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Fajr Film Festival

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    Crystal Simorgh

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    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Alireza Khamseh
      Winner
      • Alireza Khamseh
      • Twenty

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

    • Leila Hatami and Sareh Bayat in A Separation (2011)
      Winner
      • Leila Hatami
      • Penniless
      • Mona Ahmadi
      • The Child and the Angel
    • Taraneh Alidoosti in About Elly (2009)
      • Taraneh Alidoosti
      • Doubt
    • Baran Kosari in Tales (2014)
      • Baran Kosari
      • Heiran
      • Farideh Faramarzi
      • Empty Chair

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Mahtab Keramati at an event for Zendeh Rood 98 (2019)
      Winner
      • Mahtab Keramati
      • Twenty
    • Mahnaz Afshar
      • Mahnaz Afshar
      • Pay Back

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Doubt

      5.9 (736)
      Varuzh Karim-Masihi

    Best Custom Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When We Are All Sleep

      6.6 (1.1K)
      Atoosa Ghalamfarsaie

    Best Director

    • Asghar Farhadi
      Winner
      • Asghar Farhadi
      • About Elly

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When We Are All Sleep

      6.6 (1.1K)
      Sepideh Abdolvahab
      Bahram Beyzaie

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Doubt

      5.9 (736)
      Saeed Sa'di

    Best Leading Actor

    • Shahab Hosseini
      Winner
      • Shahab Hosseini
      • Superstar

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Motherland

      4.7 (193)
      Karen Homayunfar

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Motherland

      4.7 (193)
      Farid Mostafavi
      Abolhassan Davoodi

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      About Elly

      7.9 (60K)
      Hassan Zahedi

    Best Still Photographer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Three Women

      5.7 (359)
      Amir Abedi

    Best short film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Where is fatemeh's House?

      Fereydoun Najafi

    International Competition - Best Director

    • Aida Begic in Djeca (2012)
      Winner
      • Aida Begic
      • Snijeg

    International Competition - Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Snijeg

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Aida Begic

    Best Set & Costume Design

    • [object Object]

      Voices

      5.3 (185)
      Atoosa Ghalamfarsaie

    First Film Competition - Best Film

    • [object Object]

      Vaghti limooha zard shodand

      6.5 (48)
      Mohammadreza Vatandoust(director/producer)

    Diploma of Honor

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    Best Actor in a Leading Role

    • Shahab Hosseini
      Winner
      • Shahab Hosseini
      • About Elly

    Best Directing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Twenty

      6.5 (995)
      Abdolreza Kahani

    First Film Competition - Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vaghti limooha zard shodand

      6.5 (48)
      Fereidoon Shirdel(cinematographer)
      Mohammadreza Vatandoust(director)

    Mustafa Akkad Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Laila's Birthday

      6.9 (532)
      Rashid Masharawi

    Audience Award

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    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      About Elly

      7.9 (60K)
      Asghar Farhadi

    International Competition - Best Film

    • [object Object]

      Eszter hagyatéka

      6.4 (250)
      József Sipos
      PCN Film Production

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    • Fajr International Film Festival

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    Event date

    January 31, 2009 - February 10, 2009

    Event location

    Tehran, Iran

    Event links

    • http://www.fajrfestival.ir/

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