Crystal Globe () is the main award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, first given in the Czech Republic city of Karlovy Vary in 1948.
IFFKV presents the following awards in the international film competition:
Official selection awards Grand Prix - Crystal Globe for best feature film Special Jury Prize Best Director Award Best Actress Award Best Actor Award
Other awards East of the West Award Grand Prix for Best Documentary Film (For films over 30 minutes in length, and one for under 30 minutes) Festival President's Award Právo Audience Award Non-statutory awards
Crystal Globe Winners - Grand Prix
Year Film Original title Director Country 1946 1947 1948 The Last Stage Ostatni etap Wanda Jakubowska Poland 1949 The Battle of Stalingrad 1 Stalingradskaya bitva I Vladimir Petrov Soviet Union 1950 The Fall of Berlin Padeniye Berlina Mikheil Chiaureli Soviet Union 1951 Dream of a Cossack Kavalier zolotoj zvezdy Yuli Raizman Soviet Union 1952 The Unforgettable Year 1919 Nezabyvaemyy god 1919 Mikheil Chiaureli Soviet Union 1954 Salt of the Earth Herbert J. Biberman United States True Friends Vernye druz'ya Mikhail Kalatozov Soviet Union 1956 If All the Guys in the World Si tous les gars du monde Christian-Jaque France 1957 Jagte Raho Sombhu Mitra, Amit Mitra India 1958 And Quiet Flows the Don Tikhiy Don Sergei Gerasimov Soviet Union Stepbrothers 異母兄弟 Miyoji Ieki Japan 1960 Seryozha Georgi Daneliya, Igor Talankin Soviet Union 1962 Nine Days of One Year 9 dney odnogo goda Mikhail Romm Soviet Union 1964 Accused Obžalovaný Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos Czechoslovakia 1966 1968 Capricious Summer Rozmarné léto Jiří Menzel Czechoslovakia 1970 Kes Ken Loach United Kingdom 1972 Taming of the Fire Ukroshcheniye ognya Daniil Khrabrovitsky Soviet Union 1974 A Lover's Romance Romans o vlyublyonnykh Andrei Konchalovsky Soviet Union 1976 Cantata de Chile Humberto Solás Cuba 1978 Shadows of a Hot Summer Stíny horkého léta František Vláčil Czechoslovakia White Bim Black Ear Belyy Bim - Chyornoe ukho Stanislav Rostotsky Soviet Union 1980 The Fiancee Die Verlobte Günter Reisch, Günther Rücker East Germany 1982 Red Bells Krasnye kolokola, film pervyy - Meksika v ogne Sergei Bondarchuk Mexico, Soviet Union, Italy 1984 Lev Tolstoy Sergei Gerasimov Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia 1986 A Street to Die Bill Bennett Australia 1988 Hibiscus Town 芙蓉鎮 Xie Jin China 1990 1992 Krapatchouk Enrique Gabriel Spain, Belgium, France 1994 My Soul Brother Mi hermano del alma Mariano Barroso Spain 1995 The Ride Jízda Jan Svěrák Czech Republic 1996 Prisoner of the Mountains Kavkazskiy plennik Sergei Bodrov Russia, Kazakhstan 1997 My Life in Pink Ma vie en rose Alain Berliner Belgium, France, UK 1998 Streetheart Le coeur au poing Charles Binamé Canada 1999 Yana's Friends Hachaverim shel Yana Arik Kaplun Israel 2000 Me You Them Eu Tu Eles Andrucha Waddington Brazil 2001 Amélie Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain Jean-Pierre Jeunet France 2002 Year of the Devil Rok ďábla Petr Zelenka Czech Republic 2003 Facing Windows La Finestra di fronte Ferzan Özpetek Italy, UK, Turkey, Portugal 2004 A Children's Story Certi bambini Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi Italy 2005 My Nikifor Mój Nikifor Krzysztof Krauze Poland 2006 Sherrybaby Laurie Collyer United States 2007 Jar City Mýrin Baltasar Kormákur Iceland 2008 Terribly Happy Frygtelig lykkelig Henrik Ruben Genz Denmark 2009 Angel at Sea Un ange à la mer Frédéric Dumont Belgium 2010 The Mosquito Net La mosquitera Agustí Vila Spain 2011 Restoration Boker tov adon fidelman Yossi Madmoni Israel 2012 The Almost Man Mer eller mindre mann Martin Lund Norway 2013 The Notebook A nagy füzet János Szász Hungary 2014 Corn Island Simindis kundzuli Giorgi Ovashvili Georgia 2015 Bob and the Trees Diego Ongaro USA, France 2016 It's Not the Time of My Life Ernelláék Farkaséknál Szabolcs Hajdu Hungary 2017 Little Crusader Křižáček Václav Kadrnka Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy 2018 I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari Radu Jude Romania, Czech Republic, Germany, Bulgaria, France 2019 The Father Бащата Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov Bulgaria, Greece 2021 As Far as I Can Walk Strahinja Banović Stefan Arsenijević Serbia, France 2022 Summer with Hope Tabestan Ba Omid Sadaf Foroughi Iran, Canada 2023 Blaga's Lessons Urotcite na Blaga Stephan Komandarev Bulgaria, Germany 2024 A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things Mark Cousins United Kingdom 2025 Better Go Mad in the Wild Miro Remo Czech Republic, Slovakia 2026 Fruit Gathering သစ်သီးခူး Aung Phyoe Myanmar, Czech Republic, France
Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
2008 - Robert DeNiro 2009 - John Malkovich, Isabelle Huppert 2010 - Jude Law 2011 - Judi Dench 2012 - Susan Sarandon, Helen Mirren 2013 - John Travolta, Oliver Stone, Theodor Pištěk 2014 - Mel Gibson 2015 - Richard Gere 2016 - Willem Dafoe 2017 - James Newton Howard 2018 - Tim Robbins, Barry Levinson 2019 - Julianne Moore, Patricia Clarkson, Billy Crudup 2021 - Michael Caine, Johnny Depp, Jan Svěrák 2022 - Geoffrey Rush 2023 - Russell Crowe 2025 - Stellan Skarsgård 2026 - Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche, Robert Richardson
References
External links The official festival site / History Archived page of the official festival site includes more information about the award winners