Swiss Film Award 2021

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The 24th Swiss Film Awards ceremony took place on March 26, 2021. The award went to Films of the Year 2020 . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the nominations were announced digitally by Big Zis as part of the online Solothurn Film Festival. The film Little Sister received the most nominations in six categories , followed by Platzspitzbaby with five nominations.

A total of 120 films were admitted to the Swiss Film Prize 2021; the films were viewed and judged by around 450 members of the Swiss Film Academy. The Best Actor category will not be awarded . According to the Federal Office of Culture , the reduced number of films submitted due to the pandemic made it impossible to create a rule-compliant list of candidates in this category. The Best Sound category has been introduced .

The Federal Department of Home Affairs selected a five-person commission from the members of the Swiss Film Academy, who made the nominations based on the recommendations of the academy members. The jury president was Ivo Kummer, the nomination committee consisted of academy members Filippo Demarchi, Aline Schmid, Anita Hugi, Katrin Renz and Vincent Adatte.

The most successful films
(at least two nominations)
highlighted = most awards
Movie Nominations Awards
Little sister 6th 5
Platzspitz baby 5 1
Mare 3 0
5 nouvelles du cerveau 2 0
Atlas 2 0
Balancing act 2 0
Nemesis 2 1
Not Me - A Journey with Not Vital 2 0

Award winners and nominees

Best feature film

Best documentary

Best short film

Best animated film

Best script

Best Actress

Best Actor

  • not forgiven

Best supporting role

Best score

Best camera

Best assembly

Best tone

Best graduation film

Special award from the academy

  • Costume designer Linda Harper for her contribution to the films Von Fischen und Menschen , Platzspitzbaby and Spagat

Honorary award

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Georges Wyrsch: Swiss Film Prize: “Little sister” clears away. In: srf.ch. March 26, 2021, accessed March 27, 2021 .
  2. ↑ a b c Swiss Film Award 2021: The nominees have been chosen. In: bak.admin.ch. January 25, 2021, accessed January 27, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Daniel Fuchs: «SWISS OSCARS» Why is there no best male leading actor this year? These are the nominees for the Swiss Film Award. In: tagblatt.ch. January 25, 2021, accessed January 27, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b c Georges Wyrsch: Swiss Film Prize 2021 - “Little Sister” has received the most nominations. In: srf.ch . January 26, 2021, accessed January 27, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Lilo Pulver receives Swiss Film Prize , Neue Zürcher Zeitung, February 16, 2021.