2022 Polish Film Awards Explained

Number:	24
Award:	Polish Film Awards
Date:	6 June 2022
Site:	Polish Theatre, Warsaw, Poland
Host:	Maciej Stuhr
Best Film:	Quo Vadis, Aida?
Network:	Canal+
Last:	2021

The 24th Polish Film Awards took place on 6 June 2022 at the Polish Theatre in Warsaw, Poland. The ceremony honored the best in Polish cinema of 2021, presented by the Polish Film Academy.^[1] It was hosted by actor Maciej Stuhr.^[2]

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 16 April 2022.^[3] Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger .

Quo Vadis, Aida? – Jasmila Žbanić All Our Fears – Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz Gutt Leave No Traces – Jan P. Matuszyński My Wonderful Life – Łukasz Grzegorzek The Wedding – Wojciech Smarzowski	Another Round – Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark / Sweden / Netherlands) Annette – Leos Carax (France / Mexico / United States / Switzerland / Belgium / Japan / Germany) Berlin Alexanderplatz – Burhan Qurbani (Germany / Netherlands / France / Canada) The Father – Florian Zeller (United Kingdom / France) Titane – Julia Ducournau (France / Belgium)
The Mire '97 – Jan Holoubek (Netflix) Behawiorysta – Łukasz Palkowski and Marek Wróbel (TVN Group) Klangor – Łukasz Kośmicki (Canal+) Raven – Maciej Pieprzyca (Canal+) Sexify – Kalina Alabrudzińska and Piotr Domalewski (Netflix)	Jasmila Žbanić – Quo Vadis, Aida? Jan P. Matuszyński – Leave No Traces Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz Gutt – All Our Fears Magnus von Horn – Sweat Paweł Łoziński – The Balcony Movie Wojciech Smarzowski – The Wedding
Maciej Stuhr – Back to Those Days as Alek Malinowski Jacek Braciak – My Wonderful Life as Witek Lisiecki Piotr Głowacki – The Champion as Tadeusz Pietrzykowski "Teddy" Robert Więckiewicz – The Wedding as Ryszard Wilk Tomasz Ziętek – Leave No Traces as Jurek Popiel	Agata Buzek – My Wonderful Life as Joanna "Jo" Lisiecka Jasna Đuričić – Quo Vadis, Aida? as Aida Selmanagić Magdalena Koleśnik – Sweat as Slywia Zajac Maria Dębska – Autumn Girl as Kalina Jędrusik Sandra Korzeniak – Leave No Traces as Barbara Sadowska
Jacek Braciak – Leave No Traces as Tadeusz Popiel Adam Woronowicz – My Wonderful Life as Maciek Andrzej Chyra – All Our Fears as Daniel's father Borys Szyc – Autumn Girl as Kazio Łukasz Simlat – Sonata as Łukasz Płonka	Ewa Wiśniewska – Back Then as Grandma Anna Dymna – Amateurs as Matka Krzyśka Agata Kulesza – The Wedding as Ela Wilk Agnieszka Grochowska – Leave No Traces as Grażyna Popiel Aleksandra Konieczna – Leave No Traces as Prosecutor Wiesława Bardon Jowita Budnik – All Our Fears as Jadwiga Majewska
Quo Vadis, Aida? – Jasmila Žbanić All Our Fears – Łukasz Ronduda, Michał Oleszczyk and Katarzyna Sarnowska Leave No Traces – Kaja Krawczyk-Wnuk My Wonderful Life – Łukasz Grzegorzek The Wedding – Wojciech Smarzowski	The Wedding – Piotr Sobociński Jr All Our Fears – Łukasz Gutt The Champion – Witold Płóciennik Furioza – Klaudiusz Dwulit The In-Laws – Michał Englert Leave No Traces – Kacper Fertacz Żużel – Arthur Reinhart
Autumn Girl – Wojciech Żogała The Champion – Ewa Skoczkowska Leave No Traces – Paweł Jarzębski Magnesium – Marek Warszewski The Musicians – Katarzyna Sobańska and Marcel Sławiński The Wedding – Marek Warszewski	Magnesium – Waldemar Pokromski and Agnieszka Hodowana The Champion – Mirosława Wojtczak Furioza – Alina Janerka Leave No Traces – Pola Guźlińska The Musicians – Dariusz Krysiak
Magnesium – Dorota Roqueplo Death of Zygielbojm – Elżbieta Radke The Getaway King – Marta Ostrowicz Hitler's Aunt – Paweł Grabarczyk and Wanda Kowalska Leave No Traces – Małgorzata Zacharska The Musicians – Paweł Grabarczyk and Wanda Kowalska	Back to Those Days – Marcin Masecki Death of Zygielbojm – Jan A. P. Kaczmarek Everyone Has a Summer – Szymon Wysocki Gierek – Maciej Zieliński Magnesium – Jan A. P. Kaczmarek Mosquito State – Cezary Skubiszewski The Wedding – Mikołaj Trzaska
Sonata – Artur Kuczkowski and Tomasz Sikora Back Then – Leszek Freund Death of Zygielbojm – Marek Wronko and Krzysztof Jastrząb Furioza – Jerzy Murawski and Franciszek Kozłowski The Getaway King – Mateusz Adamczyk, Zofia Moruś, Bartosz Putkiewicz and Sebastian Witkowski Leave No Traces – Kacper Habisiak, Sebastian Crueghe and Jarosław Bajdowski Mosquito State – Zofia Moruś, Mateusz Adamczyk and Sebastian Witkowski Sweat – Michał Robaczewski The Wedding – Radek Ochnio	Quo Vadis, Aida? – Jarosław Kamiński The Balcony Movie – Paweł Łoziński, Bartłomiej Piasek and Piotr Wójcik Escape to the Silver Globe – Iza Pająk and Laura Pawela Lamb – Agnieszka Glińska The Wedding – Krzysztof Komander
The Balcony Movie – Paweł Łoziński 1970 – Tomasz Wolski Escape to the Silver Globe – Kuba Mikurda Judges Under Pressure – Kacper Lisowski Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards from the Ghetto – Mateusz Kudła and Anna Kokoszka-Romer	Łukasz Gutt – All Our Fears (Directing) Iwona Siekierzyńska – Amateurs (Directing/Screenplay) Jakub Michalczuk – The In-Laws (Directing) Mateusz Kudła and Anna Kokoszka-Romer – Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards from the Ghetto (Directing) Mateusz Rakowicz – The Getaway King (Directing/Screenplay)
The Wedding – Wojciech Smarzowski	Jerzy Skolimowski

Films with multiple awards and nominations

Films with multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
13	Leave No Traces
10	The Wedding
7	All Our Fears
5	My Wonderful Life
	Quo Vadis, Aida?
4	The Champion
	Magnesium
3	Autumn Girl
	The Balcony Movie
	Death of Zygielbojm
	Furioza
	The Getaway King
	The Musicians
	Sweat
2	Amateurs
	Back Then
	Back to Those Days
	Escape to the Silver Globe
	The In-Laws
	Mosquito State
	Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards from the Ghetto
	Sonata

Films with multiple wins

Wins	Film
4	Quo Vadis, Aida?
2	Back to Those Days
	Magnesium
	The Wedding

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quo Vadis, Aida? voted Best Film at the Polish Film Awards. Cineuropa. 7 June 2022. 12 November 2022. Ola. Salwa.
2. Web site: Orły 2022. Gala wręczenia Nagród Polskiej Akademii Filmowej. TVN24. 6 June 2022. 12 November 2022.
3. Web site: Nominacje 24. ORŁÓW. Polish Film Academy. 16 April 2022. 12 November 2022.