Hafez Awards 2000
4th Hafez Awards was held at Razi International Conference Center on 2000, December 25.
Cinema Section
Best Motion Picture
- Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine
- Born Under Libra
- Hemlock, Protest
- The Bride of Fire
Best Director – Motion Picture
- Khosrow Sinai – The Bride of Fire
- Behrouz Afkhami – Hemlock
- Masoud Jafari Jozani – Maturity
- Ahmad Reza Darvish – Born Under Libra
- Masoud Kimiai – Protest
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (both original and adapted)
- Bahman Farmanara – Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine
- Mohammad Reza Honarmand – Mumiyayi 3
- Ahmad Reza Darvish – Born Under Libra
- Khosrow Sinai, Hamid Farokhnezhad – The Bride of Fire
- Behrouz Afkhami – Hemlock
Best Actor – Motion Picture (2 awards)
- Dariush Arjmand – Protest
- Hamid Farokhnezhad – The Bride of Fire
- Hossein Yari – Maturity
- Parviz Parastui – Mumiyayi 3
- Faramarz Gharibian – Her Eyes
- Mohammad Reza Foroutan – Born Under Libra
- Fariborz Arabnia – Hemlock
Best Actress– Motion Picture (2 awards)
- Behnaz Jafari – Blackboards
- Hedieh Tehrani – Hemlock
- Mahtab Keramati – Rain Man
- Vishka Asayesh – Maturity
- Roya Nonahali – Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine
- Mitra Hajjar – Born Under Libra
Best Cinematography – Motion Picture
- Mohammad Aladpoush – Mumiyayi 3
- Mahmoud Kalari – The Wind Will Carry Us
- Alireza Zarrindast – Maturity
- Nemat Haghighi – Hemlock
- Asghar Rafie Jam – Protest
Best Editor – Motion Picture
- Mohammad Reza Mouyini – Protest
- Varuzh Karim-Masihi – Tehran Roozegare No
- Bahram Dehghan – Born Under Libra
- Mehrzad Minui – Hemlock
- Ruhallah Emami – Maturity
Production Design & Costume
- Zhila Mehrjui – Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine
- Mohsen Shah-Ebrahimi – Mumiyayi 3
- Ali Hatami – Tehran Roozegare No
- Mohsen Shah-Ebrahimi – Born Under Libra
Best Original Score
- Kambiz Roshanravan – Maturity
- Majid Entezami – Protest
- Ahmad Pejman – Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine
- Mohammad Reza Aligholi – Born Under Libra
Best Sound
- Mohammad Reza Delpak – One More Day
- Jahangir Mirshekari – Born Under Libra
- Mohammad Reza Delpak – The Wind Will Carry Us
- Eshagh Khanzadi – Protest
Hafez Awards 2000 Winners
- Best Motion Picture: The Bride of Fire
- Best Director – Motion Picture: Behrouz Afkhami – Hemlock
- Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (both original and adapted): Khosrow Sinai, Hamid Farokhnezhad – The Bride of Fire
- Best Actor – Motion Picture (2 awards): Dariush Arjmand – Protest, Faramarz Gharibian – Her Eyes
- Best Actress– Motion Picture (2 awards): Hedieh Tehrani – Hemlock, Mahtab Keramati – Rain Man
- Best Cinematography: Alireza Zarrindast – Maturity
- Best Editor – Motion Picture: Mehrzad Minui – Hemlock
- Best Production Design & Costume: Ali Hatami – Tehran Roozegare No
- Best Original Score: Majid Entezami – Protest
- Best Sound: Eshagh Khanzadi – Protest
Cinematic Literature Achievement Award: Alireza Vazl Shemirani - Lifetime Achievement Award: Nasser Taghvai
- Jury Prize: Makhmalbaf Film House