Ophir Award
| Ophir Award | |
|---|---|
| פרס אופיר | |
Tzachi Halevy and Yuval Scharf (right) hosting the 2019 Ophir Awards | |
| Awarded for | Best in film |
| Country | Israel |
| Presented by | Israeli Academy of Film and Television |
| First award | 1990 |
| Website | www |
The Ophir Awards (Hebrew: פרס אופיר), full name: the Israel Film Academy Award, sometimes also known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named after Israeli actor Shaike Ophir, has been granted since 1990.
The Academy Awards ceremony takes place every year in September, about four months before the announcement of the nominees for the American Academy Award. The winner of the "Best Film" award is sent as Israel's representative to compete for an Oscar nomination in the "Best Foreign Film Oscar Award" category. Out of the winners of the Ophir Award in the "Best Film" category over the years, 10 films have been chosen to be nominated for the Oscar Award in the "Best Foreign Film" category.