Lielais Kristaps

{{Infobox award

| name = Lielais Kristaps

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| awarded_for = Excellence in cinematic achievements

| presenter = Latvian Filmmakers Union, National Kino Center, Ministry of Culture of Latvia

| country = Latvia

| year = 1977

| website = {{URL|lielaiskristaps.lv}}

}}

The Big Christopher ({{langx|lv|Lielais Kristaps}}) is the highest award given in Latvian cinema. Established in 1977, it is given out at the Latvian National Film Festival. {{cite web|title=Lielais Kristaps|url=http://www.lielaiskristaps.lv|publisher=Latvijas Kinematogrāfistu Savienība|access-date=29 November 2016|language=lv|date=2016}}

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

= Best Film Categories =

class="sortable wikitable center"

! Year

! Feature Film

! Documentary

! Animated Feature

! Short Film

1977

Puika
(D: Aivars Freimanis)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1978

Theater (Teātris)
(D: Jānis Streičs)

| Sieviete, kuru gaida
(D: Ivars Seleckis)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1979

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| Četri meklē miljonu
(D: Ansis Epners)

| style="color:#cccccc;|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)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1981

A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve
(Limuzīns Jāņu nakts krāsā)
(D: Jānis Streičs)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

|Bimini
(Arnolds Burovs)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1982

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|Strēlnieku zvaigznājs
(D: Juris Podnieks)

|style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1983

style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

| Mekleju virieti
(D: Ivars Seleckis)

| Kabata
(D: Roze Stiebra)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1984

style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

| Sapnis
(D: Arnolds Burovs)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1985

Emil's Mischiefs (Emīla nedarbi)
(D: Varis Brasla)

| Veļ Sīzifs akmen
(D: Juris Podnieks)

|Fantadroms, (episode Sāls)
(D:Ansis Bērziņš)

| style="color:#cccccc;|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)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1987

style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

| Gaismēnas
(D: Arnis Akmeņlauks)

| Bruņurupuči
(D: Ansis Bērziņš)

| style="color:#cccccc;|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)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1989

Dzīvīte
(D: Aivars Freimanis)

| Izlūkdienesta priekšnieks
(D: Romualds Pipars)

| style="color:#cccccc;|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)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1991

The Child of Man (Cilvēka bērns)
(D: Jānis Streičs)

|Krustceļš
(D: Juris Podnieks)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1993

Būris
(D: Ansis Epners)

| Naivie
(D: Dainis Kļava)

| Ness un Nesija
(D: Roze Stiebra)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1996

style="color:#cccccc; colspan=2|not awarded

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

| Munks un Lemijs
(D: Nils Skapāns)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

1998

Izpostītā ligzda
(D: Uldis Pūcītis, Armands Zvirbulis)

| Debesu sala
(D: Ivo Kalpenieks)

| Pasaciņas. Miega vilcieniņš
(D: Roze Stiebra)

| style="color:#cccccc;|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)

| style="color:#cccccc;|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{{cite web |last=Prombergs |first=Māris |url=https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/latvia-news/item/111578-festivals-documentary-triumphs-at-latvian-national-film-festival |title=FESTIVALS: Documentary Triumphs at Latvian National Film Festival |date=6 November 2015 |publisher=Film New Europe Association |access-date=4 December 2016}}

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| 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)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

2018

Bille
(D: Inara Kolmane)

|Bridges of Time
(D: Kristine Briede, Audrius Stonys)

| style="color:#cccccc;|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)

| style="color:#cccccc;|not awarded

= Acting Categories =

class="sortable wikitable center"

! Year

! Actor

! Actress

! Supporting Actor

! Supporting Actress

style="color:#cccccc;"

| 1977-1985

colspan=4 | 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)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|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)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

1990

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

|Baiba Broka
(Valsis mūža garumā)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

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| 1991-1993

colspan=4 | not awarded

1996

| Uldis Pūcītis
(Figuras)

| Dace Bonāte
Ligzda)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

1998

| Artūrs Skrastiņš
(The Mills of Fate)

| Lidija Kovtuna
(Norekinu stunda)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

2000

| Andris Keišs
(Kāzas)

| Nora Veignere
(Anna)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

2001

| Renārs Kaupers
(The Mystery of the Old Parish House)

| Rēzija Kalniņa
(Labās rokas)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

2003

| Voldemārs Karpačs
(The Last Soviet Movie)

| Kristīne Nevarauska
(Sauja ložu)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

| Ilze Pukinska
(Pitons)

2005

| Rūdolfs Plēpis
(Baltais zvērs)

| Akvelīna Līvmane
(Rudens rozes)

| Janis Paukstello
(Augstuma robeža)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

2007

| Juris Žagars
(Tumšie brieži)

| Iveta Pole
(Monotonija)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

| Regīna Razuma
(Rūgtais vīns)

2009

|style="color:#cccccc;"|not awarded

| Rolands Zagorskis
(Medības)

| Ināra Slucka
(Defenders of Riga)

rowspan="2"|2012

|Romualds Ancāns
(Rudolf's Gold)

|rowspan="2"| Iveta Pole (2.)
(Kolka Cool)

|rowspan="2"|Aigars Apinis
(Kolka Cool)

|rowspan="2"| 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

| Andris Keišs (3.)
(Pa Pa)

| Guna Zariņa
(Ordinary People)

|style="color:#cccccc;"|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

Category:Film festivals in Latvia

Category:Recurring events established in 1977

Category:Film festivals in the Soviet Union

Category:Latvian awards

Category:1977 establishments in Latvia