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The Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards are presented annually to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Burmese Film Industry of Myanmar.[1] The awards ceremony has been held annually since 1952.[2] Each winner is presented with a golden statue and in recent years also a cash prize.[2][3][4]
| Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards မြန်မာ့ရုပ်ရှင်ထူးချွန်ဆု | |
|---|---|
| Current: 2017 Myanmar Academy Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Bests in Film Production Industry |
| Location | Mandalay Naypyitaw |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Presented by | Myanmar Motion Picture Organisation |
| Reward(s) | Golden Angel Trophy seizing Real Golden Star |
| First awarded | Since 1952 |
The awards were first introduced in 1952, and the ceremony has been held annually since 1952 (apart from 1963, 1986, 1987, and 1988). In the first awards ceremony, only three kinds of awards (Best Film, Best Actor and Best Actress) were presented. In the beginning, second and third place prizes for Best Film category were also given. Over time the awards ceremony has expanded significantly; in 1954, a Best Director award was introduced with the second and third place prizes for Best Film being removed in 1955. In 1955, first Special Award for Best Child Artist was awarded. In 1956 a Best Cinematography award was created, and in 1962, Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards were also introduced. In 1990, the number of awards reached 10 with the addition of Best Screenplay, Best Music and Best Sound awards. The awards have topped out at 11 with the addition of a Best Editing award. In 2017, Myanmar Academy Awards introduced the Lifetime Achievement Award category.
Adding to the unpredictability of the awards ceremony are prizes given to Special Awards some years and the duplication of awards when the judging panel cannot decide who should win. And of course, sometimes awards are simply not awarded if it is decided that no person is worthy.
The first film to win the Best Picture award was Chit Thet Wai (Dear Thet Wai) in 1952. The best director award was first given to U Thukha for his Aww Main Ma (Oh, women!), a comic drama. Actor Kyaw Win won the first best actor award in Marlaryi with Kyi Kyi Htay winning Best Actress for her performance in Chit Thet Wai (Dear Thet Wai).
As of 2017, there are total of 13 awards.
| Award | Recipient | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Shwe Kyar | ||
| Best Director | Aww Ratha | Clinging with Hate | |
| Best Leading Actor | Thu Htoo San | Weretiger | |
| Best Leading Actress | Phway Phway | Shwe Kyar | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kyaw Kyaw Bo | Clinging with Hate | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aye Myat Thu | Naung Dwin Oo Dan Twin Zay Dee | |
| Best Screenplay | Wyne | Shwe Kyar | |
| Best Music | Shalom M. Reynor | Dimensions | |
| Best Cinematography | Win Lwin Htet | Clinging with Hate | |
| Best Editing | Kyaw Khaing Soe | Shwe Kyar | |
| Award | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Film | Ref. | Recipient | Film | Ref. | Recipient | Film | Ref. | |
| Best Film | — | Padauk Musical | Way Ma Nay Chin Bu | ||||||
| Best Director | — | Mee Pwar | Padauk Musical | — | |||||
| Best Actor | Myint Myat | Yoma Paw Kya Tae Myet Yay | Sai Sai Kham Leng | Padauk Musical | Pyay Ti Oo | The Butterfly Trap | |||
| Best Actress | Eaindra Kyaw Zin | Hit Tine | Soe Pyae Thazin | Golden Princess | Shwe Hmone Yati | Way Ma Nay Chin Bu | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Shwe Htoo | Dan Dar Yee Moe | Ohn Thee | Thaung Tike Ka Kyar Say Thar | — | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Khin Wint Wah | Palpitation in the Breeze | May Thinzar Oo | Golden Princess | — | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Maung Myat Swe | Responsible Citizen | — | — | |||||
| Best Music | Kyaw Kyaw Htun | The Milk Ogre | Aung Ko Latt | Gandaba: Strings of a Broken Harp | — | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Arkar Toe | Dan Dar Yee Moe | Phyo Kyaw | Padauk Musical | — | ||||
| Best Editing | G3, Kyaw Khine Soe | 1014 | — | Kyi Thar | The Butterfly Trap | ||||
| Award | Recipient | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Kan Kaung[5][6] | ||
| Best Director | Tin Aung Soe | A Red Blanket | |
| Best Leading Actor | Yan Aung | A Red Blanket | |
| Best Leading Actress | Soe Myat Thuzar | Never Give Up | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nay Win | Yee Ywae Moe | |
| Best Supporting Actress | May Myint Mo | Mone Khwint | |
| Best Screenplay | Nyo Min Lwin | The Teacher | |
| Best Music | Kaung Set Paing | Kan Kaung | |
| Best Cinematography | Win Lwin Htet | Kan Kaung | |
| Best Editing | — | ||
The significance of the awards has fluctuated along with the health of Burmese cinema. The number of eligible film entries each year has declined dramatically since the 1980s. Due to heightened competition from foreign films and other entertainment media as well as escalating costs of production, the number of feature-length Burmese films has gone from nearly 100 films per year in the 1970s to barely more than ten today. The number of films screened were 95 in 1978, 75 in 1983, 65 in 1985.[7] In 2008, only 12 were screened.[4] As the Burmese film industry struggles to produce films each year, films that do get produced are mostly with established directors, actors and actresses. Most Burmese films today are dominated by comedies.[4]
The result is that the same coterie of players win the award year after year from a much shallower pool. It used to be that only few actors and actresses could claim as "academy award winner" or even fewer still as "repeat academy award winner". Venerable actors of old like Win Oo and Kawleikgyin Ne Win won just two each in their lifetime. Director Thukha and actress Myint Myint Khin who won six and five respectively were the exceptions, not the rule.[citation needed]
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