Sutherland Trophy Explained

The Sutherland Trophy was created in 1958 by the British Film Institute (BFI) as an annual award for "the maker of the most original and imaginative [first or second] feature film introduced at the National Film Theatre during the year".^{[1] [2]} The award was named after a patron of the BFI, George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland.

History

In 1997, the criteria changed to honour the maker of the most original and imaginative first feature screened during the London Film Festival.

The award is a sculpture in silver by Gerald Benney. It is presented on the closing night of the Festival.

List of winners

Year	Director(s)	Film	Country
1958	scope=row		Tokyo Story	Japan
1959	scope=row		The World of Apu	India
1960	scope=row		L'Avventura	Italy
1961	scope=row		Il Posto	Italy
1962	scope=row		Paris Belongs to Us	France
1963	scope=row		Muriel	France
1964	scope=row		Hamlet
1965	scope=row		Pierrot le Fou	France
1966	scope=row		The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short	Belgium
1967	scope=row		Samurai Rebellion	Japan
1968	scope=row	Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet	The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach	France
1969	scope=row		L'Amour fou	France
1970	scope=row		The Conformist	Italy
1971	scope=row		Four Nights of a Dreamer	France
1972	scope=row	and	The Hour of the Furnaces	Argentina
1973	scope=row		Pirosmani
1974	scope=row		Martha
1975	scope=row		The Travelling Players	Greece
1976	scope=row		In the Realm of the Senses	Japan
1977	scope=row
1978	scope=row		The Scenic Route	United States
1979	scope=row		The Herd	Turkey
align=center rowspan=2	1980	scope=row		The Falls	United Kingdom
scope=row		Two Stage Sisters	China
1981	scope=row		No Mercy, No Future
1982	scope=row		Elippathayam	India
1983	scope=row		Sans Soleil	France
1984	scope=row		This Is My Country	Philippines
1985	scope=row		Yellow Earth	China
1986	scope=row		Comrades	United Kingdom
align=center rowspan=2	1987	scope=row		Terrorizers
scope=row		Yeelen	Mali
1989	scope=row		Pathfinder	Norway
1990	scope=row		The Fabulous Baker Boys	United States
1991	scope=row		On the Wire	South Africa
1992	scope=row		Proof	Australia
1993	scope=row		Vacas	Spain
1994	scope=row	Tran Anh Hung	The Scent of Green Papaya
1995	scope=row		The Silences of the Palace	Tunisia
1996	scope=row		Bob's Weekend	United Kingdom
1997	scope=row		The Life of Jesus	France
1998	scope=row		The Apple
1999	scope=row		Ratcatcher	United Kingdom
2000	scope=row		You Can Count on Me	United States
2001	scope=row		The Warrior	United Kingdom
2002	scope=row	^[3]	Carnages	France
2003	scope=row		Osama	Afghanistan
2004	scope=row	^[4]	Tarnation	United States
2005	scope=row	^[5]	For the Living and the Dead	Finland
2006	scope=row		Red Road	United Kingdom
2007	scope=row	and ^[6]	Persepolis	France
2008	scope=row		Tulpan	Kazakhstan
2009	scope=row	and Yaron Shani	Ajami
2010	scope=row	^[7]	The Arbor	United Kingdom
2011	scope=row	^[8]	Las Acacias	Argentina
2012	scope=row	^[9]	Beasts of the Southern Wild	United States
2013	scope=row	^[10]	Ilo Ilo	Singapore
2014	scope=row	^[11]	The Tribe	Ukraine
2015	scope=row	^[12]	The Witch	United States
2016	scope=row	^[13]	Raw	France
2017	scope=row	^[14]	The Wound	South Africa
2018	scope=row	^[15]	Girl	Belgium
2019	scope=row	^[16]	Atlantics	France
2021	scope=row	^[17]	Playground	Belgium
2022	scope=row	^[18]	1976	Chile
2023	scope=row	^[19]	Paradise is Burning	Sweden
2024	Laura Carreira	On Falling	United Kingdom

See also

• John Cassavetes Award
• Independent film

External links

• British Film Institute

Notes and References

1. 1963 London Film Festival Programme, London: BFI
2. Web site: 60 years of awards at the London Film Festival – A brief history of the competition . 2023-10-16 . BFI . en.
3. The Independent, "'Carnages' at London Film Festival", 22 November 2002
4. https://www.chron.com/entertainment/movies/article/Tarnation-wins-top-prize-at-London-Film-Festival-1978666.php 'Tarnation' wins top prize at London Film Festival – Chron.com
5. Finnish Embassy, "Kari Paljakka's film wins the Sutherland Trophy", 9 November 2002
6. https://www.screendaily.com/persepolis-unrelated-take-prizes-at-london-film-festival/4035623.article Persepolis, Unrelated take prizes at London Film Festival| News |Screen Daily
7. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/27/clio-barnard-award-london-film-festival London film festival: British director Clio Barnard wins best newcomer
8. Web site: October 2011 . London Film Festival: Sutherland Trophy discoveries . 2023-10-16 . Sight & Sound.
9. Web site: BFI London Film Festival announces 2012 award winners . 2023-10-16 . BFI . en.
10. Web site: Child of the 90s: Anthony Chen on Ilo Ilo . 2023-10-16 . BFI . en.
11. Web site: Russian Oscar Entry 'Leviathan' Takes Top Prize at London Film Fest . 23 October 2014 . Variety. 19 October 2014 .
12. Web site: London Film Festival Closes With Well-Received 'Steve Jobs' And Femme-Dominated Awards Ceremony . 19 October 2015 . Deadline Hollywood. 19 October 2015 .
13. Web site: Certain Women, Raw triumph in London . 17 October 2016 . Cineuropa.
14. Web site: Ide . Wendy . 6 December 2017 . 'The Wound' director John Trengove: 'It's an exciting time to be making queer cinema' . 2023-10-16 . Screen International . en.
15. Web site: 2018 competition winners . 20 October 2018 . 30 December 2018 . British Film Institute.
16. Web site: 2019 competition winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20191013012516/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/lff-63-competition-winners. dead. 13 October 2019. 12 October 2019 . 27 April 2020 . British Film Institute.
17. Web site: Belgian playground bullying drama wins at London Film Festival . 18 October 2021. British Film Institute.
18. Web site: Competition winners announced at 66th BFI London Film Festival . 16 October 2022. British Film Institute.
19. Web site: Award winners announced at 67th BFI London Film Festival . 2023-10-16 . BFI . en.