Mihai Mincan’s debut feature To the North / Spre nord (Romania, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic), which had 13 nods, won Best Debut Film, Best Cinematography and Best Newcomer (Niko Becker).

Internationally acclaimed Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World / Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii (Romania, Luxembourg, France, Croatia) by Radu Jude won only the award for Best Leading Actress (Ilinca Manolache) and best script ex-aequo, from 11 nods, while Cristi Puiu’s MMXX (Romania, Republic of Moldova, France), which had 6 nods, left empty handed.

Between Revolutions / Între revoluții (Romania, Croatia, Qatar, Iran) by Vlad Petri received the award for Best Documentary.

This year, 32 feature and long documentary films that premiered in cinemas and on platforms in 2023 were submitted, and around 700 people from the film industry voted for the winners.

The Gopo Awards were organised by Romanian Film Promotion with support from the Romanian Film Centre, Dacin Sara and Babel Communications.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

Best Long Film:
Libertate (Romania, Hungary)
Directed by Tudor Giurgiu 
Produced by Libra Film Productions
Coproduced by Mythberg Films
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the National Film Institute – Hungary

Best Director:
Tudor Giurgiu for Libertate (Romania, Hungary)

Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Ilinca Manolache in Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World / Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii (Romania, Luxembourg, France, Croatia)
Directed by Radu Jude 
Produced by 4Proof Film, microFILM
Coproduced by Paul Thiltges Distributions, Les Films d’Ici and Kinorama, in association with Bord Cadre Films (Switzerland) and Sovereign Films (UK)
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Arte Cofinova, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC)

Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Alex Calangiu in Libertate (Romania, Hungary)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Maria Popistașu in Taxi Drivers / Taximetriști (Romania)
Directed by Bogdan Theodor Olteanu
Produced by Bold Film Studio
Coproduced by Tangaj Production, Avanpost Media

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Iulian Postelnicu in Libertate (Romania, Hungary)

Best Scriptwriter:
Cecilia Ștefănescu, Tudor Giurgiu for Libertate (Romania, Hungary)

Radu Jude for Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World / Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii (Romania, Luxembourg, France, Croatia)

Best Cinematography:
George Chiper-Lillemark for To the North / Spre nord (Romania, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic)
Directed by Mihai Mincan 
Produced by deFilm
Coproduced by Remora Films, Studio Bauhaus, Screening Emotions, Background Films
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Czech Film Center

Best Editing:
Reka Lemhenyi for Libertate (Romania, Hungary)

Best Sound:
Tamás Székely, André Rigaut for Libertate (Romania, Hungary)

Best Original Music:
Marius Leftărache for Boss (Romania, Luxembourg, Sweden)
Directed by Bogdan Mirică
Produced by 42 Km Film
Coproduced by Les Films Fauves, Filmgate Films, Film i Väst
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), the Film Fund Luxembourg

Best Production Designer:
Vali Ighigheanu for Libertate (Romania, Hungary)

Best Costume Designer:
Viorica Petrovici for Libertate (Romania, Hungary)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Petya Simeonova, Domnica Bodogan for Libertate (Romania, Hungary)

Best Debut Film:
To the North / Spre nord (Romania, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic)
Directed by Mihai Mincan

Best Documentary:
Between Revolutions / Între revoluții (Romania, Croatia, Qatar, Iran)
Directed by Vlad Petri   
Produced by Activ Docs
Coproduced by Restart
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the Doha Film Institute, Avanpost Romania, Chainsaw Europe Studio, Dacin Sara, UPFAR ARGOA, the Romanian Film Institute (ICR) and the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN), in collaboration with the Romanian public television (TVR)

Best Short Film:
Where No Ships Go / Acolo unde bărcile nu ajung (Romania)
Directed by Vlad Buzăianu

Best Newcomer:
Niko Becker in To the North / Spre nord (Romania, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic)

Best European Film:
Anatomy of a Fall / Anatomie d’une chute (France)
Directed by Justine Triet
Distributed by Voodoo Films

Audience Award (for the Most Successful Domestic Film at the Box Office in 2023):
Miami Bici 2 (Romania)
Directed by Jesus del Cerro
Produced by WatchMe Productions and Vidra Productions

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Actress Rodica Mandache

Career Award:
Actor Dan Nuțu

Special Prize:
Stuntman Adrian Ștefănescu