakooti – Sound Technician: Standing in the Dust
- Mohammad Reza Najafi Emami – Visual Effects: Rosvaei 2
- Mohammad Reza Najafi Emami – Visual Effects: The Mobarak
- Asghar Nezhad Imani – Production Design & Costume: Breath
Best original Song (Motion Picture Or Series)
- The Enigma of the Shah – Track: Khoone Ghazal, Singer: Salar Aghili
- Baradar – Track: Baradar, Singer: Mohammad Alizadeh
- Asheghaneh – Track: Komak Kon, Singer: Fereydoun Asraei, Farzad Farzin
- Aspirin – Track: Fall, Singer: Kako Band
- Cyanide – Track: Sogand, Singer: Mohammad Motamedi
- Salam Mumbai – Track: Aafat E Jaan, Singer: Sonu Nigam
Hafez Awards 2017 Winners
- Best Motion Picture: The Salesman
- Best Director – Motion Picture: Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian – Midday Adventures
- Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (both original and adapted): Narges Abyar – Breath, Reza Attaran – Derakula
- Best Actor – Motion Picture (3 awards): Shahab Hosseini – The Salesman, Javad Ezati – Midday Adventures, Navid Mohammadzadeh – Lantouri
- Best Actress– Motion Picture (2 awards): Elnaz Shakerdoost – The Mobarak, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya – Aba Jan
- Best Editor – Motion Picture: Sajjad Pahlavanzadeh – Midday Adventures
- Best Cinematography – Hooman Behmanesh – A Dragon Arrives!
- Best Original Score: Kayhan Kalhor – Lantouri
- Abbas Kiarostami Memorial Medal (since 2016): Reza Dormishian – Lantouri
- Best Documentary – Motion Picture: The Invincible Diplomacy Of Mr Naderi – Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moqadam
- Best original Song (Motion Picture Or Series): The Enigma of the Shah – Track: Khoone Ghazal, Singer: Salar Aghili
- Best Television Figure: Mehran Modiri – Dorehami, Ehsan Alikhani – Maheasal
- Best Screenplay: Lisanseha – Soroush Sehhat & Iman Safaei
- Best Director: Manouchehr Hadi – Asheghaneh
- Best Actress – Television Series Comedy: Sima Tirandaz – Padari
- Best Actor – Television Series Comedy: Hootan Shakiba – Lisanseha
- Best Actress – Television Series Drama: Sareh Bayat – Asheghaneh
- Best Actor – Television Series Drama: Hooman Seyyedi – Asheghaneh
- Jury Prize: Mohammad Reza Golzar – Asheghaneh & Salam Mumbai
- Best Technical and Artistic Achievement: Abdollah Eskandari – 3D Makeup: Lantouri
- Cinematic Literature Achievement Award: Shahram Jafari Nejad
- Best Television Series: Lisanseha
- Ali Moallem Memorial Special Prize: Ashar Farhadi
- Special Glorification: Mohammad Ali Keshavarz