The Big Christopher (Latvian: Lielais Kristaps) is the highest award given in Latvian cinema. Established in 1977, it is given out at the Latvian National Film Festival. [1]

Lielais Kristaps
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
CountryLatvia
Presented byLatvian Filmmakers Union, National Kino Center, Ministry of Culture of Latvia
First awarded1977
Websitelielaiskristaps.lv

Due to different reasons, the festival has not been held in 1992, 1994 to 1995, 1997 and 1999, and was held biannually from 2001 to 2009, with no festival being held in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Since 2014, it was held again every year.

Past winners

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Best Film Categories

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Year Feature Film Documentary Animated Feature Short Film
1977 Puika
(D: Aivars Freimanis)
not awarded not awarded not awarded
1978 Theater (Teātris)
(D: Jānis Streičs)
Sieviete, kuru gaida
(D: Ivars Seleckis)
not awarded not awarded
1979 not awarded Četri meklē miljonu
(D: Ansis Epners)
not awarded not awarded
1980 Novēli man lidojumam nelabvēlīgu laiku
(D: Varis Brasla)
Saruna ar karalieni
(D: Rolands Kalniņš)
Kā es braucu Ziemeļmeitas lūkoties
(D: Roze Stiebra)
not awarded
1981 A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve
(Limuzīns Jāņu nakts krāsā)
(D: Jānis Streičs)
not awarded Bimini
(Arnolds Burovs)
not awarded
1982 not awarded Strēlnieku zvaigznājs
(D: Juris Podnieks)
not awarded not awarded
1983 not awarded Mekleju virieti
(D: Ivars Seleckis)
Kabata
(D: Roze Stiebra)
not awarded
1984 not awarded not awarded Sapnis
(D: Arnolds Burovs)
not awarded
1985 Emil's Mischiefs (Emīla nedarbi)
(D: Varis Brasla)
Veļ Sīzifs akmen
(D: Juris Podnieks)
Fantadroms, (episode Sāls)
(D:Ansis Bērziņš)
not awarded
1986 Saulessvece
(D: Lūcija Ločmele)
Is It Easy to Be Young?
(Vai viegli būt jaunam?)
(D: Juris Podnieks)
Trilogy Sapnis, Pēdējā lapa, Princese un puma
(D: Arnolds Burovs)
not awarded
1987 not awarded Gaismēnas
(D: Arnis Akmeņlauks)
Bruņurupuči
(D: Ansis Bērziņš)
not awarded
1988 Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim
(We Won't Talk Now of Love)
(D: Varis Brasla)
The Crossroad (Šķērsiela)
(D: Ivars Seleckis)
Skatāmpanti
(D: Roze Stiebra)
not awarded
1989 Dzīvīte
(D: Aivars Freimanis)
Izlūkdienesta priekšnieks
(D: Romualds Pipars)
not awarded not awarded
1990 Eve's Garden of Paradise (Ievas paradīzes dārzs)
(D: Arvīds Krievs)
Es esmu latvietis
(D: Ansis Epners)
Rezgalības I
(D: Jānis Cimermanis)
not awarded
1991 The Child of Man (Cilvēka bērns)
(D: Jānis Streičs)
Krustceļš
(D: Juris Podnieks)
not awarded not awarded
1993 Būris
(D: Ansis Epners)
Naivie
(D: Dainis Kļava)
Ness un Nesija
(D: Roze Stiebra)
not awarded
1996 not awarded not awarded Munks un Lemijs
(D: Nils Skapāns)
not awarded
1998 Izpostītā ligzda
(D: Uldis Pūcītis, Armands Zvirbulis)
Debesu sala
(D: Ivo Kalpenieks)
Pasaciņas. Miega vilcieniņš
(D: Roze Stiebra)
not awarded
2000 Kāzas
(D: Viestur Kairish)
Jaunie laiki Šķērsielā
(D: Ivars Seleckis)
The Two Imps (Velniņi)
(D: Inga Riba)
Latvietis pūš pīlītes
(D: Agnese Bule)
2001 Pa ceļam aizejot (Leaving By The Way)
(D: Viestur Kairish)
Rīga. Desmit gadus pēc
(D: Arta Biseniece
The Unusual Rigans
(Neparastie rīdzinieki)
(D: Roze Stiebra)
Klupiens
(D: Andis Mizišs)
2003 Pitons
(D: Laila Pakalniņa)
Bet stunda nāk
(D: Juris Poškus
My Grandfather's Honey
(Vectēva medus)
(D: Vladimirs Ļeščovs)
not awarded
2005 Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat
(Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim)
(D: Varis Brasla)
Tārps
(D: Andis Mizišs)
Insomnia (Bezmiegs)
(D: Vladimirs Ļeščovs)
Aģents iemīlas
(D: Gatis Šmits)
2007 Vogelfrei
(D: Jānis Kalējs, Gatis Šmits, Jānis Putniņš, Anna Viduleja)
My Husband Andrei Sakharov
(Mans vīrs Andrejs Saharovs)
(D: Ināra Kolmane)
Lotte from Gadgetville
(Lote no Izgudrotāju ciema)
(D: Heiki Ernits, Janno Põldma)
Ūdens
(D: Laila Pakalniņa)
2009 Loss (Nevajadzīgie ļaudis)
(D: Māris Martinsons)
Bekons, sviests un mana Mamma
(My Mother's Farm)
(D: Ilze Burkovska-Jakobsena)
Wings and Oars (Spārni un airi)
(D: Vladimirs Ļeščovs)
Apsēstība
(D: Ivars Tontegode)
2011 Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg
(Golfa straume zem ledus kalna)
(D: Jevgeņijs Paškēvičs)
Documentalist (Dokumentālists)
(D: Ivars Zviedris, Inese Kļava)
To Swallow a Toad (Norīt krupi)
(D: Jurģis Krāsons)
Filma
(D: Ivo Briedis, Māra Ķimele)
2014 Mother, I Love You
(Mammu, es tevi mīlu)
(D: Jānis Nords)
Uz spēles Latvija
(D: Pēteris Krilovs)
Rocks in My Pockets
(Akmeņi manās kabatās)
(D: Signe Baumane)
Mazliet ilgāk
(D: Stanislavs Tokalovs)
2015[2] not awarded Ruch and Norie (Ručs un Norie)
(D: Ināra Kolmane)
Tower (Tornis)
(D: Māris Putniņš)
Pa Pa
(D: Valērijs Oļehno)
2016 Mellow Mud (Es esmu šeit)
(D: Renārs Vimba)
Under the Sun (Saules staros)
(D: Vitaly Mansky)
Mīnotaurs
(D: Kārlis Vītols)
Dārznieks
(D: Madara Dišlere)
2017 The Chronicles of Melanie (Melānijas hronika)
(D: Viestur Kairish)
Liberation Day
(D: Ugis Olte, Morten Traavik)
Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness (Bize un Negula)
(D: Demunds Jansons)
not awarded
2018 Bille
(D: Inara Kolmane)
Bridges of Time
(D: Kristine Briede, Audrius Stonys)
not awarded Electrician's Day (Elektriķa diena)
(D: Vladimir Leschiov)
2019 Oleg
(D: Juris Kursietis)
Putin's Witnesses (Svideteli Putina)
(D: Gabriela Bussmann)
Away
(D: Gints Zilbalodis)
not awarded

Acting Categories

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Year Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress
1977-1985 not awarded
1986 Juris Žagars
(Dubultnieks)
Zane Jančevska
(Bailes)
Valdemārs Zandbergs
(Bailes)
Gunta Grīva
(Saulessvece)
1987 Alvis Hermanis
(Fotogrāfija ar sievieti un mežakuili)
Zane Jančevska (2.)
(Aija)
Ivars Kalniņš
(Fotogrāfija ar sievieti un mežakuili)
not awarded
1988 Tinu Karks
(Viss kārtībā)
Ilze Rūdolfa
(Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim)
Valentīns Skulme
(Viktoria)
Vizma Kvēpa
(Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim)
1989 Eduards Pāvuls
(Zītaru dzimta)
Indra Briķe
(Dzīvīte)
not awarded not awarded
1990 not awarded Baiba Broka
(Valsis mūža garumā)
not awarded not awarded
1991-1993 not awarded
1996 Uldis Pūcītis
(Figuras)
Dace Bonāte
Ligzda)
not awarded not awarded
1998 Artūrs Skrastiņš
(The Mills of Fate)
Lidija Kovtuna
(Norekinu stunda)
not awarded not awarded
2000 Andris Keišs
(Kāzas)
Nora Veignere
(Anna)
not awarded not awarded
2001 Renārs Kaupers
(The Mystery of the Old Parish House)
Rēzija Kalniņa
(Labās rokas)
not awarded not awarded
2003 Voldemārs Karpačs
(The Last Soviet Movie)
Kristīne Nevarauska
(Sauja ložu)
not awarded Ilze Pukinska
(Pitons)
2005 Rūdolfs Plēpis
(Baltais zvērs)
Akvelīna Līvmane
(Rudens rozes)
Janis Paukstello
(Augstuma robeža)
not awarded
2007 Juris Žagars
(Tumšie brieži)
Iveta Pole
(Monotonija)
not awarded Regīna Razuma
(Rūgtais vīns)
2009 not awarded not awarded Rolands Zagorskis
(Medības)
Ināra Slucka
(Defenders of Riga)
2012 Romualds Ancāns
(Rudolf's Gold)
Iveta Pole (2.)
(Kolka Cool)
Aigars Apinis
(Kolka Cool)
Venta Vecumniece
(Rudolf's Gold)
Andris Keišs (2.)
(Return of Sergeant Lapins)
2014 Jānis Āmanis
(Dream Team 1935)
Vita Vārpiņa
(Mother, I Love You)
Ziedonis Lochmelis

(Džimlai rūdi rallallā!)
Rēzija Kalniņa (2.)
(Modris)
2015[2] Andris Keišs (3.)
(Pa Pa)
Guna Zariņa
(Ordinary People)
not awarded not awarded
2016 Ulrich Matthes
(Exiled)
Elīna Vaska
(Mellow Mud)
Andris Keišs (4.)
(Dawn)
Liena Smukste
(Dawn)
2017 Kaspars Znotiņš
(Firstborn)
Sabine Timoteo
(The Chronicles of Melanie)
Uldis Dumpis
(Grandpa More Dangerous Than Computer)
Vizma Kalme
(Grandpa More Dangerous Than Computer)
2018 Vilis Daudziņš
(Foam at the Mouth)
Elita Kļaviņa
(Riga (Take 1))
Andris Daugaviņš
(The Foundation of Criminal Excellence)
Ilze Blauberga
(The Mover)
2019 Jēkabs Reinis
(Red Forest)
Kristīne Nevarauska (2.)
(Nothing can stop us now)
Dawid Ogrodnik
(Oleg)
Ieva Puķe
(Jelgava 94)

References

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  1. ^ "Lielais Kristaps" (in Latvian). Latvijas Kinematogrāfistu Savienība. 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Prombergs, Māris (6 November 2015). "FESTIVALS: Documentary Triumphs at Latvian National Film Festival". Film New Europe Association. Retrieved 4 December 2016.