The Polish Academy Award for Discovery of the Year has been awarded annually since 2008 by the Polish Film Academy. Award is given to the debutantes of Polish cinema, who are candidates to the Polish Academy Award for first time.
| Year | Nominee(s) | Film | Polish title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sonia Bohosiewicz (acting) | Preserve | Rezerwat | [1] |
| Łukasz Palkowski (directing) | Preserve | Rezerwat | ||
| Damian Ul (acting) | Tricks | Sztuczki | ||
| 2009 | Elena Leszczyńska (acting) | Little Moscow | Mała Moskwa | [2] |
| Adam Guziński (directing) | The Boy on the Galloping Horse | Chłopiec na galopującym koniu | ||
| Marieta Żukowska (acting) | The Unmoved Mover | Nieruchomy poruszyciel |
| Year | Nominee(s) | English title | Polish title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Borys Lankosz (directing) | The Reverse | Rewers | [3] |
| Katarzyna Rosłaniec (directing) | Mall Girls | Galerianki | ||
| Paweł Borowski (directing) | Zero | |||
| 2011 | Mateusz Kościukiewicz (acting) | All That I Love | Wszystko co kocham | [4] |
| Piotr Dumała (directing) | The Forest | Las | ||
| Arkadiusz Jakubik (directing) | The Simple Story About Love | Prosta historia o miłości | ||
| 2012 | Jan Komasa (directing) | Suicide Room | Sala samobójców | [5] |
| Adrian Panek (directing) | Daas | |||
| Leszek Dawid (directing) | My Name Is Ki | Ki | ||
| 2013 | Michał Urbaniak (acting) | My Father's Bike | Mój rower | [6] |
| Marcin Kowalczyk (acting) | You Are God | Jesteś Bogiem | ||
| Bartosz Konopka (directing) | Fear of Falling | Obława | ||
| 2014 | Bodo Kox (directing) | The Girl from the Wardrobe | Dziewczyna z szafy | [7] |
| Agata Trzebuchowska (acting) | Ida | |||
| Łukasz Żal (cinematography) | Ida | |||
| 2015 | Zofia Wichłacz (acting) | Warsaw 44 | Miasto 44 | [8] |
| Ewa Gronowska (costume design) | Gods | Bogowie | ||
| Kacper Fertacz (cinematography) | Hardkor Disko | |||
| 2016 | Agnieszka Smoczyńska (directing) | The Lure | Córki dancingu | [9] |
| Justyna Suwała (acting) | Body | Body/Ciało | ||
| Magnus von Horn (directing) | The Here After | Intruz | ||
| 2017 | Jan P. Matuszyński (directing) | The Last Family | Ostatnia rodzina | [10] |
| Anna Zamecka (directing) | Communion | Komunia | ||
| Michalina Łabacz (acting) | Hatred | Wołyń | ||
| 2018 | Piotr Domalewski (directing) | Silent Night | Cicha noc | [11] |
| Bronisława Zamachowska (acting) | Afterimage | Powidoki | ||
| Dorota Kobiela (directing) Hugh Welchman (directing) | Loving Vincent | Twój Vincent | ||
| 2019 (21st) | Gabriela Muskała (writing) | Fugue | Fuga | [12] |
| Paweł Maślona (directing) | Panic Attack | Atak paniki | ||
| Jagoda Szelc (directing) | Tower. A Bright Day | Wieża. Jasny dzień | ||
| Year | Nominee(s) | English title | Polish title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (22nd) | Mateusz Pacewicz (writing) | Corpus Christi | Boże Ciało | [13] |
| Cyprian Grabowski (acting) | Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz | Ikar. Legenda Mietka Kosza | ||
| Bartosz Kruhlik (directing) | Supernova | |||
| Bartosz Kruhlik (writing) | Supernova | |||
| Łukasz Kośmicki (directing) | The Coldest Game | Ukryta gra | ||
| 2021 (23rd) | Jan Holoubek (directing) | 25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda | 25 lat niewinności. Sprawa Tomka Komendy | |
| Zofia Stafiej (acting) | I Never Cry | Jak najdalej stąd | ||
| Zofia Domalik (acting) | All for My Mother | Wszystko dla mojej matki | ||
| Mariusz Wilczyński (directing) | Kill It and Leave This Town | Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta | ||
| Mariusz Wilczyński (writing) | Kill It and Leave This Town | Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta | ||
| 2022 (24th) | Łukasz Gutt (directing) | All Our Fears | Wszystkie nasze strachy | [14] |
| Iwona Siekierzyńska (directing) | Amateurs | Amatorzy | ||
| Mateusz Rakowicz (directing) | The Getaway King | Najmro. Kocha, kradnie, szanuje | ||
| Mateusz Kudła (directing) Anna Kokoszka-Romer (directing) | Polański, Horowitz. Hometown | |||
| Jakub Michalczuk (directing) | The In-Laws | Teściowie | ||
| 2023 (25th) | Damian Kocur (directing) | Bread and Salt | Chleb i sól | [15] |
| Damian Kocur (writing) | Bread and Salt | Chleb i sól | ||
| Jakub Skoczeń (directing) | The Christening | Chrzciny | ||
| Aleksandra Terpińska (directing) | Other People | Inni ludzie | ||
| Daniel Jaroszek (directing) | Johnny | |||
| 2024 (26th) | Łukasz “L.U.C.” Rostkowski (music) | The Peasants | Chłopi | [16] |
| Kamila Urzędowska (acting) | The Peasants | Chłopi | ||
| Michał Kwieciński (writing) Michał Matejkiewicz (writing) | Filip | |||
| Michał A. Zieliński (writing) | Scarborn | Kos | ||
| Grzegorz Dębowski (directing) | Next to Nothing | Tyle co nic | ||