Hafez Awards 2023
The 22nd Cinema and Television Ceremony of Picture World Magazine (Hafez Awards) was held after a year break, under the direction of Omid Moalem and production of Azar Azar Memarian.
In an effort to present the best motion picture and TV productions, Picture World Magazine, with editor-in-chief Omid Moallem, hosted the 22nd edition of the non-governmental Hafez Awards, presided by Azar Memarian. Attended by a number of acclaimed artists and celebrities from TV and motion pictures, the ceremony was held in Espinas Palace Hotel, Tehran on 2023, Oct 30.
Television Section
Best Television Series Nominees
- Actor
- Jeyran
- Set Me Free
- Rebel
- Lion Skin
Best Director Nominees (2 Awards)
- Amirhoessein Torabi – Cold Blooded
- Sharam Shah Hosseini – Set Me Free
- Nima Javidi – Actor
- Jamshid Mahmoudi – Lion Skin
- Hassan Fathi – Jeyran
- Mohammad Kart – Rebel
Best Screenplay Nominees
- Ehsan Javanmard & Hassan Fathi – Jeyran
- Jamshid Mahmoudi & Reza Baharvand – Lion Skin
- Majid Molaei & Mina Shafiee & Sajad Abolhassani – Set Me Free
Best Actress – Television Series Comedy Nominees
- Elham Akhavan – Chameleon
- Fariba Jeddikar – Raze Baghaa
- Behnaz Jafari – Blue Nissan
- Melika Sharifinia – Camp Nou
- Giti Ghassemi – Blue Nissan & Camp Nou
- Marjaneh Golchin – Anten
- Yekta Nasser – Blue Nissan
- Roya Afashar – Anten
Best Actor – Television Series Comedy Nominees
- Bahram Afshari – Raze Baghaa
- Pejman Jamshidi – Chameleon
- Yadollah Shademani – Raze Baghaa
- Nima Shabannejad – Raze Baghaa
- Mehran Ghafourian – Blue Nissan
- Iman Safa – Blue Nissan
- Hassan Majooni – Raze Baghaa
- Reza Nikkhah – Chameleon
Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominees
- Rana Azadivar – Sargijeh
- Mona Ahmadi – Set Me Free
- Hoda Zeinolabedin – Set Me Free
- Pardis Ahmadieh – Lion Skin
- Pantea Bahram – Lion Skin
- Merila Zare’i – Jeyran
- Zhila Shahi – Lion Skin
- Tannaz Tabatabaei – Rebel
- Fatemeh Masoudifar – Jeyran
- Shabnam Moghaddami – Sargijeh
Best Actor – Television Series Drama Nominees
- Mojtaba Pirzadeh – Lion Skin
- Mohsen Tanabandeh – Set Me Free
- Amir Jafari – Rebel
- Hadi Hejazifar – Lion Skin
- Shahab Hosseini – Lion Skin
- Mehdi Hosseinina – Set Me Free
- Ali Shadman – Rebel
- Alireza Kamali – Lion Skin
- Navid Mohammadzadeh – Actor
- Ahmad Mehranfar – Actor
Best Television Figure Nominees
- Hamed Ahangi – TNT
- Siamak Ansari – Joker
- Adel Ferdosipour – Football360
- Fereydoun Jeyrani – Cinema25
- Iraj Tahmasb – Mehmooni
- Mohammadreza Alimardani – Naato
- Mohsen Kiaei – Sedato
Cinema Section
Best Motion Picture Nominees
- Atabai
- Without Everything
- Titi
- Careless Crime
- Alafzar
- Fosil
- The Situation of Mehdi
- Conjugal Visit
Best Director – Motion Picture Nominees
- Hadi Hejazifar – The Situation of Mehdi
- Ayda Panahandeh – Titi
- Kazem Daneshi – Alafzar
- Omid Shams – Conjugal Visit
- Mohsen Gharabi – Without Everything
- Niki Karimi – Atabai
- Shahram Mokri – Careless Crime
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (both original and adapted) Nominees
- Atabai – Hadi Hejazifar & Niki Karimi
- Titi – Arsalan Amiri & Ayda Panahandeh
- Careless Crime – Nasim Ahmadpoor & Shahram Mokri
- Conjugal Visit – Omid Shams & Bahman Ark & Ali Sarahng
- The Sixth Day – Hojat Ghasemzadeh Asl
- The Loser Man – Ebrahim Amini & Hassan Hosseini & Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
Best Actor – Motion Picture Nominees (2 awards)
- Parviz Parastui – Without Everything
- Parsa Pirouzfar – Titi
- Mohsen Tanabandeh – 3 Puffs
- Hadi Hejazifar – Atabai
- Pejman Jamshidi – Alafzar
- Pouria Rahimi Sam – Zalava
- Hootan Shakiba – Conjugal Visit
- Banipal Shoomoon – Polo Coat
- Javad Ezati – Atabai
- Bahram Afshari – Fosil
- Behrang Alavi – Shadravan
- Mohammad Ghassabian – Mansour
Best Actress– Motion Picture Nominees (2 awards)
- Parinaz Izadyar – Conjugal Visit
- Hedieh Tehrani – Without Everything
- Sara Hatami – Leather Coat
- Leila Hatami – Imagine
- Samira Hassanpour – 3 Puffs
- Anahita Dargahi – The Loser Man
- Elnaz Shakerdoost – Titi
- Zhila Shahi – The Situation of Mehdi
- Gelareh Abbasi – Ablagh
- Laleh Marzban – The Night Guardian
- Giti Moeini – Ablagh
- Sadaf Espahbodi – Alafzar
Best Technical and Artistic Achievement
- Solitary – Amir Hossein Khanjari
- Without Everything – Maral Jeyrani
- Dolphin Boy – Mohammad Kheyrandish
- Squad of Girls – Hossein Abolsedgh & Mahdi Ebrahimzadeh
- Without Everything – Amir Hossein Ghodsi
- Zero Day – Arsha Aghdasi & Alireza Fathi
- Fosil – Abdollah Eskandari
- The Situation of Mehdi – Iman Karimian
Best Original Score Nominees
- Without Everything – Hamed Sabet
- Dolphine Boy – Behzad Abdi
- Titi – Alireza Afkari
- Atabai – Hossein Alizadeh
- The Situation of Mehdi – Masoud Sekhavatdoust
Best Editor – Motion Picture Nominees
- Atabai – Hossein Jamshidi Gohari
- Without Everything – Emad Khodabakhsh
- Ablagh – Hamid Najafirad
- Titi – Emad Khodabakhsh & Arsalan Amiri
- Careless Crime – Shahram Mokri
- The Loser Man – Sajjad Pahlavanzadeh
Best Cinematography – Motion Picture Nominees
- The Situation of Mehdi – Vahid Ebrahimi
- Atabai – Saman Latifian
- Without Everything – Morteza Hodaei
- Titi – Farshad Mohammadi
- Careless Crime – Alireza Barazandeh
- 3 Puffs – Masoud Salami
Abbas Kiarostami Memorial Medal (since 2016) Nominees
- Manijeh Hekmat – Bandar Band
- Arsalan Amiri – Zavala
- Shahab Hosseini – Residents of Nowhere
- Ali Behrad – Imagine
Best Documentary – Motion Picture Nominees
- Hamid’s Symphony – Jafar Sadeghi
- Sarpaty ha – Keyvan Mehregan
- Aydin – Ashkan Mehryar
- Cinema Rex – Mitra Mehtarian & Sadegh Dehghan
- I Capitan – Siavash Safarianpour
- The Unseen – Behzad Nalbandi
Best Short Film
- Bahram Rameh – Bakhtak
- Leila Akhbari – For the Second Time
- Amir Hossein Mohseni – Barkhord
- Samad Alizadeh – Thirteen Year Old
- Rad Pourjabbar – pesare khorshid
- Hadi Noori – A Piece of You
- Meghdad Jalali – The Strait
- Mohammadreza Moradi – Dualpa
- Saha Niasati – Do Zendegi
- Mahdi Rezaee – Rah
- Armin Etemadi – Royaye Nimejan
- Mojtaba Esmaeilzadeh Balooch – Zomorod
- Amir Hossein Mehmandoost – Gorbemahi
- Farid Haji – Meatophile
- Saeed Dashti – Libidio
- Fardin Ansari – Majan
- Milad Nasim Sobhan – Nafaskesh
Best original Song (Motion Picture Or Series) Nominees
- Amin Bani – Anten
- Homayoun Shajarian – Jeyran
- Alireza Talischi – Dolphine Boy
- Mohsen Chavosi _ Set Me Free
- Alireza Ghorbani – The Innocent
Hafez Awards 2023 Winners
- Best Motion Picture: Conjugal Visit
- Best Director – Motion Picture: Aida Panahandeh – Titi
- Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Omid Shams, Bahman Ark, Ali Sarahang – Conjugal Visit
- Best Actor – Motion Picture (2 awards): Pejman Jamshidi – Grassland, Bahram Afshari – Fossil
- Best Actress– Motion Picture (2 awards): Sadaf Espahbodi – Grassland, Elnaz Shakerdoost – Titi
- Best Original Score: Hossein Alizadeh – Atabai
- Best Editor – Motion Picture: Emad Khodabakhsh – Without Everything
- Best Cinematography – Motion Picture: Vahid Ebrahimi – The Situation of Mehdi
- Abbas Kiarostami Memorial Medal (since 2016): Ali Behrad – Imagination
- Best Special Individual Achievement: Hadi Hejazifar
- Best Original Song (Motion Picture Or Series): Mohsen Chavoshi – Set Me Free, Alireza Ghorbani – Innocent
- Best Short Film: The Thirteenth Year – Samad Alizadeh
- Best Documentary: I Captain – Siavash Saffarianpour
- Best Television Figure: Adel Ferdosipour – Football360
- Best Television Series: The Lion Skin
- Best Screenplay: Jamshid Mahmoudi, Reza Baharvand – The Lion Skin
- Best Director: Shahram Shah Hosseini
- Best Actress – Television Series Comedy: Roya Afshar – Anten
- Best Actor – Television Series Comedy: Mehran Ghafourian – Blue Nissan
- Best Actress – Television Series Drama: Hoda Zeinolabedin – Set Me Free
- Best Actor – Television Series Drama: Alireza kamali – The Lion Skin
- Jury Prize: Arsalan Amiri – Zalava
- Best Technical and Artistic Achievement: AmirHosein Ghodsi
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Behzad Farahani
- The Selected Series in Television Products and VOD in 1400: Once Upon a Time in Iran – Tina Pakravan (The series was not in the competitive section)