The Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide Awards
The Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide Awards is the first and only awards ceremony in Lebanon for movies. It's an annual Lebanese awards ceremony that honors cinematic achievements in film-making. Winners receive a trophy that is nicknamed the LMA. For international movies, distributors would receive the trophies on their behalf. After each LMA a premiere screening is held for a highly anticipated film, the first LMA held a premiere screening for 300: Rise of an Empire, introduced by a special video message from actor Rodrigo Santoro, the film for the second edition will be Focus (2015 film), starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie. Premiering a film after the LMA has ended after a two-year tradition.
The First Annual Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide Awards was held in Vox Cinemas on March 4, 2014. The Second Annual Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide Awards also took place at Vox Cinemas on February 25, 2015. The Third LMAs is set to take place on April 5, 2016 in a new venue, Beirut Souks Cinemacity, Downtown.
| The LMAs | |
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 The 3rd Annual LMAs | |
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| Awarded for | Outstanding Lebanese & International Cinematic Achievements |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Presented by | The Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide |
| Hosted by | Emile Eid |
| First awarded | March 4, 2014 |
| Official website |
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Nomination
On November 15, The LMAs announced that on December 15, a press conference will be held to announce the nominees for the Second Annual Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide Awards.
The nominees for the second annual LMAs were revealed during a press conference on December 15, 2014, at Vox Cinemas Lebanon, in the presence of Emile Eid & Lara Rain, followed by a premiere screening of The Seventh Son. During the press conference founder and president Emile Eid, announced that this year the Lebanese categories will expand into eight main categories, including Best Lebanese Director - Motion Picture, Best Lebanese Actor & Actress - Motion Picture and more, as a result of last year's critical success and positive reception of the awards ceremony.
The nominees announcement for The Third Annual LMAs, took place on Future TV with Ghida Majzoub, and Emile Eid on March 2, 2016.
Jury Members
The jury members for the Third Annual LMAs are: Ghida Majzoub, Annabella Hillal, Georges Khabbaz, Jason Lemon, Hassan Mrad, Diamand Bou Abboud, Christine Choueiry, Zeina Daccach, Emile Chahine, Sam Lahoud, Elias Doummar, Wissam Breidy, Lara Saba, Georges El Hachem, Mahmoud Hojeij, Lucien Bou Rjeily, Raya Abi Rached and Gabriel Chamoun.
Jury Members are carefully selected each year, as the LMA cares to keep a track record of prestigious and esteemed figures voting for the nominated films. Each jury member would receive his voting ballot and will have a period of time to cast his votes and return his ballot. All jury members votes are kept confidential at all times. Jury members for the second LMA are: Jassmina Najjar, Emile Chahine, Raya Abirached, Mohamad Hijazi, Elias Doummar, Marie-There Maalouf, Amin Dora, Cynthia Khalife and Cherine Keyrouz.
Jury members for the first edition were: Emile Chahine, Raya Abi Rached, Clint Maximus, Nemr Bou Nassar, John Saad, Elias Doummar, Tareef Sayed, Mohmad Hijazi and Emile Eid.
Categories
Current categories
- Best Motion Picture Of The Year
- Best Lebanese Movie Of The Year
- Best Actor In A Leading Role
- Best Actress In A Leading Role
- Best Lebanese Director - Motion Picture: since 2015
- Best Lebanese Actor In A Motion Picture: since 2015
- Best Lebanese Actress In A Motion Picture: since 2015
- Best Writing For A Motion Picture: since 2015
- Best Lebanese Writing - Motion Picture: since 2015
- Best Lebanese Editing - Motion Picture
- Best Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Best Lebanese Motion Picture Soundtrack: since 2015
- Best Lebanese Motion Picture Sound: since 2016
- Best Lebanese Motion Picture Cinematography: since 2016
- Best Lebanese Ensemble Cast In A Lebanese Motion Picture: since 2015
- Best Animated Movie
- Best Motion Picture Visual Effects
- Best Lebanese Cinema
- Cinematic Achievement Award
Discontinued categories
- Best Actor In A Supporting Role: Discontinued 2015
- Best Actress In A Supporting Role: Discontinued 2015
- Best Superhero Movie Of The Year: Discontinued 2015
- Best Lebanese Film Distributor: Discontinued 2016
- Best Lebanese Independent Film distributor: Discontinued 2016
- Best Comedy Movie Of The Year: Discontinued 2016
- Best Action Movie Of The Year: Discontinued 2016
- Most Anticipated Movie Of The Year: Discontinued 2016
- Best Film Marketing Campaign: Discontinued 2016
- Best Editing For A Motion Picture: Discontinued 2016
Cinematic Achievement Award
The cinematic achievement award is awarded to a special recipient who has worked and pushed the boundaries of the Lebanese film industry and who has made a notable contribution to its international recogintion. The first recipient was Georges Khabbaz, who has worked on films such as Ghadi, Void and Under The Bombs. The recipient name would only be announced a few days before the ceremony.
Trivia
- Warner Brothers Pictures requested the trophies for Best Actress In A Leading Role, Best Director Motion Picture and Best Motion Picture Soundtrack, from the distributor to be shipped to the US in order to be specially delivered respectively to Sandra Bullock, Alfonso Cuaron and Steven Price.
- While presenting the Award for Best Actor In A Leading Role, actress Lara Rain received the trophy on his behalf and it remained with her, as the film distributor was absent during the ceremony.
Winners
| Winners | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Motion Picture Of The Year | Gravity | Interstellar | |
| Best Lebanese Movie Of The Year | Ghadi | Stable Unstable | |
| Best Actor In A Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf Of Wall Street | Eddie Redmayne - The Theory Of Everything | |
| Best Lebanese Actor In A Motion Picture | - | Elias Zayek - Neswen | |
| Best Actress In Leading Role | Sandra Bullock - Gravity | Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl | |
| Best Lebanese Actress In A Motion Picture | - | Diamand Abou Abboud - Void | |
| Best Actress In A Supporting Role | Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years A Slave | Discontinued | |
| Best Actor In A Supporting Role | Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club | Discontinued | |
| Best Director - Motion Picture | Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity | Christopher Nolan - Interstellar | |
| Best Lebanese Director In A Motion Picture | - | Philippe Aractingie - Heritages | |
| Best Animated Movie Of The Year | Frozen | The Lego Movie | |
| Best Film Editing | - | The Grand Budapest Hotel | |
| Best Lebanese Film Editing | - | Heritages | |
| Best Film Writing | - | The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson | |
| Best Lebanese Film Writing | - | Georges Khabbaz - Void | |
| Best Motion Picture Soundtrack | Steven Price - Gravity | Hans Zimmer - Interstellar | |
| Best Lebanese Motion Picture Soundtrack | - | Kahled Mouzanar - Scheherazade's Diary | |
| Best Ensemble Cast In A Lebanese Motion Picture | - | Void | |
| People's Choice Award | - | Neswen | |
| Best Lebanese Song For A Motion Picture | - | Kent Bfakir - Vitamin | |
| Number 1 Film At The Box Office | - | Vitamin | |
| Best Motion Picture Visual Effects | Gravity | Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes | |
| Best Action Movie Of The Year | Fast & Furious 6 | Lucy | |
| Best Comedy Movie Of The Year | The Theat | Neighbors | |
| Best Superhero Movie Of The Year | Man Of Steel | Discontinued | |
| Best Film Distributor | Joseph Chacra & sons | Joseph Chacra & sons | |
| Best Independent Film Distributor | - | Jaguar Film | |
| Best Film Marketing Campaign | Gravity | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | |
| Best Lebanese Cinema | Vox Cinemas | Vox Cinemas | |
| Cinematic Achievement Award | Georges Khabbaz | No Recipients | |
| Most Anticipated Movie Of The Year | Transformers: Age Of Extinction | Fast & Furious 7 |
External links
- Official website
- The LMA at the Internet Movie Database
- The Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide Awards on Instagram
- The Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide Awards on Facebook
References
- Nominees Announcement.[1]
- Nominees Announcement In Arabic.[2]
- Le Liban fait ses Oscars.[3]
- Winners List For The Second LMAs[4]
- ↑ LMA Nominations Are Out!, Jassmina Hajjar, Stepfeed.
- ↑ "جائزة دليل السينما اللبنانية" (LMA) تعلن لائحة ترشيحاتها, Annahar Magazine.
- ↑ ‘Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide Awards’
- ↑ The Second Annual LMAs Winners, Mondanite.