| Austrian Film Award | |
| Awarded For: | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Presenter: | Austrian Film Academy |
| Country: | Austria |
| Year: | 2011 |
The Austrian Film Award (German: Österreichischer Filmpreis), is the annual national film award of Austria, first given out in 2011. It is voted on by members of the Austrian Film Academy (German: Österreichische Filmakademie), which was founded in 2009 and consists of distinguished professionals from the Austrian film industry. The trophy was designed by media artist Valie Export.[1]
The 2020 edition saw the drama Joy winning four awards, including the top prize for Best Fiction Film.[2]
| Edition | Date | Host(s) | Venue | Best Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 29 January 2011 | Rupert Henning | Viennesse Arsenal | The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott |
| 2nd | 27 January 2012 | Rosenhügel Film Studios | Breathing | |
| 3rd | 23 January 2013 | |||
| 4th | 22 January 2014 | Karl Markovics | Schloss Grafenegg | Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing |
| 5th | 28 January 2015 | Vienna City Hall | The Dark Valley | |
| 6th | 20 January 2016 | Jessica Hausner, Philipp Hochmair, Christiane Hörbiger, Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Catalina Molina, David Schalko, Eva Spreitzhofer & Mirjam Unger | Schloss Grafenegg | Goodnight Mommy |
| 7th | 1 February 2017 | Christoph Dostal & Katharina Mückstein | Vienna City Hall | Thank You For Bombing |
| 8th | 31 January 2018 | Hilde Dalik & Christoph Grissemann | Schloss Grafenegg | The Best of All Worlds |
| 9th | 30 January 2019 | Nicholas Ofczarek & Caroline Peters | Vienna City Hall | Murer: Anatomie eines Prozesses |
| 10th | 30 January 2020 | Markus Schleinzer & Salka Weber | Schloss Grafenegg | Joy |