The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Jerzy „Duduś” Matuszkiewicz, a celebrated jazz saxophonist and an accomplished music composer for films and TV series.
The nominations were announced on 22 April 2021, chosen from out of over 31 feature films released in Polish cinemas in 2020, as well as 83 documentaries and 19 TV series.
The Polish Film Awards - The Eagles have been organised by the Independent Film Foundation since 1999. They are considered to be the Polish equivalent of American Oscars, French Césars and British BAFTA awards. The films are chosen by over 600 members of the Polish Film Academy in a two-step vote.
The Polish Eagles Ceremony was broadcast by CANAL+ on 21 June 2021.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Best Film:
Mariusz Wilczyński, Ewa Puszczyńska, Agnieszka Ścibior for Kill It and Leave This Town / Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta (Poland)
Directed by Mariusz Wilczyński
Produced by Bombonierka
Coproduced by FINA, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, EC1-Miasto Kultury, Letko, NOLABEL, Di Factory, Gigant Films
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Best Director:
Jan Holoubek for 25 Years of Innocence / 25 lat niewinności (Poland)
Directed by Jan Holoubek
Produced by TVN
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Best Script:
Mariusz Wilczyński for Kill It and Leave This Town / Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta (Poland)
Best Actress:
Agata Kulesza for 25 Years of Innocence / 25 lat niewinności (Poland)
Best Actor:
Piotr Trojan for 25 Years of Innocence / 25 lat niewinności (Poland)
Best Supporting Actress:
Kinga Preiss for I Never Cry / Jak najdalej stąd (Poland, Ireland)
Directed by Piotr Domalewski
Produced by Akson Studio
Coproduced by MK1, TVP, the Warmia-Masuria Film Fund, the Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission, S481 (Rialtas na hEireann Government of Ireland), Eurimages, Screen Ireland
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Best Supporting Actor:
Jan Frycz for 25 Years of Innocence / 25 lat niewinności (Poland)
Best Cinematography:
Piotr Sobociński Jr. for I Never Cry / Jak najdalej stąd (Poland, Ireland)
Michał Englert for Never Gonna Snow Again / Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie (Poland, Germany)
Directed by Małgorzata Szumowska
Produced by Lava Films
Coproduced by Kino Świat, the Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission, DI Factory, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Supported by the Polish Film Institute, Film und Medien Stiftung NRW, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, Polish-German Film Fund, Cinecopro Award, Amsterdam Post Lab
Best Editing:
Rafał Listopad for I Never Cry / Jak najdalej stąd (Poland, Ireland)
Best Costumes:
Katarina Štrbová-Bieliková for Charlatan / Šarlatán (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ireland)
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Produced by Marlene Film Production
Coproduced by Film and Music Entertainment (Ireland), Madants (Poland), Furia Film (Slovakia), the Czech Television, Barrandov Studio, RTVS.
Best Sound:
Franciszek Kozłowski for Kill It and Leave This Town / Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta (Poland)
Best Music:
Tadeusz Nalepa for Kill It and Leave This Town / Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta (Poland)
Best Art Direction:
Christopher Demuri, Lech Majewski for Valley of the Gods / Dolina bogów (Poland, Luxembourg)
Directed by Lech Majewski
Produced by Angelus Silesius (Poland)
Coproduced by Royal Road Entertainment
Supported by the Polish Film Institute, Silesia Film, Odra Film
Discovery of the Year:
Jan Holoubek for 25 Years of Innocence / 25 lat niewinności (Poland)
Best Documentary:
The Whale from Lorino / Wieloryb z Lorino (Poland)
Directed by Maciej Cuske
Produced by Pokromski Studio
Audience Award:
Hater / Sala samobójców. Hejter (Poland)
Directed by Jan Komasa
Produced by Naima Film
Coproduced by dFlights, TVN, CANAL+, Coloroffon
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Jerzy “Duduś” Matuszkiewicz
Best European Film:
Les Misérables (France)
Directed by Ladj Ly
Best Scripted TV Series:
King / Król (Poland)
Directed by Jan P. Matuszyński
Produced by Aurum Film for CANAL+
