After being postponed by approximately three months, the 14th edition of the Gopos, Romania’s film-industry awards, has finally taken place, with the 500 guests at the event being carefully spaced out in an outdoor venue, as per the regulations stipulated by the Romanian authorities.

Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Whistlers [+lire aussi :
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There is only one other film at the 2020 Gopos which managed to win more than one award: the historical drama Queen Mary of Romania, which won out in the Best Costumes and Best Make-up and Hairstyling categories. All of the other films took home only one gong – for example, Best Leading Actress for Marius Olteanu’s Monsters. [+lire aussi :
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Extraordinarily, the Audience Award, which is given to the most popular domestic release of the previous year, was shared by Cristina Jacob’s Oh, Ramona! [+lire aussi :
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Here is the complete list of competitive winners at the 2020 Gopos:

Best Film
The Whistlers [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Corneliu Porumboiu – The Whistlers

Best Screenplay
Corneliu Porumboiu – The Whistlers

Best Lead Actress
Judith State – Monsters. [+lire aussi :
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interview : Marius Olteanu
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Best Lead Actor
Iulian Postelnicu - Arrest [+lire aussi :
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interview : Andrei Cohn
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Best Supporting Actress
Rodica Lazăr - The Whistlers

Best Supporting Actor
István Téglás - The Whistlers

Best Cinematography
Tudor Mircea - The Whistlers

Best Editing
Roxana Szel - The Whistlers

Best Sound
Andre Rigaut, Sophie Chiabaut, Niklas Scarp, Christian Holm - The Whistlers

Best Score
Pablo Pico - Marona's Fantastic Tale [+lire aussi :
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Best Art Direction
Simona Pădureţu - The Whistlers

Best Costumes
Ana Ioneci, Claudia Bunea - Queen Mary of Romania (Romania)

Best Make-up and Hairstyling
Domnica Bodogan, Nastasia Mateiu, Clara Tudose - Queen Mary of Romania

Best First Feature
Touch Me Not [+lire aussi :
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interview : Adina Pintilie
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Best Documentary
The Distance Between Me and Me [+lire aussi :
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Best European Film
Pain & Glory [+lire aussi :
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interview : Antonio Banderas
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Best New Hope
Cătălina Mihai (actress) - Heidi [+lire aussi :
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interview : Cătălin Mitulescu
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Best Short Film
Havana Club - Andrei Huţuleac

Best Short Documentary Film
He Loves My Eyes - Enxhi Rista (Romania/Germany)