Film Critics Association awards nine of this year's awards to 'Over Dry Grasses'

Nuri Bilge Ceylan's film "Over Dry Grasses" made a significant impact at the 56th Turkish Cinema Awards, where the Film Critics Association (SİYAD) selected the best productions of the year in different categories.

The production that competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes last year won a total of nine awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

The ceremony, hosted by Yetkin Dikinciler, took place last night at İstanbul Modern.

Additionally, members of SİYAD deemed Belmin Söylemez's film "Ayna Ayna" worthy of the award for "Best Domestic Film Released on Digital Platforms." The Ahmet Uluçay Hope Award was bestowed upon "Çilingir Sofrası."

Director and screenwriter Tomris Giritlioğlu, along with actress Lale Belkıs, received the Honorary Award, while actor Necmettin Çobanoğlu was presented with the Endeavor Award.

Results of the 56th SİYAD Cinema Awards:

Best Film
Over Dry Grasses

Best Director 
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Over Dry Grasses)

Best Screenplay
Nuri Bilge Ceylan/ Ebru Ceylan / Akın Aksu (Over Dry Grasses)

Cahide Sonku Best Actress Performance 
Merve Dizdar (Over Dry Grasses)

Best Actor Performance 
Deniz Celiloğlu (Over Dry Grasses)

Best Supporting Actress Performance
Ece Bağcı (Over Dry Grasses)

Best Supporting Actor Performance
Cem Davran (Hayat/Life)

Best Cinematography
Cevahir Şahin-Kürşat Üresin (Over Dry Grasses)

Best Music
Cansun Küçüktürk (Karanlık Gece/Dark Night)

Best Editing
Oğuz Atabaş/ Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Over Dry Grasses)

Best Art Director
Meral Aktan (Over Dry Grasses)

Best Film Released on Digital Platforms
Ayna Ayna (Mirror) (Belmin Söylemez)                                                         

Best Long Documentary 
Kavur (Fırat Özeler)

Best Short Documentary 
8 Mart 2020 Bir Günce (March 8 2020 a Diary) (Fırat Yücel)

Best Short Film 
Avrupa Fatihi (Conquerer of Europe) (Onur Yağız)

Gıovannı Scognamıllo Fantasy Film Award
Aç Karnına Çıkmayalım (Let's Not Go Out on Empty Stomach) (Yiğit Hepsev)

Best Film Shown on Digital Platforms
Güneş Sonrası (Aftersun) (Charlotte Wells)

Best Foreign Film in Theatres
Bir Düşüşün Anatomisi (Anatomie D'une Chute) (Justine Triet)

Ahmet Uluçay Hope Award 
Çilingir Sofrası (Drinking Bout) (Ali Kemal Güven)

(AÖ/PE)