Hafez Awards 2020
20th Hafez Awards was held at Daniel Mansion on 2020, Aug 15.
Television Section
Best Television Series
- Paytakht (Season 6)
- Setayesh (Season 3)
- Gando
- Mannequin
- Blue Whale
- The Monster
Best Director
- Javad Afshar – Gando
- Az Yadha Rafteh – Bahram Bahramian
- Fereydoun Jeyrani – Blue Whale
- Mannequin – Hossein Soheili Zadeh
- Mehran Modiri – The Monster
- Siroos Moghaddam – Paytakht (Season 6)
Best Screenplay
- Paytakht (Season 6) – Mohsen Tanabandeh
- Setayesh (Season 3) – Saeed Motalebi
- Foghe Lisanseha – Soroush Sehhat & Iman Safaei
- Mannequin – Babak Kaydan
- Blue Whale – Bahram Tavakoli
- The Monster – Peyman Ghasemkhani & Amir Baradaran
Best Actress – Television Series Comedy
- ٰElnaz Habibi – Doping
- Shila Khodadad – The Monster
- Gohar Kheirandish – The Monster
- Rima Raminfar – Paytakht (Season 6)
- Nasrin Nosrati – Paytakht (Season 6)
- Shabnam Moghadami – The Monster
Best Actor – Television Series Comedy
- Farhad Aslani – The Monster
- Bahram Afshari – Paytakht (Season 6)
- Mohsen Tanabandeh – Paytakht (Season 6)
- Amir Hossein Rostami – Foghe Lisanseha
- Shakib Shajareh – The Monster
- Mehran Modiri – The Monster
Best Actress – Television Series Drama
- Nazanin Bayati – Mannequin
- Sima Tirandaz – Az Yadha Rafteh
- Leyla Hatami – Blue Whale
- Merila Zare’i – Mannequin
- Pantea Sirous – Banooyeh Sardar
- Narges Mohammadi – Setayesh (Season 3)
Best Actor – Television Series Drama
- Amir Hossein Arman – Mannequin
- Dariush Arjmand – Setayesh (Season 3)
- Saeed Rad – Teror Khamosh
- Mostafa Zamani – Blue Whale
- Saed Soheili – Blue Whale
- Mohammad Reza Foroutan – Mannequin
Best Television Figure
- Pejman Bazeghi – Koodak Show
- Mohammad Delavari – Tehran 20
- Soroush Sehhat – Ketab Baz
- Ali Ziya – Formool Yek
- Ehsan Alikhani – Asre Jadid
- Mohammadreza Alimardani – Chehel Tikeh
- Mehran Modiri – Dorehami
Cinema Section
Best Motion Picture
- Darkhongah
- The Warden
- When the Moon Was Full
- Tala
- Swear
- Castle of Dreams
- Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood
- Dance with Me
Best Director – Motion Picture
- Narges Abyar – When the Moon Was Full
- Siavash As’adi – Darkhongah
- Mohsen Tanabandeh – Swear
- Nima Javidi – The Warden
- Parviz Shahbazi – Tala
- Reza Mirkarimi – Castle of Dreams
- Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian – Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (both original and adapted)
- Dance with Me – Soroush Sehhat & Iman Safaei
- The Warden – NIma Javidi
- When the Moon Was Full – Narges Abyar & Morteza Esfahani
- Tala – Parviz Shahbazi
- Castle of Dreams – Mohsen Gharaie & Mohammad Davudi
- Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood – Ebrahim Amini & Hosein Torabnejad
Best Actor – Motion Picture (2 awards)
- Hamed Behdad – Castle of Dreams
- Parviz Parastui – The Singer
- Hadi Hejazifar – Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood
- Babak Hamidian – A Hairy Tale
- Amin Hayayee – Darkhongah
- Armin Rahimian – When the Moon Was Full
- Hootan Shakiba – When the Moon Was Full
- Javad Ezati – Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood
- Faramarz Gharibian – Exodus
- Milad Keymaram – Amir
- Navid Mohammadzadeh – The Warden
- Ali Nasirian – A Hairy Tale
Best Actress– Motion Picture (2 awards)
- Mahnaz Afshar – Swear
- Parinaz Izadyar – The Warden
- Darkhongah – Darkhongah
- Neda Jebraeili – Boarding Pass
- Negar Javaherian – Tala
- Sahar Dolatshahi – Amir
- Elnaz Shakerdoost – When the Moon Was Full
- Zhila Shahi – Castle of Dreams
- Jaleh Sameti – Darkhongah
- Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee – When the Moon Was Full
- Behnoosh Tabatabaei – Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood
- Elham Korda – Being Born
Best Original Score
- The Last Fiction – Christophe Rezai
- Weightlessness – Payam Azadi
- Darkhongah – Farzin Gharahgozloo
- The Warden – Ramin Kousha
- When the Moon Was Full – Masoud Sekhavatdoust
- Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood – Habib Khazaeifar
Best Editor – Motion Picture
- Emad Khodabakhsh – The Warden
- Hamid Najafirad – When the Moon Was Full
- Parviz Shahbazi – Tala
- Mohammad Najarian – Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood
- Hayedeh Safiyari – A Hairy Tale
- Khashayar Movaheddian – Swear
Best Cinematography – Motion Picture
- Hooman Behmanesh – The Warden
- Saman Lotfian – When the Moon Was Full
- Touraj Aslani – Swear
- Morteza Hodaei – Castle of Dreams
- Hadi Behrooz – Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood
- Ali Ghazi – A Hairy Tale
Abbas Kiarostami Memorial Medal (since 2016)
- A Baby With Red Socks – Khodadad Jalali
- Dance with Me – Soroush Sehhat
- Russian – Amir Hossein Saghafi
- Charcoal – Esmaeel Monsef
- Ketab’e Ashpazi – Siavash Afshar
- Homayoun Ghanizadeh -A Hairy Tale
Best Documentary – Motion Picture
- Mysteries Of The Lake – Armin Isarian
- Baharestan – Babak Behdad
- All Thats’s Missing – Zeinab Tabrizi
- Women with Gunpowder Earrings – Reza Farahmand
- Formerly Youth Square – Mina Akbari
- Mahin – MohammadHossein Heidari
Best Technical and Artistic Achievement
- Animation: The Last Fiction – Ashkan Rahgozar
- Dubbing: The Last Fiction – Alireza Alavian
- Production Design: The Warden – Mohsen Nassrollahi
- Makeup: When the Moon Was Full – Iman Omidvari
- Special Effects: Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood – Special Effects: Iman Karamian,Visual Effects: Sina Ghavidel
- Production Design: Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood – Mohamadreza Shojaei
- Dubbing: Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood – Sound Recordist: Hadi Saed Mohkam, Sound Technician: Mehrshad Malakooti
- Visual Effects: A Hairy Tale – Javad Matoori
- Production Design: A Hairy Tale – Production Design: Soheil Daneshraqi, Costume Design: Elham Moein
- Dubbing: A Hairy Tale – Sound Recordist: Mahmoud Kashani, Sound Technician: Amir Hossein Ghasemi
Best original Song (Motion Picture Or Series)
- The Last Fiction – Track: The Last Fiction, Singer: Shahram Nazeri, Composer: Farid Elhami
- Az Yadha Rafteh – Track: Eshghat, Singer: Reza Yazdani, Songwriter: Mehdi Ayoubi, Composer: Milad Babaei
- Dear Brother – Track: Dear Brother, Singer: Salar Aghili, Songwriter: Hossein Ghiasi, Composer: Farid Saadatmand
- Repression – Track: Repression, Singer: Alireza Ghorbani, Poem: Hushang Ebtehaj, Composer: Arash Gouran
- Blue Whale – Track: Jaye Man Nisti, Singer: Sirvan Khosravi & Kaveh Yaghmaei, Songwriter: Xaniar Khosravi & Hadi Zinati, Composer: Xaniar Khosravi & Sirvan Khosravi
- Mannequin – Track: Mannequin, Singer: Farzad Farzin, Songwriter: Farzad Farzin, Composer: Farzad Farzin
Hafez Awards 2020 Winners
- Best Motion Picture: The Warden
- Best Director – Motion Picture: Nima Javidi
- Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (both original and adapted): Narges Abyar & Morteza Esfahani
- Best Actor – Motion Picture (2 awards): Hootan Shakiba & Navid Mohammadzadeh
- Best Actress– Motion Picture (2 awards): Elnaz Shakerdoost & Jaleh Sameti
- Best Original Score: Christophe Rezai
- Best Editor – Motion Picture: Hamid Najafirad
- Best Cinematography – Motion Picture: Ali Ghazi
- Abbas Kiarostami Memorial Medal (since 2016): Siavash Afshar
- Best Documentary – Motion Picture: All Thats’s Missing
- Best original Song (Motion Picture Or Series): Az Yadha Rafteh – Track: Eshghat, Singer: Reza Yazdani
- Best Television Figure: Ehsan Alikhani
- Best Screenplay: Peyman Ghasemkhani & Amir Baradaran
- Best Director: Mehran Modiri
- Best Actress – Television Series Comedy: Shabnam Moghadami
- Best Actor – Television Series Comedy: Mohsen Tanabandeh
- Best Actress – Television Series Drama: Merila Zare’i
- Best Actor – Television Series Drama: Mostafa Zamani
- Jury Prize: Siavash As’adi
- Best Technical and Artistic Achievement: Ashkan Rahgozar
- Best Television Series: The Monster
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Faramarz Gharibian