GOLDEN FAIRY - 2025 (QIZIL PƏRİ) WINNERS

On December 28, 2025, the ceremony of presenting the professional awards of the Azerbaijan Film Academy "Golden Fairy" - 2025 in cinema and TV was held at the "Fikrat Amirov Conference and Concert Center" of "Khazar" University.

Golden Fairy Awards
1. Best Feature Film: “Life Seems Beautiful” – Vagif Mustafayev - Azerbaijanfilm
2. Best Directorial Work: Asif Rustamov – “Marble Cold” – Azerbaijanfilm, BMM, ITV
3. Best Producer: Orman Aliyev – “Taghiyev. Oil” – BMM
4. Best Original Screenplay: Hilal Baydarov – “Among Scattered Deaths” – Ujgarfilm
5. Best Cinematography: Orkhan Abbasov – “Life Seems Beautiful”, “Maryam” – Azerbaijanfilm
6. Best Art Direction: Sabuhi Atababayev – “Taghiyev. Oil” – BMM
7. Best Original Music: Azer Hajiasgarli – “Maryam” – Azerbaijanfilm
8. Best Actor: Hikmet Rahimov – “Life Seems Beautiful” – Azerbaijanfilm
9. Best Actress: Shalala Shahveladgizi – “Aqrab samouni” – ITV
10. Best TV series: Aqrab samouni – director Emil Guliyev, producer Yalchin Verdiyev – ITV
11. Best debut film: “Alvida, Schmidt” – Ali-Sattar Guliyev – Mozalan
12. Best short feature film: “Gız qalası” – Agamehdi Aghayev
13. Best documentary: “Silahdaşlar” – Nizami Abbas – Salnamefilm
14. Best documentary (short) – “Shusha, you are free!” director Javidan Sharifov, producer Orman Aliyev – BMM, Salnamefilm
15. Best directorial work (in a documentary) – Fariz Ahmadov “The Last” – Salnamefilm, BMM
16. Best animated film: “Nargiz” Masoud Panahi - Pari Film
17. Best TV film (feature): “The Last” - Ramiz Hasanoglu - AzTV
18. Best TV film (documentary): “Seasons” – Parviz Hasanov - AzTV
19. Best short TV film (documentary) - “Azykh Cave” - Mazahir Hashimov – CBC
20. Best director of TV films - Rovshan Isakh – “Like a Dream” – ATV
21. Best editing - Asgar Rahimov - “Life, it seems, is beautiful” - Azerbaijanfilm
22. Best costume designer - Vusal Rahimov – “Taghiyev. Oil” - BMM
23. Best Make-up Artist - Adila Farrukhova - “Life, It Seems, Is Beautiful” - Azerbaijanfilm
24. Best Sound Director - Tariyel Hasanzadeh - “Life, It Seems, Is Beautiful” - Azerbaijanfilm
25. Best “Film Portrait” - “For the Nation. A.K.bey Mehmandarov” - Yavar Rzayev - Azerbaijanfilm
26. Best “Cinema about Cinema” - “Ojagov World” - Iman Majidov - Baku TV
27. Best Cinematographic Work for Children - “I, Lala, and Sherlock Holmes” - Rufat Shahbazov - KAC Media, ITV
28. Best Student Work (Fiction) - “100 Steps” - Shirin Ahmadov - ADMİU
29. Best Student Work (Documentary) - “Shadow of Colors” - Atakhan Aliyev - ADMİU
30. Best Social Advertising Video - “Vatana love” - Khanlar Aghayev – ATV
31. “For contributions to the development of national television” journalist Gulu Maharramli (by decision of the Board of Directors of the Film Directors Guild)
32. For contributions to the development of national cinema writer, screenwriter Anar Rzayev (by decision of the Board of Directors of the Film Directors Guild)

Special Diplomas of the Organizing Committee
1. “Cold Sun” film - director Elshan Zeynalli, screenwriter and producer Sadagat Karimova - “For successful screen solution of multiculturalism and national-moral values” - Gatfarfilm
“For successful creative searches”
2. “Years with a teacher” - Babek Abbaszadeh - Aran Film;
3. “Last photo” - Turkan Huseyn - Chinar Film;
4. “Balaş” - Sultan Abbasbeyli - AnimaCenter;
5. "Lampa" and "Salam Torpak" - Sabina Hagverdiyeva - ITV

Press service of the Film Directors Guild