Ida () is a 2013 Polish drama film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski and written by Pawlikowski and Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Set in Poland in 1962, it is about a young woman on the verge of taking vows as a Catholic nun. Orphaned as an infant during the German occupation of World War II, she must now meet her aunt. The former Communist state prosecutor and only surviving relative tells her that her parents were Jewish. The two women embark on a road trip into the Polish countryside to learn the fate of their family.
The following is a list of awards received by Ida:
Industry awards AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResultLost to 28th American Society of Cinematographers Awards award ceremony in Los Angeles1 February 2014 Spotlight Award Ida N/A 2nd Polish Society of Cinematographers Awards3 March 2014 PSC Award Ryszard Lenczewski, Łukasz Żal N/A 16th Polish Academy Film Awardsaward ceremony in Warsaw10 March 2014 Best Film Ida N/A Best Director Paweł Pawlikowski N/A Best Actress Agata Kulesza N/A Best Editing Jarosław Kamiński N/A Audience Award Ida Life Feels Good Best Screenplay Paweł Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz Maciej PieprzycaLife Feels Good Discovery of the Year Agata Trzebuchowska Bodo KoxThe Girl from the Wardrobe Discovery of the Year Łukasz Żal Best Cinematography Ryszard Lenczewski, Łukasz Żal Krzysztof Ptak, Wojciech StarońPapusza Best Costume Design Aleksandra Staszko Barbara Sikorska-BouffałPapusza Best Production Design Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński Anna WunderlichPapusza 15th Golden Trailer Awards20 May 2014 Best Foreign Drama Ida N/A 59th David di Donatello Academy of Italian Cinema Awardaward ceremony in Rome10 June 2014 Best European Film Ida Philomena 17th British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs)award ceremony in London7 December 2014 Best International Independent Film Ida Boyhood 27th European Film Awardspress conference in Riga 16 September 2014the 50 films on 2014's selection list(the list of films recommended for a nomination for the Awards) IdaN/ASeville European Film Festival8 November 2014official nomination list IdaN/Aaward ceremony in Riga13 December 2014 Best Film Ida N/A People's Choice Award for Best European Film Ida N/A Best Director Paweł Pawlikowski N/A Best Screenwriter Paweł Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz N/A Best Cinematographer (Prix Carlo di Palma) Ryszard Lenczewski, Łukasz Żal N/A Best Actress Agata Kulesza Marion CotillardTwo Days, One Night Best Actress Agata Trzebuchowska 2014 European Parliament LUX Prize 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 6 July 2014 official selection of LUX Prize 10 moviesIda N/A 71st Venice International Film Festival 27 August 2014 official nomination of 3 LUX Prize movies announcement, special presentation in section Giornate degli Autori N/A 55th Thessaloniki International Film Festival 5 November 2014 special screening AppearanceN/A the formal sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg 17 December 2014 European Parliament Award N/A 72nd Golden Globe Awardsaward ceremony in Los Angeles11 January 2015 Best Foreign Language Film Ida Leviathan 20th Critics' Choice Awards award ceremony in Los Angeles15 January 2015 Best Foreign Language Film Ida Force Majeure 50th Guldbagge Awards award ceremony in Stockholm January 26, 2015 Best Foreign Film Ida Two Days, One Night 7th Gaudí Awards award ceremony in Barcelona1 February 2015 Best European Film Ida The Great Beauty 31st Robert Awards award ceremony in Copenhagen1 February 2015 Non-American Film of the Year Ida Force Majeure 29th Goya Awards award ceremony in Madrid7 February 2015 Best European Film Ida N/A 68th British Academy Film Awardsaward ceremony in London8 February 2015 Best Film Not in the English Language Ida N/A Best Cinematography Ryszard Lenczewski, Łukasz Żal Emmanuel LubezkiBirdman 19th Satellite Awards15 February 2015 Best Foreign Language Film Ida Tangerines 40th César Awards award ceremony in Paris20 February 2015 Best Foreign Film Ida Mommy 30th Independent Spirit Awards award ceremony in Los Angeles21 February 2015 Best International Film Ida N/A 87th Academy Awards Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of PolandPress Conference in Warsaw8 August 2013 Polish submissions for Best Foreign Language Film Ida N/A Press Conference in Los Angeles 19 December 2014 official shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film N/A Press Conference in Los Angeles 15 January 2015 official nomination for Best Foreign Language Film N/A award ceremony in Los Angeles22 February 2015 Best Foreign Language Film N/A Best Cinematography Łukasz Żal, Ryszard Lenczewski Emmanuel LubezkiBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
International film festivals awards AwardCountry/StateDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResultLost to 38th Toronto International Film FestivalOntario, CA15 September 2013 Prize of the International Critics (FIPRESCI) in Special Presentations section Ida N/A 29th Warsaw International Film FestivalPoland, EU19 October 2013 Warsaw Grand Prix in the International CompetitionIda N/A Prize of the Ecumenical Jury N/A 57th BFI London Film FestivalUnited Kingdom19 October 2013 Grand Prix as Best Film Ida N/A 20th Minsk International Film Festival ListapadBelarus18 November 2013 Golden Listapad Grand Prix Award for Best Feature Film Ida N/A Yury Marukhin Memorial Award for Best Photography Ryszard Lenczewski, Łukasz Żal N/A Best Actress in a Supporting Role Agata Kulesza N/A International Film Critics Jury AwardSilver Listapad (Art as Phenomenon) Ida N/A 51st Gijón International Film FestivalSpain, EU23 November 2013 Premio Principado de Asturias for Best Film Ida N/A Gil Parrondo Prize for Best Art Direction Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński N/A Best Actress Prize Agata Kulesza N/A Best Screenplay Prize Paweł Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz N/A Young Jury Award Ida N/A13th Marrakech International Film FestivalMorocco7 December 2013 Golden Starn (Grand Prix) Ida Han Gong-ju 19th Tromsø International Film FestivalNorway15 January 2014 FIPRESCI Award Ida N/A 11th Jameson Dublin International Film FestivalIreland, EU23 February 2014 Critics Award for Best Direction Paweł Pawlikowski N/A 19th Vilnius International Film FestivalLithuania, EU4 April 2014 Best Director in Baltic Gaze Section Paweł Pawlikowski N/A 14th Sarasota Film FestivalFlorida, US13 April 2014 Jury Prize in Narrative Feature Competition Ida N/A 46th Nashville Film FestivalTennessee, US 27 April 2014 Lipscomb Ecumenical Prize Ida N/A 30th Seattle International Film FestivalWashington, US15 May 2014 Best Director Paweł Pawlikowski Richard LinklaterBoyhood Best Actress Agata Kulesza Patricia ArquetteBoyhood 5th Avvantura Film Forum ZadarCroatia, EU29 August 2014 Grand Prix Ida N/A Best Actress Prize Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska N/A 27th Helsinki International Film Festival 2014 Love & AnarchyFinland, EU27 September 2014 Audience Award Ida N/A30th Haifa International Film FestivalIsrael18 October 2014 The Filmmakers of Tomorrow (Fedeora Competition) Ida N/A 4thUK Film FestivalUnited Kingdom21 November 2014Best Feature FilmIdaN/A 20th Capri Hollywood International Film FestivalItaly, EU4 January 2015 Capri Best Foreign Language Award Ida N/A
Specialised film festivals awards AwardCity, CountryDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResultLost to 21st International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage Bydgoszcz, Poland23 November 2013 Golden Frog for the Best Cinematography Ryszard Lenczewski, Łukasz Żal N/A 35th Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers Film FestivalBitola, Macedonia19 September 2014 Silver Camera Ryszard Lenczewski, Łukasz ŻalN/A
Regionalised film festivals awards
European film festivals awards AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResultLost to 5th Les Arcs Film FestivalLes Arcs, France21 December 2013 Cineuropa Award - Crystal Arrow Ida N/A Best Actress Prize Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska N/A 17th European Union Film FestivalChicago, United States3 April 2014 Audience Award Ida N/A 14th Festival of Central and Eastern European Film (GoEast)Wiesbaden, Germany15 April 2014 Škoda Film Award for Best Film Ida N/A 5th Eastern and Central European Films Festival Al Este de LimaLima, Peru15 May 2014 Best Feature Ida N/A 4th Mediaş Central European Film FestivalMediaş, Romania6 September 2014 Best Cinematography Award Ryszard Lenczewski, Łukasz Żal N/A
Polish film festivals awards AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResultLost to 38th National Polish Film Festival Gdynia, Poland14 September 2013 Golden Lions for Best Film Ida N/A Best Producer Ewa Puszczyńska, Piotr Dzięcioł N/A Best Actress Agata Kulesza N/A Best Cinematography Ryszard Lenczewski, Łukasz Żal N/A Best Production Design Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński N/A Journalist Award Ida N/A Rising Elle Star Award Agata Trzebuchowska N/A Ciné Club Society Don Quixote Award Ida N/A Award of the Arthouse Cinema Network Ida N/A Special Sponson Recognition - Apart Award Agata Trzebuchowska N/A 2nd Tadeusz Szymków Film Acting Festival (FAF)Wrocław, Poland24 October 2013 Best Actress Agata Trzebuchowska Julia KijowskaLoving Best Supporting Actress Agata Kulesza Marta NieradkiewiczFloating Skyscrapers 11th Tofifest International Film Festival Toruń, Poland27 October 2013 Golden Angel in From Poland film competition Ida Life Feels Good 21st Nationwide Festival of the Film Art Prowincjonalia Września, Poland8 February 2014 Jańcio Wodnik Award for Best Actress Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska N/A 28th Tarnów Film AwardTarnów, Poland4 May 2014 Special Jury Award Ida N/A 11th International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Plus CameraKraków, Poland11 May 2014 Polish Film Nobel Prize Ida N/A 6th Wisła Polish Film Festival in MoscowMoscow, Russia22 May 2014 Elephant Award for Best Film Ida Women's Day43rd Lubuskie Summer of FilmsŁagów, Poland6 July 2014 Silver Raceme (2nd Award for Best Film) Ida N/A 15th Polish Film Festival in Los AngelesLos Angeles, United States16 October 2014 Hollywood Eagle Award for Best Feature Film Ida N/A 2nd Polish Film Festival CiakPolskaRome, Italy9 November 2014 Audience Award Ida N/A 6th Toronto Polish Film FestivalToronto, Canada9 November 2014 Best Feature Film Ida N/A 26th Polish Film Festival in AmericaChicago, United States23 November 2014 Golden Teeth Award for Best Feature Ida Gods 2013: Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, awards for the best full feature film, for the best actress (Agata Kulesza), for the best shots Honorowa Kamera Dawida 2013, 2013 Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
Thematic film festival awards AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResultLost to 11th Warsaw Jewish Film Festival31 October 2013 David's Camera for Best Feature Film Ida N/A Best Actress Agata Kulesza N/A Best Cinematographer Ryszard Lenczewski, Łukasz Żal N/A
Film Critics Society Awards